Omg do your eyes deceive you? Did I actually update a little over a week, yes I did. So enjoy because I don't know if I will be able to keep up this pace. I'm just on a role this week.

Also want to say that I want to thank everyone and there reviews. I will try to take some of them in consideration but just re-reminding all the Kai fans out there that you got to remember that while Kai is a HUGE part of this story it is about everyone one and what they're going through so please don't get disappointed if there isn't enough of his character. But you will be happy to know this chapter has a lot of him.

Arc 4: The Fusion arc

"Kai I don't want you to gooooo," Tyson whined holding on to his boyfriend. The group was ready to board the small private jet and the only thing keeping them from leaving was Tyson gripping onto Kai.

"Tyson there only going to Hokkaido," Rei sighed. He walked from his spot next to Max and gripped the back of the blunetts shirt pulling him away.

"I'll bring them all back in one piece," Hideki smiled and made his way onto the plane. Kenny walked up to Tyson and pulled out his blade.

"Thanks for giving me back Dizzy," he said holding up his purple and green blade that now had a bit chip of a ghostly looking blue woman in the center.

"No problem chief. She copied enough of herself into the base's computer that you can have her back. It's the least I could do," Tyson said back. The two friends hugged and Kenny made his way to the jet.

"Bye Tyson bye Rei," Hilary called out as the plane's engine roared to life. Kai grabbed Tysons shoulders and leaned down giving him a passionate kiss on the lips. Max and Rei hugged with a kiss and parted and everyone got onto the plan. They looked out through the window and waved as they moved away from Tyson and Rei who stood on the pavement their hair being whipped back and forth by the wind.

Once up in the air Daichi was gripping onto his seat his face a mixture of white and green. Hilary and Tala sat across from him facing the back of the plane and looked at Daichi in concern.

"Are you ok man," Tala asked. Hilary smacked her head.

"I forgot he doesn't do airplanes," she said and turned to get the stewardess.

"Can I help you miss," a young girl in a stewardess uniform asked.

"The gatekeeper!" Max said in shock.

"Hello Avatar of Dracial, Avatar of Crystal Dracial," the gatekeeper spoke in her blue flight attendant uniform.

"You're…you're…the gatekeeper?" Hilary asked never having the chance to meet her. Tala, Kenny, and Daichi stared at her in shock. The gatekeeper clapped her hands and her uniform turned into a Yajuu uniform with a heavy winter jacket over it and ear muffs.

"In the flesh," she said and took a seat next to the empty chair next to Hideki. "I am so grateful that you can accompany me to Antarctica."

"Yeah about that…" Kenny started. "What do you want us to do exactly? I mean as you said the magnets are so strong so really there's nothing none of can do."

"I don't need you guys there to fight," the gatekeeper smiled. "I just need people to accompany me and besides my seers and a few other people who don't have time I don't trust anyone. All I want to do is stop off at the small Yajuu lab set up down there and check out where the portal opened. With some luck I might be able to figure out what actually happened."

"So all we need to do is hang out and do nothing?" Daichi asked. "I can do that."

"That's what I like to hear," she said back. She stuffed her hands in one of her pockets and pulled out a deck of cards. "Anyone care for a game of poker?" the gatekeeper asked shuffling the cards.

Kai who had not said anything through the entire conversation decided to turn over and take a nap. He didn't think all he was going to do was baby sit the gatekeeper but at the same time he also was curious to know how this all happened. He took a quick peek over at Hideki he cringed as the man smiled at him. Even if the gatekeeper saw something in him he wasn't willing to trust him just yet. There was something that man was hiding he just knew it and he was going to find out what.

As the plane got closer to the Antarctic the gatekeeper began to get antsy. She kept making small things appear and disappear in her hands and after their small layover in Australia and being back in the air the girl was having trouble doing her little magic tricks.

"I guess this is it," she said sadly. "I feel sick, tired, no more powers, and I'm cold. We must be near Antarctica." Kai looked down were all he could see was a dark Ocean with bits of ice.

"Ladies and gentlemen," The captain said over the loud speaker "We are getting ready for our decent. If you look out the windows we will be passing over the Alpha base."

"Oh wow," Kenny said looking through the window. "I thought you said this was just a small lab."

Kai looked and his eyes widen. Down below was one of the biggest bases he had ever seen, even rivaling Bivolt itself. He could definitely get lost here with one wrong turn.

"Why is it so big?" Hilary asked.

