Chapter 21: Discovery
Alex's POV
The blackness engulfed me. I gulped, trying my best to stay calm, but I couldn't hide the fear that made my heart pound painfully against my chest.
"H-hello? I-i-is anyone there?" I stuttered, unable to keep my voice from trembling. My voice echoed in the dark space. There was no one here. I was all alone in this strange, dark void where escape was impossible. Heat suddenly raced down my spine, making my head ache and my mind race. I slowly raised my head and gazed upwards into the deep darkness. My green eyes met with a pair of blood red ones. Razor sharp yellow teeth and ivory claws reached out for me in the darkness. I could hear the slow flap of its leathery wings, and its hot, raspy breath.
"D-dark Wing." I gasped in horror. The dragon roared menacingly, its red eyes glued on my meek figure. I was small and powerless compared to it.
"W-what do you want?" I cried, still staring into its fiery eyes. Dark Wing rose to its full height, spreading its black wings and baring its stained teeth threateningly. It screamed. The sound was tremendous and it shattered the silence of the lightless void. I resisted the urge to place my hands over my ears to somewhat shield myself from the reverberation. A single word slowly started to take shape in my mind until I heard the word roll off my tongue.
"Revenge. R-revenge? For what!? And what have I got to do with any of this!? Why me!?" I asked, growing bolder. Dark Wing simply snarled, and disintegrated into blackness. I never got my answers.
***** 3 hours later…
"ARRRRRGGHH!" I screamed, springing clumsily out of my beloved top bunk and falling onto the hard wooden floor. I put my hand to my chest in shock, breathing heavily. It took me a while to process what had just happened. I was on the floor, soaking in water. I had immediately jumped from Dark Wing somehow communicating with me in my dream, to being drenched in icy water in the hotel room. I heard a distinct
"HMPH!" behind me that I recognized instantly. I groaned, raising my head to stare at Kera's angry face. "Connor told me to wake you up, so I did! And it wasn't such a pain to do after all.." She whispered mischievously, a smile daring to touch her lips. Noticing my stare, Kera turned her back and stomped away with another loud "HMPH!" .
"Oh thank you…how I appreciate your creative and strategic ways of waking me out of my slumber." I droned off absentmindedly. Once again, Kera was pretending I didn't exist. I sighed, deciding I had enough to worry about without her royal bitchiness around to torment me. I thought back to the weird dream I'd been having. It didn't really seem like a dream at all now. It had to mean something. If what I was dreaming was real, it'd make it the first time I'd actually communicated with Dark Wing at all! But why would my bit beats Dark Wing do that? Why would he bother to answer me now when it had he could control me without negotiation? I moaned. The most meaningful dream of my life, and Kera had to go and dump a bucket of freezing cold water on me!
Thank you for once again screwing me over, Kera! I thought venomously.
Dark Wing has to be the most screwed up bit beast in existence. It had no sense what so ever! I didn't even bother changing out of my sopping wet clothes, though I probably should of. I was too busy thinking about Dark Wing and the weird dream I'd had to care about much of anything else. I quickly grabbed my jacket off the floor and walked down to the lobby. Connor, Kera, and the rest of the BladeBreakers were already up, talking quietly over a table with a map of the city spread over it. I sighed; there was still no Abby and no sign of Kai either.
"Good morning, Alex!" Ray greeted me, sounding cheerful.
"Hey dude, how's it going?" Tyson asked happily.
I grinned, "Pretty good."
I was glad that some people that were still happy to see me. I pulled up a chair and sat beside Ray. I felt more comfortable around the BladeBreakers than my own teammates right now. Kera was, of course, ignoring my presence. Even Connor barely mumbled a 'hello' to me. I cringed. The room had gone quiet as soon as I sat down. I scanned the room, my eyes begging for someone to say something. I couldn't stand this long, awkward silence for much longer.
"So…where were we?" Max asked sheepishly, putting his arm behind his back and giggling slightly.
"Hey Alex, we're just planning out the route we should take to search for Kai, Abby and Terra."
Terra? That was a name I hadn't heard before.
"Who's Terra?" I asked, feeling quite stupid.
At first, Kenny looked confused, and then a certain realization swept over him.
"Oh yeah, you guys never met. Terra was the one that found you unconscious in the snow after you disappeared." He explained.
"Oh…" Was all I could think of to say.
