Chapter 7
Aure dragged Clair down the hall as Chanel followed them. They were about to knock on the door to the PBB All Starz room when they heard a shout. Curious, they opened the door to see the tv on, showing the end of Goki's battle.
"What the hell was that?!" Rick screamed.
A quick scan of the room told Chanel that everyone else was in there too. BBA Revolution, Blitzkrieg Boys and White Tiger X had joined the PBB All Starz as Kenny was working in the corner on their blades with Emily's help.
"Who the heck are they?" Spencer growled as the camera zoomed in on Goki's life-less face.
"What did they do to him?" Mariah whispered.
Ray caught the girls in his peripheral vision and smiled tightly. "Hey Clair, Aure, Chanel."
"Hey Ray." Chanel said, walking up to him. "What happened?" She asked as the tv showed Kane and Jim talking to each other.
"Goki went up against one of the Dark Oblivion bladers. Oh here's the replay." Ray said. The three french bladers looked up at the tv as they replayed the battle, all 10 seconds of it.
"What the hell?!" Aure shouted.
"Exactly!" Rick said, throwing his hands up.
Tyson narrowed his eyes as Jim took Kane's place in the battle.
"Why is Jim taking Kane's place?" Hilary asked.
"So that Kane, Salima and Zeo can blade in the next round." Tala said a little harshly, but everyone shook it off, knowing Tala was actually a little freaked out.
Clair's eyes saddened as she looked on. The battle lasted about 10 seconds as well and the outcome was the same.
Max noticed the sad look and just moved to stand next to her, to try and give her some comfort.
Clair smiled softly at Max for the gesture, but she was too freaked out to try and savor the moment of his arm brushing up against her own.
Kai narrowed his eyes and walked out of the room without a word, heading down the hall.
Just who the hell were those freaks and what were they doing to Team Psykick?
Rounding a corner, he almost ran into someone, and he looked down to see that it was Rose, flanked by Belle and Noel.
Rose looked up and into amethyst orbs as she was almost run over. "You saw?" She asked simply to which she received a nod. "My girls still in the locker room?" Another nod.
As Rose was about to move past him, a snicker was heard from down the hall.
"As to the point as ever and oh so non-chalant." A sneer followed.
The four turned to see all five Dark Oblivion members standing there, looking at them.
Again that wave of familiarity flowed through the girls as Kai glared.
"What do you want?" Noel snapped, admittedly a little on edge after seeing them blade.
"Nothing." One stepped forward, seemingly in charge. "Lets go."
They turned to go away, but one stayed behind. "Better watch your backs. All of you."
After they disappeared around the corner and their footsteps faded, Noel snorted. "Wow, creepy much?"
Rose narrowed her eyes and looked at Kai briefly. Again, Kai felt as if he knew her as they communicated through their eyes. Emerald and Amethyst. Kai nodded and turned on his heel, heading back to the locker room, the Angels following him.
He opened the door to which Tala gave him a weird look until the other half of the Angels filled in after him, to which he received a 'what-the-hell' look from his entire team.
Kai rolled his eyes. "We were paid a visit." That caught everyone's attention as they turned around.
"From who?" Ray asked.
"The Dark Oblivions thought it would be cute to play creeper with us in the hallway." Noel said flatly.
Clair, Chanel and Aure's eyes immediately went to Rose and she nodded.
"We are going to take our leave for the day." Rose said. "Be careful." Those were her last words of warning as the Spinning Angels left the locker room.
"So Rose, what's the story?" Chanel asked as the girls all sat down on the couches in their suite.
Rose sighed. "Have any of you felt that you know the Dark Oblivions?"
A shock wave of sorts ran throughout the room.
"Yea..." They chorused each other. Eyes widened as they all looked at each other.
"So all of us have felt it." Belle said softly, looking at Rose, remembering their conversation yesterday afternoon.
"But where could we have possibly known them from?" Clair said.
"And why do they seem to hate us so much?" Noel finished.
Suddenly a face flashed in Rose's head and Belle noticed the look.