"This is the very first Yajuu base," Hideki answered. "It used to just be a small environmental facility but after the first portal opened it was expanded to hold all the information from every single Yajuu base in the world."

"Why would they put such important information here?"

"It's one of our most secure buildings in the world. Great natural defenses with bad weather, hard to find the place, and of course no bit beasts."

"That's smart," Max said as the plane landed on the ground. All bundled in their jackets the group made it off the jet with the gatekeeper catching a piggy back ride on Kai's back (much to his discomfort). The doors of the facility opened and two people bundled in jackets with their hoods up and there face covered in masks to keep them warm appeared.

"Lieutenant Hideki," A woman's voice said through one of the masks. "It is nice to see you again sir,"

"Yes it's nice to see you too doctor," he said back. The woman held her hand out gesturing them to follow her into the building. The person next to her ran to the plane to grab some suitcases. They followed the doctor to the door and she typed in a key code and the door opened. Once inside the woman unzipped her jacket and pulled down her mask. It was a young woman with dark green hair and purple eyes.

"You can take off your jackets now," She said and now that they were out of the snowy wind the distinct Swedish accent could be made out in her voice. "I am Doctor Graber," she introduced. She held her hand out and Kai took it with a firm shake.

"I'm Hiwatari Kai, this is Hilary, Tala, Max, Kenny, Daichi, and…" Kai looked at the gatekeeper as she stripped off her jacket. She looked up at him and giggled.

"Oh my name is Alice, Alice Milonas," she said.

"Ah that is Greek no?"

"Yes it is," the gatekeeper said impressively and she and the doctor walked down the hall. The group began to follow when the doors to the outside opened and the person who got the bags came in. He put the bags down, unzipped his jacket and pulled down his mask revealing…

"Tyson?" Max asked in shock. Kai turned around and his eyes widen.

"Ah no," the man laughed. "But I get that a lot. My name is Ishida Yūji," he said rubbing the back of head with embarrassment. He really did look like Tyson but with cropped black hair.

"Ishida," Dr. Graber called. "Bring the luggage to the sleeping quarters."

"Yes doctor," Yūji said picking up the suitcases. "It was nice meeting you all," he said and left down a different hall.

A little bit later and down enough hallways to make Kai's head spin the group was lead into a giant library filled with books and folders. Sparkles surrounded Kenny's head and almost floated into the room.

"Books," Daichi groaned.

"Yes, every report filled out every request ever made was faxed over here for storage after every event," Dr. Graber said.

"No offence," Tala started. "But I kind of agree with Daichi on this one. You guys don't have something a little more you know…high-tech?"

"Of course we do. We are one of the most high-tech facilities on the planet…"

Tala and Daichi gave a sigh of relief.

"…when it comes to everything else," the doctor finished. "This is the safest way to keep the information. We don't need hackers to come in here and steal all this information.

"So what are we supposed to do?" Max asked pulling a book from the shelf and opening it. "This all goes by the dates the files were created so any information that we are looking for will be scattered throughout this room."

"Correct. We have computers down on the other side of the library. We scan the files into the computer so it knows exactly where everything is. You just need to type in the word you are looking for and it will point you to the files you need," the doctor said.

She took them to the other side of the library passing other scientists and officers along the way busy filing and researching. Kenny sat himself down in front of one of the dozen of computers and typed in the word Doriton. Kenny sighed.

"3,456,230 hits," he said sadly at the list of where each file and book on the subject was.

"If that upsets you, you might not want to type First portal," Dr. Graber said.

A few hours later and in a mountain of papers, books, and files the group was getting frustrated. Although he didn't want to admit it Kai was getting annoyed and was hungry. Hideki had left with doctor Graber before the first file even opened and they were told to continue until he told them to stop.

He did have to say he was surprised that the gatekeeper was researching in the corner so quietly. She seemed like the person that would just have everyone else do it. She looked up feeling Kai's eyes on her and smiled. Getting up she made her way to the table he was at and sat across from him.

"Anything that will give me my answers young avatar?" she asked.

"Just a lot of information of where Doriton was last seen and different strategies to defeating him," Kai said crossing his arms.

"Yes all the information on the portal I'm getting is how they think it works…they're all completely wrong though," she said with a smile.

"So…Alice Milonas?" Kai asked with curiosity.

"Well…that is the name of this body," she said. Kai didn't say anything but leaned forward showing he was going to need more information. "I don't have a human body. I guess you can say I am the spirit of Pandora. I acquired this body during ancient Greece and I have been using it ever since."