So, someone else was involved in this now. Oh goody, more people to get involved in this whole shitty dilemma, thank you! Just what I need! I gulped, trying my best to hide my feelings of discontent from the others.
I grinned, "I'll have to thank her when we find her."
Connor stared at me, not looking that convinced. Luckily, he decided not to say anything. He was either too pissed off at me, or thought better of it at this point.
"If we take the route I planned out Chief, we should have a good search of the entire city." A female voice that appeared to come out of nowhere said confidently.
"What the hell!?" I gasped, looking around the room for the source of the voice.
"Oh yeah," Kenny said. He looked like he was trying not to laugh at my shocked face.
"This is Dizzy." He said, showing me his laptop.
This was now officially disturbing. His laptop…talked. I gawked at it, not sure what to say. I felt pretty stupid introducing myself to the screen of a laptop.
"Um…hi there…?" I said uncertainly, staring at the screen.
"Nice to meet you too!" The female voice snapped impatiently.
"Oh come on, Dizzy. Be polite." Kenny told his computer.
"Hey! He's the one who's being rude Kenny!" The computer told him, sounding offended. A kid who talks to his computer, that is truly creepy. Not to mention the fact that he named his computer too.
Kenny smiled, "Dizzy is really a bit beast, but during some kind of electrical surge, she somehow got transferred to my computer."
"Oh...So, what's the plan?" I asked, trying to get off the topic of the computer bit beast as soon as possible.
I shook my head, the fact that his bit beast was in a computer shouldn't be that big a shock to me. After all, I had a bit beast that lived inside my head, partially at least. I'd rather have a bit beast trapped in my computer than trapped inside my head. A sharp pain pierced my forehead. I gasped, covering the spot with my hand. I knew it was Dark Wing's way of saying, "Don't even think about it!" I responded to Dark Wing by simply nodding my head. I doubted a plan like that would work anyways.
"Hey, are you okay dude?" Tyson asked.
"Huh? Oh yeah, it's nothing to worry about." I lied with a smile plastered on my face.
Tyson grinned and turned his attention to the plan Kenny and his bit beast were discussing, while Connor gave me yet another suspicious look. I was even starting to attract Kera's attention. She stared at me for a few moments before turning away to examine the area she'd be searching. I wished more and more that I'd told Connor when I'd had the chance. It was really quite sad, but now this was all starting to become a daily part of my life that I had to deal with. It didn't take me by surprise anymore, the pain, or the feeling of Dark Wing poking around in my mind. The lies I had to tell to hide the truth now slipped off my tongue complete with a reassuring grin. As long as my friends are safe, that's all that's important now, I thought sadly. I had concluded that to beat Dark Wing, I'd have to learn about him, and this would take some time. Something had to happen. I got punished by even thinking the wrong things, so how could I plan? I couldn't. I knew I'd have to wait, even though I wasn't the most patient person. It could be the only way to beat Dark Wing. Meaningless struggle wouldn't do anything for me. I'd already tried with all the willpower I possessed. I had to think strategically now. I would have to be especially careful when I beybladed, and I'd have to avoid calling Dark Wing out at all costs. But would Dark Wing come out even if I didn't want him to? He didn't exactly listen to me, but now, I couldn't tell. Dark Wing was completely unpredictable, I couldn't take any risks. I'd have to avoid beyblading for as long as I could. But I couldn't avoid it forever; after all, the World Championships would soon begin. I sighed, sensing Dark Wing's agitation at my thoughts. I decided to concentrate on finding Abby for now.
"So…what area do I search?" I asked curiously.
"You search downtown with Kera." Connor replied, not even making eye contact with me. I couldn't blame him for being pissed off at me, but still…
"WHAT!? I HAVE TO GO WITH ALEX!?" Kera screeched, pounding her fist on the table, which made everyone jump.
"Yes, you do." Connor sighed. Kera breathed heavily in rage, eyeing me murderously.
"NO WAY! Why do I have to be the one to baby-sit!?"
"I can search on my own, thanks!" I snapped impatiently.
Kera's face twisted as a forced laugh sounded from her.
"Yeah right! So you can disappear AGAIN!?"
"Hey! Give the guy a break!" Tyson cried.
A smile tugged at the corners of my mouth. I was grateful for Tyson's confidence in me, but I knew it wouldn't help. I had already lost the trust of my teammates, and doubted I could ever earn it back.
Kera glared at Tyson, "Shut up! You don't know anything about this!"
