Kai opened his eyes to see he was laying in yellow water.
Kai: Please don't tell me I'm laying in pee!
Kai then got up to look around at his surroundings. He saw dark yellow walls surrounding him but then when he turned around he saw silver iron gate that blocked off some area from him. Kai looked up to see the middle of the giant gate had a lock which caused the gate to stay closed. Though out of nowhere Kai started to hear breathing from behind the gate.
Kai: What is that? Is anyone in here?
Kai said this while walking slowly to the gate where he then peered into the other side of the gate to see a giant orange fox with nine large tails asleep inside.
Kai: That fox looks exactly like Kitsune's avatar design on the bey. Could it be?
Kai then saw the fox's eyes open and the head turn to look at Kai face to face.
Kitsune: LET ME OUT!
Kai then woke up franticly with the fox's voice ringing in his ears. Kai then looked at his desk to see Kitsune glowing orange just for the glowing to disappear and Kitsune going back to normal.
Kai: So that was Kitsune.
Kai leaped out of his bed and grabbed Kitsune.
Kai: What does he mean by, let me out? Does he want to be let out of the physical bey? Or out of the blocked off area?
Kai then shaked his head side to side.
Kai: Whatever I need to clean my head. Some training can do that.
Kai grabbed his launcher from his desk and then left his room.
Kai: Joe, you want to come train?
Joe: Sure.
Joe left his room and then walked out of the dorm with Kai.
Joe: Should we ask Sebastian to come with us?
Kai: No, let little hot shot do whatever he wants.
Sebastian: I heard that!
Sebastian left his room.
Sebastian: And I'm coming too.
Kai: And to think I believed I could have one training session without seeing your face.
Sebastian: Go cry me a river.
The three bladers started walking to their gym but then they started hearing beys clashing from another room. They followed the sound till they entered a room where they found bladers battling each other.
???: Hey there's some new people here. Do any of you want to battle me?
Kai: Sure!
Kai then ran over to the stadium with his launcher in hand.
???: We have two verses two's over here.
Sebastian: Come on Joe.
Joe: Of coarse I'm stuck with the emo.
Sebastian: What did you say?!
Joe: Nothing.
Both bladers ran over to the two verses two stadium.
Kai: Hey, my names Kai Ulrich, how about you?
Owen: Names Owen O'Brien. You ready?
Kai: Sure.
Kai looked at Owen, Owen had short brown hair with a fringe, green eyes, blue sweater with cuffs and asymmetrical stripes, blue shorts with black knee protection and a bicycle helmet with brown sneakers.
Both: 3,2,1, GO SHOOT!
Both beys were launched into the stadium. Owen's bey's ring had 2 blue blades divided into 2 segments each, the blades slope akin to Guilty but the layer was symmetrical. The blades were separated by a small gap, and at the end of each there was a protrusion that went up and down. While the chip had a blue serpent with black stripes. Though there was no sign of a disc or fused chassis on the bey which confused Kai a little. The driver had a rubber flat tip with a large wider rubber base above it.
Owen: This is my bey Lentic Oilliphéist Rapid. The lentil ring features 2 blades divided into 2 segments each, they slope akin to Guilty but the layer is symmetrical. Thus, one blade dish out strong upper attack and the other downward smash attacks. That makes the ring look slanted. The blades are separated by a small gap, and at the end of each there is a protrusion that goes up and down, serving as a parry blade in case it misses an attack. It's main gimmick is that it is fused with its chassis so that the blades have more space to be efficient, this also means there is metal to conpensate for the chassis-less weight loss. While the driver is called Rapid it's a large and heavy attack type driver that features a rubber flat tip with a wider rubber base above it. When the bey is launched, the smaller tip will be out, but as it loses spin the tip will go inward and reveal the wider tip. This is meant to accelerate the bey to keep attacking for a little more time at the cost of stamina.
Kai: Why would he tell me this? Does he think I'm below him or something?
Kai accidentally said this out loud where Owen could hear it.