"You took someone's body?" Daichi said loudly walking up on their conversation with a stake of books. People began to look up from their research and stare.

"She died first," she said in a low voice with a horrified face. "Did you really think I would take a living soul?"

Daichi took a seat next to Kai and slumped over. Kai went back to reading but couldn't concentrate with the constant sounds of Daichi's stomach growling.

"I'm so hungry," the red head grumbled.

"The avatar of Strata Dragoon has a point," the gatekeeper said.

"Hideki hasn't come back yet," Kai said flipping a page.

"Yes but Hideki works for me and I am hungry. I have to say this is one thing I despise of human bodies. This is what I have to do when I'm done."

"Ewww," Daichi said. "I didn't need to know that."

"Well let's get some food," the gatekeeper said getting up. She got Kenny, Hilary, and Tala who was scattered through the library and they made their way to the cafeteria. After getting lost only twice they found the giant room and got food. Kai grabbed a sandwich and an apple and tried to find an open table.

His eyes caught who he thought once again was Tyson but ended up being Yūji eating by himself. He made his way over there and stood across from him. Yūji looked up; his mouth full of food.

"You mind if me and my team sit here with you."

"No of course not," Yūji said swallowing his food. Kai sat down and began to eat. "So how is your first day at Port Frozen?"

Kai arched an eyebrow in confusion.

"Oh it's the name we dubbed this place…home sweet home," Yūji laughed.

"Mind if I ask what you do here? You look a little young to be working here" Kai asked,

"Oh yeah my mom and dad work here so I had to move in with them. I just turn 18 to so have to go where the parents go. Me and the other kids help out around the base…at least when we're not in class," Yūji laughed.

The two sat in silence until everyone else made their way to the table. Max began chatting it up with Yūji right away. They laughed and already started making inside jokes, ones that made Kai wish he picked a different table. Hilary yawned slightly.

"We've been reading for hours and that was right after a plane ride. I think it's time to hit the beds," Tala stated.

"I agree," Kenny said.

"You guys go ahead. I'm going to research some more," the gatekeeper said and got up and left. After getting directions from were there rooms would be from Yūji; Max, Tala, Hilary, Daichi and Kenny went to their rooms.

"You're not joining your friends?" Yūji asked.

"Does it look like I'm joining my friends," Kai asked.

"Well sorry. I didn't mean to bother you Mr. Sourpuss," Yuko said getting up from the table.

"What did you call me," Kai demanded.

"You heard me…a sourpuss," Yūji said his voice beginning to falter at the glare that Kai was giving him. "Look I'm sorry ok. I'm going to go now I promised my friends I would have a beybattle with them."

"A beybattle? Here?" Kai asked.

"Well yeah. We do have lives here you know."

"But the poles…"

"Keep us from fusion and from using our element abilities but a good old fashion beybattle is still all the rage down here even if the rest of the world got over it," Yūji said.

"I haven't," Kai said.

"Care to join?" Yūji asked and although Kai wanted to jump for joy of an ordinary beybattle he leaned back on his chair crossing his arms and hmphed. "I'll take that as a yes," Yūji laughed.

~In America~

Lily Morgenstern had finally broken away from sighing documents and ordering people around and now she could do the one thing she always loved to do; jog.

She slipped into her jogging shorts and grey t-shirt that read Yajuu across the chest and made her jog through central park. Soon the hustle and bustle of New York City was lost to her with her music in her ears and nothing but trees and flowers surrounding her. Lily stopped over at a water fountain and took a couple of sips stretching her leg behind her in the process. She stopped in mid-sip and turned around quickly.

Lily felt someone watching and she surveillance the area with a glare but no one was in sight. She continued her jog slowly and a few moments later she felt it again. She turned around panting and stared at nothing. She wasn't going to have someone follow her and she threw her hand to the ground. Feeling the pulses of the earth she could sense someone hiding behind a tree.

"I know your there," she said standing up. A man in a black trench coat walked out from behind the tree with a smile; his eyes hidden under the shadow of the leaves, "Can I help you?" Lily asked politely. The man didn't say anything but pulled a gun out of his jacket and with wide eyes Lily put up her fists ready to fight for her life.