"Maybe not, but I know when somebody's being a jerk! You think treating him like he's not there or like he's a little kid is going to solve anything?" Tyson spat.
Kera stuck her nose in the air. "HMPH! He won't tell us what's going on with him! Why should we trust him!?"
"K-Kera-" Connor stuttered helplessly.
"Connor! You know I'm right! How can we trust him when he won't trust us!?" Kera interrupted.
Connor sighed, "Well-"
My eyes narrowed, and my blood boiled. They were arguing about me like I didn't have ears of my own! Worse, they didn't even know what they were talking about! They were the ones who didn't have faith in me! They should trust me enough to know that there was a damn good reason I couldn't tell them. They had no idea what would happen if I even tried to tell them, like I had the first time I was controlled by Dark Wing. I couldn't take it anymore. I finally snapped. I bolted up from my chair, catching the attention of everybody in the room.
"I'M STILL HERE YOU KNOW! LET'S LOOK FOR ABBY, KAI, AND TERRA FIRST, THEN YOU GUYS CAN ARGUE ABOUT ME TO YOUR HEART'S CONTENT!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, which shut everybody up immediately.
I wished I could at least tell them about the pain I'd be in if I tried to tell them anything…but Dark Wing wouldn't like that very much. Nevertheless, I felt a little better. I sighed, collapsing back into my seat. My throat felt hoarse after that long stream of words I'd screeched.
"What area do me and Kera search!?" I demanded, determined to get out of the hotel and away from the others as soon as possible. Kenny handed me a small map wordlessly. I snatched it instantly, and then stormed towards the door.
"H-hey! Wait up!" Kera said, her voice faltering slightly.
No doubt she was surprised, or possibly, in shock from seeing me snap like that. It was something Kera herself would've done, not me. As soon as we were out the door, I whirled around to face her.
"Look, I'm not in the mood to put up with your shit right now, okay!? So if you'd kindly refrain from any particularly nasty comments, I'd be eternally grateful. Just keep ignoring me and we'll get along fine!" I snarled poisonously.
Kera stared, "Just one thing…" I sighed, trying to hide my anger. I reached into my pocket, gripping my glowing, red-hot beyblade.
"What!?" I sighed.
"How can you expect us to trust you if you don't tell us what's wrong!?" She asked, glaring at me.
I sighed, Kera still didn't get it. I gave her the only answer that I could.
"…Just don't."
"Huh!?" Kera replied, with a look of utter confusion on her face.
"Don't trust me. I can't tell you. Accept it." I said in a whisper.
Kera stood there, stunned. For a second, she looked like she was going to either scream or smack me, but she did neither. She stared at the ground, then, slowly gazed up at me.
"I'm sorry…" Kera said, her voice trailing off.
I gaped. This was the first and only time she had apologized and looked like she actually meant it. Her clear, hazel eyes shone as she watched me sadly. I stared at her, mouth wide open and eyes wide. Kera noticed my gaze and took a step backwards.
The shine disappeared from her eyes as she suddenly snapped, "What!? Is there something on my face!? Spit it out already!"
"That is the first time you apologized and looked like you actually meant it." I told her in awe.
Kera looked away awkwardly, and turned her back to me. Was it just the cold air, or was she…blushing?
"Well, I shouldn't even be apologizing! YOU should be the one apologizing to ME!" She stated in a matter-of-factly tone.
The moment where Kera had looked sincere and caring had disappeared.
"Oh, and why's that?" I asked.
"BECAUSE I FROZE MY ASS OFF LOOKING FOR YOU!" She shouted, whirling around and pointing at me accusingly.
"Then how come you apologized?" I asked smugly.
Kera looked at me in disgust, "I don't know why I even bother! Just forget it!"
"I will remember that moment all my life." I stated.
"NO, you won't."
"Oh yes, I will. I'll mark it on a calendar, and it will read, 'the one day Kera was ever sincere to any other living being on this earth'."
"I can be sincere when I want to be!"
"'When I want to be', is the key phrase there. Now how often is that?"
"Oh shut up! Like you're more sincere anyway! Let's just look for Abby!"
"Don't forget Kai and Terra."
"Right, look for Abby and Terra."
"And don't forget Kai."
"Wish I could! He's such an arrogant little prick!"
"Awww, you don't like Kai? I thought he was your bestest friend."
"Ohhh yes, we are just the greatest of friends in the whole wide world!"
"Really?"
