Kai: Yea… I think she's going to have a breakdown.
Moonlight Serenity: Shut up Kai! –closes eyes, folds arms against chest, and leans against wall-
Hilary: And this is one of her displays of her Kai-like moments, which all of you have been lucky not to see so far. Just wait till she gets pissed off, it gets even better…
Moonlight Serenity: Hn. I don't own beyblade.
Kai: On with the fic.
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This Fatal 'Game'
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"Max," Max was woken from his musings. He looked down at the shorter teen, who's voice had quieted and anxiety was present on his features, "You're shaking…" Then the fact dawned on Max himself, he was indeed shaking…he quickly gripped his shoulders to quiet their activity as best he could.
"Oh," He said before giving a reassuring smile, "Don't worry, I'm fine."
"Oh, yea, me too…EXCEPT THAT WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE WE ARE AND SOME SICKO HAS MADE US PART OF HIS SADISTIC 'GAME'!" Kenny yelled. The shorter teen had lost that quiet and anxiety and it had turned back into the hysterics of a nervous breakdown. Max partly listened to his friend's voice, but his ears seemed to have the attraction of other attention. Max strained to hear, but it was no use over Kenny. He strained again, but still couldn't make anything out. He got annoyed.
"Kenny, sh!" Max hushed him. Kenny stopped his tantrum.
"Wha-?" Kenny asked at the abruptness of his friend; then the teen became aware of Max's demeanor, showing the blonde's thoughts were elsewhere. Max brought a finger to his lips.
"I hear something," Max whispered before crouching down in the damp cave and grabbing a stick. Kenny felt his breathing begin to cease as fear began to overcome his hysterics; Kenny hesitantly pulled out the needles. The two crept quietly towards the opening of the cave whilst hiding in the shadows; their silence so well kept that all that was heard was the dripping water in the cave falling to the ground and the hushed breathing of the two. "When I say so, let em' have it," Kenny tensed and hesitated, but obliged. As they skulked closer to the entrance of the cave, they heard the steps of a trespasser draw nearer. "One," Kenny inhaled and stood behind Max. "Two." He readied himself as did Max. "THREE!" Their weapons came crashing at the intruder and their ears were filled with a shrill, female scream.
Chapter Three:
Screams
The wind howled and whispered against pale, Russian skin. The sky was gray; however, it seemed to hold a slight blue tone in the distance. The forest rustled as the wind blew against leaves and it sounded as if the forest, the trees, the rocks, the cliffs, were having conversation with each other as the wind echoed off each object. Slate-haired Kai Hiwatari trekked forward through the thick forest, cutting down any obstacles with the sleek machete he'd found beside him after closer inspection of where he'd originally woken. He'd been walking for what he could guess was an hour or two, yet had seen nor heard any of his teammates…his friends…. Around an hour or so ago, he'd believed he had found World Champion Beyblader Tyson Kinomiya, but that theory proved to be wrong, in fact, it had been someone, or something, chasing him. Very luckily, with Kai's impressive skills and strength, he lost whatever had been after him. He sort of missed it…at least he was doing something, not just wandering with no luck aimlessly through a deep forest.
Despite how Kai never showed it, he really was worried about his friends. Yes, his friends, not reluctant teammates, not just teammates, they were more then that. He always kept an eye out for them. Right now, he did not like the fact he could not find them, especially if they were dumped off in this psycho forest. And he really, really didn't like the fact he couldn't find a certain ruby-eyed brunette. She'd really grown on him…she truly had. He had also grown quite fond of her: always looking out for her safety, watching over her, doing anything (not making it known of course) to be around her. He could've sworn the first time he saw her, something changed… that's why he'd been so rude when they'd first met, he didn't know why he had gotten this feeling when she was around. But, now he knew why. It was because…he loved her.
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With Ray and Tyson"Wha-What the heck is that?" Tyson exclaimed as he leaned against a tree and tried his best not to collapse as he panted in exhaustion, vision foggy and breathing ragged.
"I don't know," Ray said as he leaned against a tree as well, using his arm to hold himself up right. He could hardly believe what was going on. What was happening…what was happening right this second!
"You seem to say that a lot lately…" Tyson muttered. Ray rolled his eyes.
"I think we lost them," Ray finally said as he glanced over at the navy-haired boy.
"I hope we lost them," Tyson added as a note. That's when he noticed Ray pointing at something. The look on Ray's face was a mixture of stricken shock that was being held back and fearful manner. A demeanor across Ray's features that said he didn't believe what was going on. Tyson couldn't help but widen his eyes and look over his shoulders. Ray spoke calmly, defying what his features were saying for him.
