DISCLAIMER: BeyBlade is © copyright Aoki Takao and Bandai.
NOTE: If you don't like it, don't read it. This continues off from G-Revolution, rated PG-13 for minor violence and blood.
The Last Moment
by Koukotsu (JDM)
Chapter One: Drifting
The blade rolled from his hand before landing on the hard concrete, the dark blue blade upon hitting the stone floor began cracking before shattering into millions of tiny pieces across the floor, Dranzer was gone. Kai remains against the stone wall motionless, trying everything to catch his breath, Brooklyn and BEGA had become so much stronger than he remembered, he saw his friends faces flash before him as he staggered down this long winding hall. Tyson was due to battle Brooklyn in the tournament, his body was scratched up with a few hints of blood running down his skin, the Blitzkrieg Boys had fallen before they ever had a chance to stand up.
His tag team partner - Tala was in the hospital after the loss when he battled. He heaved in a breath but it was ragged and hollow, as if he had to struggle to breathe, he felt like his heart was collapsing and his eyes sank shut before his body went completely motionless.
Somewhere in the hospital, Tala laid in the hospital bed, his eyes shut as a lone tear escaped down his face.
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"TYSON!"
Kai was jolted awake by the sudden yelling heard in the other room, his white scarf was pulled tight around his throat and he heaved a small sigh, he had been remembering the tournament from months ago. Tyson had indeed defeated Brooklyn however that was beside the point, he stared ahead into the shadows of the room, his head pounding. He had completely forgot what it had been like to be free. He regains his emotionless posture and swings his legs over the bed, he was at the hotel with the Blade Breakers, ever since the events of the tournament things had went unbearably quiet.
SMASH.
Kai winced slightly at the sound of glass shattering on the floor, he had no idea what was going on and personally intended to find out. He quickly and quietly slipped from the bedroom towards the main room, the vase laid shattered on the floor as Hilary stared at the two boys standing before her. Tyson and Daichi had gotten into another argument, Daichi scowled, "You were the one who broke it!" Tyson shook his head, hand curling into a fist, "No it was YOU!"
The bickering was giving everyone a headache, "Well lets just make it easier and say you both broke it." Hilary cut in, frustrated as Kai stepped into the room and passed by, Rei looked up to see the loner passing towards the door, "Hey Kai," Rei greeted, the appearance of the Hiwatari caused everyone to look his direction. Kai mentally scowls, he didn't intend on speaking to his team right now, the headache was there and the memory was still fresh in his mind. "Well I see your awake." Rei finished knowing how Kai was. Kai was silently thankful that he wasn't expected to answer and pulled the door open before stepping out onto the balcony.
Down from the balcony was a set of stairs that ran down towards the parking lot.
As the door slammed shut, Hilary turned to Daichi and Tyson who were continuing to bicker until finally muttering out, "I'm surrounded by idiots..." and crossed back across the room and sat down next to Kenny who was typing in his laptop. Rei shook his head, "You know, if you broke it, you'll have to pay for it." that comment right there caused the two boys to go silent, Hilary heaved a sigh of relief.
"Well it was Daichi who broke it," Tyson finally piped up breaking the silence as Daichi stormed up, "No, Tyson broke it!" the rest of the team emitted a groan in unison as the boys were right back where they started. "I don't know who started it, but one of you is going to have to pay for it." the unfamiliar voice caused everyone in the room to whirl around, standing in the now open door way was one of the maids, in her arms were some clean towels as her dull green eyes shift to the broken pieces of glass on the floor.
"He started it!" both boys shouted in unison pointing fingers at each other.
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The wind whistles past him as he steps down the stairs and onto the side walk, Kai inhales the air feeling a little less dizzy and choked, his headache was fading slightly, the sound of the leaves rustling in the trees was heard as well as the sound of birds chirping, it always brought back memories to him, but the memories were distant now. "Hey, what are you doing out here?" Kai's crimson eyes turn to see that of the BBA Chairman, Mr. Dickenson standing before him with his usual smile, his small black eyes shining with their usual laughter, Kai nodded.
"Wheres the rest of your team?" Mr. Dickenson asked, cocking his head to the side while lightly tapping his cane against the concrete, however his question was answered when a loud yell was heard from the hotel room.
"YOU BROKE IT SO YOUR PAYING FOR IT!" the shout was that of a woman heard echoing through the air as Tyson tore out of the hotel room and leaped up onto the railing, the maid ran out with a look of total frustration and distaste on her face. "It was the runt who broke it," Tyson remarked gesturing to the hot headed kid that stood in the hotel room. "No, it was the doofus!" Daichi shouted, Tyson made a face at him causing his temper to rise.
Daichi flew from the room almost literally, his legs were moving so fast as he ran straight towards the railing but halted when Tyson heaved a dry laugh going "You'll never catch me," and leaped from the railing. Mr. Dickenson watched with some amusement as Kai groaned, this was just another typical day with his team. Tyson landed down in the bushes roughly before running out into the parking lot, leaves stuck in his hat. Kai had taken notice but said nothing.
"Well someone has to pay," the maid turned to the remaining team, Rei finally sighed and stood up withdrawing some money from his pocket and handed it to the maid. "We apologize." was all he said and the maid nodded, dropped the bath towels into the chair and left, the entire thing had disrupted her train of thought and she had pretty much forgotten why she had brought the towels in the first place.
Mr. Dickenson chuckled and turned to where the Hiwatari was supposed to be standing, "There's never a dull moment, is there Kai-" Kai was gone.
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"Go Draciel!" Max shouted as he launched his blade towards the tree, he had left earlier to test out his new and improved blade, the heavy green blade tore through the dirt like a knife and smacked into the tree knocking a dent into it. Max smiled, Draciel's attack and defense had both been upped since the previous tournament. He heard the leaves rustling behind him before the sound of the fallen leaves on the ground crunching, he turned around to see Kai walking down the narrow path, head lowered and expression unreadable, Max's blue eyes brightened just a little.
"Hey Kai!" Kai looked up at Max who quickly grabbed Draciel out of the grass and ran to him, "Did you hear?" but only received silence, Kai was obviously not in a good mood today. "There's going to be a tournament in Mexico,"
Kai felt his blood turn to ice just a little bit, it made him feel numb or more numb anyway, this wouldn't be like the other tournaments, at least not without Dranzer. He kept silent as Max kept the smile on his face "Well I guess you want to be alone."
Max turns away and goes back to testing out his blade as Kai mutters a "Yeah...Alone..." under his breath and walks on down the path, he missed the phoenix he used in so many battles, he felt like this was just another one of his darker days, that Dranzer wasn't really gone.
Dranzer...
He shook off the weak feelings and continued on, after a few minutes he looked up seeing he had walked deep into the forest, he was surrounded by trees and barren land, he just kept silent and glanced around. He didn't know how this would go over in Mexico's tournament, the sound of a twig snapping caused him to jerk his head to the side, crimson eyes narrowing.
A black blade with red ridges flew out of the canopy of trees and landed at his feet spinning, he stared down at it as it slowly stopped spinning revealing the bit chip of a black phoenix on top, he felt his heart thumping and blood running cold again as he reached down, he remembered this blade, he heard footsteps and quickly glanced up to see a figure cloaked in a black cloak walking away into the trees before disappearing.
He held the cold metal in his hand, he remembered everything - This was the same bit beast that had corrupted him when he and his team went to Russia, the same bit beast that destroyed the memories of his child hood. The bitbeast that was...
Black Dranzer.
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To be continued...
