Chaos: Ok I'm back! Sorry about that disappearance last chapter.
Kai: We found her passed out in one of the back rooms.
Chaos: They didn't need to know that.
Tonya: Yes, everyone pity the poor author.
Chris: Especially since she controls us.
Tala: If you wish to see us live then do as they say.
Chaos: Hey! I'm not that mean! *pouts*
Kai: Great, she's about to cry. We better make it up to her before she tortures us later.
All: Chaos doesn't own beyblade or its characters, just her OC's
Chaos: *;)* Enjoy the story.
~*Project B*~
The Egyptian leg of the tournament came and went. Many of the teams wondered what had happened to the two girls of Eternal D. Some asked around, but the answer was always the same. They just dropped out. No one knew why and after awhile, many didn't give it a second thought, except for two certain Russians. At first they'd voiced their opinions with Bryan and Spencer, but then began to keep it to themselves after the two older boys got annoyed with them. Kai would gladly forget the two if he could, but Dranzer wouldn't let him. She was constantly worrying about Daikairi and his master. He still didn't know the connection between the two and wished he did. Tala on the other hand didn't know why he cared about them so much. Unlike Kai he didn't have a reason to always keep them on his mind when he could easily push them out. But he couldn't. And he didn't know why.
"Tala? Earth to Tala?"
"Hm." The red head glanced up at an annoyed Bryan who just shook his head.
"Man get in the game." The lilac teen mumbled as he looked back down at his blade.
"Sorry." He said softly. Spencer just glanced at his captain to make sure he was ok.
"Come on, we're up next." Kai stood and led them out of the locker room and into the arena. The crowd broke out into a frenzy as the boys walked on to their bench.
"Tonya why are we even here?" Chris asked as the two girls made their way down the stairs, sitting in the stands for once instead of standing up top.
"One I want to see those stupid BEGA cronies put in their place. Two your damn bitbeast has been harassing you to see Dranzer since we dropped out. Need I go on?" Tonya glanced back to see Chris nod.
"Fair enough. Maybe now Daikairi will stop giving me such major headaches." She moaned holding the side of her head.
They sat right behind the Blitzkrieg Boys as close as the seats would allow them to be. The two sat there silently as they watched Tala glance over to see Garland giving him that stupid grin. Tonya found herself hissing lowly and digging her nails into the seat. Chris nudged her to relax before she broke the seat. Tonya slowly loosened her grip, but kept burning holes into Garland's head as he prepared himself. The dish disappeared and revealed one of the larger playing areas. It was a rocky field, similar to the one Kai and Tyson had battled in last year.
"It's such a shame that this couldn't be a smaller crowd. I don't want to embarrass you again Tala." The silver haired boy's grin grew as Tala growled back at him.
"I'll make you eat those words Garland." Tala took up his stance and waited patiently for the countdown.
"Ready? 3, 2, 1, let it rip!"
The two launched and Tala sent Wolborg chasing after Apollon. The two bitbeasts fought each other, not needing any commands from their masters. Each time they broke apart and collided hard it sent out shockwaves in the arena. Tala was managing better this time around than the first time he'd faced Garland. But the silver haired boy knew his weakness and wasn't long from exploiting it and turning this battle in his favor. Tala kept his gaze focused on the match, doing his best to ignore Garland and keep his cool. He watched as his blade was constantly moving, not staying in one spot for too long. Garland kept up with him easily and knew that now was the time to turn the tide.
"Still the same Tala. You really haven't improved much have you?" Tala's concentration was broken as he glanced up and watched as his blade was slammed back. A thin red line appeared on his cheek and a small line of blood trickled down. Garland's grin returned as he saw the fire of hatred spark in his eyes and knew it was only a matter of time now. "You just don't learn. I beat you once and I can just as easily do it again. Face it, you can't compete with me. I know it and you know it too." His blade slammed into Tala's again and caused another scratch to appear, this time on his neck.
"Why don't you shut the hell up!" Tala hollered back as Wolborg slammed into Apollon. The gold blade moved just enough to absorb most of the attack and not take in too much damage.
That was the opening Garland needed. He began to pull out his shadow boxing moves, striking as if Tala was right in front of him instead of twenty feet away. Garland's blows connected each time, slowly wearing Tala down little by little. In the stands Tonya watched and fought to keep her cool. She didn't know who she was more aggravated with. Tala for not listening to what she'd told him, or Garland and that stupid smug look on his face. She watched as another powerful hit connected and knocked Tala back a few feet. His clothes were torn and he was bleeding everywhere. Garland had no intention of being nice this time around. He was out to make a point.
"Argh! I can't take this anymore!" Tonya yelled as she stood up in her seat with Chris keeping an eye on her. "Wolf if you don't get your shit in gear I'll come down there and whoop your fucking ass myself!"