"Dude, we didn't…" at those words Tyson knew exactly what they would have to do. They would have to run again. They would have to try and keep their lives.
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Max and Kenny"Ahh!" The shrill scream broke out just as Max swung the stick and it came in contact with something hard, making a thunderous cracking sound. Max's eyes widened…he was sure he knew that scream… He looked beneath him, and asked the name that was on the tip of his tongue.
"Hilary?" He questioned. The girl was standing beneath him looking as if the force of Max's blow had pushed her back to the point of starting a back bend. In front of her was a long, man-made pole with pointed ends, successfully blocking and protecting her from the boy's attack. Hilary sighed relief and fell backwards to the ground.
"I thought I was a goner…" She heaved an exhausted sigh and let her head flop backwards; her weapon lay sprawled out beside her and her hair was disheveled; cold sweat was visible on her face
"Oh my gosh, Hilary! I'm so sorry!" Max blurted and dropped the stick at his sudden realization. Kenny sighed in relief and tucked away his weapons. Max quickly realized his mistake… This was no attacker like it had been before; he'd just about struck Hilary! If she hadn't screamed they might've killed the girl! The color drained from the boys already pale face at that thought. He…h-he almost murdered Hilary…
"Max?" Hilary said as she leaned her head up to get a good look at the boy whom seemed to have spaced off.
"Oh…yea?" He seemed distant.
"Are you-" She didn't even get to finish her words of 'Are you okay?'. Max had stopped her.
"DON'T SAY IT!" He suddenly exclaimed after he figured out what she would say next. He could practically feel the confusion emanating off his close friends. He leaned down beside her, out of Kenny's hearing. "Ix-nay on the okay," He whispered then gestured his eyes towards Kenny, "Dude's having some breakdowns…" Hilary raised an eyebrow.
"Yea…hey, other then me, have you guys seen anyone? How did we get here? Do you know what's going on? Did you start off with the others? What's going on?" Questions began to pour from Hilary's mouth. Max reached a hand out to help the girl off the ground. "Oh, and why do I have a pole?"
"In order: No; I don't know; I have no clue; Just me and Max; Something that's probably not good; and Max and I both had weapons when we woke up, so I suppose that's yours…well, Max got a rope…" Kenny corrected the last part as he shoved his glasses upwards on his nose.
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The trio wandered through the forest, traipsing over random forest floor obstacles and trying not to make anything want to kill them… if things didn't already. Max and Kenny returned Hilary's ribbon, and Hilary kept thanking God that she had decided to wear tennis shoes that day and a reasonable out fit. They'd been trying to find their way and not get lost, also trying to track the others, but, with no such luck on either endeavor.
"I'm worried…" Hilary finally spoke her mind. "Do you think everyone is alright?"
"I-I" Max wasn't sure what to answer, "Yea, I'm sure."
"Really?" she asked hopefully. He put on a smile.
"Sure," He smiled cheerfully. Very convincingly if anyone would say so.
"You're lying," She stated simply.
"What?" How had she seen through that? "I'm not a five year-old Max, you don't have to lie to me," Hilary said.
"Oh," He said. He was about to say something else when Hilary stopped abruptly after jumping over a fallen tree in the way. "What's up?" He asked her. She paused before answering.
"It's nothing…" She put on a fake, cheery smile. 'I'm sure it was just the wind,' she added mentally, trying to convince herself. Hilary had also had an experience with the shady figures chasing after her. It was a good thing she pole-vaulted with her weapon. …The noise came again… "It's not the wind," She said somberly, accidentally out loud.
"What?" Max whirled around to look at the girl. She was standing perfectly still. The wind hummed in her ears, but that was not the sound, it was the rustling of leaves. "It's not the wind," She whispered again, her voice slightly more panicky.
"Hil?" Max questioned.
"Oh my God, RUN!" She exclaimed. Just as she said this the sound of heavy thuds, jumping out of branches in the trees, sounded behind them. Max and Kenny needn't hear anymore. They broke out into a dead sprint. A dead sprint for their lives.
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"What are these things?" Hilary tried to hide her panic, but managed not to hide the alarm.
"I don't know…." Kenny said as he panted.
"I don't want to find out…" Max added. Suddenly Hilary yelled out, Max could barely stand the way her voice came out. His head was whirling.
"DUCK!" The female brunette yelled. A dark figure had landed between the group of three. Terror. Pure fear and terror.