"No."
I sighed in relief and happiness. Kera wasn't ignoring me, she was talking to me! It almost made me forget about Dark Wing and the problems I had with it all together. We scanned the streets for Abby, Terra, and of course, Kai. Well, I looked for Kai at least. I sincerely doubted if Kera would point Kai out if she saw him. But at least Kera wasn't pissed off at me anymore.
***** 3 hours later…
"I'M FREEZING MY ASS OFF HERE! ABBY, TERRA, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU!?" Kera's screech filled the dirty streets of downtown Ottawa, which we had now been searching for three agonizing hours.
"Figures! I'm always walking around looking for someone!" Kera complained loudly.
She had been complaining constantly for two hours straight. Right now, I'd give anything just to shut her up. Doing this search with Kera when it was cold and snowing wasn't my idea of fun. An idea suddenly hit me.
I grinned, turning to Kera I spoke, "Hey, why don't we backtrack to the run-down part of town that's on the other side of the park?"
Kera snorted, "That creepy place? No way."
"I bet you anything Abby's there." I retorted confidently.
Kera sighed, "And why do you think that!? She's stupid, but not stupid enough to go there like you were!"
"Geez, what have you got against Abby anyways?" I asked curiously.
"Lots of things! She's paranoid, snobby, and dense, not to mention she has a self-esteem problem AND is an emotional wreck!" Kera snapped.
"Alright, I admit, SOME of those things are true…to a certain extent, but she's not all that bad"
"Oh, you're right…she's WORSE!"
"Then why don't I look for Abby, and you look for-"
"So you can disappear for another couple days? No." Kera snapped, interrupting me.
"Then come with me!"
"No."
"C'mon! I'm sure she's there!"
"What makes you so sure?"
"Cause lots of weird things happen in that place!"
"…NO! All the more reason NOT to go there!"
I groaned, tired of arguing with Kera, I dashed behind her, making my way to the park.
"HEY!! Where do you think you're going!?" Came Kera's angry voice from behind me.
"To the other side of the park!" I retorted, focusing on running faster and not looking back at Kera's furious face.
"Alex! Get your frost bitten ass back here now!" Kera screamed.
I grinned, "Don't worry, I'll search the broken down side of town and catch you later!"
"OH NO YOU WON'T!"
"Oh yes I will! Catch me if you can!" I taunted as I sprinted faster with Kera's footsteps behind me.
A half an hour later, I reached the broken down dump on the other side of the park. I collapsed to my knees, gasping for breath. I had to sprint all the way down here to avoid Kera from stopping me, and then probably beating me to a pulp. WAMP! I was knocked flat on my back trying to regain my strength from having the wind beaten out of me. It was more difficult then it normally would be, because Kera was perched on my back, crushing me into the cement street. Great, Kera was going to beat me to a pulp anyways!
"You….BASTARD!" She huffed, still trying to catch her breath.
"No one…said…you…had to come, Kera." I gasped.
"Oh, like I was…going to let…you disappear again!" She wheezed.
"Well…we're here now. If you could…kindly…get off me, we'll look for Abby, Terra, and Kai." I gulped, starting to regain my breath.
"FINE! But I won't forgive you for this!" Kera spat venomously, clambering off me.
I was lucky! Kera didn't beat me shitless!
I in-took a breath and shouted, "ABBY! (Abby, Abby, Abby)" An eerie echo seemed to bounce off the buildings, penetrating the buildings walls and making them quaver slightly.
"Cooool…." I exclaimed.
"Freaky!" Kera mumbled.
"AB-"
"Shut up Alex! Did it occur to you that there could be PEOPLE LISTENING to you, too!? Nothing says I AM HERE (I am here, I am here, I am here) like-" Kera paused, listening to her own echoing words as they spread throughout the broken down buildings. Kera stared at her feet, cursing her own stupidity.
I grinned, "Well, if they didn't know we were here before, they'll sure know now."
"Oh shut up! Let's just take a quick look and get the hell out of here!" Kera hissed.
Neither of us felt the need to call out Abby's name again. The only sound around us was the constant moaning of the old buildings and the howling of the winter wind.
"(Alex, Alex, Alex)"
My heart raced. There was no doubt about it. That voice definitely belonged to Abby.
"ABBY! (Abby, Abby, Abby)" I cried happily.
"Thank you, captain obvious!" Kera sneered.
