Ray's POV
I looked on nervously, watching the spinning blade carefully to see whether it was Drigger or Wolborg.
The smoke cleared and I looked, the spinning blade was Wolborg. My heart sank. It was a tie situation, which meant the captains of each team would fight…meaning Kai vs Tala.
"TALA WINS WHICH BRINGS US INTO A TIE!" Jazzman yelled into the microphone
"A TIE-BREAKER BATTLE WILL BEGIN IN TEN MINUTES BETWEEN TEAM CAPTAINS TALA AND KAI!"
I walked slowly back down to the bench, Tyson smiled at me "Great job Ray" He said as I sat down.
"You ready Kai?" Kenny asked as Kai stood up. He looked a mess, he was covered in deep gashes, which bled and dripped. Bruises marred his arms and a large bruise covered his left cheek.
"Hell yeah" He said with a twisted grin.
Tala and Kai stood up at the dish, five minutes too early…but this only seemed to please the crowd.
"OKAY! LOOKS LIKE THE NEXT ROUND STARTS NOW!" Jazzman yelled
Kai pulled out his launcher and his blade, before readying himself for the upcoming battle. Tala did the same and Jazzman began his count-down
"3"
"2"
"1"
"LET IT RIP!!!" He screamed as Tala and Kai gave their ripcords a powerful tug, sending both blades shooting into the dish.
The battle kicked off instantly, neither blader willing to give in. Kai was watching the blades carefully throughout the entire first minute and I wondered what was shooting through his mind.
Tala's POV
I watched Kai follow my blade with his eyes.
"DRANZER!" He very suddenly screamed, his loyal bit-beast rose from her blade and stood strong against mine
"WOLBORG!" I called my ever faithful wolf who stood opposite his phoenix.
"DESTROY HIM!" Kai yelled to Dranzer, who shot forward into my blade, sending Wolborg back a few inches.
Kai let Dranzer loose on an onslaught of attacks, I tried to fight back with all my power, yet he was too fast. As I saw a piece of Wolborg's blade smash off, I looked up. Kai was staring at my blade like he couldn't tear his eyes from the damage being caused.
"KAI!?" I shouted across to him as a ring of fire suddenly surrounded us on the raised platform.
The heat began to rise and rise. I shielded myself from the heat as best I could, and I only really noticed how hot it was when I saw some of Kai's and my blade melt. I heard shouts of annoyance, and some of fear. I couldn't see how much damage the fire had done, so decided to stop it.
"Sorry to pull the same trick!" I called as I looked down at my bit-beast
"NOW!" I called, and watched as the large ice crystal began surrounding us.
"Sorry Kai. This ends now! You've done way too much damage!" I yelled over to him, through the harsh winds which we were oh-so used to, now the crystal completely surrounded us, so it was like being back at Russia. (A/n: you know the match between Tyson and Tala in the first season…I think it should have been Kai not Tyson, but hey!)
"YOU WANT TO SEE HOW MUCH DAMAGE I CAN DO?!" he looked up, his eyes were wide, his pupils mere pin-points. He laughed, twistedly, getting louder and louder before looking at me
"I'M GOING TO DESTROY YOU FOR ALL THOSE PUNISHMENTS I TOOK FOR YOU!!" he screeched before Dranzer smashed into Wolborg
"KAI!" I shouted back
Ray's POV
"This is too weird! A few years ago that was me!" Tyson shouted as he ran up to the crystals and began pounding on the shiny surface.
"Tala did it for a reason" Bryan walked over, and surprisingly all the other teams had come down to join us. "You saw how out-of-control Kai was getting; it's only going to get worse. With him controlling a fire, you can imagine what'd happen" Tyson stopped pounding on the glass and watched the big screen, which provided a clear picture of what was going on.
"Kai's gone mad!" Mariah shouted from behind us as we watched Kai laughing on the big screen
Tala's POV
I watched Kai as he laughed before Dranzer smashed into Wolborg, our bitbeasts caught in a fight. Wolborg ripping feathers from the phoenix, Dranzer tearing fur from my wolf.
"KAI CALM DOWN!" I shouted over to him, he looked up and let loose a very sinister chuckle. "WE'RE NOT LEAVING UNTILL YOU DO!" I shouted and he laughed louder
"YOU'LL REGRET IT!" he laughed as he looked at me evilly
"Kai" I said calmly, he looked up suddenly, with a blank expression on his face "Think about this Kai, if you're not careful, you're going to kill yourself, and me" his eyes widened, Dranzer continued to mercilessly attack my blade.
"I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU FOR THE PAIN I FACED FOR YOU!" he screeched at me, I stepped back slightly as flames burst around us, trapping us in a small area of the 'terrain'
"Calm down Kai. I'm always grateful to you for what you did" I looked across sincerely; he looked up at me, slightly confused.
