HI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who reviewed and took their time to read this story!! It's very much appreciated!!

I'm sorry that there are no review replies today. It's because I've just restarted school and I've got so much coursework and homework and it's already weighing me down, so I'm afraid to say that I won't be updating this story or any of my other stories as frequently as you might be used to.

I also just want to say that there will only be about two or three more chapters until the end, but unfortunately, it will leave a lot of things open, and I would like to know if you guys want a sequeal to tie up those loose ends.

Warnings: -shrugs- If you've read this far in the story, then you know what the warnings are.

Disclaimer: Oh puuhlease. I'm actually quite glad that I don't own Beyblade if it means I can write my fics!!

Anyway, enjoy!!!!!! (I must warn you, it's kind of rubbish XP)

Chapter Twelve: Time For Action

"Tala, we know where Boris is…"

Tala stood up quickly, walking away from six confused teenagers, casting each other questioning glances.

"I'm listening."

"He's at a warehouse, a few miles west from the edge of the city. It's pretty deserted and easy to access. Should we make a move soon?"

"We'll move now. The bastard needs to pay. Come pick me up at Tyson's dojo as soon as you can."

"Sure. No problem," with a small click, Bryan cut the line.

Turning back towards the teens, Tala frowned, noting Tyson, Max, Kenny, Hilary and Rei's concerned faces and Kai's accusing expression.

"You're going after Boris, aren't you?"

Tala couldn't lie and felt himself nodding, "He's not that far from the edge of the city…it should be easy to access, according to Bryan."

There was a moment of stony silence, Kai glaring heatedly at Tala, tears slowly, but surely forming in his eyes, but he willed them back. Nodding his head as if making a decision, Kai turned and retrieved his jacket, slipping it on, aware of everyone staring at him. Facing Tala, he smiled slightly.

"Then what are we waiting for?"

Tala gaped, as did everyone else in the room, clearly thinking that Kai was insane.

"What? Kai…you're not coming with us! I forbid you! I couldn't live with myself if something happened to you!"

"And I couldn't live with myself if I lost you again…" Kai whispered softly, the emotions he had felt the last two days weighing heavily on his mind, "…knowing that if I don't come with you, this time you might not come back." Kai could feel his resolve cracking and he turned away from the group, his heart clenched painfully in his chest, "I can't lose you again, Tala…I can't."

A second later, he felt strong arms wrap themselves around him, holding him close.

"Fine…you can come…" Tala sighed dejectedly, "But if I tell you to go, you go, okay?"

Kai snorted, "Yeah, sure. That plan worked perfectly well the last time, didn't it."

"Kai?!" Tala stated warningly.

Sighing, Kai nodded his head, agreeing. He smiled softly at the group in front of him, "Now you guys know what's going on…we're going after Boris…if we don't make it out, then I just want to say that it was great knowing you guys. Tyson, you are annoying but you're also kind-spirited, and have a high sense of moral. Max, bubbly and always managing to put a smile on everyone's face. Kenny, smart, intelligent and selfless, where would we have been without you. Hilary, you've been so kind, almost like a replacement mum…and Rei, you've always been there for me, through thick and thin, and I'm glad that I have you as a friend…all of you."

Hilary sniffed, breaking down in to sobs. Standing up quickly, she enveloped Kai in to a firm hug, tugging Tala in as well.

"You two had better make it out," she threatened half-heartedly, pulling back and placing a kiss on both of their cheeks.

Tyson, Max and Kenny approached, small smiles gracing their features. In a blink of an eye, they hugged Kai and Tala.

"You're making it sound like this is good-bye," Max whispered, gently pulling away.

"Yeah, you guys are the most stubborn people I know! You'll make it out," Tyson exclaimed cheekily, somewhat lightening the mood, in the room.

Kenny just settled for a quiet "Good luck."

Rei stood up slowly and made his way over to Kai and Tala, "I'm coming with you."

"What!?" Tyson, Max, Kenny and Hilary exclaimed simultaneously, staring wide-eyed at Rei.

Kai merely pursed his lips, contemplating the idea. He nodded after a minute, "Are you sure?"

Rei nodded determinedly, "Definitely."

Tala sighed, glancing at Rei and Kai, "Same thing goes for you Rei, if I tell you to go, you go."

Rei nodded his consent and shrugged on his coat, bidding a farewell to the rest of the group and following Kai and Tala out of the door.

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"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Kai, for once felt unsure about the whole plan, "I mean, you don't know if there are any people inside except Boris, what happens if there are and they're armed?"

Bryan scowled, realising the fault in his plan, "Well…we have to do something…we just travelled all this way, and personally, I'm not turning back now…if we're going to do something, it's going to be now."

"I agree with Bryan, Kai. And you're right; there are flaws to his plan. All we have to do, is try and fix them," Spencer stated softly.

There was silence as the five teens contemplated what their next action would be.