"Run!" Someone finally managed to yell, no one was sure who of him or her had, but someone did. The three all sprinted off, none noticing the group had separated.
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With Tyson and Ray"I don't know how much longer I can keep this up," Tyson panted.
"Me either," Ray agreed through breathless gasps. If only their attacker would let up…which after seeing a dagger go flying through the air rapidly and hit the tree between the two, they knew it was not going to happen.
"Hey, Ty, make me a promise," Ray said as they run. Tyson had the feeling he would regret it, but had no time to think. He nodded. "Tyson, no matter what, keep running till you get away!" Ray said as the two vaulted from the tree.
"What?" Tyson asked, "What do you mean?"
"Just incase…" Ray said.
"No! Ray, no, don't talk like that!" Tyson burst.
"Dude, I'm being realistic. Just…keep going…" Ray said as the two rounded a tree. The color in Tyson's face drained. Could this possibly be their demise? What about the others? We're they all okay? Was this a dream? When Tyson tore his leg on a brier he knew it was no dream. He hissed, but nonetheless continued. In a stir of events, the two were separated, running diagonally from each other, getting further and further apart, separated by multitudes of trees and leaves and shrubbery.
"Ray!" Tyson called for his friend but kept going. 'I promised…dammit I promised!' he cursed mentally and bit his tongue hard.
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Tyson continued stubbornly onward. He had the feeling his attacker was almost off his trail, but he kept running just for precaution. Why did Ray have to make him damn promise? The boy continued darting through the woods, but something caught his stormy, angered eyes. Blonde. Blonde hair. Blonde hair! MAX!
"Max!" Tyson said in disbelief.
"Tyson?" Max questioned. Sure enough, Tyson was running by. The boy came to a stop. Kenny was there too after closer inspection.
"Are you guys alright?" Tyson exclaimed as he neared the blonde. Max nodded grimly.
"We just got away from…whatever was chasing us," Kenny said; Tyson could tell the teen was out of breath. He ignored the fact though and grabbed Max by the shoulders.
"Listen. Have you guys seen Ray?" Tyson shook Max's shoulders in disposition and alarm. Max declined.
"No, we haven't," Kenny said. At this Tyson seemed to lose so much of his vivid livelihood. The teen dropped to the ground.
"Ty?" Max neared him.
"Ray, why did you have to make me damn promise?" Tyson mumbled to no one. He looked up at his friend's inquisitive stares.
"Tyson, have you seen Hilary?" Kenny asked hopefully. Tyson looked at them in confusion. They took it as a 'no'.
"How about Kai?" Max added with anticipation.
"No. I haven't seen Kai at all. You see, I woke up and I was with Ray. Then these guys came after us when we we're looking for everyone. He made me promise to keep going no matter what… he made me promise before I knew what I was promising to do. Damn. We got separated, and I had to keep my promise, I have no idea where he is now…" Tyson trailed off. Tyson grabbed the backpack from his waist, he'd been holding it while the two had walked. He reached in and pulled out his shurikans. Kenny understood and pulled out his needles.
"Us too," Max said.
"We-we, Max and I, woke up in the same place. People started chasing us in a similar situation. We sort of, ran into…no, attacked Hilary, thinking she was one of them when we were hiding in a cave; we weren't with her long. She apparently had fought off and ran from two as well. Then they chased us all. When the man dropped from the tree, she must've ran in the other direction," Kenny said gloomily.
"Wait, so, If it was you and Max, and Ray and I, then Hilary was with Kai?" Tyson said optimistically.
"No. She hadn't seen him. She woke up alone," Max said; another wave of grimness washed over them. "She had this pole thing."
"So far we've gathered that everyone woke up in a similar situation. Everyone had been knocked out and left in the forest. Everyone had a weapon. Max and I, you and Ray, all had a backpack with some sort of supplies. It still doesn't make since though. This is an awful enigma," Chief said.
"Oh," Tyson said numbly, before losing his temper in the opposite demeanor and punching the ground.
"We're going to die here…" He thundered. He looked up at his friends, but didn't find what he expected.
SMACK! Chief had smacked him! Kenny had smacked Tyson! Tyson felt his cheek heat up and sting.
"Who're you?" Kenny inquired to the boy with a reddening cheek, glowing with a handprint.
"What?" Tyson asked bewildered. Had Kenny gone off the deep end?
"The Tyson Kinomiya I know would never talk like that," Chief continued.
"Yea!" Max agreed, "The Tyson Kinomiya I know never gives up!"
"He never accepts defeat!"
