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Due to my own stupidity, this chapter was uploaded at the wrong time as Chapter 8.
One person pointed this out to me, and I had realized it all too late.
So I am VERY sorry about that!
When I deleted this chapter and put up the REAL chapter 8, people got confused.
But it is all on track now….thank God….
I am VERY sorry about all this!
Everyone's read this already, so I'm not expecting anyone to review, so don't feel obligated.
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Chapter 9 – Escape to the Streets
"Our orders are to recapture you. Comply willingly and we shall spare your lives."
Kai growled, looking up at his red haired friend.
"Tala..."
His ice blue eyes narrowed slightly as he pulled out a gun shaped launcher. "Do as I say!"
Kai glared at his friend as he quickly revealed his own launcher and his Dranzer, ready to battle.
"Kai!"
"Stay out of this...I intend to keep what I said to you."
Bryan drew his own blade and prepared for battle.
"Stay out of this one Bryan...this is my job!" Tala barked, glaring over his shoulder at his comrade.
"Yes sir..." Bryan withdrew a few steps, keeping his launcher at the ready just in case.
"3...2...1..."
"GO!"
The two friends launched their blades into battle, fire and ice immediately swirling into a fierce storm.
"Wolborg!" Tala exclaimed.
The icy beyblade charged for Dranzer, only to collide slightly and circle around it.
"Wait a minute..." Kai thought to himself. "He's trying to..."
Crimson eyes glanced up into blue as the two beyblades spaced themselves out.
"I see now..." Kai smiled mentally.
"GO DRANZER! Fire emission now!"
"Wolborg! Counter it!"
The two beyblades collided once again, but the sheer force of the two attacks pushed the beyblades in opposite directions.
"Duck Hilary!"
Dranzer flew for the brunette, who dove for cover just in time as the cobalt blade dug into the metal lock across the gate.
The attack ring ground into the old metal, and soon the lock was destroyed, and the gate swung open freely.
"Now!" Kai picked Hilary up and grabbed Dranzer, running for the surrounding forest.
"Damn!" Bryan ran after them, Tala following slightly behind. "Don't let them escape!"
"Kai! What happened?" Hilary wasn't sure how the gate had opened. Everything had happened so fast.
"Tala...Tala helped us...he set up the whole thing to look like an accident!" Kai couldn't help but smile. His friend had put him in great risk, and Kai knew that he would have to pay him back someday.
"I don't think they're following us now!" Hilary panted, looking over her shoulder as they continued to run through the snowed covered forest.
"Good...but let's not take any chances. We can relax once we get to the streets."
The forest soon came to an end, and the two teens spilt onto the sidewalk behind a row of buildings.
Hilary fell down against the wall, panting for breath while Kai braced himself on his knees, trying to regain his energy.
"Are you alright?"
The Russian teen looked over at the younger girl, concern covering her face slightly.
"Yeah...I'm fine." He stood up straight, swallowing hard to wet his dry throat.
Once the two recovered, they walked to the front of the buildings and proceeded up the street.
"What are we going to do now? Shouldn't we go to the police?"
"No!" Kai nearly shouted. "No...too many in this city are corrupted by BioVolt. If we go to them, we will surely be returned to the abbey.
The brunette pulled her jacket closer to her as a cold wind whipped past.
After a moment of silence, the two walked into a residential area, large mansions lining one side of the street, while tall office buildings lined the other.
Proceeding to the opposite side of the street where the office buildings were, Hilary noticed a large brick mansion set upon a hill, gated in with a matching fence. Snow covered everything except a black mini limo which was parked on the street, waiting to pick up the owner.
"Hey Kai!" What about that house over there!" Hilary exclaimed, pointing to the house. "We can ask them for help!"
Kai stopped in his tracks and returned to the brunette's side, his crimson eyes widening at the sight of the stately mansion.
Hilary gasped as the front gate opened, and a large elderly man walked out, escorted closely by two men in black business suits.
The group proceeded over to a limo.
Hilary rushed forward. "Hey Can you help..."
Suddenly, she was pulled back against Kai, his cold calloused hand covering her mouth. He then ducked behind a dumpster, holding his breath.
The men looked over at the alley, then at each other in confusion.
"Forget about whatever that was...probably just some foolish children..." The elderly man bellowed, getting into the back of the limo.