Owen: I'm not a man stupid! I'm a beautiful young woman, I would have you know!
Kai: Oh okay, my bad.
Kai turned his eyes to the stadium where he watched both beys circling the stadium at around relative velocity but the main difference was that Oilliphéist was spinning counter clockwise.
Owen: Well let's see what you can do.
Her flare caused an aura to appear around her with the asura being a smokey dark blue.
Kai: So her bey spins counterclockwise like Susanoo, let's see if she can battle like Sebastian as well.
Kai thought.
Owen: Let's go Oilliphéist! Hit his bey with Lentic Upper!
Kai: Not on my watch! Planet Drive!
Both beys clash into the center of the stadium and get sent flying from the power being released by both beys.
Owen: How can you match me with my flare on?!
Kai: I don't need flare to be able to beat you!
Both beys clashed into the center of the stadium again with the same result of both beys being sent flying.
Owen: Why don't you use your flare?! It's pretty clear we're even when I have my flare on and you don't so with your own flare you should be able to finish this!
Kai: Well the thing is, I can't use my flare.
Owen: You what?!
Owen's flare dissipated and she covered her mouth trying to not laugh.
Kai: There Kitsune!
Kitsune then slammed into Oilliphéist who wasn't glowing anymore and sent it out of the stadium.
Owen: Hey!
Kai: Just because I don't have a flare doesn't mean I can't beat you!
Owen: You got lucky, if I didn't lose focus I would've beaten you!
Kai: We'll see about that!
Owen's flare appeared again when she readied her launcher.
Both: 3,2,1, GO SHOOT!
Both beys were sent into the stadium at light speeds with both beys slamming into each other in the center of the stadium and then flying back.
Kai: Planet Dash!
Owen: Lentic Upper!
Both beys slam into each other just for them to be sent back again.
Owen: I'm going to beat you!
Kai: Oh no you won't!
Both beys slammed into each other repeatedly causing them to be back again and again.
Kai: What can I do to win this? We're equally matched.
Kai then looked at where the two beys were about to collide and made a plan.
Kai: Kitsune, dodge!
Kitsune went around Oilliphéist causing it to slam into the stadium wall.
Owen: Wait no!
Kai: Planet Dash!
Kitsune circled back to where Oilliphéist was and slammed into it causing Oilliphéist to be squished by both Kitsune and the stadium wall. Oilliphéist then went flying into the air from being squeezed by both objects and then bursted in the air due to the pressure being created from the struggle.
Owen: Oilliphéist no!
Kai: Let's go Kitsune!
Kai grabbed Kitsune from the stadium just to see no reaction from Kitsune when he made his statement.
Kai: Why do you never respond when I say "good job", "let's go", or when I talk to you in general.
Kai Then remembered him seeing Kitsune trapped behind a gate.
Kai: Were you trying to tell me to get you out from behind the gate so you could actually communicate with me? Is the gate what's separating us?
Owen: What are you talking about?
Kai: Oh, nothing.
Owen: Whatever, next time I'll beat you.
Kai: We'll see about that.
(During the battle with Kai against Owen on the other side of the room.)
???: You two ready?
Joe: Sure, I'm always ready.
Sebastian and Joe followed the unnamed boy to a stadium with another boy.
Boy at the stadium: So this is our opponents?
???: Yeah, it'll be good for our team chemistry.
Boy at the stadium: Whatever, just stay out of my way, donkey.
Sebastian: Donkey?
Vincent: Yeah he calls me that from time to time, by the way my name is Vincent.
Vincent stretched out his right hand for a shake. Vincent was a very athletic and buff kid with black hair that went in multiple directions. The hair in the front went upwards with multiple giant triangle shaped pieces of hair that pointed downward due to the weight of gravity while on the back of the head there were multiple smaller and thin triangle shaped spikes. The hair though stopped only a little beneath the ears in length. His blading outfit though consisted of a blue t-shirt under a orange sleeveless undershirt with a symbol of the school Vincent presumably gone to on the middle left of the undershirt and a giant version of the symbol on the back. Vincent as well wore orange pants, blue boots, and a blue long piece of cloth tied to his waste with two long pieces of it hanging downward to a little beneath the torso.