"Wait…do any of you guys have your beyblades on you?" Rei asked, digging in to his pocket.

Bryan, Spencer and Tala grinned, catching on to Rei's plan, whereas Kai was still unsure. Tala noticed this and wrapped an arm around Kai's shoulders reassuringly.

"Don't worry…we're only going to use them for a bluff," Tala soothed.

"If they don't believe our bluff, then we'll just have to shake them up a bit. Launch the blades but don't attack," Rei explained.

Kai sighed and nodded his head, "Okay. I don't want anyone apart from Boris to get hurt."

Everyone nodded in agreement, taking out their blades and holding them in a hand, preparing themselves for the next phase of the step.

Bryan pointed towards the large gates of the warehouse, "We can't get in that way…there are way too many cameras, however, just behind the building is another entrance, and it's blocked off, but there's no cameras, and the blockage seems to be easy to knock down. Let's go."

A few minutes later, all five teens found themselves in a dark corridor, lighting flickering on and off dimly further down. Unconsciously shivering, the teens started down the corridor, listening intently for any sounds, apart from their own muffled footsteps on the fungi covered ground. There was a small slit of light further down the hallway, and the teens decided that that would be their destination.

A sudden crash of glass sent all five teens in to a defensive stance, their blades gripped tightly in their hands, backing against the dampness of the wall, they held their breaths.

"Get out of here!" a very familiar voice roared, and a second later a young woman wearing a white lab coat scurried out of the room, and towards the five teens, throwing the door open.

With a gasp, the woman stopped and held a hand in front of her mouth. Spencer motioned for her to be quiet and showed her his blade. She nodded meekly and walked towards them.

"Are you here to stop Boris?" she whispered, her voice so quiet, the teens almost didn't hear it.

They nodded slightly, wary of her presence.

"Please, take him down. He's a bad man! I only work here because I have no other choice," she pleaded, grabbing a hold of the person closest to her, which happened to be Kai.

Kai covered her hands with his own and leant forwards to whisper in her ear, "Please, if there are any other people in this building, can you get them out of here, we don't want to hurt any of them."

The woman nodded and let go of Kai's hands, "Thank you…but there is one thing that I must warn you of, Boris has bombs planted all around this building, and he always has a control somewhere on his person."

Kai nodded and watched the woman scurry away, then turned back towards the other teens, who each had a grim expression on their faces.

"It's now or never," Kai uttered quietly, tip toeing towards the opened door, the others following closely behind. Muttering a quick prayer, Kai bolted into the room, as did the other teens, and were more than shocked when the door slammed shut behind them.

Facing the centre of the room, they saw the person that they had made the journey for.

"Boris!" Kai spat, the name tasting foul in his mouth.

Boris turned around slowly, a smirk on his features, "Well, well, well. What do we have here? Kai, Bryan, Spencer, the neko and…WHAT!? TALA! But-how…you're meant to be dead! And if I'm not mistaken, you Kai, should be in jail!"

It was Tala's turn to smirk as he walked towards Boris, "There was one thing about your plan that you forgot to correct…you see, if you had actually read the scripts that your scientists had printed out, then you would have known that even though the cyborg part of me was destroyed, my mortal half would continue to function normally."

"WHAT!" Boris growled, clearly angered by what Tala had told him, "Well, then, if you can't die that way…then you'll have to die the way that mortals do!"

With a quick draw of his hand, Boris dug in to his pocket and retrieved a gun. Shocked into action, Rei, Bryan, Spencer and Kai readied their beyblades, but stopped when Tala waved them away, all too aware of the coldness of the metal gun pressed firmly against his temple.

"Anyone moves, and Tala dies," Boris hissed warningly.

"Leave him alone!" Kai yelled, his arms dropping to his sides, "He's no longer a threat to you! He's not a cyborg anymore! He's just a normal human."

"Shut up, boy! You're not even meant to be here! I thought that my witness statement would see you rotting in jail for life!!"

"It was you! You put me through that! You bastard!" Kai's voice held venom in it, his eyes fixed portentously on Boris, "Let go of Tala!!"

Boris sneered, "You're getting more and more annoying by the second…you know what, why don't you go first."

With a simple swing of his arm, the gun pointed itself at Kai, and Boris pulled the trigger. Screams resounded through the air and Kai's eyes widened. He felt something connect with his chest, the impact strong enough to propel him backwards, and he fell to the ground…

To Be Continued...

-hides- Please don't kill me!!! I know that this chapter is short and has an annoying cliffie and that I'm in danger of getting more things thrown at me, but the next few chapters are what I'm mainly focusing on, so they should be good...I hope.XD

Anyway, as I said earlier on, I want to know whether or not there should be a sequeal to this story, as it will leave some things out that you might want to know about...but the decision is entirely up to you, so please tell me what you think in a review.

So...please review!!!! It means alot!!

Ja ne!