Chapter 4:
Author's POV:
Back at the monastery, all warriors were in the library. They just got back and were talking to Master Boaddai about what happened during their mission.
"Hmm...I see." Master Boaddai said, after the warriors began explaining.
"So, what does it mean Master?" Maya asked concerned.
"I am not certain Maya, but it is clear you have a strong connection to shadow kairu, as well as pure kairu." He answered. "Get some rest warriors, for tomorrow there is another tournament taking place."He continued.
"Another tournament? Sweet!" said Boomer.
"I can't wait!" Ekayon exclaimed and all the warriors went to bed.
While all the warriors were asleep, a terrible storm was starting outside. Ky and Boomer were asleep in their bunk beds and Ekayon, due to the storm was staying the night, so he made himself comfortable on floor with some blankets. They were all sleeping soundly, except for Maya. Maya was having nightmares...
Maya's POV:
I was in a kairu challenge, but instead of fighting E-teens...I was fighting my friends. We were at the monastery. I was against Ky, Boomer and Ekayon. I looked like I was losing; after all I was up against two great kairu warriors and a kairu champion! When everything seemed to be over, I suddenly felt a massive amount energy flow trough me. My eyes turned purple and a purplish-black aura surrounded me. I fired a shadow attack at them and Ky was the only won that dodged.
"Maya! Stop this! This isn't you!" Ky shouted.
"Oh, this is me Ky; you just don't want to see it!" I replied and I scared myself.
"Maya stop this or we'll have to make you!" Ekayon yelled, getting up.
"You? Make me? I don't think so!" I replied. Then Ky fired an attack at me and everything went dark.
"Aaaa!" I suddenly woke up and sat up in my bed. I was hyperventilating and sweating. I surely won't be able to sleep after that! I stood up and walked to the window, watching the rain always calmed me down. Unfortunately, not this time...There was a huge storm outside, dark clouds, thunder and purple lightning was all I could see and hear. Wait...purple lightning? This can't be good...
At Lokar's lair:
Author's POV:
Lokar was sitting on his throne and all the E-Teen teams were standing before him.
"You called master?" Zane asked.
"Yes warriors, there will be another kairu tournament tomorrow. I want you all to be prepared, I will not tolerate failure! " Lokar explained.
"Yes master." They all replied in unison and left.
"Soon, my master plan will be put into action and I will finally conquer the world!" he said to himself and laughed evilly.
Back at the monastery:
Author's POV:
Maya still couldn't sleep; she was sitting on her bed, reading a book from the library. Since it was near dawn she had changed into her clothes. 'What does this all mean? I'm sure Master Boaddai knows about my past.' she thought. 'I'm I really evil? No! I'm nothing like Lokar! ...Maybe It's time to tell the others that he's my grandfather...'
Ky's POV:
I was lying in my bed thinking of what happened today...I couldn't sleep anymore; unlike Boomer...apparently he can sleep through anything... I couldn't help but think Maya was hiding something...
Author's POV:
The morning came and all the warriors were exited, to get a chance to compete in the tournament. They all quickly had breakfast and went outside to see the redakai arriving. Master Atoch was in front, playing his flute and the others following behind. Even Ky's father came with Team Tiro and they all entered the arena. The cheerful mood was cut short though, as Lokar arrived with his E-Teens. The redakai were surprised that Lokar showed up, after his stunt the last time.
"What are you doing here Lokar?" Master Boaddai asked.
"I'm here to watch the tournament of course!" Lokar said innocently. The Redakai looked and each other and then Master Atoch spoke "Very well Lokar, but you are not allowed to interrupted or influence the tournament." He stated making sure he wasn't going to do anything. With that Lokar vanished and re-appeared in a seat at the far end of the arena, like the last tournament.
"Let the tournament begin!" Master Atoch said again and all the warriors walked to the centre of the arena. Then a flash of light appeared and the arena glowed.
"This tournament will pick team against team and later on, all warriors will fight individually." He continued. "First, is Team Battacor against Team Stax!"
The two teams came forward and began fighting.
"You're going down Team Stax!" Zylus said and fired an attack. "Tractor blast!"
"Not a chance!" Ky replied and attacked "Boulder Toss!" and countered the attack.
"Sonic slap!" Rynoh fired and hit Boomer, whilst the others dodged.
"Hyper hurricane!" Maya attacked taking out Bash and Rynoh.
"Nice shot My!" Ky said "My turn, Plasma sword!" and with that he knocked out Zylus.
"Team Stax advances to the second round!" Master Atoch said. "Next, Team Impiriaz against Team Radikor!"
"This'll be easy!" Zane said and didn't waste any time. "Anti-matter beam!"
"Lighting spire!" Zair attacked and so did Tetris.
"This is going to be easier than I thought! Earth slam!" he said and fired at the shocked Impiriaz.
"Ugh! We didn't even get a chance to fire an attack!" Diara wined getting up and brushing the dust of her clothes.
"Team Radikor are the winners! Next, each warrior shall fight individually." Master Atoch announced.
"Yes! Now I can show my skills solo!" Zane exclaimed.
"First up, Nexus vs. Tetris!"