Joe: Oh, my name is Joe, nice to meet you.
Joe extended his right hand and shaked Vincent's right hand.
Vincent: What about you friend?
Vincent moved his hand and body and turned to Sebastian who had his arms crossed and his head turned to his left side.
Sebastian: Names Sebastian.
Sebastian though didn't shake Vincent's hand which caused Vincent to feel a little awkward and put his arm down.
Vincent: You know Sebastian, you remind me of my friend here, his name is Gabriel.
Joe: Nice to meet you Gabriel.
Gabriel just looked at Joe and then looked back down, saying nothing in return. Gabriel had short black hair that didn't go past his neck with the hair on the front only going down to his eyebrow's level on the sides while the hair in the middle went down to his eye's level. He also had blue eyes and his blading outfit consisted of a black long sleeve shirt with blue stripes under blue jersey from what seemed to be his past school, black compression pants with blue stripes under blue shorts which as well seemed to come from his past school, and pure white sneakers.
Vincent: Well this is my bey, Cannon Vanara Rise 1B.
The Cannon ring was a orange right spinning ring which was pretty round but had three blue plastic blades that could be released. The Vanara chip was a orange right spinning chip which had the avatar of Vanara in the center which was a monkey with silver hair, wearing orange robes, with blue eyes, a yellow necklace, and a golden staff. While the Rise driver was just an orange Rise driver and the 1B chassis was blue with many jagged edges and was a version two chassis, that being it was a chassis fused with a disc. This as a whole made Cannon Vanara a right spinning stamina type.
Joe: Nice, my bey is Jynx Joker Gamble Trans 1D.
Vincent: What about you Sebastian?
Sebastian: My bey is Hero Susanoo Destroy 3D.
Joe: What about you Gabriel?
Gabriel: My bey is Robust Golem Destroy 2S.
The Robust ring was a black left spinning ring which was more rounder then most rings as it was a defensive ring with the gimmick being that the ring starts with four small blue blades sticking out of it which boosts it's attack power till the bey keeps coming more closer to bursting where the blades will move more inward with each click from the bey. The Golem chip was a blue left spinning chip which had a black golem on it with had many edges due to it being a creature made of rock and had a humanoid face with two blue eyes. The Destroy driver was a normal black Destroy driver and the 2S chassis was a version two chassis like 1B with the color being blue as well but the 2S chassis was shaped to not be circular at all and have three big points on the chassis with two on the bottom left and bottom right of the chassis while the last one was on the top middle of the chassis. This as a whole made Robust Golem a left spinning balance type.
Vincent: Okay let's do this.
Both teams went to their respective sides of the stadium and got their launchers ready.
All four bladers: 3,2,1, GO SHOOT!
All four beys were launched into the stadium at high speeds. Due to Joker's Trans driver being in attack mode, Joker spun around the edges of the stadium with Susanoo and Golem while Vanara took its place in the center of the stadium.
Sebastian: Let's go Susanoo, tear Vanara to pieces!
Susanoo spun at high velocity to Vanara slamming into Vanara causing it to move out of the center of the stadium.
Gabriel: Go get Joker Golem!
Golem started to speed up and hit Joker which caused Joker to bounce a little back.
Vincent: Do you think that attacks going to do anything? Now, Vanara's Force!
Vanara's wings from the Cannon ring extended out which caused Vanara to use its high speeds and the wings to create an upward force of wind and create a tornado above Vanara.
Sebastian: You think that move is going to do anything?! Hero Upper!
Susanoo spun and slammed into Vanara just to be sent back due to the shield of wind created by the tornado.
Joe: Let me help you Sebastian, Jynx Smash!
Golem made contact with the hard rubber part on the Jynx ring which allowed Joker to pour its energy into that attack point and send Golem flying.