"He would do anything for his friends!"
"Guys…" Tyson was moved, "It's just…" Max gave him a hand up.
"Look, Tyson, Kenny and I are still here! We're alive! You're alive! Why wouldn't the others be alive? But they can't do it alone, and you can't do it alone, so we're going to find them and get out of here!" Max said. Tyson stood and smiled at his friend. The blonde American smirked.
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Hilary
"Hehuh-hehhuh-huuhh-hehh," Hilary panted as she ran. 'I ran the wrong way! Where are they!' Her mind screamed frantically as she ran. She could still hear the booming feet behind her, hot on her trail, but not quite at her heels. She planted her pole into the ground and used it to make a sharp turn, making sure to grab the pole and take it with her. She continued running full speed, her heart felt as though it would give out as she padded over a fallen stump and a creek. "I don't know how much longer I can –hehhuh- do this," She said to herself as she tried to distance herself from the attackers. She tried to run through the thicker forest, though it would mean more obstacles, and twice the chances of getting lost, she could at least possibly lose the whatevers on her trail. She decided it was best and quickly headed through the thick trees.
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Hilary believed she now had good distance on whatever was chasing her, but she couldn't be sure. She continuously gazed over her shoulder to check for anything coming up behind her. But, whenst looking behind oneself, one loses track of what's in front of them. Hilary found this out the hard way.
"HOUH!" She grunted as she collided with something warm and firmly muscled; it definitely was no tree. She'd had the air knocked out of her and she was sent flying backwards onto her rear. She looked up.
"RAY?" She exclaimed wide-eyed.
"Hilary?" He questioned wearily as he rubbed his head.
"Oh my God!" She jumped up and embraced the neko-jin. "I didn't think I'd ever see you, or Tyson, or…or…Kai," She said the last name much more softly. Ray smirked, 'You two better get together sooner or later, and it better be sooner,' Ray was broken from his musings when he saw the brunettes eyes widen and her body stiffen. "Ray," She whispered in his ear softly; then, the second time, became more terror filled and she shrieked "RAY!"
The two reunited friend's bolted up like lightening, each knowing what she meant. Making sure to keep an eye on one another, they treaded through the forest with their pursuers at their heels. Hilary could imagine the hot breath on the back of her neck and shuddered.
"I don't think we can lose them!" Hilary exclaimed between gasps. She didn't think she could ever do anymore running again. Ever.
"I know," Ray answered back and huffed in air.
"Hey-hey, Ray! I can hear a river!" Hilary suddenly announced. Ray closed his eyes and listened as he ran.
"Yea! Yea! Okay, let's run towards there! Maybe we'll be able to get these 'things' off our backs!" He replied in anxiousness.
As the two teetered and weaved through trees, stepped and jumped over fallen trees, dodged and avoided holes, they ran over the forest, approaching the river faster and faster. Hilary could almost smell the water. But, when they reached the edge of the dense forest, their hopes were shattered… The river had an immense, massive, straight down drop off to the water. They couldn't survive that!
"What're we going to do?" Hilary was almost in hysterics. Ray didn't have time to reply. Four daggers shot towards the duo, narrowly missing. Another two shot and the two friends gasped as Hilary's arm, and Ray's shoulder, were grazed and blood began to flow.
"JUMP!" They locked hands and went over the edge. The last sound was Ray's yell and Hilary' shriek in high-pitched fright, horror, and dread. Her scream gave off the terror that was coursing through her, the panic of the end…. Her scream pierced the entire forest, sending chills up the spines of all and any who heard.
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As groups of the Bladebreakers wandered through the forest, the inhumane voice came over the loud speaker again, the microphone adjustments echoing through the trees as black birds took off into the sky. The voice came over in less of a snarl, more in a sinister, dark, sadistic happiness, low tone. And the words, the words pierced the hearts of the ones who heard. Their world halted and shock took over. Some fell to the ground, others were just wide-eyed… how was it possible? No…
"Two Down." They could practically feel the man sneer.
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Moonlight Serenity: -arms still crossed eyes still closed- hn.
Tyson: Dude, that's so Kai's thing!
hahaha, evil cliffy :)
lol.
Let me thank my reviewers, whom I really don't deserve: thank you guys! I luv you! So much! So much! So much! I'm sorry it was a disappointment. I'm kinda not happy right now…so, I'll just leave it at this. Please Review and tell me what you thought
Luv,
Moonlight Serenity
Aka Jess
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"Breathe (2 am)" Just came on the radio
-smiles softly-
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