"What is it Rose?" Belle asked.
Rose wasn't sure if she wanted to share what she had just remembered, but remembering the teams' threat, she succumbed. "You girls remember Anna and her little group?"
Noel sneered. "Yea, those back-stabbing bitches. So sweet to our faces yet had always been against us."
"You think its them?" Belle asked.
"They are very powerful bladers." Aure agreed.
"Yea, they would be able to take out Team Psykick, but what about that weird black smoke?" Clair asked.
"Yea, we've never seen anything like that." Chanel pointed out.
"But would you put it past them?" Rose asked. "And think about the way they've talked to us, to me."
Belle nodded. "Anna did always a slight inferiority complex towards you."
"Slight?" Noel bit. "She would have hanged Rose if she had the chance, same for the other bitches. They despised us cause we were 'the perfect soldiers'." She spat.
"Easy El." Chanel said calmly. "Getting riled up will do us no good."
Noel snapped her mouth shut, but she was still pissed off.
"What the hell are they doing here though?" Aure said.
"Yea, aren't they still at the Alley?" Clair said.
"Under his thumb?" Noel snapped. Chanel gave her a look and Noel shut her mouth, rolling her eyes.
"Apparently not." Aure rolled her eyes. "Apparently they are here to stir up trouble, maybe even under his orders."
"Should we tell everyone?" Belle asked Rose. "They did included Kai and everyone else in their threat. I think we own it to them to tell them. Not everything, but that they might be in danger. Cause if it is Anna and her girls, then we know how much they hate the Blitzkrieg Boys."
Rose thought about it. It was true, that if it was Anna, then the Angels weren't their only target, the Blitzkrieg Boys were in trouble too. Though since they didn't remember them, Rose's pride was a little more than bruised. After what they went through together, how could they forget them?
"Yea, lets tell them." Rose nodded.
Kai was walking by the door to the hallway from their suite when a knock was heard. He raised an eyebrow. Who the hell was visiting them now?
He opened the door, surprised to see all of the Angels standing there, Rose in the front.
"You gunna invite us in hothead?" Rose said coolly. Kai gave her a look, but stepped back and allowed them in.
Tala rounded the corner and gave them a look. "What the hell? Kai?"
"I suggest grabbing Spencer and Bryan." Noel said shortly.
Tala was about to snap at her but Kai intervened. "Lets just hear them out alright? I'm guessing this has something to do with this afternoon?" He asked Rose.
Rose nodded. "Yes. We feel obligated to tell you what we believe is going on."
Tala raised an eyebrow at that, but shouted for Bryan and Spencer anyway.
Bryan and Spencer walked in, about to yell at Tala for summoning them in the tone that he did, when they saw they had company.
Spencer locked gazes with Noel again and he was a little unnerved that she wasn't looking away again.
"What are they doing here?" Bryan asked, narrowing him eyes at them.
"They have something to share with the class." Tala rolled his eyes, but again his eyes were drawn to Belle.
Bryan raised an eyebrow but scoffed. "Fine then, talk."
Rose took a step forward. "We think we know who the Dark Oblivions are."
THAT caught the boys' attention.
"What?!" Tala got right up in Rose's face, but she gave him a nasty look and shoved him back, surprising Tala yet again at her strength.
"Shove it Tala and let me finish." Rose snapped. Bryan and Spencer would have laughed if not for the look Kai gave them. "We believe that the captain's name is Anna Kowalski. Her and her 4 friends, Elise Pawlak, Kathryn Olszewski, Brittany Majewski and Lillian Zawadzki are all Polish and powerful bladers. We know them from our childhood and believe, from what we can remember of them, that they are indeed the new team."
"How?" Spencer asked.
"Their voices sound familiar and they way they have talked to us, reminds us of them." Aure explained.
"Why do you feel obligated to tell us?" Kai asked.
"In the past, they worked for Boris." Rose said, waiting for that to set in.
"Boris?!" Bryan shouted. "What the hell? How do you know that?"
Rose sneered. "We just do. That's all we came here to tell you, so goodbye and see you in Berlin tomorrow."