~Antarctica~

Kai followed Yūji down a few corridors to a giant metal door. On the other side he could hear the clashing of blades and people cheering. Before Yūji even opened the door he felt the heat radiating from his blade and the adrenaline pumping through his veins. Yūji opened the door and there were two teenagers battling it out in the center of the huge metal gym. There weren't many people just about a dozen teens hanging out on the bleachers surrounding the room either watching the match or talking to each other.

"Yūji over here," A boy with purple hair beckoned from the bleachers on the other side of the room.

"Hey guys," Yūji said when they got to his friends. "This is Kai Hiwa…"

"Oh my goodness your Kai Hiwatari-Sama," A girl with pink hair said next to Yūji's other friend.

"Yeah this is Ling," Yūji introduced with a sigh.

"I've been your biggest fan ever since you became the captain of the Bladebreakers. I know all your stats and I have every magazine that you're in…"

"Calm down Ling," the purple haired teen said rolling his eyes. "Sorry about her she's a little nuts. I'm Carter," he said holding his hands up to shake. Kai took it and shook it once.

"Well it's not her fault," Yūji laughed. "We all go a little nuts stuck in a place like this. What else is she going to do but read those magazines over and over again?"

"Ahh beybattle of course," Carter answered holding up his red blade.

"Oh you're on," Yūji said taking out his own blue and white beyblade. Carter got up and Yūji and Carter walked over to the middle where the other teens had just finished up there battle. Kai could feel eyes on the back of his head and turned to see Ling staring at him with hearts in her eyes. Looking up the bleachers though he could see the other kids were watching him to and whispering.

"3, 2, 1, Let it Rip!" Yūji and Carter shouted and there blades left there rip cord.

"Go Andrea!" Carter shouted.

"No way you're winning this time Carter. Take him down Drasule," Yūji shouted back. "Wind whip!"

Yūji's blade was surrounded by wind and spun around Carters blade in a circle leaving visible whips of wind.

"Not this time," Carter yelled and his blade jumped up and out of the circle, "Flame thrower."

Under the blade fire began to appear and mixed with the wind that was being left around the area and was being lifted to the ceiling.

"Thanks for the extra boost of power," Yūji laughed. "Now Drasule," Yūji's blade lit up blue and out came a white serpent with blue eyes and two horns. It swallowed the wind and fire and it became a mixed ball in its mouth. "Gust taker," Yūji shouted and Drasule spat the ball out. It hit Carter's blade and it was thrown backwards past its owner hitting the wall and stopping.

"What? You didn't tell me you perfected the Gust taker!" Carter shouted in annoyance as Yūji summoned his blade back to himself.

"Why would I tell you that before I beat you with it? That makes me the king of Port Frozen…again."

"I want a rematch," Carter called.

"I think Hiwatari-sama should go against him," Ling said sweetly.

"Yeah," a boy called out. A chime of yeah's and whistles paraded around the room. Kai looked straight at Yūji who shrugged his shoulders.

"Well if you're up for a beating Hiwatari I guess we can give it a go," Yūji teased. Kai got up from his spot and moved his way to the center, grabbed his blade and hooked it to his launcher. His S-fusion blade shined in the reflective light.

"Whenever you're ready," Kai stated. Carter stood in the center.

"3, 2, 1, Let it Rip!" Carter shouted. Kai and Yūji pulled their blades and they hit each other in the air creating sparks before falling to the ground.

"Dranzer!" Kai shouted his blade gaining extra speed towards Yūji's own blade. Yūji wasn't an idiot though and had his blade dodge Dranzer's attack over and over again.

"Spiral Fireball," Kai shouted. As soon as Kai said this Yūji stopped Drasule with a smile and Kai suddenly realized what he was about to do. Yūji's Gust Taker was going to take the fire and use it against Kai. He made Dranzer move slightly so the fire just barely missed Drasule.

"Now you're catching on," Yūji smiled. "Breeze Obliterate." The blade was encircled in wind and went straight for Dranzer. Kai wasn't going to back down against the challenge and he went straight in as well. The two hit each other but with the extra force of the wind Dranzer didn't stand a chance and was thrown backwards.

"Oh come on that can't be all the great Kai Hiwatari has. Maybe all those years sleeping made you lose your edge," Yūji teased. Kai growled but he knew what Yūji was doing; he was baiting him. Kai had to calm down firstly getting Dranzer back up. Closing his eyes he got Dranzer to spin faster righting herself up and back to spinning stably. Next he had to come up with an idea, fast. He opened his eyes and got Dranzer ready for the final attack.

"Dranzer Spiral Fireball!" he called out once again.

