Hello again everybody! I just want to say again that I am so sorry about the second chapter taking so long to write. I have just been so busy since school started that I usually only spend a couple hours at home, and those hours I have to spend doing chores or homework. Around the month of October things should start to get better. I'm in marching band (I know that marching band is really geeky, but believe me, it wasn't my choice. My parents are forcing me to go because they think I have 'musical talent') and I have all these rehearsals to go to every morning, afternoon and night, so after the football season is over, I wont have to practice so much anymore. Plus, I just got my braces of on my teeth (YAY!) and I've had to go to the orthodontist almost everyday for the past two weeks.

Anyway, thanks to everyone who sent me reviews again! I love getting positive feedback.

I-Ain't-No-F'in-Angel: You really thought it was sad! Hmmmm….

The reason I said that you sound like I do after I've had to many M&Ms is because the day I wrote the review response, which was the day I finished the second chapter, all I had to eat all day was a two bags of M&Ms and a bottle of CocaCola. So I was REALLY hopped up on sugar!

BeyMistress05: Are you kidding! I would never kill Rei!(Rei: She would to! Don't trust her! She through me of a pier! RT: You are getting really annoying!) We share a special bond; we share a name! (Rei: Yeah right! RT: That's it!(locks Rei in closet and throws away the key) He is starting to get on my nerves) Anyway, thanks for reviewing!

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Shizuka-Yuki: Thanks for reviewing again. I am evil, aren't I! (evil laugh)

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Well that's it for me. I'll see you at the bottom of the scroll bar!

Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade. I do, however, own this plot, so if you try to steal, I WILL hunt you down!

P.S: I have decided to create a quote of the day…er…chapter, so here it is: Hey, put me down Sasquatch! Don't make me get all ninja on you butt! (Rex Raptor from Yu-Gi-Oh, second episode of the third season.) My sister was watching that show the other day, and I thought that it was kind of funny.

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Kai opened his eyes to see a bright, white blur floating above him. As the fog left his eyes, he realized that it was some kind of light that he was staring at. Was he in the hospital? No, he couldn't be. He wasn't hurt. If anyone should be in the hospital it should be Rei…Rei! It was then that all of the events that occurred at the pier came rushing back to his memory. Rei was hurt! He had to go and help him, before it was too late!

Kai tried to sit up, only to find that he couldn't. It was like he was tied down or something. He craned his neck to see that he was in fact tied down to some kind of table. At least, he thought it was a table. It was cold on his pale skin, like it was made out of metal. It probably was. He tried as hard as he could to break the straps that were holding him down, but no avail.

A cold, harsh laugh made Kai forget about getting free. "Don't bother trying to escape, young Kai. You're not going anywhere this time."

Voltaire? Was he all the way in Russia? No, he couldn't be, could he? The malicious laugh sounded again. "No, you're not in Russia. You're in a place far, far worse," explained Voltaire, as if reading his mind.

So, he wasn't in the Abbey. Then where was he? "What do you want, bastard!" Voltaire began to circle Kai like a hungry hawk would circle its prey. "I was wondering when you were going to ask. What do I want? Well, it's really quite simple."

A cold, vampire-like smile spread across his face as he went over his twisted plans for Kai in his head. "I want you gone, Kai."

Seeing the confused look on Kai's face, he continued. "I honestly don't know what to do with you Kai. It seems that know matter what I do, I can never get you to willingly obey my orders. And even when I use force, you still seem to be able to slip through my fingers. So, I had to make a decision. And the decision is this." Voltaire paused for dramatic effect. "I will simply not tolerate you being able to walk freely among the world. You see, I am not a patient man, Kai, as you well know. I am not going to wait quietly for you to give into me. If I cannot have you, then no one can."

"You're going to kill me, then?"

Voltaire chuckled. "Well, let us think about that for a minute, shall we? You are useless to me, despite your strength and skill. Power is of no use if you cannot control it. Besides, there are others that I could use."

"Oh really? Like who?"

"Well, let's see. Oh, I don't know. Maybe your little friend Tala would suffice. After all, he is nearly as strong as you are. Perhaps with a little more training, I can get him to be even stronger."

"You leave him out of this!"

"Or you'll do what! Hm, Kai? You are in absolutely no position to be throwing around threats. You have no power over me!"

Kai glared at Voltaire. "You have no power over me either!" Voltaire laughed loudly. "For God's sake, boy, look at yourself! You are completely under my control! No one knows where you are! How can you still possibly think that you are the one pulling the strings? Your free will is gone Kai, and this time, you won't be getting it back."