Gabriel: Oh no you don't! Robust Counter!
Golem landed onto the stadium and got back on balance by using the Destroy driver and then charged at Joker and Susanoo at high speeds.
Joe: Let's end this quick before Gabriel comes here.
Sebastian: Okay, let's do this.
Joe: Jynx Smash!
Sebastian: Hero Upper!
Joe and Sebastian said this at the same time which the combined damage from the attacks allowed the two beys to push the tornado back.
Vincent: Oh no you don't!
Vincent's flare appeared which was a pure red aura which also caused his skin and clothes to turn red. This allowed the tornado's wind to push back and go back to how it was normally before the combined attack.
Sebastian: You really think that's going to work?!
Both Sebastian and Joe entered their flare states which allowed Susanoo and Joker to push the wind back again.
Gabriel: Seems you forgot about me.
Gabriel's flare then appeared which caused him to be surrounded by a dark blue aura and his eyes glowing dark blue.
Golem slammed into Joker though this didn't do anything but help Joker as Golem spun the opposite direction that Joker spun which allowed Joker to absorb the energy from Golem and make it it's own power and allow Joker and Susanoo to break through the tornado and send Vanara flying.
Vincent: No, Vanara!
Gabriel: Oh, so that's what you're doing.
Golem then spun away from the clash with Joker and spun towards where Vanara was.
Vincent: So what's the game plan?
Gabriel: The game plan is that you need to stay out of my way. Got it?!
Vincent: What?! You can't possibly win a two verses one, especially with them in their flare states.
Gabriel turned his head away from Vincent and looked at Sebastian and Joe.
Gabriel: No, I'll be good.
Golem then dashed at Susanoo, causing Susanoo to be sent flying.
Joe: Jynx Smash!
Joker dashed at Golem with Joker's energy being channeled to the hard rubber contact point on the Jynx ring.
Gabriel: Robust Counter!
Golem spun around Joker using the Destroy driver's free spinning ring so that Golem could slam into Joker with a devastating attack, just for Gabriel to realize Golem would slam into Joker's soft rubber attack point which would cause Golem's attack to just be absorbed.
Gabriel: Golem no.
Golem stopped its attempted attack and just spun away from the confrontation using the ring on Destroy. Golem then spun around Joker and slammed into Susanoo.
Sebastian: So you're changing your opponent huh? Let's see what you can do.
Both beys clashed in the middle of the stadium with both beys being sent back.
Vincent: Looks like your gameplay isn't doing too good.
Gabriel: Shut up. You have a plan?
Vincent: Yeah I do.
Vincent whispered to Gabriel with his left hand covering his mouth and Gabriel's left ear.
Gabriel: Fine, let's try it.
Vincent: Okay then, Vanara's Force!
Vanara created another tornado on the top of itself while Golem dashed at Susanoo.
Sebastian: Now this will be an easy win, Hero Upper!
Golem and Susanoo make contact in the stadium with the result of Golem being sent flying backward while in the air. This caused Golem to get sucked into Vanara's tornado and start rising higher in the air.
Gabriel: Now! Robust Counter!
Golem then started to spin faster by using Vanara's tornado and then flew off the tornado to do a diving attack on Susanoo.
Sebastian: You think that's going to do something?! Hero Upper!
Both beys make contact with Golem the top of Susanoo but due to Susanoo doing an upper attack Golem was sent flying back into the air.
Gabriel: What?!
Sebastian: Joe, now!
Joe: On it! Jynx Smash!
When Golem dived back down a second time it made contact with Joker's hard rubber contact point on Jynx and was sent flying into the stadium wall, bursting on contact with the wall.
Gabriel: Golem no!
Sebastian: Now for you.
Both Sebastian and Joe stared at Vincent who was still in his flare state like Sebastian and Joe.
Sebastian: Same plan from last time. Hero Upper!
Joe: Got it. Jynx Smash!
