Chapter 1: Balance! Hyper Chrysus!
It was the day after Corbin and Orlando met Valt Aoi and Shu Kurenai. They were both sitting in English class, waiting to get their English test grades back.
“Very nice, Orlando. Corbin, study harder next time, ok?” Said Mr. Blade, their English teacher.
“Yes sir” Responded Corbin. Orlando scored 100%, while Corbin scored 70%.
“Barely passing, Corbin. Take a look at this.” Said Orlando. Orlando showed Corbin his test score.
“Showoff” Muttered Corbin, slightly agitated by Orlando scoring higher than him. The bell rings, and students pour out of the classrooms.
“Finally! I’ve been waiting all day for this! We get to train with Valt Aoi and Shu Kurenai!” Yelled Corbin.
“Shh. We’re still in the school building. You can get detention for yelling like that you know.” Said Orlando. He was beginning to ask himself why he was friends with someone like this.
“Sorry about that. I’m just super stoked!” Said Corbin, eager to start training. Both Corbin and Orlando walk up to the top of the school where they usually practiced everyday after school. Upon reaching the top, they saw only Valt waiting for them.
“Sup guys. Training will start up here, but will finish in the computer lab.” Said Valt. Both Corbin and Orlando were puzzled by this. Training in the computer lab didn’t seem practical.
“Alright, let's see what you’ve got!” Said Valt. Corbin and Orlando took out their beyblades and placed them on their launchers.
“3! 2! 1! Go… SHOOT!” Yelled Corbin and Orlando in unison. Orlando’s World Longinus 5Turn Revolve 1S quickly took the center of the stadium, and Corbin’s Brave Diabolos 2Cross Unite 1D zoomed across the stadium at high speeds.
“Attack, Diabolos! Get the center!” Yelled Corbin. Diabolos rushed to the center of the stadium for an attack.
“Dodge it, Longinus! Then counterattack!” Commanded Orlando. Longinus barely dodged Diabolos in time, and then gave a massive counterattack that sent Diabolos out of the stadium.
“Dang it! I should’ve won that one!” Whined Corbin. He then picked up Diabolos and held it in his hand. He then clenched it. “We’ll win next time, I promise.” He whispered.
“Well done you two! Now let’s head to the computer lab.” Said Valt. Valt, Corbin, and Orlando then ran into the Computer Lab. There they saw Shu, on a computer.
“Whatcha doin’ Shu?” Asked Corbin.
“Preparing the computer for you or Orlando to use. We’re going to let you design your own beyblades.” Responded Shu.
“NO WAY! THAT’S EPIC!” Yelled Corbin.
“Dang it Corbin, we’ve been over this many times! Quit being so loud!” Yelled Orlando, frustrated at the way Corbin was acting around his two role models.
“This one is ready. Corbin, Orlando. Rock paper scissors to decide who gets to design here with me. The other will get to practice their launching forms with Valt.” Said Shu.
“Rock, paper, scissors shoot!” They yelled. Corbin picked Rock, while Orlando picked Scissors.
“YES! I GET TO DESIGN MY OWN BEYBLADE WITH SHU KURENAI!” Screeched Corbin.
“Again?!” Asked Orlando, “Corbin, please stop yelling like that! It’s annoying, and it doesn’t do you any good. Act like a normal person, ok?” Valt and Shu chuckled. They remembered when they used to fight like this.
“Come with me, Orlando.” said Valt. They both went back to the stadium at the top of the school to practice launching.
“Alright Corbin, you’re all set! You can design any kind of beyblade you’d like!” Said Shu. Corbin thought about what it would look like. He knew he wanted a dual-rotating balance type beyblade, but he had no clue about the design. He then remembered watching Valt battle Aiga on T.V. a few years back.
“I got it! 3 Blades for attack like Valkyrie, and 3 Wings for defense like Achilles!” He yelled. He then got straight to work.
Shu thought about what Corbin had said. It must be a balance type. This will certainly be interesting. Corbin had just finished when Valt and Orlando walked into the room.
“Nice design Corbin! I’ll upload the file to the printer, it should be done tomorrow evening. In the meantime, let’s call it a day. We’ll meet here tomorrow, same time.” Said Shu.
“Alrighty” said Corbin. He then ran home, ate dinner, did his homework, and went to bed. He tossed and turned all night, thinking about his new beyblade. He was still awake when his alarm clock went off. He then got out of bed, got dressed, ate breakfast, and headed off to school.
Corbin was drowsy throughout the day, although he managed to stay awake during all of his classes. When school was over, he went to the computer lab to check out his beyblade. He sat in the chair in front of one of the computers to make sure his beyblade had finished printing, but instead of actually checking, he fell asleep. Orlando, Valt, and Shu walked into the room and saw Corbin sleeping.
“Should I wake him up?” Orlando asked.
“Nah, he’s out cold. We should let him sleep. In the meantime, why don’t you work on your beyblade?” Answered Shu. Orlando then got started on his beyblade. Orlando had just finished his beyblade when Corbin began to wake up.
“Ah, that was a nice nap.” Said Corbin.
“Do you want to see your beyblade?” Shu asked.
“I FORGOT ALL ABOUT MY BEYBLADE! I WANNA SEE IT, I WANNA SEEEE IT!!” Yelled Corbin. Shu then showed Corbin the three beyblade parts: A layer, a disk, and a driver.
“They look awesome! But I only designed the layer.” Said Corbin.
“I know. I was in the room when you said you wanted a balance type, and I thought I’d design a few extra parts to improve the performance. The disk is 0’, and the driver is Shift.
“Awesome!” Said Corbin. He put the beyblade together and started to think of names. “I’ve got it! I’ll call you Hyper Chrysus!” Said Corbin. He was very excited to try it out.
“Now, you already know that it’s dual spin, but what you don’t know is that the Shift driver isn’t normal. It can change between 3 different tips. The performance varies with each one. There’s a POM plastic sharp tip for stamina, a rubber ball tip for defense, and a metal flat tip for attack.” Said Shu.
“This is super cool!” Yelled Corbin.
“Go try it out, Corbin!” Said Valt. Corbin, Orlando, Valt, and Shu then went to the top of the school where the stadium was.
“I’ve never been more excited in my life!” Said Corbin.
“One more thing. Take this, you’ll need it to launch Chrysus.” Said Shu. He then handed Corbin a dual-spin string launcher.
“Thanks Shu!” Said Corbin. He then put Chrysus on the launcher.
“3! 2! 1! Go…Shoot!” Corbin yelled. Chrysus fell to the stadium and circled around in right-rotating attack mode. Chrysus was going so fast it flew right out of the stadium.
“Try again.” Said Valt. So Corbin tried again, the same thing happened.
“Try angling your launcher. Also, when you’re pulling the launcher string, keep your arm straight.” Said Shu. Corbin then tried it that way. Instead of flying right out of the stadium, Chrysus made a flower pattern.
“Wow! It worked! Thanks Shu!” Said Corbin.
“Well, it’s starting to get a little late. We should all call it a day. Tomorrow is Saturday, so we can spend the whole day practicing.” Said Valt. Everyone agreed and went home… except for Corbin. He stayed and practiced for a little while longer.
“Go… Shoot!” He yelled. Chrysus went flying out of the stadium again. He hadn’t had a successful launch since the others left.
What am I doing wrong? Corbin asked himself. He then saw a mysterious figure approaching. He had blonde hair, red eyes, and wore a black shirt.
“Need any help?” He asked.
To Be Continued In Chapter 2: Ultimate Stamina! Spin Orion!