Voltaire snapped his fingers and several BioVolt employees came bursting through the double doors behind him, causing a great amount of light to spill into the room, allowing Kai to see exactly were he was. It was some kind of laboratory. Not a big surprise, really. Voltaire had different labs built all over the world. This one was different though. Not so much in appearance, but in age. Kai could see that spots of the concrete floor were still wet in places. His grandfather had obviously created a new building, just so no one could track him down.

Kai turned his attention back to the activity in the room. The BioVolt goons were busy filling needles with different color liquids and speaking among themselves in a variety of different languages. Voltaire was still there, his icy stare fixed on Kai. "I'll give you some time with my new employees. It will give you a chance to get to know each other." With that, he turned on his heal and left the room.

As soon as the doors closed, Kai could feel several needles being stuck into him. He could feel all the different chemicals coursing through his body like poison, feel each one target every nerve in his body. Pain began ripping through him like a knife, intent on killing him. He bit down on his lip to refrain from yelling out. He hadn't let pain win a battle against his body yet and he wasn't about to start now.

For hours it went on, different needles being inserted into his flesh, each one's effects making it harder for him to fall into unconsciousness, each one increasing his pain ten fold. After a while, he no longer had to force his body not to scream. Everything was numb anyway, and even if it wasn't, his vocal cords wouldn't work anyway. His eyes were glazed over from all the different chemicals being pumped into his body, and it seemed as if his soul had left his body, like he was nothing more than an empty shell, his shallow, irregular breaths only sign that he was still living.

One of the BioVolt men looked down at Kai's limp form and sighed. "You know, I almost feel bad for the kid."

"If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were getting soft. It's not your job to feel sorry for people. It's your job to follow orders. There's no room for weaklings in this profession."

"I am not a weakling and I am not getting soft! Let's get this kid out of here. He's half dead anyway." A few different men unhooked Kai's restraints one of them lifted his motionless body off of the metal table. Kai took no notice of any of this, his blank, sightless eyes staring off into nothingness.

As he was carried out of the room, something suddenly sparked in Kai's glazed, crimson orbs, before disappearing as if it was never there. Although this went unnoticed, anyone who knew Kai knew that this was a sign that his body was fighting against all odds to keep him alive. The fight wasn't over yet.

Yamahoshi Hospital

Tyson sat in one of the waiting room's plastic chairs, fiddling with his hands. His face was still tearstained where the salty liquid ribbons had been flowing down his cheeks for so long. He had finally managed to stop crying, but found that he had become extremely quiet since he had done so. Everything seemed to be falling apart, and he couldn't help but blame himself for all of it. Kai had left because he had fought with him. If Kai hadn't left, then Rei wouldn't have gone looking for him, and they all would have been back at the dojo, safe and sound.

He checked his wristwatch. The flashing green numbers read 4:32 am. Rei had been in surgery for almost six hours. He remembered when they had found Rei barley alive underneath the pier. Max and Kenny literally had to shove Tyson away from him. He couldn't help it. He was in a state of shock. One of his best friends was covered in blood, and another one was missing. Max rode with Rei to the hospital when the ambulance had come. Tyson didn't think he could have bared to see the paramedics hook all of those machines and stuff up to him like Tyson like he had seen in the movies. He was even more afraid about what they would have said about his friend's condition. He figured it was better for his sanity if he just waited for a while before asking exactly how Rei was doing. It would give him a chance to prepare himself.

Tyson looked around the room. It was empty except for Max, Kenny, and himself. Max was asleep on the floor, a worried and tired expression on his face. Kenny was slumped in his chair, also sleeping, Dizzi still being held protectively in his arms. Tyson was tired too, but refused to let himself sleep before he knew how Rei was doing.

He thought back to when they had called Mariah and the White Tigers from the hospital phone. He remembered how Mariah had sobbed hysterically through the speaker and how devastated she had sounded. They all knew that she would react that way, but she had a right to know. Lee had called from the airport thirty minutes later to inform them that they had gotten plane tickets for Japan and were boarding the jet over the phone. Tyson was going to have to suck it up once they got to the hospital. After all, the White Tigers had been Rei's friends much longer than he had and were probably suffering much worse.