"Good day Lord Voltaire." One of the men in a black suit closed the door, and proceeded back inside the mansion once the car pulled away.
After he was sure it was safe, Kai released Hilary.
"What did you do that for! They might have helped us!"
"We will find no help from him! In fact, we won't find any help in all of Russia!" Kai's tone turned dark. Hilary looked at her feet.
The blue haired teen sighed, feeling guilty for getting angry with the girl.
"Look...if we can find a way out of Moscow, I can get you back home...but it's too dangerous to trust anyone here..."
The brunette sniffed and rested her forehead against Kai's chest.
The older teen blinked a few times, before deciding to pull her into a gentle hug.
Her body heaved as she cried lightly into the torn fabric of his shirt.
"Shhh...I told you not to cry..." Kai, strangely enough, felt strong sympathy for this girl. She was scared, along in a strange land with complete strangers!
All she wanted was to go back home.
Inwardly, Kai knew exactly how she felt. He too had been taken from his family, and never saw them again. But he wasn't about to let that happen again! He was going to get Hilary home, even if it cost him his life!
"Thank you Kai..." Hilary had stopped crying and looked up into his crimson eyes.
She shivered as another cold wind past. "What now? We have to find someplace to stay!"
"Let's get away from here..." Kai scowled at the house on the hill.
Taking Hilary's hand, he led her down the snow-covered street, and into a new part of town.
The scenery was much different than the housing district they had just come from.
Buildings were crammed into every square inch, and reached up toward the cloudy sky.
"Looks like we're going to have to spend the night on the streets, but I know a safe place...if we can get there..."
Hilary looked up at Kai in disbelief, but decided it was better than spending another night in the abbey.
"Stay close..." Kai whispered. "It's dangerous to be walking around when the sun falls."
The brunette glanced across the street on her left.
Two men, both wearing rags as clothes, stared at her and Kai with lustful smiled upon their faces.
Hilary gulped, clinging to Kai's arm, knowing he would protect her from anything.
The older teen suddenly cursed, seeing that the two men began to approach them.
"Kai..."
"Stay strong..."
"Good evening kiddies!" One of the men exclaimed in Russian, pacing to the side of Hilary.
"What might such fine young blood be doing out this time of night?" The other man asked, his finger trailing Kai's chin.
His breath carried the stench of alcohol, and his touch made Kai's skin crawl.
"Back off!" Kai snapped back in his native tongue.
The man seemed surprised, but smiled at the feistiness of the young boy.
"Leave us be, and I may spare your pathetic lives!" The teen's threat fell on deaf ears.
"What a fine foreign lady here...heh heh heh." The second man chuckled, trailing his grimy fingers across Hilary's shoulder.
The brunette whimpered softly, squeezing her eyes shut and nestling closer to Kai.
"Hey! I said back off!" That was the last straw.
Kai lundged around and landed his fist in the man's face, sending him flat on the street.
"Hey!" The man's friend exclaimed, his lustful smile dropping to a frown.
Kai growled ominously, standing in front of Hilary.
The man flipped out a hidden pocket knife, ready to kill.
"Stay back Hilary."
"Kai! Don't fight him!" Hilary pleaded. She hated being the helpless one.
Without another word, the man lashed out at Kai, but the teen met him half way, grabbing his arm just before the knife was driven through his heart.
The two struggled for a moment, before Kai threw him down next to his friend.
The drunkards looked up at the blue haired teen in bewilderment.
Kai looked over to Hilary, and took her hand.
"Let's get out of here."
The brunette exchanged one last glance at the two men, before hurrying back up to Kai's side, grateful he had escaped the fight unscathed. The man with the knife growled.
"I'll show you..."
With a flick of his wrist, he threw the knife at Kai's back, hoping it would hit its mark.
As if hearing the blade slice through the air, the crimson eyed teen swirled around, his arm held defensively in front of him. The knife penetrated the red fabric of Kai's arm guard, and came to rest within his flesh.
With a grunt, Kai removed the knife and tossed it forcefully back at its owner. The man screamed in pain as his blade landed in his thigh.
"Kai!"
"Just keep moving!" The two teens quickened their pace, eventually escaping the moaning of their assassin.
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Okay…now everything is on track again
Sorry for all the confusion!
