Kairox: hello! Grrrr. stupid school tests. anyway, I wanna thank those of you who reviewed. Now who could do the disclaimer?

Emily: forget the damn disclaimer! Kai's still in hell!

Kairox: oh yeah! I forgot all about him.

Everybody: O_o

Kairox: but I'm not sure if I have enough energy to open a portal. maybe if I saw the disclaimer done I might get my second wind.

Emily: (very very very very quickly) Kairox doesn't own beyblades or any of the characters except Ria.

Kairox: Okay ^_^! (Snaps fingers and portal appears and Kai is ejected looking very disheveled from it.)

Kai: thank god! Quick, close the damn portal before she gets out!

Kairox: chill Kai. There is nothing from my version of hell, which I sent you to which I can't handle. (Suddenly a demon who looks exactly like Kairox but only with tail, trident, and horns steps out.) eep! My evil half! Run away!

Evil Kairox: mwahahahahahahaha! Tremble in fear at my feet mortals! Bwahahaha!

Everybody: Errr. O_o.
~ haunted by the past ~
"Really Kai, there's no need to be so stiff. We are after all family." Tala said.

Fighting to keep his face impassive, Kai replied, "Not the last time I checked."

" don't be like that Kai, after all, blood is thicker than water."

"we're not blood relatives and you know it, so cut the crap. What do you want?"

"I'm not trying anything funny." Tala said patronizingly. " grandfather just wants to let you know that you are forgiven and that you can come home again."

" and what if I don't want to?" Kai retorted.

" you'd be making a mistake Kai." Said a voice from a shadowed corner of the room. Looking closely, Kai realized that the man had been standing there the whole time and he'd simply not noticed.

Mentally berating himself for being so careless, Kai growled, "and who the hell are you?"

"why Kai, you don't even remember your own grandfather."said the man stepping out of the shadows. It was Voltaire.

Managing to control his shock, Kai said, "b.s. you're not my grand father."

Voltaire gave fatherly chuckle. "still as independent as ever. Well Kai, you've heard my offer. How about it? Come back home and be one of us again."

Sensing the boy's hesitation, Voltaire pressed on. "how long has it been Kai? Five years? Admit it. You've never found anybody as good as us since you left. You want things back to the way they were."

Kai had to fight hard against the tide of memories which Voltaire's words had unleashed. Summoning the memory of how he'd been cast away from his family, he said, "I decline your offer. You are not my kin and never will be."

"but you admit we once were." Voltaire said softly. " very well. However when you change your mind after the tournament, you know where to find us."

Kai simply ignored him as he left the room through the door Spencer had just opened for him.
In training room five, the other Bladebreakers were training together under the joint supervision of Kenny and Ray.

"Ray, do you know how the Demolition Boys know Kai?" Ria asked as she battled Max.

"no. but you better focus and train hard because if we make it into the finals, we'll have to face them. By the looks of it, they play for keeps and destroy their opponents blades." Ray replied.

"oh." With that thought in mind, they went back to training. Suddenly the double doors banged open and Kai strode in.

"oh hi Kai." Ray said. "we started training without you. Hope ya don't mind."

"have you warmed up then?"

"of course."

"good." Kai said as he took out Dranzer. " because I want you all to battle me. Who'll go first?"
~ End ~
Kairox: gosh finally done.

Evil Kairox(from now on she can just be EKR): aren't forgetting about me are you?

Kairox: groan. I'm too tired. I'll deal with you next chapter. R & R people.