Hello everyone! Yes I am still alive! I'm so sorry it's taken me ages to update – school's been a pain, but it's over now! All cheer! Holidays for two weeks, then back to exams, but let's not mention that…
Thank you to everyone who reviewed, your comments were so lovely. I hope you like this chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade I only own my OC's and their bitbeast.
Chapter 2: Ambush Attack
Kai, Cassie, Hilary and Tyson all walked under the peaceful green canapé of trees. The cheerful tunes of birds and humming of insects were the only sounds that surrounded them.
"… so Tala's alright now, then?" asked Tyson
"That's what I just said," replied a slightly annoyed Kai "Or did your hollow head miss that?"
"Hey! I was listening – I just forgot… So what was wrong with him again?"
Stopping, the Russian boy growled, his fist curling into a ball and slowly raising it towards his stubborn team mate.
"Kai," warned Cassie, as she gently pulled his raised hand back down to his side.
Grumbling slightly Kai shrugged his shoulders and continued walking along the path. Smiling slightly Cassie decided to answer Tyson's question.
"Tala had been controlled by Boris – all of the Demolition boys had."
"But how… OW!"
Tyson rubbed his sore head where an impatient Hilary had just whacked him.
"Tyson! You really don't listen to anything do you?" she scorned.
"Pardon?"
Hilary let out an exasperated scream whilst raising her arm ready to strike.
"Whoa! Hilary I'm joking, I heard what you said!"
His girlfriend grunted before continuing.
"Boris used hypnosis to control the boys – remember?"
A blank look on Tyson's face answered the question.
"Never mind Tyson, never mind…" replied Hilary as she shook her head.
The four continued their walk at a gentle pace. It had been Cassie's idea to go to the park. It had been three months exactly since the tournament, three months since Cassie's battle with Tala; three months since she'd almost died.
"It a nice day today," commented Hilary
"Hnn," replied Kai
"It's so peaceful," added Cassie as she absorbed what sun actually reached her skin through the shadows of the tress.
The four carried on walking until Tyson suddenly came to a halt.
"What's wrong?" asked Hilary as she gently pulled on his hand.
"Don't you hear it?" he asked
The two girls strained their hearing to listen for what was troubling the boy.
"I don't hear anything," answered Hilary
"Exactly," stated Kai.
Everyone turned to the Russian boy; he seemed to have stiffened.
"All the birds are silent. Tyson's right, it's too quiet…"
Sure enough the two girls could see why the boys were anxious. An eerie silence loomed over them; not even a buzzing insect could be heard.
"Something's wrong," whispered Cassie as she edged closer to Kai, tightening her grip on his hand.
"We should go back,"
"I'm with Kai; the others will be waiting for us anyway…"
Upon agreeing with the decision, they all began heading back the way they had come. No matter how far they went, the silence followed them, and it troubled them.
Cassie seemed especially jumpy and flinched every time a nearby twig snapped.
"It's just a twig," reassured Kai softly
"We're on a gravel path – there are no twigs here," she whispered
"So?"
"It's not us snapping them,"
"It's probably some animals."
Sure enough two twigs either side of the path snapped.
Cassie flinched and tightened her grip on Kai.
"Animals either side of us? Kai, someone's following us." She hissed
"Wait," commanded Kai
Obediently they all came to a halt. Tyson felt Hilary's grip on his hand stiffen; and when Tyson began to question his captain's motive for stopping, Kai signalled for silence. The Russian boy stood motionless, obviously assessing his surroundings, listening for any danger.
Another twig snapped
Before Kai could say anything he was pushed to the floor by a figure in black that leapt from a nearby bush.
Everything happened so fast.
Tyson, in instinct rushed to help his friend, but was taken to the ground by another figure. Hilary screamed as another grabbed onto her. Cassie flared out as one seized both her arms.
"I'd stay still if I were you," warned the man as Cassie struggled to break free.
The two boys managed to wrestle their attackers to the floor and break free from them. Tyson then turned his attention to a distressed Hilary, and with a clean punch the girl was free.
Several other figures emerged from the forest, slowing Kai's progress to reach Cassie. The girl struggled violently to free herself.
"I told you to stay still!" yelled the young man that held her
With all her might Cassie slammed her foot onto her capture's foot. The man let out a piercing screech before releasing the black haired girl. He clenched his foot in pain and glared at her.
"I'm disobedient," stated the girl sarcastically before running towards Kai.
Kai could see her running towards him, but was powerless to reach his love. There were too many.
"Cassie run!" yelled the boy
Skidding to a halt, the girl stared at him.
"Look out!" he shouted
Luckily Cassie's quick reflexes allowed her to doge another figure as he made a grasp for her.