Both beys slammed into Vanara and finally broke through the tornado's defenses and caused Vanara to be sent flying and burst by hitting the stadium wall, exactly like Golem.
Vincent: Vanara no!
Joe: Good work Sebastian! We won!
Sebastian didn't say anything and instead grabbed Susanoo from the stadium with his left hand.
Vincent: Good game guys, that was fun!
Joe: Yeah! We should battle again next time!
Gabriel started walking away from the stadium with his hands in his pockets.
Gabriel: This was the first and the last time I listen to any of your plans again Vincent. I will never lose again.
Vincent: Oh it's not like this was a real battle that affected your chances with the scouts, it was just a fun battle. And it's not like you had a better plan anyway.
Vincent chased after Gabriel, leaving the stadium with only Joe and Sebastian there. Joe and Sebastian then left the stadium and met back with Kai.
Joe: How did you do Kai?
Kai: Oh I did great! I didn't need my flare or anything and I won three to zero!
Joe: Good job. Me and Sebastian won our two verses two battle two to zero.
Kai: Good job Joe, I bet you carried Sebastian to that win.
Sebastian turned and glared at Kai.
Joe: No, it was actually Sebastian's plan that allowed us to win.
Kai: I highly doubt that.
Sebastian: Shut up Kai! Do I need to crush you again?!
Kai: Crush who?! I'll easily beat you!
Sebastian: With what flare?!
Kai: I don't need a flare to beat people, unlike you!
Joe: Hey, calm down you two. Let's go do something else to pass the time. We have that exhibition match tomorrow so we should prepare.
Kai: Fine, let's go the gym so I can put Sebastian here in his place!
Sebastian: We'll see about that.
The three bladers left the battling room and went to their teams gym to find that Tyler was still there.
Tyler: Oh hey, I didn't expect you three to be here. Most kids just come to their required practice and then just never come back again.
Joe: Well it's not really for practice, more for Kai and Sebastian to battle again.
Tyler looked behind Joe to see Kai and Sebastian glaring at each other.
Tyler: Alright then, the stadium is here so get to battling. I'll be in the corner as usual reading Naruto.
Kai and Sebastian went to their sides of the stadium and got their beys ready.
Both: 3,2,1, GO SHOOT!
Both beys were launched into the stadium at high speeds with both moving around the edge of the stadium.
Sebastian: Susanoo, go crush Kitsune!
Kai: Kitsune, go crush Susanoo!
Both beys slam into each other in the middle of the stadium causing both to be sent backward.
Kai: Now, Planet Drive!
Kitsune slammed into Susanoo again and started attacking Susanoo in a flower like pattern.
Sebastian: Not on my watch! Hero Upper!
Susanoo then sent Kitsune flying in the air.
Sebastian: Since you think you can win this battle without your flare, let's see you try.
Sebastian's flare appeared which resulted in his eyes turning red and an orange and red aura surrounding him.
Kai: Even in your flare state I can still beat you!
Kitsune dived from the air and slammed into Susanoo causing Susanoo to be sent upward. While Kitsune started moving around, stuck on its side while Susanoo dived down and slammed onto the stadium floor. This caused Susanoo to outlast Kitsune as it was moving around on its side for less time.
Tyler: That's a spin finish for Susanoo, Sebastian is up by one point.
Sebastian: What was that about beating me without a flare?
Kai: The battle isn't over yet Sebastian!
Both bladers got their beys ready on their launchers.
Both: 3,2,1, GO SHOOT!
Both beys were launched into the stadium at high velocity with both beys circling around the edge of the stadium.
Sebastian: Hero Upper!
Susanoo charged at Kitsune.
Kai: Planet Dash!
Instead of making contact Kitsune maneuvered around Susanoo and then slammed into its right side. Susanoo was pushed back from this attack with Kitsune then following up that attack with many barrage attacks in a flower pattern.
Sebastian: If you think that's going to do something, you have another thing coming!