"Abby, WHERE ARE YOU? (Where are you? Where are you? Where are you?)"
"(Over here, over here, over here!)"
"Well, that's specific! It sounds like it's coming in every fucking direction!" Kera growled in frustration.
"ABBY, STAY WHERE YOU ARE! I'M COMING! (I'm coming, I'm coming, I'm coming)" I shouted.
I quickly dashed further into the labyrinth of broken down buildings, following my instincts, switching directions abruptly at almost every corner.
"ALEX! GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE! (Back here, back here, back here)" Kera's voice screamed from behind me.
"Abby's close…somewhere." I whispered, determined to find her.
Around one corner, the next, turn right, left. I kept running, feeling desperate and panicked. It was like I knew she was here, but I didn't. It was probably Dark Wing. After all, what else would it be? I stopped suddenly, causing Kera to crash into me. I remained standing, and stared in relief and disbelief.
"Damn it Alex, you asshole!" Kera barked angrily. I didn't pay attention to her. Abby was standing against a wall, shivering in the cold. Her lips were blue and her skin was pale.
"ABBY! (Abby, Abby, Abby)" I cried. She lifted her head and gazed at me with her dark blue eyes.
"ALEX! (Alex, Alex, Alex)" She cried, tears streaming down her face as she ran to me. She jumped up and threw her arms around my shoulders. I toppled onto the cement. Her face was buried in my jacket. I sighed, feeling a wave of embarrassment wash over me, but I didn't care. I was just glad I found her.
"I thought I'd never see you again!" She sobbed, clutching my jacket tighter. I grinned, rolling my eyes.
"Oh, give me a break!" Kera snorted.
Abby lifted her head with a smile, "Nice to see you too, Kera!"
"Pull it together and stop sobbing all over him! Let's get out of here!" Kera snapped, grabbing my arm and pulling me to my feet.
"Somebody's not in a happy mood." I commented, staring at Kera.
"Well somebody's been freezing their ass off for three fucking hours! Not to mention the countless hours when this certain somebody searched for you!" Kera snapped.
I sighed, walking in-between Kera and Abby. Abby clutched onto my left arm, and Kera had my right, shooting Abby murderous glares. Abby was shivering uncontrollably, and her teeth were chattering together. Who knows how long she'd been out here! She'd barely said a word since we found her.
"Here Abby." I said, taking off my jacket and handing it to her. Abby nodded, taking my jacket with trembling fingers.
"T-t-t-th-th-thank-"
"You're welcome." I said firmly, interrupting her stuttering voice.
I felt Kera's grip on my jacket tighten. I looked over at her. Her face was red and she stared angrily at the ground. Her eyes narrowed and her teeth clenched.
I gulped. "Um, Kera? Are…you alright?" I asked timidly, half expecting her to punch me for asking.
"Oh ya! I'm fine! Just great! Couldn't be better!" Kera snapped quickly.
"Riiight. That's very believable." I said, sarcasm dripping from my voice.
"Ya! Ya it is!" She said in the same irritated tone.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes!"
"Positive?"
"Yeah!"
"Really?"
"YES, NOW SHUT THE HELL UP! I'm FINE! The HAPPIEST PERSON ON EARTH! I COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE BETTER! I AM SO HAPPY!" Kera screamed in frustration.
Needless to say, she did not sound the slightest bit happy in the least.
"Kera…you're not going to tell me, are you?" I sighed deeply.
"There's nothing to tell!" Kera said matter-of-factly.
I shook my head, "C'mon Kera-"
"Why don't I just leave you alone with Abby?" Kera snarled venomously. Her words took me by complete surprise. My jaw dropped.
"What the hell do you mean!?" I asked in shock.
"Oh, never mind." Kera mumbled, her face turning a deeper shade of red.
I looked at Abby. Her face had also turned from pale to red as she stared at the ground, my jacket on her shoulders. A sudden realization swept over me. Could it be that they both…like me!? That would explain why they're always so pissed off at each other and why they never seem to get along. This…cannot…be happening! I thought in dread. They couldn't, there was no way they could. They didn't, I was imagining things, hallucinating. I gulped, staring at the ground. I was in denial, and I knew it. They both liked me. I couldn't believe I hadn't seen it sooner. Looking back now, it was so painfully obvious. I felt sick inside. Now, they'd both expect me to choose between them! Oh goody! Just what I wanted to do! I didn't even want a girlfriend! At least not with all this other shit going on. I groaned in horror. The walk back to the hotel was completely silent. Not one word was spoken between us. When we entered the hotel, I sheepishly took my jacket back from Abby, who avoided eye contact with me. Connor and the BladeBreakers were already there, but there was no sign of Kai or Terra.