"Cassie, get outta here! Get the others,"
"Hilary you go with her, I'll stay with Kai." Added Tyson
"But Tyson," shrieked the girl
"Hil there's no time."
A man ran at Tyson but he managed to duck in time.
Hilary stood there helplessly, watching
Unwilling to leave them, Cassie pleaded with her eyes to let her stay and help.
"GO!" barked Kai
With a reluctant quick nod Cassie ran, grabbing Hilary and pulling her away from the attackers. She hated running from something, leaving like a coward, feeling that she had betrayed both Kai and Tyson even though it was them that had ordered the girls to flee.
As they leaped over a fallen tree, they heard one of the strangers call out;
"Don't let them get away!"
The two girls sprinted as fast as they could through the trees, but the uneven woodland floor slowed there progress. Panting heavily, they stopped behind a tree.
"Did… Did any follow?" asked Cassie
"I don't – think, so,"
The black haired girl leant against the tree.
"We can't just leave them," she protested.
"But we can't exactly fight either," pointed out Hilary. "And Kai told us to get the others…"
Suddenly Cassie gasped in surprise.
"Why didn't I think of it before!" she exclaimed.
"What?" asked a puzzled Hilary.
"This," answered the girl as she pulled out her Yin pendant.
Hilary raised her eyebrow in disbelief.
"We might not be able to fight, but Patiere can."
"What? You can summon her? From the pedant?"
Cassie nodded.
"How come you didn't tell us?"
"It's something me and Kai have been working on – we've only just mastered it – we were gonna tell you soon."
"I see," muttered Hilary as she observed her friend,
Cassie held the Yin sign in her hand before whispering
"Patiere its time… Kai needs your help,"
As soon as the last word had left her lips, the Yin sign glowed purple. Then all of a sudden the spirit of Patiere leapt out of the necklace. Gradually her true form emerged; soon the great panther looked just like a real wild cat.
Patiere padded around in a circle before sitting down to face the girls.
"Is – is she… real?" stuttered Hilary
"She's as real as any other bitbeast, it that's what you mean. But real as in a live animal - then no, she's not… but those goons won't know that."
"So what's your plan?" asked Hilary as she stood looking at the graceful cat.
Both Kai and Tyson had been overwhelmed by the number of opponents they faced. The two exhausted boys were on there knees, helped up by two strangers each; the rest encircled them to close off all escape routes.
"Where is Cantou!" demanded a young man as he held Kai by his collar
"I don't – know, what… you're talking about," replied a breathless Kai
The leader nodded and two men that were holding Kai punched him in the stomach. Once again, Kai doubled over. This same pattern had been going on for a while now.
"Please stop!" pleaded Tyson. "We don't know who Cantou is!"
The brown haired man froze and turned to the navy haired boy.
"Don't know! Of course you know! She was here, with you!"
"Who!" shouted Tyson in despair
Angered by the boy's ignorance the stranger raised his hand to strike the young boy, but stopped when a daunting growl echoed around the group.
The roar of a panther
Patiere leapt onto the path and roared once again, striking fear into the attackers. Many ran for their lives, including the two that held onto Kai; without their support the Russian fell limply to the floor.
Patiere's focus locked onto the leader of the group who refused to move. Cassie and Hilary emerged from the forest and stood behind the Black Panther.
The stranger froze when he saw Cassie; he seemed lost for words. Cassie herself gasped when she made eye contact with the young man, his gaze seemed somewhat familiar.
Aggressively, Patiere stepped forward and let out a low growl. The man stared at the Panther, and then took one last look at Cassie before fleeing.
"Tyson!" cried Hilary as she rushed to her boyfriend's aid.
He didn't seem too badly hurt, a few bumps and bruises but nothing more.
"Kai… help, Kai…" murmured Dragoon's master.
Then again, maybe he was worse than he looked. His mutterings lead her to believe he was concussed.
"Help Kai…"
Hilary looked helplessly towards Cassie who knelt down besides the captain.
Kai looked in a bad way. Bruises covered his body, and blood spilled from odd wounds. Those strangers had not been kind. Cassie worriedly gazed down at his unconscious form, and squeezed his hand softly.
"Kai?"
No response, but his ragged breathing.
She gently brushed away his hair to real a pained expression on her face. Even asleep he was suffering.
"Oh Kai, what have they done to you…"
Ok so that's another chapter done. I hope you liked it. I re-wrote part of it to make it a bit more interesting… well that was my aim at least, dunno if it worked – I'm sure you people will tell me if it did/didn't.
I hope this story isn't boring. I think that's my main concern… I know some people have high expectations of me, and that worries me slightly – I don't like disappointing people!
Please review, I'd greatly appreciate it! I'll definitely reply to any queries as well, if you have them. Hopefully I'll manage to update more in these holidays.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Wreckless Spirit