Tala froze when he heard that voice and that name. Only one person had ever called him that. He turned to see Tonya glaring daggers at him while Chris just watched with an amused look on her face. Garland turned to see who had yelled at him and that was the small break Tala needed. He pushed Garland's blade back hard, knocking it into one of the rocks. The blade was fine of course, but he took this opportunity to put Tonya's advice to good use. He composed himself and his look of frustration from earlier was replaced by his trade mark smirk. Garland looked back at the red head and wondered what he had in mind.
"You know, you almost had me there. Trying to get inside my head and anger me just like last time. But you're wrong about one thing. You're the one who hasn't changed Garland." Tala's eyes changed to ice and Garland had to fight the urge to step back. He'd never felt the full force of Tala's glare before. "Contrary to what you think, I have improved. Unlike you I work hard to get where I'm at now. I didn't take a hand out to make it to the top like you." The last words were like a slap in the face to Garland.
"How can you stand there acting like you're better than me when you once worked under Boris just like I did!" Garland hollered, his composure broken. A smile broke across Tonya's face as she saw that Tala had taken her advice after all. She felt a small bubble of pride inside of her as she watched Tala take control.
"True, at one time I did. But I got smart and broke away. You knew about what he'd done and yet you still chose to take the easy way. That's pretty pathetic if you ask me!" Wolborg slammed Apollon back again and this time kept on the attack.
Garland didn't know what to do. He tried his best to regain control of the battle, but couldn't upset the wolf anymore. Without a command from their masters, both bitbeasts rose up and began to battle each other. They traded blow for blow and dealt multiple wounds to each others' masters. Tala could see that he'd cracked Garland and was just waiting for the perfect moment to strike. He could feel his energy building inside of him and was surprised at how easy it was to access now that his block was gone.
"I've had enough of this! Apollon finish this with Radiant Thunder!" Garland hollered as his bitbeast began to glow.
The beast dove towards Wolborg and caused a huge explosion inside the arena. Everyone waited patiently as the smoke slowly cleared out of the way. Garland stood within the smoke, wondering if his attack had worked. At first he only heard one blade spinning and began to relax. But then the sound of a second blade could be heard and was shocked that his attack hadn't succeeded. And as the last of the smoke cleared, he saw why. A huge wall of thick ice was protecting Wolborg and Tala. The wall disappeared and Garland saw a sneering Tala standing there, unharmed by his last attack.
"How do you like my new Blizzard Shield? This is what I was working on this entire time when you thought I hadn't improved." His sneer grew as Garland remained silent, unable to say anything. "Wolborg end this now! Novae Rouge!"
A huge blizzard was kicked up and it quickly froze Garland's blade. Wolborg rammed into Apollon hard, sending the beast and its blade flying out of the arena. Gradually the storm died down and the grey blade returned to Tala's waiting hand. The crowd sparked to life, cheering for Tala as he was declared the winner. He glanced up to see Tonya nodding in approval as she sat back down. A confused Bryan and Spencer were wondering what the connection was between the two and Tala just said he'd explain later. Kai grinned slightly as he passed Tala and took up his position at the battlefield. Brooklyn was waiting.
The orange haired boy didn't smile like the last time the two had faced. He knew that Kai had the power to defeat him and didn't plan on playing around. He knew that if he could beat Kai, then beating Tala would be no problem. He loaded his crossbow launcher and waited as Kai prepared himself as well. Once Kai was ready he took up his stance and waited for the countdown.
"Ready? 3, 2, 1, let it rip!"
The two launched and connected at once. A huge shockwave was sent out, shaking the arena foundation. Once the two blades landed back on the ground the two began to engage in a speed battle. Neither one let up as the constant attacking and defending switched between the two blades. Kai was easily able to keep his eyes on the blades, after having studied Tonya and Chris's high speed battles. The battle stayed at a constant stalemate, neither one giving any ground.
"Zeus why don't you show yourself." Brooklyn said softly as a dark light shot forth from his blade. The arena dimmed as the darkness beast rose forth, taking up position behind his master.
"Dranzer appear!" Kai hollered as the beautiful phoenix arose with a cry as she positioned herself in front of her master.
'Something doesn't feel right.' Daikairi chimed in as Chris tried to watch the battle.
'What do you mean?' Even though she was annoyed at his constant bugging, she wasn't going to ignore his concerns.
'I can feel darkness growing. Almost as if it's preparing to swallow Dranzer and her master.' The wispy voice replied, slightly nervous.
'Just keep an eye on it. If it gets any worse then we may step in.' Chris replied, really focusing on the match now. Tonya glanced over, already reading the concern on her friends face.
"Not bad Kai. I can see that you've gotten better as well. I've improved my game as well and I have a few new tricks up my sleeve." Brooklyn's smile appeared and Kai wondered what he was up to.