"Abby!" Connor cried in relief.
"Hey Connor!" Abby cried happily, going over to greet him.
Kera scowled at me and slunk towards the rest of the group. I felt sick inside, but I forced a smile as I walked over to join the rest of the gang.
"No sign of Kai and Terra I'm guessing." I asked Ray. He shook his head.
"Knowing Kai, he'll probably appear when we least expect it." Tyson said with a grin.
"You're probably right Tyson." Max said with a nod.
Kera remained on my left arm, her fingers digging painfully into my skin.
I winced, "Uh…Kera?"
"What!?" She snapped.
"Um, could you refrain digging your fingernails into my sk-"
"COMPLAIN COMPLAIN COMPLAIN!! That's all you ever do, DAMNIT!" Kera screeched, making everyone stare.
She let go of my arm and glared at me, her face bright red.
"Uhhhh…."
"Hey, leave him alone!" Abby piped up boldly stepping forward to face Kera.
Alarms were screaming inside my head. This was not good, and I wasn't exactly sure of if there was anything I could do to help the situation.
Kera scowled, "What's it to you!? Geez, you're so annoying!"
"At least I'm not a selfish bitch!" Abby retorted.
I gulped. Abby wasn't backing off for once! And something told me that Abby wasn't going to back off either. They were fighting, and of all the people they could possibly fight over, they were fighting over me! Great…
"I'll tell you what you are!" Kera began, "You ARE annoying, not to mention whiny, paranoid, and an emotional wreck, AND you have a self esteem problem!"
Abby stood there, staring at Kera mutely. For a few moments, it looked as if she were about to cry. Kera's eyes softened slightly. She almost looked like she was going to apologize, but she didn't. Instead, she crossed her arms with a loud "HMPH" Abby took a deep breath and walked up to Kera with solemn determination in her eyes. Kera glared at her, looking partly annoyed and partly curious. Abby scowled, drew back her hand and…
SLAP!
Kera put her hand to her cheek, her jaw dropped, as if she was taking a few moments to process what had just happened. Complete silence devoured the room. The BladeBreakers stared with mixed expressions, Connor gaped, and I just stood there like an idiot; then…
"Oh, you little BITCH!!" Kera yelled at the top of her lungs, lunging at Abby and knocking her to the ground.
Kera showed no mercy, her deadly right hook making contact with Abby's face. Tears of anger flowed from Abby's eyes, but she wouldn't give up. It looked like Abby had finally snapped. Unlike Kera, Abby fought the traditional cat fight, biting, clawing, pulling hair, and thrashing savagely. Kera kept to her right hooks and a bunch of other moves I didn't even know the names of. It was easy to see that Kera took some kind of karate course - Kungcrazyfu, or…something.
"C-C'mon guys, we gotta stop them!" Tyson cried, pointing at the sparing pair.
"I don't think so Tyson." Max mumbled.
Ray shook his head, "We should stay out of this one, trust me."
Kenny nodded mutely. Well, no help from the BladeBreakers, not that I could blame them. They were too smart to mess around with this. We had to stop them before they killed each other; it was a real possibility considering the mental state they were in. I glanced at Connor, who looked like he was getting ready to grab Abby in an attempt to stop the fight. I'd have to handle Kera. Oh joy.
Kera and Abby were wrestling on the floor, yelps and curses flowing fluently out of their mouths. Connor looked at me and nodded. I mouthed the countdown to him. Three, two, one…
"GO!"
Connor and I both flew into the fray. I grabbed Kera, (who was currently on top of Abby and about to deck her, I might add), and, using all the strength I had, started to peel her off Abby, while Connor began to pull Abby from underneath Kera.
"LET ME GO DAMNIT!! I"LL KILL HER!! KILL HER!" Kera screeched like a maniac, thrashing her arms wildly in attempt to escape my grasp.
"No…you…don't want…to kill Abby." I huffed, the strain of containing Kera's wrath tiring me out already. Connor didn't look like he was having an easier time with Abby. Abby had her hands glued to the floor, trying to brace herself against Connor's efforts. I gathered my strength and heaved Kera off Abby, so momentarily I held her off the ground…before falling backwards with her and having her land on my stomach, that is. I could feel my organs being crushed under Kera's full weight, but I somehow managed to keep a firm hold on her.
