POZELUJ MENJA JA GOVORJU PO RUSSKI! (Russian) / Samyane yemawaraw Americ new/ Küß mich, ich spreche Deutsch! (German) / Bésame, hablo espaZol! (Spanish) / Cium saya dulu, nanti saya bícara bahasa Indonesia! (Indonesian) / Chumma de main Hindi boiti hoon! (Hindu) / Embrasse-moi, je parle francais! (French) / Kishite kudasai, nihongo ga hanashimasu! (Japanese) / isskay eemay iway eekspay igpay antinlay/ Kiss me I speak English!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry. I'm in the International Club at school, where we learn about different cultures, and we got our T-shirts the other day and it says Kiss me I speak . . . whatever the language. It's awesome!
Kai - You really get excited over a T-shirt?
It's not just the shirt, I like the club, plus I'm an officer! It's a whole lot of fun!
Kai - Before you start telling me everything you did at the meeting again, get on with the fic. I'm sure that these people don't want to hear about it.
pouts Party pooper . . .
Kai - smirks You know I am.
sticks tongue out and continues pouting
Kai - sighs Disclaimer: She doesn't own Beyblade. If she did, do you really think she would be talking about the club? Also, please note that this fic is probably not going to be a "scare your pants off" fic. One - because when you're reading something, barely any stories will scare you like they would if it was a motion picture. Two - Most horror movies are more gory and gruesome than scary. Take the House of Wax or Valentine for example.
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All Hallow's Eve
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Kai woke up slowly, his eyes blinking to adjust to the darkness of the room. He could tell it was daylight by the light shining through the curtains on the window. Where was he? The last thing he remembered seeing was the tunnel and concrete. Now, that was replaced with carpet and a comfortable bed complete with pillows and a blanket.
He tried sitting up, but his back protested. He could feel each and every bruise on his body, and they hurt. He let out a long sigh before giving up and laying back down. He felt better lying down anyway. The only sound in the entire room was his own breathing, threatening to put him back to sleep. He couldn't. There was something not right about the situation, but he didn't know what.
"Tyson! Max! Ray! Kenney!" he breathed, sitting up straighter, much to his body's objection. He groaned and felt Dranzer wrap itself around him in comfort.
[Easy, Kai. Easy, he soothed in his mind, the flaming heat reassuring to the teen. [They're fine. They're currently sitting in the living room, waiting for you to wake up. They have been very worried about you.
[How long have I been asleep? he asked Dranzer warily.
[Almost two days. Beyblading while losing oxygen will wear a human's body down. You needed time to recover.
Kai shook his head at the news. He was still tired, but his team was waiting for him and they didn't exactly have a boat-load of time to get to the Championships in Russia. He forced himself to his feet, wavering at the suddenness of getting up too quickly.
[Easy, Kai. I don't want you to faint again, Dranzer said quietly. Kai could feel the phoenix pushing gently at his back to keep him balanced.
He slowly made it to the door, trying not to stagger as he walked. Voices made their way to his ears through the hunk of wood as he turned the knob. When he opened it, four faces turned to look at him.
"Kai," Ray said quietly, getting up to help the stotic teen to the couch.
"I'm fine, Ray," Kai replied, sitting down stiffly. Suddenly, he didn't seem to feel his blade in his pocket where he had put it before everything had gone dark.
[Don't worry. Kenney has it. He has been trying to fix it.
Kai's head snapped towards the computer geek. "Where's my blade?" he asked.
Kenney gulped and brought it out of his own pocket. "I was trying to fix it, Kai, but I'm not really having any luck with it."
"It's going to have to be redone. I'll do it," Kai said receiving it from the smaller boy.
Not much was said the rest of the day. Kai ate something, with much persuasion from his teammates, and went back to lie down.
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He was running. There was no where to go. Rough hands reached out and grabbed his arms, wrenching him towards them, towards the heat. It felt as if he were in a burning building, but he knew that it wasn't right.
"Ready?" a voice asked, the edges of it crackling with age. His wrists were being bound tightly together, and once that was done, he was pushed off the edge he had been firmly standing on. He was dangling over what looked like red lava but couldn't be. He coughed from the smoke and gritted his teeth as he felt a blade slice along his wrists, arms and downwards, spilling his blood all over the liquid below him as it gurgled with delight from the taste.
He flinched as a figure appeared in front of him, somehow floating in midair. The figure took his hand and outlined the boy's heart, his fingertips leaving a trail of an unknown blood-stain. The boy cried out in pain as he felt his heart pound harder in his chest, a force pulling it out vigorously. Soon . . .
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[Is everything in place? a voice asked hungrily.