Brooklyn opened his eyes and Kai saw that they were changed. As soon as Kai looked into those eyes, he was swallowed up by the darkness. His body was fine, but his mind was elsewhere. Brooklyn was there as well and Kai knew instantly that he was trying to trap him in his mind like he had with Tyson during the BEGA incident. He kept on guard, unsure of what to expect. Out of nowhere he felt a sharp pain on his arm. He glanced down and saw a large bleeding gash. Another sharp pain came from his leg this time and saw that a long gash was bleeding underneath his pants. More and more cuts began to appear all over and Kai had to fight from screaming out, but every now and then he couldn't help it. In his mind he could hear Dranzer's cries as she felt the same pain he did. When the cuts finally seemed as if they were stopping, the dull throb of pain was replace with a burning sensation. Kai couldn't hold back his screams anymore as the fire increased to a blaze that seemed to radiate from inside of him. Even Dranzer felt this pain through him and echoed his screams.
'Please help us! Someone please!' the phoenix cried out with her mind as she tried to shield Kai from the worst of it.
Outside of his mind Kai stood there with a blank look upon his face. All the cuts were there on his body and his blade still fought to keep spinning as Brooklyn slammed it, toying with his prey. In the stands Chris hissed in pain as Daikairi heard Dranzer's cries of pain. Tonya saw this and placed a hand on her friend, wondering what exactly was going on.
"He's trapped them in their minds. They can feel all the physical pain and now he's making them feel an intense burning." Chris hissed again as another cry rung out in her head.
"Try to establish a connection and help ease their pain. I'll take care of him." Tonya said as she watched Chris relax.
Chris reached out with her mind to Kai and was able to somewhat connect with him. In his mind Kai was still burning and screaming in pain. He was on his knees holding his head, trying to get the burning to stop. The more he tried to stop it, the worse it got and he felt like he was going insane. Kai began whimpering, the pain slowly overtaking everything. He just wanted to go numb and let the pain take him.
"Get up Hiwatari!" Kai slowly glanced up to see Chris standing over him. "You have to fight this! I can help you." She offered her hand and Kai's pain was temporarily replaced with anger.
"I don't need your help!" Kai batted it away as a fresh wave of pain washed over him.
"It's not just you you're fighting for here Kai. Think about Dranzer and how much she's hurting!" At the mention of his bitbeast's name he froze. He could hear her cries still and knew that if he didn't help himself, that she wouldn't be helped either.
Kai slowly, shakily, took Chris's hand and allowed her to help him up. She grabbed his other hand and closed her eyes as she tried to help lessen the pain. Kai could feel Daikairi wrap his wings around Dranzer in protection as he bared the worst of the pain for them all. Chris nodded both in her mind and physically to let Tonya know that she had them in her protection so she could continue.
Tonya took a deep breath as she easily connected to Brooklyn's mind and hit him with a wave of pain, far worse than anything he dealt to Kai. She had to fight the urge to make him scream in pain right there. But she knew that would ruin everything for the boys and she just barely kept herself in check. She sent out another wave of pain with more force than the first. Brooklyn grabbed the side of his head as he tried to block out the pain. He glanced around with his venom green eyes, trying to find out who was doing this to him. He growled lowly as he was unable to pinpoint who was doing this to him.
'Over here.' Brooklyn's head snapped over to where he heard the words. He locked eyes with Tonya who had already changed her eyes as well. 'I suggest you release Kai now and play this match fair, otherwise things will get a lot worse for you.' She snarled as another more powerful wave of pain shot through his mind.
'Or what?' he challenged.
'Or I drop you to your knees and make you scream out like the little bitch you really are.' She narrowed her eyes and dared him to question her again. Behind her he saw two yellow eyes flash as Shadow loomed around her, hidden in the dim lighting around him. Only the two could see him and Brooklyn remembered how powerful the dragon was. He knew that Zeus wouldn't be able to hold a candle to him if the dragon showed his true power.
Brooklyn grudgingly, fearfully, released Kai from his hold. The blank look disappeared and Kai was back in his body. He glanced over to Chris who opened her eyes and nodded for him to finish the battle. Kai looked back at Brooklyn who just stood there with a pissed look on his face. Surprisingly Kai didn't feel weak from all the pain like he thought he would. He could feel a wispy swirl of energy inside his body and in Dranzer. Daikairi had left them with a parting gift.
"Dranzer I say we get them back for all of that. Finish this with Blazing Gig!"
Kai commanded as Dranzer burned bright blue, and dove towards Zeus who tried to fight off the fire with his own darkness. But his energy was too drained from holding the two prisoners to do any good. The beast was easily pushed back into his blade and sent flying out of the dish. Kai was declared the winner and caught his blade as the crowd finally ignited. He glanced up to see the two girls stand and walk out of there.