They had called Tala too to see if he knew of any possible places that Kai could be. He didn't know anything, but said that he would look into it. Tyson has faith in him. If anyone could find Kai, Tala could. But, as it currently stood, Rei was the only one that knew where Kai was. And, Tyson feared, if Rei didn't make it, then neither would Kai.

Tyson heard footsteps echoing through the hallway and looked up from his hands as one of the doctors walked into the waiting room. Unlike the nurses that come to check on them every hour or so, she had no smile on her face and looked extremely tired, tresses of red hair let loose out of her tight bun.

"Hello," she greeted, trying and failing to sound cheerful. "I understand that you are here with Rei Kon?" Tyson nodded and woke up Max and Kenny, who both sat up groggily. "My name is Dr. Hoshiko Kohana. Before we talk about your friend's condition, I need to ask you a few questions."

"What kind of questions?" asked Max, rubbing the sleep from his eyes and yawning.

"First of all, I need to know exactly how Rei was injured."

"He was shot, we already told you that," pointed out Tyson.

"Yes, I know that. I need to know how he was shot."

They all exchanged glances before Kenny answered, "Were not sure. We just found him like that."

"How did you know were to find him?"

"Why do you want to know?" demanded Tyson, his tone of voice rising. None of this was helping Rei.

"Calm down young man, I just need to know whether or not to fill out a police report. If your friend was intentionally shot, as in most cases with bullet wounds, then we need to know if we need to get a team of detectives out there to help catch whoever hurt your friend."

"Well, we got a text message from another one of our friends saying that they had been attacked at the pier a few miles away from the house we're staying at. When we got there, we found Rei there, but no sign of our other friend," explained Kenny.

"I see," said Dr. Kohana, writing some notes down on her clipboard. "I'll need to know your friend's name and any immediate family members that we could contact incase we have a kidnapping on our hands."

"Kai Hiwatari, and he doesn't have any family," answered Tyson.

Dr. Kohana looked up from her notes. "None at all?"

"None that we know of anyway, except his grandfather that is, but we kind of have a hunch that he could be a possible suspect in this whole thing."

Dr. Kohana finished writing down the information and then looked back to the remaining bladebreakers. "Now, back to Mr. Kon. We were able to stabilize him and, fortunately, he isn't comatose yet, despite the shocking amount of blood he's lost. However, we need to keep a close eye on him. He could slip into a coma at any moment and if he does, we need to be ready."

Max noticed that the doctor seemed to be beating around the bush, as if she was trying to avoid something. He had a pretty good idea what it was. "Dr. Kohana?" She shifted her gaze toward Max. "I was wondering if you could tell us his chances of survival. We really need to know."

Dr. Kohana dropped her gaze and let out a sigh. "You want the truth?" They all nodded in unison. "Not very good." Seeing the desperation in the teens' features, she continued. "Even though he isn't comatose, he is still in very critical condition. Because he was not brought in earlier, he has lost so much blood. He doesn't have enough left in him to make his body function properly. We are trying to increase his blood level, but if we don't restore it fast enough, he will either slip into a coma or…" Dr. Kohana couldn't finish the statement. She didn't have to. She had said enough for all of them to realize just how desperate the situation was.

Tyson stared at his hands again with watery eyes, trying desperately not to let the tears fall. He had to be strong. This was no time for an emotional breakdown. He looked at the others. They didn't seem to be worried about being strong at all, as tears were already streaming down their cheeks.

Dr. Kohana watched all of this silently. This was the worst part about her job. It was great when they could save someone, but in cases like this when there was a slim chance of survival, it was extremely hard to tell the friends and family that the person they cared for might not make it.

"Dr. Kohana?" She looked over at Tyson. "Please, call me Hoshiko." Tyson nodded. "Hoshiko, do you think we could see him, you know, just in case he doesn't…"

Hoshiko looked at him sadly. "I'm sorry but…" She stopped and looked at the distraught expression on his face. "Of course." Tyson face visibly brightened. "Thank you so much!"

"Think nothing of it. I'm more than happy to help. I just wish there was more I could do."

"You've done enough already by trying to save Rei. It means a lot to us that you're willing to help us so much," assured Max.

Hoshiko smiled. "Thank you. Anyway, your friend's room is the first one on the right once you walk into the ICU. You can't miss it. All I ask is that only one of you goes in at a time."

They all nodded. "Well, if you'll excuse me, I have other patients to attend to. It was nice meeting you all, though I wish it was under better circumstances."

"So do we." She smiled sadly, then walked turned and walked away in the opposite direction.