Tetris won with slight difficulty and advanced to the other round. "Next, Boomer vs. Vexus!"
Boomer struggled to keep in the game, but got knocked out along with Zair who was beat up by Hexus.
"Haha, you lose Zair!" Hexus said and fired another attack, even when the battle was over.
"Hexus, you are disqualified for attacking your opponent when the battle was over!" Master Atoch ordered and both Zair and Hexus sat at the sidelines with the other losers.
"Still in the game are Maya, Ky, Zane, Tetris, Vexus and Ekayon. Next up is Maya against Zane!"
"Just give up now Maya! You don't stand a chance!" Zane teased
"No way Zane!" Maya replied and got ready to battle.
"Don't say I didn't warn ya!" Zane threatened and attacked "Degeneration!"
Maya barely dodged and fired an attack of her own "Banshee scream!"
Unfortunately, Zane dodged too. "You're gonna have to do better than that Maya!" He said teasing and transformed in his monster. "Bruteron! Terror eyes!" he fired and hit Maya. Maya fell to the ground and groaned trying to get up.
"You're right Zane! Time to fight shadow with shadow!" she said standing up. "Dark root!" she said transforming too. The crowd gasped and Lokar, who was watching from afar, smirked. "Oblivion blast!" she attacked and hit Zane sending him flying. He hit the wall and transformed back to normal. Maya turned to normal too and walked back to her friends.
"Way to show him Maya!" Boomer exclaimed.
"Thanks Boom!" Maya said, as they continued to watch the next battle.
"Next up, Ky against Vexus!"
"Let's start shall we? Fangrax!" Vexus called out and didn't hesitate to attack Ky. "Dark earth!"
Ky dodged, "You call that an attack? Plasma energy blast!" The kairu champion exclaimed and hit Vexus. In no time at all Ky won the battle and it was time for Ekayon to face Tetris.
"Staticore, mandi blades!" Ekayon fired.
"Maneglor, earth slam!" Tetris attacked and countered. It went on like this for a while until Ekayon won the battle.
Due to Hexus being eliminated, there were now three warriors remaining. "Due to the fact that there is an odd number of warriors remaining, the final round will consist of 3 warriors. Each of them shall fight each other and the last one standing wins the tournament." Master Atoch said and Ky, Maya and Ekayon came forward.
"Good Luck guys!" Maya said to her two friends as they bowed at each other.
"You too Maya!" Ekayon said with a smile.
"But don't expect us to go easy on you!" Ky said getting into a battle stance.
"Wouldn't dream of it!" Maya replied getting ready and so did Ekayon.
"Yeah! This is gonna rock!" Team Tiro cheered from their place on the sidelines.
"Yeah, you go guys!" Boomer cheered too, pumping his fist in the air.
Meanwhile Lokar was smirking. 'Perfect. Boaddai will soon realise that Maya is more powerful than he thinks...' Lokar said to himself watching the battle take place.
"Metanoid!" Ky yelled and transformed.
"Staticor!" Ekayon said transforming too.
"Herrier!" Maya called out, but to everyone's surprise she turned into Dark Root.
"Huh?" Maya questioned, looking confused.
"Um...Maya? Are you ok?" Ky questioned worried.
"I-I'm fine Ky!" Maya replied, taking a glance at Lokar.
"Good, now let's get this thing started!" Ekayon said "Shockwave!"
The two dodged "You'll have to do better than that buddy!" Ky said and attacked back "Plasma tornado!" The attack hit Ekayon spot on and sent him flying across the arena.
"Oblivion blast!" Maya exclaimed and before Ky could turn around he was hit with the attack.
While Maya was occupied with Ky, Ekayon snuck up on her from behind. "Electro cage!" Maya sensed him coming, but wasn't quick enough to avoid the attack.
"You didn't think I would be taken out that easy, did you Maya?" He teased playfully.
"Not really, I know better than to underestimate you, Ekayon!" Maya said. Just then Ky attacked them both with another attack. "Sonic slap!" he yelled and both of them ended up on the ground.
"Come on guys! You can do better than that!" the black haired boy chuckled.
"You bet we can Ky!" Maya replied and took a step back, just in time to avoid an attack by Ekayon that hit Ky instead.
"Ugh..." Ky groaned and quickly got up.
"Face it Ky, you're not gonna win this time!" Ekayon said preparing for another attack from the champion.
"Hey guys! I'm here too ya know!" said Maya and fired at the two. "Vampiric Nightmare!" she cried and the crowd was shocked. They weren't shocked that she attacked them; they were shocked that she could handle so much shadow kairu. Lokar's smirk turned into a grin, as Maya turned to normal... her eyes glowed purple.
"That'll teach you to underestimate me!" Maya said in a dark voice.
The two warriors turned to normal too and just stared at the blue haired girl before them.
"Maya, it's the shadow kairu! Snap out of it!" Ky yelled at his teammate.
"I get it; you're trying to distract me! Well it's not going to work!" Maya said. "Dark earth!"
"No Maya, we're not-" Ekayon tried to reason with her, but got pushed to the side by Ky.
"It's no use Ekayon...she's gone. Will have to snap her out of it the hard way!" Ky said getting up.