"THEN WHY AM I STILL BEING PUNISHED FOR IT?!" He screamed helplessly. It seemed like he was still being tortured by Voltaire and Boris, only from the inside.
"Kai, you're not! You're free" He kept watching me with wide eyes "Calm down, please"
Ray's POV
"IT LOOKS LIKE TALA IS TRYING TO CALM KAI DOWN!" Jazzman yelled
"I hope he can." Tyson looked over to Bryan
"I'm sure he will" he replied "Tala is our best chance anyway."
Tala's POV
Kai looked at me helplessly, yet angrily, emotions flashed across his face so quickly. And the fire seemed to copy, it grew, reaching high up into the 'sky', it grew closer to us both, making the heat almost unbearable then shrunk, then grew again.
"Kai, control you're emotions!" I called over, he glared furiously at me
"YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF MY EMOTIONS!" he screamed as the flames shot up into the air
"I understand what you've been through Kai; I was there afterwards, every time to help you." I looked up, Kai looked over at me, and he looked at me for a long minute, seemingly trying to see any trace of me lying.
"I'm not lying Kai." I told him reassuringly "Do you really want to risk killing us both?" I asked him.
He watched me for a moment, before shaking his head, his eyes never leaving me.
Suddenly a red flash shot upwards, shattering the large crystal I had kept us in. The shards smashed so finely, it was like snow falling. The red light continued upwards, shooting through the roof of the large stadium, into the sky until it vanished from view amongst the clouds.
Kai stood gaping at the spot the red light had vanished from for a few moments, he looked down at me, only not seeing me, he was clearly lost in thought, his eyes darted around as he thought long and hard about something.
The snow fell as both our blades began to wobble dangerously, it was now a case of seeing who could hold on for longest.
I could see Kai muttering 'hang on' over and over to Dranzer.
To my dismay, my blade clattered to a halt, followed by the champion, Kai.
"AND KAI IS THE WINNER THE BLADEBREAKERS ARE ONCE AGAIN THE CHAMPIONS!!!" Jazzman yelled as the crown erupted into cheers
Kai stepped down into the dish and picked up Dranzer, he held her in his fingertips for a moment, before clenching her in his fist. He picked up my blade and tossed it over to me before turning and leaving the stadium through the opposite door to which all our friends were standing.
"What's up with him? He just won!" Tyson jumped
"He lost Dranzer" Ray looked around at the now silent group
"It's true, that flash of light was none other than Dranzer. The same as when Ray lost Drigger" Kenny explained
"No" Mariah whispered as she shook her head
"Poor Kai" Emily said in a hushed voice
"This is the last thing he needs" Michael stated as he leant against a wall
"You got Drigger back though, what's to say Kai can't get Dranzer back?" Lee asked
"Kai's stubborn, he won't give up until he has her back" Robert said
"Let's go find him" Max stated, running off in the direction Kai left, followed closely by the rest of us.
As we came skidding into the dark corridor, we heard a quiet whimper. Max stuck his arm out to stop us from springing out. I crept forward and saw Kai slumped against the wall, Voltaire and Boris looming over him. Boris kicked him, tearing another quiet whimper from his throat.
Voltaire suddenly threw his foot forward as well, causing Kai to choke slightly on a whimper of pain. Very suddenly Boris slammed his foot into Kai's side, sending him rolling across the floor with a loud 'crack'.
Tyson suddenly sprang out in front of us "What are you doing?!" he yelled furiously
"Teaching my grandson a lesson" Voltaire stepped forward to face Tyson, as The Majestics and AllStars stepped forward. I stepped forward with Max and Ray. Bryan and Spencer ran forward and pulled the whimpering Kai to his feet.
"What did you do to him last week?!" Mariah shouted from behind Lee
"Nothing the whore doesn't deserve" Boris smirked as Mariah opened her mouth to protest, but couldn't find an insult that would do enough justice.
Kai pulled himself from Bryan and Spencer's grip and stood up straight, despite all the pain I knew he was in.
"He deserves nothing but to be left alone by you two!" Emily argued angrily
"It was my fault, I did deserve it" Kai said from behind Boris and Voltaire. He stepped passed them and slowly slunk to the back of the group.
"What's the matter son? Can't face telling them?? I'm sure they can work it out" Boris laughed. Kai flinched behind us as Mariah began throwing insults, but I wasn't hearing them.
The bruise on Kai's neck, being afraid of everyone. Wanting to be left alone all the time. Everything suddenly fell completely into place; I gasped as I looked at Kai's dull face, and very suddenly threw up. I could hear Boris burst into fits of uncontrollable laughter as I felt someone rub my back gently.
I turned to face the still laughing Boris, "You're sick" I stated as I spat on the floor
"Can you prove that Tala?" Boris asked still chuckling
"No, I can't, but Kai can" I replied pointing at said teen.
