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The rebels
Chapter 14:
The plan to terminate of the rebel spirit
(Ok so maybe there was a reason I don't name chapters. I suck at names)
(Kai's flashback)
Kai heave a sigh under the weight of his bag. He travelled light but Alla's bag was full so she had stuffed some of her stuff into his bag. He was still unaware of her deviousness.
It had been whole day since they had won the world championship. Kai sighed again as the limo pulled up in front of the hotel. But put he bag down on the pavement in front of the limo.
"What's wrong sunny? You look a little down in the dumps. You should be on top of the world," said the limo driver poking his head out of the window.
"I am just tired from all the celebrating," said Kai happily. The driver smiled and nodded unaware of the lie he had just been told. Kai looked back at the hotel. Of course, he, Sean and Alla had been ecstatic when they won. But Bradain had been really distant and hadn't said a word since his blade had been knocked out in the final battle.
Kai suppressed yet another sigh. This was supposed to be the end. They had won. They were supposed to be on top of the world, have everything they ever wanted. That was what Boris had told them would accompany victory. Boris had lied again.
But Kai couldn't shake the feeling that maybe there was something wrong, with him and with his team. Maybe they were so messed up that they could now never be happy no matter what they achieved.
"Do you want me to load you bags?" asked the driver distracting Kai from his thoughts.
"Huh?" Kai asked.
"Do you want me to put your bag," the man pointed to Kai's bag "in the car?" the man pointed to the car. Kai frowned. He was foreign not stupid. He understood English perfectly.
"Yes," said Kai leaving it slip. He was too tired to say anything more.
The driver reached across Kai. His hand brushed Kai's stomach as he reached for his bag. Kai stepped back so he could reach his bag only to find he couldn't. A pair of familiar hands was holding his shoulders preventing him form moving.
"I told you to lose that match," said the man that had threatened them the day before the tournament and again before the final.
Kai's training kicked in. He knew from experience once this man had a hold of you he wasn't letting go. Kai needed help. It was really early so there weren't many people around and his team may not come down for a good few minutes. Kai opened his mouth to shout at the driver to help him. But as he looked up at the driver, he saw he had dropped Kai's bags and was now looking at him with disgust and anger.
"You should have listened to my friend, stupid child," said the driver. Kai kicked the man in his stomach and then with the other foot hitting the same spot. The man fell back spluttering. The man who was holding Kai shifted his grip on Kai getting a better grip. Then he holstered him up.
"You shouldn't have done that," said the driver getting up. The first man held Kai in a firm grip and dragged his backwards towards an alleyway. Kai didn't go easy. He kicked and tried to scream but the men Kai had kicked had his hand around his mouth.
The first man suddenly threw his against the alleyway wall. Kai hit it with almost enough force to knock him unconscious. Kai looked up dazed at the two men before he could utter a scream the first man had sat on his chest. The air from his lungs shot out of him with a poof. Before Kai could take in another breath, the man curled his hands around his neck.
The man tightened his grip and squeezed for all his worth. He could hear the bones in his neck crack. But it sounded far away as if underwater. The pain was unbelievable. Kai just lay there limp in his arms. He could almost feel his heart slowing down.
He was going to die here in this dirty dingy alleyway. The pain was even starting to ebb away slowly but surly. His eyes closed and he almost felt peaceful. A voice broke through his clouded mind. He recognised that voice but he couldn't place it. He heard the words but didn't know what they meant.
Then he heard a sound that he recognised even in his coma like state. It was the sound of a beyblade. Suddenly the pressure on his neck eased. Kai opened his mouth and took in a breath. He air hit his throat and made him cough and splutter. Kai felt hands supporting him.
"Kai, hey Kai are you ok?" asked the voice. Kai opened his eyes and tried to focus. His vision finally cleared.
"Bradain," said a weak and hoarse voice Kai didn't even recognise as his own.
"Hey kiddo you had me worried there for a second," said Bradain as Kai lost conspicuousness in his arms. Bradain checked his breathing and then he picked him up and brought him to the second limo in front of the hotel.
Kai felt bad. Worse then bad, he wished he had a thesaurus so he could describe his pain but he had a feeling the right word wouldn't be in there. There was a painfully throbbing in his neck. Kai could only guess he had been injected full of painkillers. Kai was trying to remember what happened when his ears popped painfully.
'That's strange thought Kai'. Kai opened his eyes slowly and without moving his neck looked around. Of course, he could only see what was right above him.
"Hey I think he's awake," Alla cried out. Kai moved his head very slowly to look where Alla's voice had come from. His neck ached a bit but it didn't hurt as much as he thought it would. What he saw surprised him.
"Why the hell are we doing on a plane?" asked Kai.
"We are on a jet, Kai not a plane. We are on our way back to Russia," said Sean who was drinking juice from a champagne glass. There was a sitcom about priests on the TV.
"I just had a life threatening incident. Shouldn't we been at the hospital or something and a jet is a plane Sean," said Kai.
"The doctor in the hospital said that you were ok and Boris said that we had to go back to Russia right away. Boris had a word with the hospital and they let you go," said Bradain.