All the girls turned and walked out the door, but Kai stepped in front of Rose, blocking her path. Rose spun on her heel, spinning around him, her usually hidden necklace, spinning out and catching the light. Kai's sharp eyes caught the charm as it flew out. It was a pair of wings, one bathed in fire, the other bathed in light. One orange and red, the other white and gold.
"Bye Kai." Rose said shortly as she walked out.
The next morning, the Angels headed down to the limos waiting to take all the teams to the airport.
"Clair!" Max smiled as they met up in the lobby.
"Hey Max." Clair smiled. "How are you?"
Max shrugged. "Alright, still a little freaked out about the Dark Oblivions' match yesterday, but excited for the next round."
"Oh yea, totally forgot to tell you that it was very cool to watch your battles against Tala and Kai." Clair commented. "How's your blade by the way? I suspect that all your blades, Lee, Daichi, Tyson, Ray, Tala, Kai and yours are pretty beat up considering the battles you guys had yesterday."
Max nodded, pulling out Draciel who was looking as good as new. "Yea, we bombarded Kenny last night." He laughed. "But Kenny's used to it and got it all done, though I suppose he's probably going to be sleeping on the plane considering he just got done with Strata Dragoon this morning."
"Yea, and you all better be damn grateful." Kenny mumbled, stumbling into the lobby with the rest of the PBB All Starz, and BBA Revolution.
"Oh we definitely appreciate it Chief." Tyson nodded. "Only you could do it."
"Yea Chief." Ray smiled, walking in with his team. "Only you."
Kenny nodded. "Thank you." And he almost fell down as he got dizzy, but Hilary and Tyson caught him.
"Ok Kenny, lets get you to the limo before you collapse, alright?" Hilary asked. Kenny nodded as Tyson and Hilary guided him to the limo waiting outside. The BBA Revolution and White Tiger X got in the first limo as the PBB All Starz and The Spinning Angels got in the second.
"So how are you girls enjoying your first World Championships so far?" Emily asked as the limo started to head to the airport.
"Awesome fun." Aure grinned. "And the traveling is just a plus. Can't wait till I get to blade next round."
"Yea, you guys are up against the Tigers, right?" Rick asked and Emily brought up the schedule on her laptop.
"Yea, they are and we are up against Daichi and Tyson." Emily informed the group. "Justice Five and the Blitzkrieg Boys, Team Psykick and F-Dynasty and the Saint Shields and Dark Oblivions..." Emily trailed off, the image of Goki and Jim's faces still fresh in her head.
"I hope Ozuma and his team are up for it." Eddie said.
"Yea, that black smoke stuff doesn't really let us know what is going on." Emily sighed. "We can't even prepare ourselves for what might happen."
"They are something though..." Michael admitted. "Would not want to meet them in a dark alley."
The Angels stayed silent as the All Starz talked amongst themselves about the dark team. Only Max noticed the silence as his gaze was constantly dragged towards Clair's ocean blues. He brushed it off as nerves because of what they were talking about, but something kept telling him that something bigger was going on. What would a World Championship be if something bad didn't happen?
The limos soon arrived at the airport and everyone eventually made it through security and onto the commercial plane. But not without the public noticing the world famous bladers.
"OMG ITS TYSON!"
"AHHHH I LOVE YOU RAY!"
"YOU'RE SOOOO COOL KAI!"
"MAX IS THE SWEETEST!"
On and on the comments rang out as the bladers made their way to the back of the plane where Mr Dickenson had reserved a huge chunk of seats.
Noel rolled her eyes and quickly made her way to the back, dumping her carry-on on a seat, and plopping down in the next seat over.
Chanel shook her head, with a smile on her face at her best friend's reaction to the comments.
Rose walked silently down the aisle, following her teammates. She felt Kai's eyes on her as he followed her down to their seats. Honestly, she just wanted to punch his face in, but that would cause a scene, and questions. And she really didn't want to answer those questions.
She was almost clear to their seats, when someone blocked her path.