"Your stalker victim is an idiot," Carter whispered to Ling.

"No he's not. Hiwatari-sama always knows what he is doing," she said. "Go Hiwatari-sama!" she yelled loudly in Carters ear.

Yūji laughed. "Gust Taker," he shouted and this time Kai didn't take it back. Drasule appeared from its blade and opened its mouth. It absorbed the wind and the fire and pulled its mouth back to fire back.

"Spiral Fireball!" Kai shouted again and Dranzer fired more flames. Yūji didn't understand what was going on but he would take it on. Drasule took in the fire and the ball in its mouth grew larger. "Another one Dranzer," Kai yelled and more fire was added. Soon Drasule was staring to strain from the amount of fire in its mouth.

"What the…" Yūji started before Drasule fell to the ground; the ball of fire and wind exploded in its mouth. Everyone looked away as the fire spun outward. When they looked back Dranzer was still spinning strong and Drasule was down for the count.

Ling jumped up high "Way to go Hiwatari-sama!" Ling ran over and gripped the Russian into a massive hug. Kai cringed at the touch but from experience in the past he knew if he just staid still she would just let go soon.

"Looks like we have a new king of Port Frozen huh," Carter laughed pasting Yūji as he picked up his blade. Yūji stood up and stuck out his tongue at Carter. He walked over to Kai and held out his hand.

"That was an awesome match. It actually gave me a challenge," Yūji smiled giving out his hand for a hand shake. Kai hesitated for a second before taking it and giving a quick hand shake. He let go quickly and Yūji walked over to a group of friends with Carter and Ling following. Kai looked down at his hand that he just used to shake and gave a few quick squeezes. In that momentary connection he felt something that he hadn't felt in a long time but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Kai looked at the clock and saw what time it was. It was late and after no sleep he knew he should be heading off to bed because tomorrow he was going to go visit the site where the first portal opened. He didn't even bother to say goodbye and left to find his room, once again getting lost in the process. He found his way back at the library where he found the gatekeeper fast asleep at one of the tables with a book open. He walked over to her and she opened her eyes at the feeling of someone near her.

"What?" she said tiredly.

"I think it's time for you to sleep," Kai said closing the book in front of her.

"I do not require sleep," she said back.

"You might not but your body does. One of the many perks of being human," Kai said and gently lifted the small girl bridal style. She locked her arms around his neck and he made his way to the bedrooms not noticing a shadow of someone watching him.

When he finally found the sleep quarters he opened the gatekeeper's bedroom to find a small room with a window, bed, desk and chair and the whole room to be lit by a lamp in the corner. He wasn't looking forward to his bedroom that was for sure. Putting her down he lifted the blanket over her and shut the bedroom door only to turn around and find Tala standing across from him with a toothbrush and toothpaste in his hands.

"Who knew that all it took to melt Kai's heart was a little girl," the red head teased. Kai hmphed and walked away but that didn't stop Tala from following him.

"I heard you had a beyblade match and won," Tala continued.

"News travels fast," Kai retorted.

"Yeah well I guess there not much else to do here…I'm glad you still got it in you."

Kai stopped and looked at Tala to see if the other Russian was just teasing but Tala just stared back. It wasn't every day that his oldest friend and rival said something nice to him.

"Yeah…I am too," He said undecidedly. The two said goodnight and Kai made his way to his bedroom which ended up being just as small and basic as the gatekeepers. As he slept a storm swept over the facility. Wind, snow, and hail clanged to his small window as he tried to keep his eyes shut.

He knew he should be use to living in this kind of weather, but there was something ominous about this storm, like something else was coming and he just couldn't put his figure on it. If only he knew of the shadow that had followed him to his room then maybe he could have had a fair warning.

~Japan~

Tyson was at his desk his face flat on the surface groaning over paperwork. Rei was sitting on the other side filling out his own papers ignoring the blunette's noises. The phone rang on the desk.

"I'm not here," Tyson muffled into the desk. With the roll of his eyes Rei picked up the phone.

"Granger-san's office, Kon speaking," Rei said into the receiver. Tyson looked up as he heard muffling on the other side and Rei's face went from neutral to wide eye in three seconds flat. "Yes I understand. I'll let him know right away," Rei said quietly and put down the phone.

"Rei?" Tyson asked.

"That was the Yajuu force in New York…Lily was attacked…she… she didn't make it."

Yep and that's how I am ending it. Cliff hangers all around, I just have so much to give.

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