Kai understood Boris's worry. He didn't want his best team running away. The abbey also had a policy that all injuries were treated in the abbey. None of them ever went to hospitals. Bradain must have been very worried if he risked Boris's wrath and brought him to the hospital.
"Are you ok?" asked Alla.
"Yep I am fine," said Kai truthfully. He was a bit disappointed that those men who attacked him had gotten away. Kai looked out the window. He didn't want this plane…jet journey to end. He didn't want to go back to the abbey but he didn't have a choice he would always end up back there.
Kai threw his now empty bag down on the floor.
"Are you finished unpacking already?" asked Sean. Kai nodded and then he flinched as sharp pain registered in his neck. Kai frowned in pain.
"Are you ok?" asked Sean. Kai was about to nod but stopped himself.
"Yeah I am fine," said Kai quietly.
"Well I still have to unpack so could you wait for me?" asked Sean.
"Sure, whatever," said Kai as he walked over to the drawers. He opened the second drawer and looked inside. He moved some old unused clothes that were hiding Kai's greatest treasure. He reached deeper into the drawer and got a hold of a long black box. Sean looked up when he saw Kai's box.
"I was surprised you didn't bring that wit you," said Sean letting himself being distracted from his unpacking and not for the first time.
"I didn't want to risk losing it and it would have some problems if the airport security found it," said Kai. Kai sat down cross-legged on the floor with the box in front of him and a long cloth.
"Yeah I guess so," laughed Sean.
Kai opened the box with a slight pop from the lock. Kai lifted the long dagger from its casing. The dagger was very ornate. Kai started polishing the blade with precise and tender movements. It had flames on the blade and on the handle was a beautiful engraving of a phoenix. The blade was very old yet the colouring on the blade was still bright red, yellow and orange. He smiled every time he saw it. Its presence always brought him great warmth from the moment his grandfather gave it to him.
Suddenly the door to their room burst open. Alla came in. She looked out of breath.
"Boris wants to talk to us right away. He says it's really important," said Alla. Sean got up quickly. Kai sighed and stored his dagger back in the case. Alla hurried them both from their room. Kai looked back at the dagger. He didn't like leaving it out in the open. He hoped that they would only be gone a few moments.
"No".
The dreaded word.
The word was refusal.
The word was not following orders.
The word was met with harsh punished.
For once, Kai hadn't said it. It was Sean. Boris closed his mouth, which had dropped when Sean refused to do the grade 10 training that night. Grade 10 training was training that in the abbey was brutal and tiring. Outside the abbey, it was inhuman.
"We did everything you wanted us to do," said Sean in a quite anger Kai had never seen. "We are tired and battered. Kai was nearly killed today. Can't we have at least have one night rest," said Sean. This statement was met with silence. Boris scolded.
"He is right," said Kai. "Don't you think we deserve at least a little rest and the other bladers will think that even if they win they will always be faced with training? Won't you get better performance from them if they are aiming for something"? Kai's outburst was met with a hard slap across his face.
"Stupid children should not tell me how to do my job," said Boris. He clicked his fingers and two guards grabbed Kai and Sean's arms from behind. They didn't struggle there was no point.
"Bring them down to the cells and teach them a lesson," said Boris.
"Well what to you got to say for yourself," yelled Boris.
"I have nothing to say it wasn't my problem," replied Bradain looking back at Boris straight in the eyes.
"Of course it's your problem. We put you on that team because we thought you could control them," said Boris slamming his fist down on the table.
"You put me on the team to win the world championship," said Bradain. "Do you remember what you promised me if I did win"?
Boris smiled creepily. "Yes of course I do. I promised you black dranzer".
"Well is … she ready," asked Bradain uncertainly in his voice.
"Yes she is ready. We were waiting for the perfect blader to return," said Boris still smiling. Something about his smile unnerved Bradain.
"Well… I am back so can I have it?" asked Bradain. Boris broke into laughter.
"What you think you are the perfect blader?" Boris laughed mockingly.
"I am the perfect Biovolt soldier," said Bradain.
"Yes, I know but sadly all you losses in the finals and your emotional relationship with your brother and Kai are less than pleasing," said Boris. "Of course there are ways of pulling yourself back up in the ranks".
"How please tell me I will do anything?" said Bradain. In his mind were all the times he watched black dranzer when it had been tested out. All the things he had already done for the magnificent phoenix.
"This order is not an order simply a suggestion. The fact that I made this suggestion must never leave this room understand or believe me you will never see that phoenix again," said Boris.
"I understand I am all yours," said Bradain bowing low to the ground in a deep bow. Boris smiled.
"I am so sorry Kai," said Sean.
"It's ok Sean it was worth a try," said Kai. Kai looked around at the cell. The air in the cell was icy cold. The feeling of claustrophobia was already taking a hold on Kai. Kai slowed his breathing and took deep breaths to calm his nerves. He hated being in these cells. There was so many painfully memories. He couldn't stand it.
Kai moved away from the bars at the end of his cell. Kai could only see Sean if they both stood at the every edge of their cells. Kai lay back carefully on the old bed careful to avoid the cuts on his back that the wipes had made.
