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The Mask of Zeo
Kon the "Coward"
Ray took his last look at the old house that contained so many memories before sitting in the taxi's front seat with Ling behind him and Mariah on the other side.
"Narita please" Ray said and the man nodded and they drove away.
"Will we ever come back, I already miss Makoto" Ray's heart sunk, he couldn't divide his daughter from her friends.
"We will be back, someday" he smiled at his daughter who was now playing at her hair which was now tied into a pony tail, it was like Ray's but considerably shorter than his at her age.
Ray did feel bad for leaving his friends but he had to, he had to leave to protect his family, get them out of the line of fire so to speak.
The cloudy sky began to rain on the car, a flash of lightning and a roar of thunder clapped overhead, Ling jumped.
"I don't like storms" she said.
"It's okay Ling" Mariah smiled at her, Ling smiled back and put on a brave face.
Ray knew he was now tempting fate by bringing his family out, now he was a little paranoid and on edge, he was constantly looking through the windows, his vision obscured slightly through the rain droplets that hit the window.He was scared Zeo would appear out of nowhere and attack them.
Tyson's words rung through his head.
"You could have killed Zeo, now he's killed seven people...the blood of those people are on your hands Ray...WHY?"
"No, he has to know, why Ray, you should have killed him...this mess would be O..."
"Ray...your a coward" Ray snapped out of his thoughts, Tyson never said that!
Max opened the door to the room, Tyson had calmed down and Hilary was no longer there, she left a few minutes after Ray stormed out.
"Tyson...what's your problem?"
"Uncle..." Gou shook his head as though to say shut up.
"Zeo...Ray...Kai..."
"I don't know what you said to Ray but he's gone, he's gone to the airport and he'll probably never return."
"So, he's gone again, listen Max, Ray...Ray is a coward...Ray, you hear me...I said Ray...your a coward...running away with your ponytail between your legs."
"He isn't a coward and you know it...he's getting his family to safety, Mariah and Ling mean a lot to him, if they got hurt or killed for his actions...well his inactions...he'd probably never forgive himself, just watch when he's sure Mariah and Ling are safe he'll come back."
"No, he won't, he won't come back...so much for being friends."
"You're a jerk you know that!" Tyson growled.
"Uncle calm down" Max had to change the subject.
"How is Kai?" he glanced his look over to the sleeping Russian, heart monitors bleeping around, the IV lines had been long since removed, colour has also returned to his face and body, his vitals were normal and he was just sleeping.
"When will he wake up?" Max asked walking to Kai, he looked frail and skinny, something he'd never imagine Kai looking.
"Knowing Kai he'll wake up when he damn well wants too" Tyson replied.
Meanwhile in Russia:
The phone rang, Tala was in the shower.
"Always when I'm in the frickin' shower" he shut it off and wrapped a towel around his waist and left the bathroom.
"Hi" he said.
"Kenny, what a surprise, what can I do?" Kenny explained to Tala about Zeo and Kai being shot by Zeo.
"Your kidding? I'll call the guys and we'll be right there...no we will, please excuse me...goodbye" he hung up the phone.
The news then sunk in, Kai was still in danger, he was quite weak right now and he could still die, apparently his heart does stop from time to time, they're scared each time could be the last.
"My gods" he said and picked up the phone to phone Brian.
"Brian, hi...listen I have bad news...apparently some guy Kai knows called Zeo just found out he was a robot and he learned the Bladebreakers were keeping that secret from him and well now Kai has been shot and is in a coma...I'm going to visit him."
"They better not be dragging us into there mess" Brian replied.
"No, I'm going to visit Kai...you coming?"
"Hell yeah."
"Can you phone the others and meet me here in say twenty minutes?"
"Okay...bye"
"Bye Brian" they hung up.
"Looks like I can't finish my shower" he returned to the bathroom and started to dry himself.
Brian called and said that Spencer and Ian were coming, they too wanted to see Kai.
Tala got on the website of the country's main airline and booked four seats to Tokyo, he was in luck that there was a flight in 3 hours with seats for all of them.
Brian, Ian and Spencer arrived at the arranged time just after Tala had booked the flight.
"Guys, I just arranged a flight to Japan, lucky enough it's three hours away."
"Are you sure there not trying to bring us into their problems?" Brian asked, he didn't like the idea of being attacked by a killer robot.
"No, we're not, like I said I'm going to see Kai...you guys still in?" he looked to his friends awaiting an answer, after a moment they all agreed.
"What if we come across this monster?" the blond asked.
"What if he attacks US?" Ian added.
"If we come across that robot, I'm don't think any of us will know him or it will know us if we meet each other, if that robot comes after us, we attack, we fight back."
"What if we get put in the hospital?" Brian asked.
"Well...that's just a risk we have to take, we have to protect Gou too...according to Kenny this Zeo tried to kill him, but Tyson stopped it."
"Should we take him back to Russia?"
"No Ian, Gou will want to stay at his father's side, we can't separate him from Kai" Brian explained and Ian nodded, thinking it's a reasonable answer.
The storm raged above Tokyo.
Ray was disappointed, all flights out of both the major airports at Tokyo are cancelled until the storm lifts.
Ling was frightened of the storm, she was tightly hugging her mother.
"When can we leave?" Mariah asked her husband. They were booked on the next flight out and were in the departures hall.
"Not until the storm lifts" Ray sighed, they were sat well away from the windows as Ling yelped when the thunder roared.
"I hate this, I hate this, I hate this"she mumbled.
"When I was your age, I too was scared."
"How come your not any more?" she asked.
"I'm not sure, I just got used to them, you will eventually."
"How long? Eep!"
"I don't know, but remember you're a Kon and you're brave!" she smiled at her mother and Father.
Max was now alone in the hospital with Gou.
Kai was still in this odd coma, he was now weak and it probably would be a while before he wakes but Max sat there with hopes high.
"BEEEEEEEEEEEEP!"
"NO!" Max hit the panic button and a doctor came in and used the defibrillator, Gou moved over and hugged Max fearing the worse.
"CLEAR"
BADUM!
"CLEAR"
BADUM
"CLEAR!"
BADUM!
"CLEAR!"
BADUM
Kai's heart beated again but there was a flash of lightning and the power died.
"Well we can't do that again until the backup power comes on" the doctor said.
"Keep feeling his pulse and if anything happens call me."
Max now shifted closer, his hand around Kai's wrist feeling for a pulse.
Things were now worse for Kai, but CPR still existed and Max knew that as Tyson taught him some medical techniques a while ago.
"Please Kai, wake up" Max begged.
"Bad news" the doctor came in.
"What?"
"The backup generator won't be on for some time, there was something wrong with it, it's not working at full power, only a quarter of the building got power back."
"How long?"
"Ten minutes at the most."
"Does dad need power to live?" Gou asked.
"No, just power to power the machines that tell us how Kai is doing."
"Is there a chance he'll still die?"
"I don't know, I don't think so" Max lied, he didn't want Gou upset.
"We have to wait, Kai will be awake soon."
Meanwhile in Russia, the plane took off into the clear sky, the four Russians on it. It was an 8 hour flight ahead of them, it would be less than 24 hours before they saw Kai again, it didn't feel that long since they had seen him, it was about 3 weeks.
Author notes
Beywriter: Your hating me because Kai is still in that coma?
Ray: Or because I'm stuck in Japan or leaving Tyson to save my family?
Max: Or maybe there's no power? Well let's just hope Kai wakes up soon.
Tyson: Please review thanks to Lirin Sama and AmTheLion, it's a crime not to, we just want to know your thoughts about the fic...is that a crime?
Tala: They reviewed...why wont you?