Balkov Abbey, Moscow, Russia

Tala Ivanhov walked hurriedly down the dark corridors of Balkov Abbey. His destination: Boris's office. When Tyson had called and asked if he knew where Kai was, and then told him about the situation in Russia, all signs immediately pointed to Boris and Voltaire. Those were the only two people alive that held a grudge against Kai strong enough to possess them to add kidnapping to their long list of felonies. He was going to find out what they had done with Kai, or die trying.

Tala shoved open the doors of the office so hard that they almost fell of their hinges. Boris came out from behind his desk and walked slowly toward him. "Why Tala, what a pleasant surprise." Tala didn't stop walking. In fact, he speed up his pace.

An unpleasant look spread across Boris's features. "What is all this about?" he demanded, backing up a little. Tala didn't answer. Instead he raised his fist and punched Boris square in the nose. He fell backwards and lay sprawled on the floor, holding one hand up to his face.

"Where is he!" Tala demanded to know, all self control lost. Boris looked up at him, blood seeping through his fingers. "Have you gone absolutely insane!"

Tala ignored the question. "Where is he!" he repeated.

"Who!"

"Kai! What did you do with him!" Boris stood up, wiped the blood from his broken nose, and laughed. "I see that you've had contact with the Bladebreakers."

"Answer the question!"

Boris sighed (which sounded rather weird since his nose was broken). "He is in his grandfather's custody at the moment. But he won't be for long."

"What are you saying!"

Boris smiled. "I'm saying that Voltaire no longer needs Kai anymore. That's why he's going to get rid of him. Can't say that I'll be sorry when he's gone."

"If either of you fucking bastards lay a hand on him I'll—

"You'll what? Stop us? Kill us? And how do you plan on doing that exactly?" It was then that two BioVolt employees walked into the office and grabbed Tala by each arm. "In case you haven't noticed, I'm in charge here. You are merely a puppet, a pawn in BioVolt's many strategies. Remember your place." He turned to the two guards that were holding the struggling Tala. "Make sure he is punished for his insolence."

The two men nodded and dragged Tala out of the room. Inside the office, crazed, maniacal laughs could be heard.

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Kai awoke to find himself lying on his stomach in a fairly new looking cell. He tried sitting up, only to find that his whole body ached like crazy. He weakly crawled over to the wall and used it to help push himself up into a slumped sitting position. Almost immediately after he sat up, loud footsteps sounded from outside the cell. Kai continued to sit silently as the face of Voltaire Hiwatari appeared from out of the gloom.

"It's good to see that you're awake, grandson. I was beginning to miss our special time together. Yesterday was such a bonding experience, don't you think?"

Kai ignored him, choosing instead to focus his energy on staring at the wall.

Voltaire laughed. "Giving me the cold shoulder, eh? It's not a big surprise to me. It is what you're famous for after all. Ignoring people. Brushing them aside. No wonder your friends haven't come for you, really. They're probably happy to be rid of you."

Kai continued to ignore him. He knew that Voltaire was just trying to mess with his head.

He frowned. "Very well then. I guess this means that it's time for more fun. Well, fun for me anyway."

Kai slowly turned his head toward him. "Fuck off."

"I'd advise you to hold your tongue while you are still on this earth, boy. If behave, I just might make your death quick."

"Oh goody," replied Kai sarcastically.

"I've had enough of this." He snapped his fingers and, out of nowhere, two men appeared. "Take young Kai to the punishment chamber. And when you get there, make him pay for his disobedience slowly. I want this to be agonizing."

The men nodded and unlocked the door of the cell. They then walked up to Kai and dragged him to his feet. Sharp pain tore at every one of his nerves, and it was all he could do not to scream.

Voltaire walked over to Kai and lifted his chin with his hand. "You're getting weak, Kai. I can see it in your eyes. You would have never given into pain this quickly in the past."

Kai jerked his head away from his grandfather. "This isn't the past anymore. Why don't you just move on, dammit!"

He just laughed, which he seemed to do whenever Kai was in pain. "Move on? Why should I? And besides, I can't move on. Not until you're out of my way."

"Then why don't you just kill me?"

"Because, I want to see you suffer. I want to see you plead for your life."

"Don't hold your breath, cause that's never going to happen."

Voltaire smiled. "We'll see."

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Well, what did you think? Good? Bad? Personally, I thought it was pretty good. It only took a couple hours to write. I just had a major creative boost today, so I hope you all enjoyed not having to wait very long for an update.

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