Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade
This actually came from a dream I had...I decided to write it down because it seemed interesting enough to me...
Warning(s): Character death...
Chapter 1: You Killed My Babies...
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It was a late Saturday evening. Rei was hiking through the woods, his trusted tiger Driger carrying the supplies and his pride and joys.
Sleeping on the white tigers back were Rei's young children Tyson, Max, and Mariah, his two boys and little girl. Rei smiled fondly as the three sleeping children, the only things he had left besides what little he could pack, the clothes on their backs, and Driger. His family had been killed by a group of wealthy hunters.
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Flashback:
Screaming could be heard from all around the burning village. Rei ran to his kids' room, packing a few necessities and rounding the children up.
"I think I saw him run in here!" came a gruff voice from downstairs.
"Then go up there and get him!" added another voice.
Rei panicked. He slammed the door shut and pushed the children's dresser and beds in front of it.
"Come on! Now!" Rei ordered, gathering the supplies and children and climbing out of the window.
His feet hit the ground and he ran.
"Driger!" he called, looking for the great white tiger.
Spotting the beast coming out of the woods, Rei made his way to the tiger. Placing his precious children on the creatures back, he took of running again, leading Driger deeper into the woods. The screaming became quieter and quieter until it couldn't be heard any longer.
Rei collapsed in the mud, panting hard and gasping for breath. He glanced behind him to see if anyone had followed. Seeing no one, he let his built up tears fall.
"Mommy?" his daughter Mariah asked, seeing her mom crying.
Rei looked up, seeing his children gazing down at him, fear in their eyes. Rei reached up and took them in his arms, hugging them tightly.
"Where's daddy at?" Max asked, his big blue eyes pleading for an answer.
"He's...he's not here anymore." Rei answered, wiping his eyes.
"Is that going to happen to us? Are we going to go away like daddy?" Tyson asked.
"We're going to be ok." Rei whispered softly to them. "We're going to be ok."
End Flashback
---Rei looked in front of him. It was getting dark and he was sure his kids would be waking up to eat at any moment. Surveying the area, he found an old fallen down tree laying over small mounds of dirt and rocks.
"Perfect." Rei thought to himself, leading Driger to the spot.
Rei took the supplies from Driger and placed them under the protection of the tree. He took out a blanket and spread it out on the ground. When he was satisfied, he picked his children up one at a time and laid them down on the blanket.
"Ok Driger," Rei said to his tiger. "you can have a rest now. You deserve it."
Driger roared in appreciation and laid down, curling up at the children's feet. Rei sat beside the animal, petting his furry white coat and tracing the jade green stripes.
Rei closed his eyes to sleep when he heard twigs along the forest floor start snapping. Quickly opening his eyes, he motioned for Driger to stay quiet. He crawled out from under the tree, peaking his head out of the bushes to see who or what was coming. Had they been followed?
"Mommy?" Rei froze as he heard his daughters voice from behind him.
Rei spun around as an arrow wized by his head. Mariah's scream broke his heart.
"My baby!" Rei yelled panicked as the arrow hit his daughters leg.
Mariah cried as the arrow embedded itself in her flesh. Tears streamed down her face as she fell to the ground, screaming and crying in pain.
Rei went to grab her to try and get the arrow out, but he wasn't fast enough. Another arrow zipped through the air and hit her chest, right over her heart.
"No." Rei whispered, despair in his voice before he started screaming. "No!"
Mariah's chest stopped moving and her eyes dulled to an ugly marigold color instead of the bright amber shade they used to be.
"Mommy!" Max cried as he saw his sister's lifeless body just laying on the ground in a puddle of blood.
"Get on Driger!" Rei ordered his two remaining children.
With a nod, Tyson and Max climbed on the great tigers back. Rei couldn't move. He didn't want to leave his daughter behind. He knew she was dead, but he still couldn't do it. Driger picked his master up with his teeth and ran through the woods, determined to get them all away from the hunters.
Driger dodged arrows as he ran, trying not to let any of the people he was carrying get hit. Driger roared and fell to the ground as an arrow laced with poison his back leg. The tiger roared and growled in agony as the poison raced through his blood stream.
"No Driger! Get up!" Rei begged the fallen tiger.
Driger looked up at Rei. He nudged him the best he could, trying to get him to run. Rei looked at Tyson and Max. Picking them up, he dashed off. He couldn't lose anyone else. He glanced behind him to see how far ahead he was. Bad idea. Suddenly, he found himself on the ground, his children taken away from him.
"Please no!" Rei pleaded, looking up at the man with his children.
"Mommy!" they both screamed, reaching towards Rei.
Rei reached towards them, but someone jerked him backwards. They pinned him to the ground, punching his so he would stop struggling.
"Mommy? Aren't you a male?" the hunter holding his children sneered. "Hm. You must be a Neko-Jin. That would explain why you are able to bear children."
"Please, let them go." Rei begged. "I'll do anything, please!"
"On any other day, I might listen." the hunter said, pretending to think of it.
Smirking, he plunged a knife deep into Max chest, twisting the blade around until the little blonde boy's screaming ceased.
"Stop it!" Rei cried. "Stop it! Stop it! Leave them alone! They didn't do anything! They don't deserve this!"
"Kai." a red headed hunter said to the man who had just killed his little Max. "What do you want me to do with this one?"
Rei looked at the red head and his face paled. He was holding Mariah's cold, dead body.
"Just through it there Tala." Kai replied, throwing Max's body on the ground.
Rei felt the tears streak down his cheeks as he looked at his two dead children. Why was this happening? He looked back up at Kai, his eyes silently begging him to stop.
"Please..." Rei whimpered quietly. "Please..."
"Please what Neko-Jin?" Kai mocked, bending down so he was right in his face. "Please kill him? I that what you want me to do?"
Rei's eyes went wide. "No! Not him too! Please no! Don't!"
Kai smirked and sliced Tyson's neck clean open, killing the small boy instantly. Throwing the boy on top of the other two, Kai smirked at the crying Neko-Jin.
"I've decided we'll bring him with us." Kai announced, walking back the way they had come.
"But Kai." a lilac haired man interjected.
"Bryan, do not challenge my word." Kai growled. "Bring him with us. I don't care if you beat him or torture him on the way. Just don't kill him or leave him behind."
Bryan smirked when he heard 'beat' and 'torture.' "Fine. I won't kill him." Bryan sneered, pushing the Neko-Jin forward. "Walk."
Rei refused to move. He didn't want to walk anymore. He didn't even want to live anymore.
"Get your pathetic ass up!" Bryan ordered, kicking his side.
Rei didn't make a sound. His only reaction was a small flinch, but nothing more. Bryan growled and jerked him up to his feet. Tying his arms behind his back with some rope, he started pushing the Neko-Jin forward.
After a few minutes of walking, the group reached three mythical creatures. A beautiful phoenix, a graceful wolf, and a fierce looking falcon.
"Looks like he has to ride with you Tal." Bryan sighed, pushing Rei towards the red haired man.
Tala grabbed the Neko-Jin and slung him over the wolf. Climbing in front, he kicked the wolf's sides. Instantly, the wolf took off in a swift run. Kai climbed onto the phoenix's back while Bryan rode the falcon. Rei closed his eyes, thinking of his dead children and Driger.
"Why did they have to die like that?" Rei thought to himself, feeling a tear slide down his face. "What's going to happen now?"
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well what do you think? Probably that I have some screwed up dreams!! and yes, Tyson, Max, and Mariah are Rei's kids....that's how it was in my dream...
Anyway....review please!!