"I'd like to see him try" Boris stated with a grin before turning and leaving after Voltaire
After they were out of sight Kai walked into the "waiting" room of the stadium. Suddenly he punched a locker over and over before sitting on a bench and sighed as we all piled in.
"Oh Kai" Mariah sat on the bench and held her head, composing herself so we weren't ALL throwing up.
"He's twisted, he should be killed for that" Ray stated angrily. As Kai began to pound his fist into the bench
Kai pulled out Dranzer's now empty blade and stared at it for a long while, before tossing it away and standing up to lean against the wall. Max picked up Dranzer, quietly, no-one seemed to notice, save for myself.
"What should we say to Mr. Dickenson?" Emily asked
"Nothing" Kai stated from his position against the wall "He doesn't need to know about this"
"Yes he does Kai! This isn't just something you can ignore!!! What if he does it to someone else? I'd say considering, you've handled it quite well, but surely you don't want someone else to suffer" Emily argued
"They won't try it with anyone else" I spoke "They only will have done that to break Kai, but their no idiots, they can see its done more than that, more than they needed"
Kai nodded in reply. "This never leaves the room" He stated, glancing at everyone individually, as if asking them to dare tell, his eyes lingered on Tyson for longer, knowing he would be the one to tell to do the 'right thing'.
"Let's get going" Ray stated
We headed back to the dojo and began to eat dinner, thankfully for once the adults weren't there, so we could talk freely.
"What do we do now, Dranzer's gone?" Tyson asked "The tournament isn't for a while, so maybe we could help you get her back?" Max looked over at Kai then placed his blade on the table he picked the empty blade up and looked at it long and hard before speaking:
"Don't bother" He replied sadly
"Kai, you can't just give up!!" Emily stated "You've been through so much, and been so strong, don't give up now!" He looked over to her, before standing up and leaving the table with his blade in hand.
"He's so stubborn!" Emily whined after he left.
The table fell silent for a few minutes, we heard the sound of Kai's blade clashing outside, Max looked over to Ray
"Are we gunna tell Mr. Dickenson?" Ray looked over to me
"No" I replied for him, Max tilted his head in question "There is no way Kai would ever admit something like that to Mr. Dickenson. If we told him then it'd just make him try and send Boris and Voltaire down."
"That's what we want though, right?!" Max argued
"Yes, of course it is, but Kai won't give evidence. It'd just make a situation that's not needed. So we won't say anything until we can convince Kai, if that's even possible" I explained, Max nodded glumly
"Why has Kai stopped training??" Emily suddenly asked
"Huh?" Tyson asked
"He's not training…I can't hear him" Emily stated
"Let's go check he's ok" Ray stood up, we all followed into the garden where Kai was backed into the corner by Voltaire and Boris.
"I thought you said he wasn't welcome back at the mansion?!" Ray asked, confused.
"Yes." Boris turned his head to look at us "But he's more than welcome back at the Abbey." Kai pushed himself further into the wall before his expression changed suddenly and in a display of anger he threw his foot into Boris' chest, causing the older man to stumble.
All of a sudden Biovolt 'soldiers' sprang forward from behind trees, walls, bushes, basically anything that could conceal them.
More soldiers poured in, and soon for every one of us, there were two soldiers, who each grabbed us to keep us all away from Kai Boris and Voltaire.
"ENOUGH!" Boris yelled as we all stopped struggling
I felt a guard press his knee into my spine; he could easily snap my spine from his position. I stopped struggling to look around, I could see everyone in the same predicament, and they also stopped moving.
Bruce suddenly flew out of the door, followed by Grandpa Granger, Judy and Mr. Dickenson. However they weren't free for long, as more guards jumped to keep them from helping Kai.
"Now you can come quietly, or you can watch us torture your friends beforehand, the choice is yours." Kai shook his head before moving slightly out of the corner.
"A wise choice" Boris grinned as Kai walked behind him to the black car waiting outside the front gate to the dojo. Voltaire followed closely behind. After Kai was securely inside the car, the soldiers let us go. I ran forward but the car sped away followed by a large van full of the soldiers. I ran after them, but they were too fast, after they turned a corner, I had no idea where they went.
I sighed and walked back to the dojo garden. As I stepped inside, I saw Kai's blade lying on the ground, covered in mud. I picked her empty blade up and sighed loudly. Kai was gone again.
"This is beginning to get tedious" Michael sighed "They take him, torture him, we get him back. It's like a huge loop."
I growled in frustration
"We better get to the abbey as soon as we can" Mr. Dickenson stated as we all prepared to go.
Hey. Sorry, I know it's really repetitive. As from where it will go from here on though…I really am not sure. We'll see where my writing takes me. I wasn't even going to put in Biovolt taking him again, it kinda wrote itself and I thought it would be alright to leave it there.
Keep reading, it'll be good (crosses her fingers).
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