DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN BEYBLADE OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS. THIS IS JUST A FAN-MADE STORY!

As they escaped down the stairs and through the empty corridors, Gingka began calling out for his father, straining to hear the sound of his voice. Tsubasa began to pant as pain got the better of him, and the two men supporting him had to set him down. Kendra immediately turned and rushed over to him, kneeling down beside him.

"Honey? Are you alright?" she asked softly, cupping his chin in her hands.

"I c-can't...stand...t-the p-pain..." he groaned, trying to relax in her sweet touch.

"You'll be okay soon sweetie. We'll take you to hospital and then you can rest up. Just hang on darling," Kendra leaned towards him and hugged him as lightly as possible so as not to pressure his wounds. She felt him relaxing slightly as his body slacked against hers. She wanted to take away the pain, all the tragedies that plagued his mind and body, and throw them all away. But for now, it was impossible. After all, the darkness still resided within him...

"Hey! I think I heard something!" Gingka cried suddenly, rushing towards the end of the corridor.

"Me too! Let's go check!" said Hikaru. The two hurried round the corner, accompanied by two members of the WBBA, and soon began to hear the sound of muffled screams. As they followed the urgent sounds, Gingka began to recognise it as his father's voice.

"Dad! We're coming dad! Hang on!" he called out.

A few moments later, they came across a corridor with a cell at its far end. Behind the iron bars was Ryo, sitting on the floor with his hands tied behind his back and a blue cloth tied around his mouth.

"DAD!" Gingka yelled, sprinting up the corridor. The other three followed suit and one of WBBA members took out a skeleton key and prised the door open. Gingka rushed in and began untying his dad as quickly as he could.

"Dad! Are you okay?" he asked.

"Yes, I'm fine Gingka, thank you," Ryo shook off the rope and pulled his son in a hug: "Are you all alright? Did you manage to save Tsubasa?"

"Yeah, he's with Kendra," Gingka said as he nuzzled his face close to his father's chest: "Oh dad, I'm so glad you're okay! I thought he hurt you!"

"No no, he didn't son, don't worry," Ryo said as he stood up: "Come on, let's all get out of here."

As soon as they rejoined the rest of the party, Tsubasa was helped back up onto his feet and they continued moving towards the exit as quickly as possible. The sound of loud fighting could still be heard from the upper storeys and they hurried downwards so that they wouldn't catch up with them.

Finally, the front door loomed in sight and they began leaving the building. The WBBA private vehicles were waiting for them outside, as were a couple of ambulances. When they began helping Tsubasa into the ambulance, Kendra quickly said: "I'm going with him! He needs me!"

"Yes, of course dear," one of the doctors held the door open for her whilst Tsubasa was laid down on a stretcher. As soon as she climbed in, they closed the doors behind them and after a few minutes the vehicles began to move.

"Don't worry my darling," Kendra whispered softly as she stroked Tsubasa's scratched hand: "It'll be alright baby."

"Ken...d-dra..." he moaned agonisingly: "The d-dark...n-ness...s-still...here..."

"We'll extinguish it together, you and me," she said determinedly: "You don't have to face it alone. I'm here for you now, my angel."

Tsubasa gave her a weak smile and closed his eyes, almost instantly falling unconscious. But this was the final step...

Could he do it?

He could barely feel his numb body, the pain drumming soundly in his muscles and he felt lightheaded. All around him was black, echoing darkness, perhaps even darker and emptier than ever before...

'Welcome back...Tsubasa...' the familiar voice hissed.

"It's darker...why?" Tsubasa asked, although he knew the answer. He felt it.

'You have suffered unbearable and excruciating pain of all sorts since we last met. This place lies within the tortured cavern of your mind. Here lies all the pain and misery you have experienced throughout your entire worthless life...and I feed upon all of it!' the darkness whispered all around him.

"Tell me...have you looked within my heart?" asked Tsubasa.

'Of course! I found all sorts of tasty pains! Some old and from the past, others new that have just taken place...'

"Is that...all you found?" Tsubasa asked quietly.

'Hn?' the darkness sounded confused at this sudden twist of response from its prey.

"In my heart, there is the strongest, inextinguishable source of light that could ever exist. You are too blind, too caught up in your darkness to see it, but it's there, and it is what keeps me going. It is the powerful force that raises me up from the depths of your darkness and forever saves me! You are weak beside it, so weak it's pathetic!" said Tsubasa.

'What?' the darkness croaked, rage dripping poisonously from its voice.

"It's the brightest light in existence, the light of pure love!" said Tsubasa.

'Argh! You're making me sick!' the darkness spat.

"My heart carries the love of my parents, who never stopped watching over me and protecting me. It carries the love of friendship that my friends surround me with, but most importantly, it carries my love for Kendra!"

'Gaaahhh! Stop it! Stop this nonsense! This-this gruesome foolishness!' the darkness screamed. Through the black mist that enveloped him, streaks of bright white light began streaming through, shedding their protective silver light onto the evil shroud.

"Yes, Kendra, my angel. She gifts me with all the love I could ever need, and that is what I feed on! What I feed on to defeat YOU!" Tsubasa suddenly became encased in a blinding white aura that radiated gracefully from his beautiful body, killing the darkness with its peace.

"Nooo! Nooooooooo! Curse you! Curse you all!" the darkness screamed in agony as the light began taking over, turning the black cavern into a haven of peace and hope.

"Your time is up, leave!" Tsubasa put his last effort into banishing the remaining darkness, its hollow screams ebbing away into the fading mist. And suddenly, he saw another bright light before him, two familiar figures standing there holding each other's hands.

"Darling...you did it!" his mother's sweet voice touched him like a gentle caress.

"Mother! Father!" Tsubasa rushed over to them, entering the bright aura of love before him.

"You're free now son," said his father: "You're finally free..."

"Your new life with the people who care about you awaits," said his mother.

"I'll never ever forget about you..." Tsubasa whispered in a choked voice: "If only there was some way...some way to bring you back...We'd be such a happy family now!"

"Some things are meant to be, my dearest," his mother touched his silver hair: "But that is the beauty of life. It awaits you my darling...go, thrive in it as we never could..."

"Remember, we're always here for you son...in your heart," said his father.

As the light faded away, Tsubasa finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Yes, life was his to enjoy now. Light had given him another chance.