[Almost. We just need the final ingredient. Another sounded like it was chewing something that was relating to a dying spider, the gooey blood dripping down a skeleton-like jaw.
[And that is? one other replied, fear and sleepiness at the edges of its voice.
[The heart of the Rei Hino, the second said, a leg dropping from its poison-swollen lips.
[Yes. We must have it . . . I can taste the fiery blood now as it beats ever so slowly . . . the first said, dancing as if in a dream. [It must be ours. It will be ours! We must have it!
[Yes . . . the other two replied darkly.
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Tyson jumped up and down, glad to do a little sight-seeing for once.
They were in Paris. About four days since those freaks in capes came and attacked Kai had passed. They deserved a little R&R, especially Kai who had gone off on his own earlier that morning. Now it was past lunch time, going on dinner, according to Tyson's stomach, and they were looking for him. And what better place to look for someone than the main attraction to Paris?
The Eiffel Tower.
"Race ya upstairs Maxy!" Tyson hollered, running for the elevator while the blond ran towards the stairs.
Ray shook his head, silently glad that Kai wasn't there. Otherwise, Tyson and Max would have to find another way down from the top of the tower, other than the elevator or stairs.
When they finally were there, Kenney telling them all he knew about the city of Paris, which was an entire novel, the tower shook.
"Earthquake?" Max asked looking around after the shaking stopped.
"Not exactly," came a voice from behind.
They all turned around, gasping at the figures behind them. The Dark Bladers were back and paler than ever.
"What the Hell do you want with us?!" Tyson roared, readying his blade with his friends.
"To fulfill a prophesy . . ." Zom said darkly.
"What prophesy?" Ray asked, his tiger senses already starting to occur as the golden eyes slit dangerously.
"One of your teammates is the last ingredient our masters need."
"What the Hell?"
Sanguinex spoke up. "Our masters, the Fates of Time, are making a potion that will make this planet better for everyone. The one called Rei Hino is the one we need. His heart holds the power, and on All Hallow's Eve, it will be used."
Tyson gasped. That name only fit one of them, and that was Kai. Where was he? Was he safe?
[Dragoon, where's Kai? Is he alright?
[Yes, Dranzer says that they are on their way.
[No! The cry made Dragoon flinch in his mind. [Kai needs to stay away from us. He needs to go somewhere safe. These guys are after him!
[That's not going to change his mind. I've already told Dranzer, the dragon replied. [The best thing to do is take care of these men before Kai gets here.
Tyson nodded to his friends, silently agreeing with his bit beast. In a matter of three seconds, all seven blades were released.
The Dark Bladers immediately called out their bit beasts, the vampire and werewolf taking on Tyson while the Frankenstein and mummy took on Max and Ray.
Tyson jerked as his blade hit Sanguinex's. He felt a shock of electricity run through his veins, beginning from his neck. [Argggggh! That hurt! he cried in his mind, Dragoon with him.
[It's his bit beast. The vampire is attacking both you, Tyson, and me, but there is a flaw.
[It would be nice to know what that is, Tyson commented as another wave of electricity jolted through him.
[Its power comes from the rest of the bit beasts. If they are taken out, then the attacks will stop.
Tyson nodded and attempted to make what Dragoon had said true, but it didn't happen.
In only a matter of two minutes, all of the Bladebreakers' blades were at their feet, defeated.
"Now, for your bit beasts," Sanguinex said coldly, advancing on the defeated team.
"Great, now what can we do?" Tyson mumbled. "Just give up?"
Sanguinex stooped down and brushed his fingertips along Dragoon's attack ring, but quickly took them away as another blade smashed into the hunk of metal.
"I thought our motto was to never give up?" a voice asked.
"Kai!" Ray called, sighting their captain at the stairway entrance.
Kai stood there, his scarf blowing slightly from the power that seemed to course right through his body to the outside where everyone who was anyone could see it. His crimson eyes glared at the four creatures before him, flames licking around the edges of his irises.
"Get away from my team," he growled, coming closer and stopping right beside Tyson.
The younger boy could feel Kai's rage. It frightened him, even though he knew that his captain was, for once, not mad at him.
"Tyson, Max, Ray, pick up your blades and launch them, now," the phoenix said quietly, as though trying to contain himself from attacking the ones in front of him.
The Bladebreakers did as they were told, Dragoon, Draciel, and Drigger spinning around Dranzer as they waited for the attack.
Lupinex frowned. "You are the fire. You are the one whom we have searched so long for."
Kai gritted his teeth. He had just about had enough with these freaks. "I don't know what you're talking about, nor do I care. Dranzer!"
That was the signal.