Sebastian's flare then appeared again with the energy released from the activation of Sebastian's flare sending Kitsune back.
Sebastian: Now! Hero Upper!
Kai: Planet Dash!
Both beys clash in the center of the stadium with a giant explosion coming from the clash with both bladers covering their eyes with their arms. After the stadium's environment calmed down the bladers moved their arms away from their eyes to see Susanoo barely spinning while Kitsune was seperated from it's disc and driver due to bursting from Susanoo's attack.
Tyler: That's a burst finish for Susanoo, Sebastian wins with a score of three to zero.
Kai Grabbed Kitsune from the stadium and put it back together.
Sebastian: Yeah, you definitely didn't need a flare to beat me.
Sebastian said this while smirking.
Kai: Shut up Sebastian! Once I awaken my flare I'll definitely beat you!
Sebastian: Yeah whatever, see you loser.
Sebastian left the gym to go to his room in the dorm with Joe walking behind him.
Joe: It's getting late so I'm going to head to bed, see you'll later.
Tyler: Weird, do you kids just not eat dinner anymore?
Kai: I don't know about them, but I certainly do.
Tyler: Alright, let's go get something to eat and then you can get a shower and go to bed so you can rest up for the exhibition match.
Kai: Sure!
Both Tyler and Kai left the gym and went to the cafeteria where Kai got some soup while Tyler got some fish. The two of them then left the cafeteria and sat together in the gym.
Tyler: So how was your first day here?
Kai: Good, this place is gigantic and has a bunch of bladers that I can challenge, plus free food.
After Kai said this he grabbed his fork and slurped up a bunch of noodles from the soup.
Tyler: Good, do you miss your parents already? I know many kids are already feeling home sickness.
Kai heard this and then looked down with no response.
Tyler: Wait why are you, oh, I'm sorry.
Kai: It's okay, I never really got to know my mom and dad. The two of them passed away when I was a small child. Though due to that event I got to learn many things that kids my age usually don't know how to use, like an oven or a microwave.
Tyler: You know, I never knew got to know my mom. My mother passed away the day I was born while my dad passed when I was around your age. So I kinda know what you're going through, though I learned how to cook from living by myself and not just how to use a microwave or oven.
Kai: You can cook?!
Tyler: Yeah, I usually make sea food but I can make some other things.
Kai looked at Tyler and smiled and slurped up some more noodles. Kai then realized that Kitsune left his pocket and was laying there on the ground which caused Kai to think of a question for Tyler.
Kai: Hey Tyler.
Tyler: Yeah?
Kai: I had this dream when I took my nap. I was in this yellow room with yellow water on the ground and when I was in this room I saw a blocked off area that was blocked off from a locked gate. Behind the gate there was a giant fox that looked like the fox on Kitsune, but when I got close to the gate the fox just opened it's eyes and looked at me and then scream "let me out." Do you have any idea of what that means?
Tyler put his plate of fish down and then thought for a moment.
Tyler: Interesting, maybe the gate is why you can't activate your flare. And the giant fox you saw might've been Kitsune and he was trying to exit that room that was sealed off from you. Though I don't know why the gate would be there. No one else has reported a gate when they first make contact with their bey's spirit but you. Maybe it's a mental block that's keeping you from using your full power. I'll report this to the higher ups to see if they know anything and they might be able to fix the problem.
Kai: Oh okay, thank you.
Both of them finished their food and Kai waved Tyler goodbye and left the gym to his, Sebastian, and Joe's dorm. Kai then took a shower and changed into his sleeping clothes. Those being just a grey t-shirt and light blue pants. Kai then put Kitsune on his desk and leaped into his bead.
Kai: Maybe if I go to that room again where Kitsune is and find a way to open the gate, I can finally awaken my flare!
Kai then closed his eyes in hopes of going back to that realm in his mind and then drifted off to sleep.
I would also like to hear you you'll opinions on this. My plan is to do a double chapter this week so I can finally get back on track with weekly releases. So expect Chapter 4 coming out this week.