Before I Slip Away

Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade or Tru Calling. Cyzarine is mine, though. Don't sue!

SUMMARY: Tru Calling xover. Cyzarine is the final Bladebreaker. A girl with a Calling, she must relive days to save the dead. But with Boris and Garland fighting against her, things are never as simple as they seem.

Chapter 1 – Finding Johnny

Time was running out.

Looking around wildly, Cyzarine relaxed only slightly when her eyes found her redheaded target. Racing towards him as fast as she could, a muffled grunt escaped her as she tackled him to the floor.

The bullet flew over their heads, and the shooter ran off in fear.

Cyzarine sat up quickly, looking round for any more attackers. Johnny McGregor blinked up at her, eyes wide in surprise.

"What…What just happened?" he gasped, apparently still in shock. Cyzarine glanced round again before standing up and offering a hand to him. He took it gratefully, letting her help get him to his feet.

Cyzarine glanced round again, almost as if looking for something – or someone. "Drunk guy with a gun." She stated. "Tried to shoot you." she looked back at him at last. "C'mon, we gotta move."

"What? Why?" Johnny asked as she started pulling him along by the hand. Cyzarine was looking around again, growing more worried by the second.

Johnny frowned. "You're that girl from the Bladebreakers, right? What's your name again?"

"Cyzarine." She replied distractedly, stopping in the entrance to an alleyway.

Johnny glared at her angrily. "What exactly is going on? Why are you so worried?" he demanded.

Cyzarine sighed and turned to stare him in the eye. "I'm worried because you're gonna die today, Johnny."

"Wh…What?!"

Cyzarine sighed.

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Garland was having a good day.

He'd leant from his mistake the previous day and had turned off his phone before Ming-Ming had a chance to call him. And sure he'd had to set up Johnny's murder but, hey, no job was perfect, right?

Chuckling to himself at his almost certain victory over Cyzarine, Garland kept walking.

I wonder if it hurt him…

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Cyzarine sighed.

Johnny glared.

"What do you mean I'm going to die today?! Is that a threat?!"

Cyzarine ran a hand through her hair. "No, it's the truth. Yesterday you died and asked me for help. Then my day rewound." She paused to let it sink into his head. "Johnny, I'm reliving this day so I can save your life." Another pause. "You can't tell anyone."

Johnny gaped at her, his mouth opening and closing repeated, making him look like a fish.

Cyzarine rolled her eyes and started walking again.

Johnny ran to catch her up, grabbing her arm and pulling her back round to face him. "Wait!" he paused, uncertain what to say. "You…speak to the dead?"

Cyzarine nodded. "They ask for my help and I relive the day to save them. They're not supposed to die."

"So…I asked for your help?" Johnny asked, starting to come to terms with it.

Cyzarine smiled and nodded. "Yeah." She frowned. "How come you believe me – not that I'm complaining – but I figured nobody would."

Johnny grinned. "Salamalyon remembers both days, apparently. I believe you." His grin softened to a smile. "And I won't tell anyone either. So, who else has died?"

Cyzarine shook her head. "No one else today." She told him. "But…" she shifted nervously, looking away. "I could always use a hand."

Johnny grinned again. "Sure thing!" he agreed. "But first, let's go get some lunch or something. I want to hear all about this."

Cyzarine grinned back at him. "Great! Oh, but there's something you should know: Garland does this too."

Johnny frowned. "BEGA Garland?"

"Yeah." Cyzarine took a deep breath. "For every force there is an equal and opposite counter-force. I save lives…and Garland takes them."


Hi everyone! ^^

I had this story in the planning stages for several months, and actually have a plan for several parts to this story - a pleasant change XD

I'd forgotten all about it, but by happy coincidence I rediscovered it. So, I hope you enjoy it :D

As always, my first chapter is pitifully short, I admit. But, as always, I have also submitted the second chapter too, so you can get a real feel for this story, rather than 600-700 word prologue that this is.

Finally, I hope you all enjoy this as much as I enjoy writing it.

naioka1992