The next morning found Christie racing her mother over the Great Wall of China.
I won't think about it, I won't think about it, I won't-
Christie stumbled as a picture of her father popped up in her mind, laughing evilly, fangs showing and red eyes glowing.
She transformed back up, crying uncontrolablly.
"I know sweetie. I know. But you gotta forget so you can concentrate. That's the sixth time in the past twelve hours. Everyone else is training, while you can't until you gain control over your mind."
"Let me train. That'll help. Please." Christie whimpered.
"If that's what it'll take-"
Christie had gone back to cheetah and was racing towards Beling Temple, dust flying up behind her.
"LET IT RIP!" Gin Ryu and Christie yelled at each other, their Beys flying.
"I won against your brother! I'll win against you! Cheetah!"
The spotted Bey clashed against L'Fernis, unmoving as L'Fernis tried to push back.
"Shut up about my brother! He's on the other side now! I'll fight him until we find a way to reverse this goddamn fucking curse! L'Fernis! Switch to L'Drago mode!"
The silver Bey glowed red and shoved hard against Phantom Cheetah, sending it the edge of the stadium.
"AH! Cheetah!"
Evil laughter rang through the room. Both girls looked up as Chris and Ryuuga jumped down beside the stadium.
"Pathetic. What would your fathers say?" Chris smirked, evilly.
"Work harder?" Chris hissed.
"Great job. Do it again?" Ryuuga asked sarcastically. "You know, I was possessed by my Bey and I fought it. I can pretty much fight you."
"So why aren't you?" Dark Ryuuga appeared beside the real one, who was suddenly quiet. "Oooh, so the great Dragon Emporer has a soft side? This is gonna be interesting."
"I do NOT!"
Ryuuga whipped around, his fist flashing out, snarling.
Dark Ryuuga grabbed the fist and blocked the other hand going for his stomach, applying pressure on the pressure points in Ryuuga's wrist, making him gasp in pain and fall to his knees, fingers clawing at the hand gripping him.
"So you want your daughter to suffer?"
Gin Ryu's sudden screams of pain reached Ryuuga's ears, terrifying him.
"NO! Okay! Stop!"
"Good. Very good."
Dark Ryuuga released the other, smirking.
Gin Ryu's screams stopped, replaced with gasping.
Ryuuga spat vicously, angrily at his dark self, "Go to hell you son of a bitch."
Dark Ryuuga merely laughed, his head going back.
"Ugh... Where are we?" Chris groaned, sitting up to see himself in a cell with a shackle around his wrist.
"Some abandoned prison on some island." King growled under his breath. "According to the Dungeon Boys and Tithi over here, it's Alcatraz."
Chris' eyes flew open. "Isn't this place scheduled to be blow up in the next few days?!"
"Today." Masamune muttered, glaring at the chain on his wrist. He yelled and shot his arm foward again, desperate. His fury was replaced by pain when the spikes dug into his arm. Again.
"Stop it. You're just hurting yourself." A woman's voice said. All the men jumped out of their skin.
"Hallow!?" Kyoya exclaimed, looking up towards the ledge where a girl of about twenty- five lay, a smirk dancing her lips.
"Among others. Brother." She spat the last word, bitterly. "My job's only to wait for the orders to get you outta here. Kurai's really gotten desperate the last seventy two hours, I gotta say. Not at all the Amazon I knew. But then again, I never fell in love, so I can only guess my theory has been proven correct. Love makes a woman weak. Why do you think that so many abuse cases are more women and children than men? I mean-"
The girl shrieked as sudden winds whipped through the tunnel behind her and made her loose her balance, making her fall to the floor. She landed on her feet like a cat.
"YOU COULD'VE JUST SAID SOMETHING!" Hallow roared.
"I was getting tired of your rambling." Tsuki shot the other woman a glare.
"SHUT UP YOU PATHETIC EXCUSE OF A QUEEN!"
"I'm sorry?"
"Yeah, you heard me you bitchy slut!"
"Say that again." Tsuki was suddenly in Hallow's face, anger rolling off her in waves. "I dare you."
"Uh, Tsuki? Leave it alone. Please?" Hoshi materialized out of the shadows, getting to work on picking the locks on the cell doors and chains.
"Just one punch?" Tsuki asked.
"Later. Then you can beat her to death for all I care." Hoshi sighed.
"Just you three?" King suddenly ran up beside Tsuki, restraining her while he glared at Hallow.
"No. Everyone else is watching for Rago and-" Tsuki was cut off by a cheetah rushing in, transforming up to reveal Christie.
"We got seven minutes, top. Leave the shackles to me."
Within seconds, everyone was free.
"Okay, now. Let's get out of here-"
"LOOK OUT!" Honoo shoved Christie out of the way as someone lunged at her.
It was Doji, in pure wolf form. Flesh was hanging off him, blood pouring from wounds that someone else had no doubt caused.
"Ha. Leave him to me." Honoo smirked, cracking his knuckles. "He looks as though he's been through Hades and back anyway."
Doji snarled and lunged again, Honoo meeting him halfway, also transforming into a wolf.
"Number five, loyalty to their loved ones." Tsuki snarked to Hallow, earning a growl in response.
Suddenly, the floor trembled and dust fell from the ceiling. The floor felt hot beneath the group.
"HANG ON!" Ryuuga and Ryuuto shouted, thrusting their arms up as one and pushing the fire that burst through the floor away from the group.
"GO! WE CAN'T HOLD IT FOR LONG!" Ryuuto yelled over the noise.
Everyone bolted, except Honoo, who was in a life or death battle with Doji.