"Goodnight," Kai said to Sean.
"Night, night," said Sean.
Bradain burst into Kai and Sean's room. He looked around their room shortly surprised that they weren't there. Then he remembered where they were. Bradain checked his watch. 'They would be asleep by now', thought Bradain. He looked around the room looking for something he could use. His eyes fell on the black box on the floor. His lips curled into a mixture of a smile and a grimace. 'Perfect' he thought.
A scream of pain echoed from the walls of the cell. Kai jumped off his bed with a shout and landed on the hard floor.
"Sean, do you know what that was?" asked Kai. The cells had gotten a lot darker by that stage. Kai looked up from his position on the floor. Kai saw a dark figure standing at the edge of his cell.
"Sean is that you, how did you get out?" asked Kai.
"Kai" said the all too familiar voice. "You are in grave danger,"
(A/n; I was thinking of leaving it there but I decided not to be that mean)
"Bradain is that you?" asked Kai confused. "What are you doing here?"
There was a quite click as the lock opened. Kai stood up and walked towards Bradain. Kai reached out his hands to guide him in the dark. He heard a choked sound, which sounded strangely like a mixture between a sob and a laugh. His fingers touched Bradain's shoulders. He felt something warm and sticky under his touch.
"Bradain what is going on? Where is Sean?" Kai asked worry in his voice.
"K…Kai," said Bradain shakily.
"Me… Yes," said Kai. Kai was getting a strange feeling in his gut. "What?"
"I… I HATE YOU," YELLED Bradain. Bradain grabbed Kai's arms and pushed him backwards until they met the wall. Kai's back hit the wall violently. Kai yelled in pain and surprise.
"YOU ARE THE REASON I HAVE TO DO THIS. IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT", Bradain yelled in Kai's face.
Kai had gone into shock. He couldn't believe this was happening and he didn't know why. Bradain pressed his body right against Kai's body. Kai was much shorter and younger then Bradain so Kai's head was crushed by his chest. Kai felt Bradain tense the muscles in his right hand. Bradain grabbed the dagger in his hand with all his mite and power he drove it into Kai's chest.
Powerful fingers closed around Kai's mouth muffling screams. Bradain's body was shaking which was pressing Kai hard against the wall and driving the dagger deeper. Tears fell down Kai's face in great rivers. He just didn't understand why. Why would anybody cause this much pain to him? Why? Blood fell on the floor heavily and in masses.
The fingers around Kai's mouth loosed and the shaking stopped. Bradain moved off Kai and lowered Kai to the floor. He placed Kai on the floor and pulled out the dagger with a heart reaching sound. He placed it beside Kai but even its warmth could comfort Kai now. Kai's eyes were open but he was no longer a threat. His eyes had lost their focus and his limbs felt like lead.
"Wh…why?" asked Kai so softly that if Bradain wasn't leaning down cheeking his pulse he wouldn't have heard.
"Because" he whispered, "I am the perfect Biovolt soldier," said Bradain. Bradain got up slowly and walked out of the cell. He kept his eyes forward and walked down the hall and out of sight.
Kai looked sideways out of his cell and in too Sean's. The sight of his friend made Kai choke and close his eyes. A new batch of tears streaked down his face. Kai's heart stopped before the tears even splashed on the cold cell floor.
The cells were eerily quite for a long time. The blade glowed. Casting light on the horrifying scene. The creature inside could no longer feel the warmth of her master. All she could feel was emptiness where his present used to be. Panic flooded her mind. She couldn't let him die she needed him. He was one of the chosen warriors. The dagger began to glow brighter and brighter until red flames spread until it reached a cold lifeless body. The spirit reached deep within Kai's body. Looking, searching. She finally found the thing she was looking for. The reason she had chosen this boy out of so many children to wield her. He still had that spark of life and determination that would never leave.
She called on all the combined power of the four bitbeasts to help her.
In Japan, an elderly man practiced with his sword in a dojo. He looked up as he sensed something. He saw the centre of his sword hilt glow bright.
In China, another elderly man knelt in front of a chip with a tiger picture on it. The man frown as the chip stared to glow. 'Something was wrong with one of the four bit beast' he thought and bowed down again in prayer.
In America, an elderly woman touched the necklace hanging around her neck. Her face deepened into a frown.
In Russia, the cell exploded. Great big chunks of stone fell from the roof and some of the floor gave way and collapsed on secret underground tunnels. The fire scorched what was left. Nevertheless, this fire never spread further than a lonely cell. A bird suddenly appeared in the middle of the fire. Her magnificence was lost because there was no longer anybody alive to appreciate it. She screeched then disappeared into a blade all her power spent.
The fire in the cell slowly petered out. As the fire ebbed away, it relived a small boy coated in blood but there was no sign of a wound or of any cuts at all. His skin although dirty was unblemished.
Two pools of crimson eyes opened. Kai's hand reached for his blade and grabbed it tight. He lifted it up to his face. He looked at the red phoenix now present in his blade. His phoenix that would now help him to get his revenge.
A/n; I am sorry for such a sad, angry chapter but it was important in the plot. Please review and do not hate me.