"Let's fight shadow with shadow... Shadow claw!" Ky continued and fired an attack at Maya.
"With you bro, Oblivion blast!" Ekayon said and both attacks headed towards Maya, who didn't seem to make an effort to move out of the way.
The crowd, even Lokar, was shocked for the third time. The boys fired the attacks and Maya just put up her hand and stopped them. Ky and Ekayon gasped and Maya let out a light chuckle.
"Are you done yet boys?" Maya teased and fired their attacks back at them. They both fell to the ground.
"...Maya wins the tournament!" Master Atoch announced and Lokar grinned evilly.
Maya stepped closer to the boys and offered them a hand. Her purple eyes turning to normal.
"I'm so sorry guys...I don't know what came over me...I-" Maya said apologizing.
"It's ok Maya..." Ky said and hugged the blue haired girl. Ekayon joined the hug too and so did Boomer. The Redakai came and congratulated her on her victory and Master Atoch presented her with her prize for winning the tournament.
"Wow! A gold harrier!" Maya exclaimed happily and Ky chuckled at her expression. Suddenly, Lokar appeared in front of them, in a flash of smoke.
"What are you still doing here Lokar?" Master Boaddai demanded and stepped in front of Maya, shielding her from the dark master's view, since he knew what Lokar was planning.
"Why I'm just here to congratulate Maya on her victory. It was quite impressive." He said innocently and Maya took a few steps back. Ky grabbed her hand reassuringly and began to lead Maya away from the evil master. Just as they got a few meters away, Lokar saw them and teleported in front of them, making them both jump.
"And where are you going?" He said evilly.
"Stay away Lokar!" Ky warned and he just laughed.
"You are the one that has to stay away Ky!" Lokar said and Maya stepped away from them both.
"What's the matter Maya? Afraid to tell the world who you really are?" Lokar teased.
"Maya what's he talking about?" Ky questioned.
"Nothing!" She replied quickly.
"What's the matter Maya? Aren't you gonna tell your boyfriend the truth?" Zane said joining in, but received a glare from his master and backed away.
Maya's POV:
"Maya, what are they talking about?" Boomer said, as he and the others looked at me questionably, only master Boaddai knew.
I sighed; my secret was going to be reviled sooner or later...
"The truth is...that Lokar is my grandfather..." I said and lowered my eyes; I didn't want to meet any of their faces. They all gasped and I could tell they we're all staring at me. It was silent before Boomer spoke up.
"You're kidding! Seriously Maya don't joke like that!" He said, hoping that I was kidding.
"She is telling the truth Boomer" said Master Boaddai and Ky looked at him in anger.
"You knew? Why didn't you say anything?" He questioned.
"It's not his fault Ky...it's mine. I should have told you sooner...but, I thought you guys would reject me..." I said in a sad tone.
"We would never do that!" Ky said lifting my chin up so that he could look at me in the eyes. I warm smile on his face the made me feel better.
"Enough of this! You, granddaughter are coming with me!" Lokar said and grabbed my shoulder.
"No!" I cried, struggling to get free.
"Your talents are wasted here, you don't belong here!" he said trying to convince me, it didn't work of course, but I played along. I just had to keep it up long enough to escape.
"You're right Lokar...I don't belong here..." I said trying to act convincing.
"No! Maya don't!" Ky cried.
"Sorry Ky..." I said in a sad tone and Lokar let go of me, I can't believe he bought it! Just then I turn around and blast Lokar with a surprise attack. "Oblivion blast!" I cried and Lokar fell on the ground.
This was my chance! "Smoke screen!" I fired again and rushed to where I left Ky standing.
"Come on!" I told him and dragged him out of the smoke.
"Maya? What are you-?" Ky asked me, thinking that I was leaving with Lokar.
"Did you really think I was going with Lokar?" I asked him with a smile.
"Well...Yeah, you really had me there My!" Ky replied when we were a good distance away, outside the arena.
"Don't worry Ky, I'll never join Lokar...willingly." I said the last word with sadness.
"He may be your grandfather Maya, but your nothing like him! If you were... I wouldn't have fallen for you..." Ky said and gave me a loving smile. I was shocked...Ky, the kairu champion, liked me?
"You...like me?" I asked him, still shocked. He chuckled.
"No...I love you!" Ky said and put his hand on my blushing face.
"I-I love you too, Ky." I replied. I did have feelings for him for a while now, but I didn't think he liked me back. Sure there was Kieran, but he was just a crush...Ekayon? Just a good friend, but Ky, really was the one...Before I could say anything else; I felt his lips clash against mine. 'Ky was kissing me!' I thought and melted into the kiss.
Ky's POV:
I finally told Maya how I feel and guess what? She felt the same way! I couldn't hold back any longer, I leaned in and kissed her. 'I was kissing Maya! And now I know she's Lokar's granddaughter, my greatest enemy...but I didn't care'. I slid my hands around her waist and I felt her hands around my neck. The kiss lasted seconds, but it felt like it was hours. Everything around me faded, as I focused on the girl I love...
A's note: Ta da! Did you like it? Did you see it coming? Shall I continue or start another story? You decide! ;)