"Guess it was a good thing we showed up." Chris said as she climbed the stairs.
"I guess so. But this is the last time we deal with them. We have our own agenda to keep. And we can't afford to make them any more suspicious than they already are. There's no need to drag others into our hell. We're on our own now. Come on, we have a visit we need to pay someone." Tonya said silently as she kept her eyes forward, not looking back even though she could feel their eyes on her back.
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The snow drifted slowly to the ground, adding to the perfectly untouched glistening snow all around. The stars were the only source of light on the dark night, but it was enough for the trained eyes of those who've lived in darkness all their lives. The two girls moved with stealth and barely left any tracks in the snow. The two silently hopped the iron bar fence and climbed a tree, allowing them easy access to the second story of the old house they were breaking into. Chris easily unhooked the latch on the window and slid it open silently, allowing them to sneak inside. Tonya glanced around the room and smiled when she saw that they'd lucked out. They'd stumbled into the office room where all the old files were kept. She spotted a computer and saw that it hadn't been turned off. She wiggled the mouse and the screen turned from black to white from the files already up. Tonya began quickly looking through the files on the computer, while Chris started rummaging through the files on the desk throwing useless ones on the ground. The two were making a lot of noise in their search, but didn't really care.
"Hey! Who's here?" the door suddenly slammed open. Both girls looked up to see Boris standing there with a hand gun in his hand, pointed at Chris at the moment. "Who the hell are you?" he growled as he watched Tonya slowly rise from the chair behind the computer.
"What? You're saying you don't remember us?" Tonya asked in a mocking tone. She grinned as temporary confusion crossed Boris's face. Those few seconds was all it took Chris to cross the small space between her and Boris. Boris saw this and moved to fire the gun, but was too slow.
"Argh!" Boris hollered in pain as the gun fell from his hand. He stared at his now bloody hand where a dagger was sticking out of it. He turned and glared at Tonya who still had her arm outstretched from throwing the dagger. The two had stocked up on small weapons like that in case something like this happened. Chris grabbed his good arm and twisted it sharply behind his back. Boris was brought to his knees, he couldn't believe how easily these girls had overpowered him.
"All we want is some answers. Tell us what we want to know and we'll be nice." Chris said as she held his arms behind his back.
"What makes you think I'll tell you little bitches anything?" He spat. Chris grabbed a handful of his hair and yanked his head back hard, causing him to hiss in pain.
"Well for one you're the one on your knees in pain. And I don't think you want to make things any worse for yourself." Boris glanced up at Tonya who was standing over him. "Tell us everything you know about Project B." At the mention of those words, surprise crossed Boris's face.
"How do about that project?" He asked, genuinely curious about what the two wanted to know.
"That doesn't concern you now does it?" Tonya reached down and yanked the dagger out of Boris's hand. He winced, but refused to cry out in front of the two. When he refused to answer Chris yanked his hair hard again and twisted his arm higher. Boris could tell that if pushed, these girls would have no problem torturing him to get what they wanted.
"Ok, ok! Project B was headed up by one of BIOVOLT's top researchers. Voltaire invested in the project for a little while, but when no results were produced he pulled the plug. Shortly after Voltaire stopped funding the project, some results began to appear. But no information was given to us after we stopped funding the project. That was over twelve years ago though." Chris loosed up a bit and Boris could feel his arm starting to throb.
"Do you have any information left on it?" Tonya asked as Boris glared up at her.
"If there's anything left, it'll be in that file cabinet right there. It'll be in a brown folder." He looked away as Tonya turned to search for the file. It didn't take her long to find the file, since it was the only brown one in there. After scanning through it she nodded at Chris who stood Boris up.
In an instant Boris stepped back hard, slamming Chris into the wall. It knocked the air out of her and gave Boris time to activate a secret security panel hidden on the wall. Alarms began to ring and Boris smiled in triumph. Chris growled, having been caught off guard so easily, and moved in front of Boris quickly. He didn't have time to react as she drove her knee hard into his chest, breaking a few ribs in the process. He couldn't believe how strong she was. Blood began to build in his throat and he had to cough it up or choke on it. He dropped to the floor, near where the gun had landed. He reached out his arm to grab it, but had his hand stomped on by Tonya. He heard his fingers snap and saw the bones break through the skin. He looked up at Tonya who stared at him with no sympathy as she drew her foot back and kicked him hard, sending him flying into the nearby wall. Boris lied there, beaten and broken. He looked up one more time to see the two girls staring down at him as recognition finally dawned on him.
"It can't be…" Unconsciousness claimed him before he could finish. Without another word the two slipped out of the house and out of sight.
Got this one done early. And even better news school is out which means new chapters should be up quicker now. No promises but you get the idea. Anyways hope you enjoyed the chapter and let me know what you thought!
