Picking Up Speed
Ethan felt as if he was dreaming. A fantastic dream where he was fighting against Tyson and the Bladebreakers. He was put up against Max and his Draciel!
Max Tate, a member of the Bladebreakers. A calm and collected boy who was always there to bring good vibes with his go-to attitude. Max was his favorite character, although he admired Tyson and his burning passion for being the best.
Max was still his favorite!
Ethan hummed the first theme song of Beyblade as he attached his Vulcan Horogium to his brand-new launcher.
"This is it, buddy. Let's show the world what we got. All of our training lead us to this point!" Ethan thought as he gripped his launcher.
The blond-haired boy in orange overalls smiled at Ethan as he placed his signature Draciel onto his launcher. "Let's do this!"
Ethan smiled back as his will to battle burned from deep inside of his soul. He wanted to show the world what he could do!
Ethan was just a nobody until he joined the BEGA. He knew he was on the wrong side, but his situation was a bit peculiar.
The familiar Blader DJ held his microphone to his mouth, and just like always he started the countdown that got his blood pumping!
"3..2...1..!"
Dream End-----
"Let it RIPPP!!" Ethan yelled at the top of his lungs with his hands in the air.
"Wah!"
*Crash *
"Huh?" Ethan was stunned for a moment as he was now in a nice warm bed. He then glanced at his surroundings and noticed he was in a person's room.
Ethan was surprised, but he was even more surprised about the dream he just had.
"The was just too realistic," Ethan softly said as he furrowed his brows.
"Haha. It looks like you really are a blader. I couldn't tell from the looks of course."
"Who?" Ethan finally noticed that someone else was in the room, and his eyes widen in shock as he instantly recognized who the man was sitting down on the floor.
The middle-aged man had dark brown hair and an oddly shaped beard. He was wearing a simple orange shirt and jeans.
However, what surprised Ethan was the apron he was wearing. The apron was white, and the words "BB Shop" were printed on the front.
Max's father! Taro Tate!
"No way!" Ethan thought as he gripped his hair, but suddenly he would freeze.
Something wasn't right here!
Ethan looked down and saw that he was out of his ragged clothes. He was wearing a red shirt with a huge yellow star printed on the front and a pair of blue shorts.
The outfit reminded him of Max during V-force!
"You were a bit dirty when I found you. So, I took the liberty of washing you and giving you some of my son's clothes. I'm sure he wouldn't mind." Taro smiled as he stood up and straightened his apron.
"I also brought you something to easy to eat as it seems like you need it."
Taro pushed a food cart over to Ethan and handed him a steamy bowl of what looked like oatmeal.
"Ah..." Ethan didn't know what the say to Taro. He didn't think someone in the real world would go this far for a random dirty kid.
And it was Max's father who was friends with Mr. Dickenson!
"Maybe I can get him to let me join the BBA some--"
*Rumble...*
Ethan's thought was interrupted by the sound of his hungry stomach, and he couldn't ignore the food in front of him anymore!
He immediately began to chow down on the bowl of oatmeal.
"Woah easy there kid. No one here is going to take your food. Hahaha"
Ethan's cheeks blushed from shame, "Sorry.." He softly muttered as he began to eat a bit slower.
"So, I took a look at your bey, and I say despite the terrible drawing on the face. It actually is an incredible bey. Did you make it yourself?"
Ethan technically only followed what the Youtube video said, but he didn't think this world had youtube. So, he nodded slightly.
"Amazing! However, there are some faults in the bey. I believe as a kid you did a great job. Here" Taro placed the Vulcan Horogium onto my lap along, and I immediately noticed that it looked extremely shiny.
"I'm sorry I wanted to know what made it tick. So, I took it apart and did a bit of maintenance on it." Taro embarrassingly said as he scratched the back of his head.
"Everything should look and act as if it was brand new!"
"Wow..." Ethan carefully placed the bowl aside and picked up Vulcan Horogium.
Everything down to the performance tip looked amazing, but what surprised Ethan was that Taro shouldn't know about these kinds of Beyblades during this time.
"So what's the name kid?" Taro asked.
"Oh..uh...it's Ethan." It took a moment for Ethan to answer as he was lost in thought.
"He is only supposed to know about the first generation Beyblades. How was he able to recognize these parts?" Ethan thought as he just heard about Tyson winning the national tournament not to long ago.
Tyson had won against Kai by luck, but he to admit that luck played a huge part in Beyblade.
Taro began to smile, "Well, Ethan. My name is Taro Tate. I run this hobby store for Beyblades. If you need anything related to Beyblades, then I'm sure you can find it here!" Taro said with a slight smug on his face.
"Say, after you are done eating--How about a match? If you are up to it of course." Taro asked. He didn't know why, but he felt like battling the unusual kid.
"Oh?" Ethan was stunned for a moment as he looked at the man. He knew that Taro wasn't a stranger to Beyblades, but he didn't Taro battled.
However, Ethan ultimately nodded his head as the thought of battling in this world set off a blazing fire within him.
"Yeah! Let's do it!" Ethan enthusiastically said as he climbed out a bed.
"Alright, let's head downstairs!" Taro said as he walked out of the room. Ethan gripped the bey with the slightly transparent energy ring.
The look of the Beyblade was primarily based on Basalt Horogium, a bey that was used to control time and space by Faust.
However, Ethan switched out the fusion wheel for Vulcan, the wheel used by Vulcan Horusues.
"I wonder what it feels like to fight with you in this world.." Ethan said as he quickly caught up with Taro who lead him down into the basement.
"Here we go," Taro said as he switched on the lights, and the basement looked exactly like it did in the anime!
"Ah!" Ethan excitedly screamed as he ran over to the huge stadium. He knew that stadiums were even bigger than this, but the ones in the real world were only small cheap and plastic.
This was the real deal!
"Alright let's set you up with a launcher. The one you had was pretty outdated." Taro said as he handed Ethan a launcher that looked similar to the one Max used in G-Revolution.
"Hahaha!" Ethan started to uncontrollably laugh as he held the bright red launcher in his hands.
"Are you ok Ethan?" Taro asked as he was beginning to worry for the kid. "Maybe I should have waited a bit longer," He thought.
"Hahahaha!" Ethan continued to laugh as he attached his Beyblade to the launcher and started to pull on the cord.
"W-wait our m--"
"LET IT RIIIP!!!" Ethan yelled as he pulled the ripcord, and the familiar sound entered his ears.
*Rzzzzzz!!*
The unmistakable sound was just like an electric drill, but it was way louder then Ethan remembered.
An odd sensation spread throughout his body as Vulcan Horogium spun around the stage. It felt as if he could communicate with his Beyblade.
It was a bit faint, but Ethan could definitely tell that his Beyblade was alive!
"Is this what they feel like whenever they battle?" The feeling was hard to describe, but it made Ethan feel empowered. He wanted to experience even more of this new sensation!
"Hahaha! Go! Vulcan Horogium!"