It was a small russian girl, with blond ringlets and the most innocent looking eyes Rose had seen in a long time.
"C-Can y-y-you, si-ign th-this for m-m-me?" She stuttered. As Rose met her gaze, the shy little girl looked down and held up a piece of paper with a pen high in the air above her head.
It was tense for a moment, know one really knowing what Rose would do.
Then Kai's eyes widened as Rose knelt down right there in the aisle, and took the paper and pen.
"Of course dear." Rose said softly. As she wrote her name, the little girl slowly looked up, a huge smile on her face. "What's your name?"
"M-Marie." She answered happily, as Rose gave her a small smile.
"Well Marie, do you want to be a blader?"
Marie nodded joyfully. "Yea, I wanna be just like you. I saw your battle in the championships and you were awesome."
As the little girl opened up to Rose, Kai just looked on in wonder.
Her smile.
It was like a memory from his distant past. Something clicked in his memory. But what, he couldn't remember due to his fuzzy memories. That and her necklace from last night. He knew he had seen the necklace before, but where?
Rose nodded one last time as the girl smiled and went back to her seat. She got up slowly to see everyone looking at her, but she brushed it off and went down the aisle, swiftly taking her seat next to Belle.
Belle smiled, but didn't say anything as everyone who had been stuck behind Rose took their seats.
"That was really sweet Rose." Mariah smiled as she past the girls. Rose nodded, but didn't say anything as Tala then past them, his expression confused and curious.
As the plane took off, Daichi screamed as per usual, still not used to flying. Max and Tyson tied him down in his seat and stuffed napkins in his mouth before Rick, Bryan and Spencer killed him.
As they landed, Rose got up to get out and ended up behind Kai, who again, she just wanted to punch in the face, for no other reason then the pure satisfaction.
Kai turned around and raised an eyebrow as he had felt her glare at him. "You gunna tell me about last night?"
"No." Rose answered shortly, still glaring at him.
Kai raised an eyebrow as they kept waiting to be let off. "And your mysterious necklace that you keep hidden?"
Rose narrowed her eyes dangerously. "That. Is none of your business anymore."
"Anymore?" Kai questioned.
"Not since you left the Abbey." Rose said no more even after Kai kept glaring at her. Eventually he was forced to walk down the aisle and de-plane.
Belle immediately went to Rose's side once there was enough room and she grabbed her best friend's hand and squeezed tightly, Rose squeezing back just as hard.
"Thanks Bells." Rose whispered and Belle nodded.
"ROSIE!"
In the next second, Enrique was hugging Rose as the rest of the Majestics came up.
"Enri, off." Rose said patiently, but after her 'talk' with Kai, she was a little less patient than usual.
Bella and Noel carefully pulled Enrique off as Oliver came up.
Oliver noticed Rose's stiffened stance and saw Kai looking at her. He connected the dots as he hugged his cousin.
"Easy Rosie." He whispered softly as he gave her a quick hug.
Rose relaxed slightly in her cousin's arms but not much.
"Hey Robert." Belle smiled politely as the german captain came up, Oliver letting Rose go.
"Girls." Robert nodded, then his gaze traveled over to the other bladers and he smiled again. "Tyson, Ray, Max, Kai."
"Hey Robert!" Tyson smiled, grasping Robert's hand. "What are you guys doing here?"
"Thought we'd pop in and watch some of the tournament while it was in Berlin." Johnny said. "Robert's got a business deal here and we have been staying at his place the past couple days."
"Thought we got rid of you at the airport back in Paris." Noel grumbled.
"You'll never get rid of us lass." Johnny smiled charmingly, but Noel totally ignored him as Emily, Salima, Ming-Ming, Julia, Marium, Hilary and Mariah burst out laughing.
"I have reservations at a local restaurant if you guys are hungry?" Robert offered.
"FOOD!" Tyson and Daichi screamed, running through the airport, as everyone sighed.
"So, they haven't changed one bit." Oliver rolled his eyes.
"No...really?" Max laughed.
Mmmmmmmmm, so Kai and Rose?