"LET ME GO!! DAMNIT!!" Kera screeched shrilly.
I could feel my hold on her loosening as the need to breath became urgent.
*Clink*
It was that, small, simple sound that seemed to make everything freeze. Kera suddenly stopped whipping around, which gave me the chance to push her off me so I could breathe! Abby lay still on the floor with Connor grasped her arms. Kenny walked up silently, and picked up the small object.
"What's this?" He asked. All of us exchanged looks, knowing what it was.
The small disk that we had that contained all the suspicious information about the BBA the night Kera, Abby and I broke in. Seeing that no one else was going to answer, it was up to me…oh the joys of life!
"Well…ya see…it's just an insignifigent little disk thing, heh heh…" I smiled, getting up and preparing to take it back.
"It says 'BBA – confidential'!" Kenny exclaimed in shock.
"Oh…" I said lamely, glaring at Kera, "I don't suppose you'd believe that we're really a secret unit of the BBA working undercover…"
"Yeah right!" Tyson scoffed, "Just what are you doing with a confidential disk from the BBA!?"
Now it was official. I was all out of ideas.
"They…gave it to us as a present?" I gulped, trying a last ditch effort.
"Like we're going to believe that!" Max retorted.
"DANMIT!" Kera cursed.
I rolled my eyes, "Wait to label the disk, Kera!"
"Oh, shut up!" She cursed.
I stood up, made the stupidest face I could, and screeched in a high, girly tone "'I'm Kera! I'm gonna label the pretty disk so it looks even prettier! HA HA HA!'"
"How else am I supposed to remember what's on it!?"
I placed my hand on her shoulder, "I know it's an incredibly hard thing for you Kera, but you might just have to use your limited thinking abilities. Who knows! One day you might even get smart enough to-"
"SHUT UP! At least-"
"Where and how did you get this!?" Kenny interrupted.
"The black market! The price was right!" Kera lied, the BladeBreakers glared, looking thoroughly unconvinced.
"It was a steal, okay!" Kera spat, shaking her head in frustration.
"You STOLE from the BBA!?" Max gasped.
"Yes, yes we did. It was pretty easy, actually." Kera sighed.
"You're not helping, Kera." Connor mumbled.
"What am I suppose to say!?" Kera demanded.
"Look! There's something rotten with the BBA. All we're trying to do is find out what. We don't care about discovering any beyblade information from the BBA; we only care about seeing if something is true. If there's nothing, you can keep the disk and do whatever you want. You can burn it; you can even tell them we stole it." Connor told them, the utmost seriousness in his voice.
Kera glared, looking at Connor in disgust. Abby looked petrified. I was trying to look as calm and collected as Connor was. Unfortunately, I was failing miserably. This was a big gamble. The BladeBreakers didn't look too happy. They whispered to each other and scowled at us. After a long, awkward silence, the BladeBreakers exchanged looks and nodded.
"Okay." Tyson said, eyeing us suspiciously.
Kenny took the disk from Kera, and slipped it into his laptop.
"This is definitely some top secret info!" Dizzy exclaimed.
"HUH!?" Abby shouted, not knowing about Kenny's talking computer.
"Bit beast. Trapped in computer. Talks. Don't ask." I stated.
"Alrighty then!" Kera said, lightly shoving Kenny out of the way and typing furiously on the laptop, "I think I know what we're looking for. I came across quite the interesting file when I was downloading this stuff. Let me see." Kera grinned, bending over and typing furiously on the laptop while Kenny watched her like a hawk.
"And here…we are." Kera said, double clicking on a file.
A video started playing on the screen. My eyes widened and I stared at it in disbelief.
Phantom Phoenix's Note: Yes, it has been FOREVER since my last update! I warned you they'd be random at least so…don't hurt me! I've been busy with my job at a grocery store, and exams…and other things of life…and my editor has been swamped with work cause she's in University! Well, I promise I'll update, I never leave a story unfinished ^_^ Hopefully I'll be able to update a lot sooner, but no promises! Oh! I need some opinions. I'm not quite sure what I'm going to have on the disk…I know it's going to be something violent between Biovolt and the BBA, but I don't know what! I also want to include Arken, Aveste, and Cammie in it somewhere…some suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks! READ AND REVIEW PPLS!