Disclaimer: I do not own Redakai
"Geez it's cold down here!"
"I know, you've only said so about twenty times," Ky replied, smiling a bit. Boomers preference to warm weather and farm appropriate terrain was a commonly known fact. The truth? Ky didn't care where they were, he just wanted to find Maya. The thought immediately took away any humor from the situation. Missing Maya was like having a hole in his heart. It was worse than when she had been controlled by Zane, at least then he had known she was okay. You're freaking out Ky. Boomer was right, Maya can take care of herself. Yet no matter how much he berated himself for it, he couldn't stop worrying.
Perhaps it was fate.
Pain flared through Ky. His vision flickered. Air ripping from his lungs, he collapsed with a strangled cry. A series of jumbled images assaulted his mind. It was filled with terrifying, horrible, never ending waves of pain. Fear. Panic. Despair. All of these emotions fighting to take center stage, ravaging him in the process. And despite the fact that he had no control over this, and was almost incapable of any thought, there was one thing he was sure of. Maya was in trouble.
A few agonizing moments passed, and suddenly Ky was released from the attack. He was curled up on the floor, hands around his head like a vise.
"-okay? Come on Ky, say something!" Ky only caught a bit of Boomer's frantic exclamation.
With some effort, Ky relaxed his grip, pushing himself into a sitting position. One hand still on his head, he said "I'm fine. But Maya isn't. We have to hurry." He tried to stand up, which only resulted in another rush of pain.
"Come on Ky! You just freaked out, you can't go rushing off like this! And how do you know she's in danger?" Boomer asked.
"You mean you didn't feel it?" Ky said, slightly shocked.
"No...But your inner Kairu is stronger than mine. Either what happened to her was that bad, or you two are more connected than normal teammates." Boomer pondered this for a few seconds.
Maybe it's both, Ky thought. "It doesn't matter! We have to go. Now." Ky took off, frantically. Boomer right behind him.
They both ran, their footsteps echoed all around them. Ky turned from tunnel to tunnel, seemingly at random. Boomer didn't know where they were going, Ky did though. He could feel it. Feel her. He just hoped he wasn't too late. Seconds seemed like hours.
They were getting closer. The pull continued to get stronger, "Is that...light?" Boomer asked, panting.
Ky said nothing, running even faster then he had before. He skidded to a stop, nearly falling off of the ledge that led into a small cavern.
The cavern was dimly lit,by a stray X-reader, which was odd. The only other thing slightly out of place was a pile of rocks on the ground beside it. And a puddle of what appeared to be water coming from it. Then Ky's perspective changed.
That wasn't just a pile of rocks. The electric blue hair gave it away. Underneath it was Maya.
And that wasn't water. It was blood.
Oh God. "Maya!" Ky shouted, recklessly jumping from the rocky outcropping to the ground beside Maya, with Boomer close behind. Her lightning bolt like tattoos stood out more than usual against her deathly pale skin. Ky kneeled beside her motionless body, "Maya! Can you hear me?" No response. He frantically pulled the rocks off of her, cutting his hands, adding to the ever increasing pool of blood. After a few agonizing minutes, they were able to pull Maya from the wreckage. Ky pulled her closer to him, trying to find the source of the bleeding.
"She's breathing!" Boomer almost shouted in relief.
"Barely." Don't leave me Maya. "She's ice cold, and she has a huge head wound," Ky said, ripping off a sleeve of his shirt to staunch the bleeding. "That's why there's so much blood." Ky looked at Boomer. "We have to get her to Master Boaddai now."
Boomer nodded, seeing the uncharacteristic panic in Ky's eyes, and knowing that if he didn't stay calm the situation could be so much worse. "I made sure to track where we came from, we should be able to find our way out quickly," he said, taking out his X-reader.
Swiftly taking off his vest and wrapping it around her, Ky picked up Maya, carefully, as if she was the most fragile thing in the world. And at that moment, perhaps she was. Especially to him.
Death wouldn't be this painful. Maya groaned. Through the haze of pain, she was just able to make out startled exclamations and a bit of commotion around her.
"Maya!"
"Are you awake?"
"Please be okay..."
Too much. She fought to stay conscious, to see her friends. Too much, can't...
"Easy child."
Suddenly the pain faded, and she could finally bring herself to open her eyes. "Master?" Maya tried to sit up, nearly collapsing in the process. Her head hurt, her arm ached, she had cuts all over. She was instantly supported by Ky, whose face showed happiness, concern, fright...and something else. "Wha...what?" Pieces of what had happened floated through her mind, too jumbled to make any sense. Boomer spoke up first.
"You scared us half to death Maya! We found you lying in a pool of blood!" Boomer exclaimed. "We brought you back here to Master Boaddai. You tell us what happened."
"Don't push her," Ky said, stalling Boomer's question. "She's been through a lot."
Suddenly, like pieces of a puzzle, the images fit together, making perfect sense. "I got separated from you two by a rock slide, then I tried to find you guys," She paused, ignoring the pain that persisted on returning. "Then I was ambushed by the Radikor, they attacked, even though I denied their challenge. I tried to fight, but three against one, with my injured arm, I didn't have a chance. I think Zane caused another rock slide, I guess I was hit by a rock. Although I'll admit, it feels more like I've been hit by a bus." Maya grimaced.
Noticing her discomfort, Master Boaddai intervened. "You can discuss this later, but right now you need rest. I expect Ky and Boomer to continue training while Maya recuperates," Boaddai began to walk out of the room.
"Yes Master," they replied in unison.
"Glad you're okay Maya," Boomer grinned, shooting a look at Ky, who returned it with a glare. "I'll be leaving, maybe I can get Master Boaddai to lighten up on the training. He's going to drive us into the ground," He muttered, walking out of the infirmary. He figured he'd give the two lovebirds some time alone.
Ky and Maya laughed. Maya's grin faded slowly. "Ky...I'm sorry we lost the Kairu because of me." She looked down at her hands, "And now you'll be a person short on missions for a while."
Ky studied her face. Maya was apologizing for getting hurt. If anyone should apologize it was him for not sticking close enough to her, for not being able to crush Zane before he could harm her. For taking too long to find her. Noticing how intensely he'd been staring at her, he flushed slightly and turned away. "It's not your fault Maya. You didn't do anything to deserve this. Kairu will never matter to me as much as yo-" He broke off, mentally cursing himself for revealing his feelings.
Maya blinked. Ky... She placed her hand on his, slowly, deliberately. Blushing slightly at Ky's shocked, yet hopeful look, "Nothing will ever matter to me as much as you." She would remember the look in his eyes for the rest of her life.
And thus ends my first fan-fic. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it :D
What did you think? Did it end the way you expected?
Anyways, I hope to write more Redakai fan-fics in the future. I appreciate all of the reviews I received, I do hope to hear from all of you again ^^
~Ice