All four blades attacked, flickering flames, raging winds, surging waters, and quaking earthen grounds surrounding them as they raced forwards to the waiting vampire, werewolf, Frankenstein, and mummy.
In a second, it was over. Though the battles had been short, the four younger bladers felt as if they would collapse. Kai just stood tall and proud, Dranzer coming back to spin by its master's feet.
"Get out of here and leave my team the alone, or I will do a whole lot more damage than just putting your blades out of commission," he threatened as the Dark Bladers picked up their fallen beyblades.
Sanguinex's eyes flashed up at the tall teen, making Kai stiffen as if he were going to be attacked.
In an instant, they were gone just like they had before.
Kai's body never relaxed as he picked up Dranzer and turned back to his team.
"Thanks, Kai," Tyson mumbled.
The phoenix almost smirked at that. He knew it had taken all Tyson had just to say those two little words.
"Let's get back to the hotel, now. I don't want to have to battle them, yet, again," he said sternly, making it more of a command than anything else.
Ray smiled. It was a good thing that Kai had come when he did. He started following his captain when something out of the corner of his eye caught his attention.
He looked over his shoulder and spotted a boy standing around the corner to his left. He was about Ray's own age, with green hair and very expensive-looking clothing.
"Hey, Ray, watcha looking at?" Tyson asked, noticing that his friend wasn't walking with them.
Kai stopped and glared at the wall. "Come out," he commanded.
Ray almost smiled when the boy strode out of his little hiding spot, his blade in his hands. Kai had always had that authority figure about him.
"Hey, who are you?" Tyson asked, eyeing the beyblade. "And why do you have your blade out?"
"My name is Oliver, and my blade is out in case you all would've needed my help. It turns out, though that you didn't. Though, those four really weren't difficult to begin with, if you all were experienced in the first place," he said, a glint in his eyes.
"What?!" Tyson fumed. He was experienced! And he didn't need some kid to come out of no where and tell him otherwise.
"But you, on the other hand," he spoke to Kai, "are very well familiar with Beyblade. Congratulations on your semi-high victory."
Kai stiffened. There was something about this boy he just had a strange feeling about, but he couldn't put his finger on it as to why.
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The rest of the day was spent with the boy, Oliver. He and Tyson had a battle, Tyson showing him up, of course. Then, the green-haired teen offered to give them a lift to a friend's house. He figured that Tyson would want to meet him, and all the rest of his friends.
So, now they were in a castle with Oliver, a boy named Enrique, with blonde hair and a lady's-man attitude, Johnny, the hot-head with red hair to accompany it, and Robert the purple-haired, I'm-better-than-all-of-you posture, leader of the four.
They had all had a battle with Tyson, all except Johnny, who had battled Kai, and now all nine of them were sitting and eating dinner.
AN - IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! I thought I would give you guys a heads up: I'm not going to go into all detail of their battles and I know it is totally different than the show, but remember that this is my fic and what I say goes, OK? Good. Now, both Kai and Tyson have won their matches. That clear it up for ya? Good. Now, back to the fic!
"I have a question for you guys," Oliver spoke up.
Everyone's head snapped towards him.
"Why are the Dark Bladers after you? I started watching when you all were in the middle of your battles. Why are they here and after you?" The other members of his team nodded their heads, agreeing with the green-haired boy.
"It doesn't seem, to me, that these bladers would want to extract revenge on you all because of us," Robert commented.
"Yeah, so what's your story?" Enrique piped, joining into the conversation.
The four youngest bladers looked at each other and then at Kai, who gazed at them with mild interest of the reason for these freaks to be after them.
Tyson sighed. "Well, they told us that their masters were making something like a potion to go over the whole world and make it 'better.' I don't know what they think is better, but we do know that they need one more ingredient to succeed, and that . . . That's one of our hearts."
"Whose?" Robert asked, leaning on his palms.
Tyson gulped before glancing at Kai and then down to his hands. "They need . . . Kai's heart to preform the ritual. They said it was some sort of prophesy . . ." He glanced at Kai to see his reaction. The older boy just stared at him as if not believing what he had said.
"They said that the prophesy will come on All Hallow's Eve, that's Halloween," Kenney replied quietly.
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End Chapter Two+
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Rei Hino - Spirit of Fire
Yep, I'm leaving it at that! Don't you LOVE my cliffhangers? I do, but not anyone else's.
Kai - sighs Yeah. You think that if you didn't like it when everyone else stops with a cliff, then you would have some sympathy for the readers of your fic.
blinks Wow. That was a mouthful for you, wasn't it?
Kai - glares Shut up. I could stay quiet forever and ever around you.
blinks OK! I sorry!
Kai - smirks Now close up the fic.
smiles I was going to do that anyway! R&R Viewers!