TT: *bows head* you must all hate me.

Kai: *chanting quietly in the backgorund* Say yes! Say yes! Say yes!

TT: But I've been having a lot of trouble writing anything at the moment, and I'm sorry this is taking so long. And I really would appreaciate ideas, even the simplest or worst can sometimes help kill the writer's block.

Kai: Why aren't you being crushing by a block this time?

TT: You were told to be nice!

Kai: Whatever...

TT: Anyway, I'm sorry this is taking so long... really I am... Please reviews, because it's nice to know people like my stories.

Kai: Don't review! Leave her in depression!

TT: In other news, my friend K J Taylor may be getting published soon! I'm so happy for her! ^_^ If you want to see her work, the site it www.opifex.org

Kai: You're advitising for her here?

TT: Hey! She doesn't know I'm doing this! I just think people should see her work!

Kai: Yeah, sure.

TT: Oh, and we have a new disclaimer guy. So I'm going to go and break my leg so I don't have to do the beep test now.

Disclaimer guy: If TT owned beyblade, she could get a FAKE cast so she didn't need to do the beep test.

TT: So true... *nods*

***

When the BladeBreaker's went outside, they found the possessed Kai waiting for them, arms crossed and glaring at them, on the other side of the dish.

"Kai!" The BladeBreaker's ran towards him, but stopped when their teammate pulled out his loaded launcher, holding it in front of him and waiting.

The BladeBreaker's paused, looking at one another helplessly. It was obvious that Kai was still under some sort of control, both by his actions and the eerie expression that haunted his eyes.

The glare intensified as 'Kai's' patience began to run out. A quick glance at his teammates, and Tyson stepped up, loading Dragoon in his launcher.

Swallowing hard, it was Max who counted down, "Three... Two... One... Let it rip!"

***

Kai floated in the darkness, curled into a ball, eyes closed against the tears that wanted to escape. He wanted to ignore his humiliation, to pretend it had never happened, he wanted to pretend Boris hadn't won. But he could do that, the dreams wouldn't let him, his shattered pride wouldn't let him...

Boris wouldn't let him.

***

Boris cackled, mentally patting himself on the back as he watched the battle via one of his newly installed cameras.

The loudmouthed one was somehow managing to battle and try to appeal the Kai at the same time, while his friends stared in a sort of hopelessness, sometimes shouting encouragement, sometimes trying to get Kai to 'snap out it'.

As the bitchips glowed, Boris grinned, wishing that his camera had sound so that he could hear what was bound to happen next.

***

The possessed one's pupils constricted, as if an a silent command, and Dranzer's bitchip glowed. First it glowed red, then slowly the red changed to black.

And with an almighty screech, Black Dranzer rose from its counterpart's beyblade. The others gasped, apart from Kenny who let out a terrified cry. The phoenix turned to stare at them, it's piercing gaze almost identical to the one that Kai wore.

"Kai! Snap out of it!" Ray was the first to begin pleading as the two bitbeast began to fight. "Please Kai, I know you're in there somewhere."

Dark eyes slowly turned their gaze on Ray's, staring at him with a deep loathing. But, for a moment, Ray was sure he saw a flicker in the abyss...

***

Kai was still curled safely in the darkness when a voice, wavering and distorted, as if being heard through quiet water, broke through,

"Kai! Snap out of it!"

'Ray...?' Kai moved slightly, uncurling a little, but never opening his eyes.

"Please Kai, I know you're in there somewhere."

'Ray, what are you talking about?' His body felt heavy, as if the last of his strength had been sucked out of him.

"Kai, snap out of it dude!"

'Tyson?' He knew the loudmouth's voice anywhere, but why could he hear them here, wherever 'here' was?

"Come on Kai, I know you can here us!"

And Max as well... What was going on, or what they were talking about, Kai didn't know.

"Kai, please..."

Slowly, ever so slowly, Kai opened his eyes to the darkness. Those eyes that were at the back of his mind were in front of him, glaring as if he'd been disobedient. Kai wanted to cower and hide, but he didn't. Instead, he stared directly into the dark depths.

Through the eyes, Kai could see Tyson, standing on the opposite side of a beyblading dish, both their beyblades battling. Behind Tyson stood the others. They were speaking, calling things, but it were as if he'd gone deaf, he couldn't here them.

Then Kai looked up...

Dragoon... Fighting with... Black Dranzer?!

In a flash of panic as Kai remembered before, Kai struggled against the darkness, and this time, he seemed to be winning. A red glow surrounded him, pushing the darkness back.

But there was pain, an unbelievable amount of pain. Kai found himself screaming in pain, unable to hold in the yell as he collapsed to his knees, head in hands.

And, muffled, by the scream, he heard his teammates call out to him.

***

Kai could hear them, the BladeBreaker's were sure of it. None of them had missed the flicker of normal garnet that had abruptly been replaced by the darkness again. Desperately, the appealed to Kai. And the top it all off, Dragoon was obviously loosing the match.

Then, all at once, Black Dranzer let out a shrill shriek of fury, flaring its wings as it was abruptly dragged back into the beyblade.

Before anyone could blink, and scream was heard, and they turned back to their captain, to find him on his knees, hands clutching his head and hair, screaming in pure agony before he fell silent again, arms now in front of him as he panted, sweat dripping off his forehead and nose.

Crying out his name, they ran to their friend reaching him just as his arms gave out.

Helping his exhausted teammate to his feet, Ray spoke soothingly to him, "Kai, what happened?"

Seemingly delirious, Kai's nonsense answer was "Black Dranzer... Boris... Chip, darkness..." followed by a quiet groan as he leaned more heavily on the dark-haired teen, eyes closed and brow furrowed.

***

Boris let out a roar of rage, throwing a nearby bottle into the wall, where it promptly shattered and the pieces fell to the ground. Breathing heavily himself, a growl rose in the back of his throat, "So, young Kai, you beat your new soul partner in this battle for control, but I'm betting you can't hold him off forever." All at once, the rage seemed to lift, and Boris was left chuckling manically as he rewound the video, once again watching the dark, gating eyes that were Black Dranzer. "After all, you are one now. And there's nothing you can do about it."