Chapter 11: Movies and ANOTHER mystery
Disclaimer: Not like anyone reads this, but I don't own beyblade. Note to Galux Kitty: I'm probably never gonna write yaoi, and this fic definitely won't be. I doubt you're going to write yaoi either, judging by your bio. Oh, and I got most ideas for this chapter from Lady Blade WarAngel's "Tragic Past," so thanks, Lady Blade, and keep at the tragic past thing. Can't wait to read Kenny's. Oh, and please continue, "The Next Generation," I love it! OOC warning, although I probably don't have to tell you.
"...."- Spoken out loud.
/...../- Thoughts of the characters.
(*A/N)- Author's notes.
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Spencer glanced over at the "new recruits" and angrily stamped back to his room. He started talking to himself. "It's not fair! Boris never notices us unless he needs someone to yell at! Tala was favoured by him, but now he's just like us... Forgotten, cast-away, treated as junk. Boris was treating Kai like a prince, and Kai was smart enough to get away from him!"
He furiously clenched a fist, and continued, "Kai knew he was just Boris's newest toy! Once Boris got tired of him, he would throw him away, and forget about him! Now he's all obsessed with these new guys. They're weaklings, they'd never compare to us! Or even to me!" Spencer growled as he angrily punched the wall, feeling no pain, as blood ran from his white knuckles, and his face went crimson.
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Tyson's POV
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There was only two days until the tournament began. We still hadn't found Kai. I'd tried going to the place that I knew Kai was there, but I got stopped by guards. Over and over I tried, until I had almost gotten arrested. What choice did I have? We gave up, hoping that Kai would show up around a corner as we walked the streets. Or that he'd show up at the tournament like last time.
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2 days later
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We won all our rounds in our first match. But we showed no enthusiasm (not even Max) as Mr. D took us out to celebrate. He had heard about Kai, and hoped to brighten our spirits. We ate little, even I didn't have thirds. All of us stared out the restaurant windows, almost as if expecting to see Kai running towards us. The truth was, we knew he wasn't going to be, and that made us sadder. Maybe I should tell them...
I sighed. Mr. D asked, "What's the matter, m'boy?"
"We abandoned Kai. He's never coming back unless we bust him outta that place!"
Mr. D replied, "What place?"
"Well, you see, I doubt Kai would have told anyone this, but one night...
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Flashback
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I said to Kai, "We're all gonna crash at my place for the night. Coming, Kai?"
"Are you gonna train?"
"Oh, come on, Kai." I groaned. "We're gonna party!"
"Fine. If we train tomorrow morning till lunch, and the rest of the day."
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, Kai."
"Well?"
Max put in, "All right, Kai, but you hafta come. It's gonna be a blast! You'll see, Kai."
"Whatever."
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That night
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The doorbell rang. I rushed to get it. "Hey, Kai, we've been waiting! 'Bout time you showed up!"
"Humph." He took his bag to the room I showed him and he followed me out to the living room where everyone else was waiting.
Ray said as we entered, "Hey, Kai, you're just in time. We were about to start the movie."
Tyson cried, "Wait a second! You didn't choose without me, did you?"
Kenny told him, "Actually, we were about to pick the movie."
I quickly voiced my opinion, "I know, Let's watch-"
"Sorry, Tyson, but we already decided how we're gonna pick." Ray cut me off.
I asked, "How? How?"
"Well, you see, we each put the DVD we like the most on a piece of paper and put it inside the hat. Then, we take turns drawing paper."
"But what if two people put the same DVD?" I questioned.
Max told me, "We made our choices in our heads, Tyson. We're supposed to guess who picked which. Now write yours and put it in! You too, Kai."
"Alright," I agreed and did as I was told, as Kai did the same, with a grunt.
"Who picks first?" Max asked.
Kenny responded, "Well, it is Tyson's house."
"Alright!" I cried, reaching eagerly into the hat. I pulled out a slip of paper and groaned. "Oh, man, you can't be serious, Kai!" I yelled at him.
Ray said, "Just read it."
I sighed. "Okay..." I read the slip of paper:
MINORITY REPORT
"Oh, this movie's action!" Max called energetically as I slipped the DVD into the player.
After the movie was over, we talked a little about our favourite parts. "Oh, and Lamar turned out to be a bad guy." "And how John scaled that ladder, kicking all the guys away." "Then he jumped on the guy and they wrecked the houses."
"Well, I liked the spiders. They caused fear to spread rapidly and almost tortured people, in a way." A cold voice said as silence followed our thoughts.
We all turned and gasped. "KAI?"
"What, you don't want my opinion?"
Ray stumbled, "N-no, th-that's not-not it at-at all, K-Kai."
Max put in, "It's just you normally don't talk to us."
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Present, General POV
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Max cut Tyson off. "Wait, I didn't say that! I said, "It's just you normally keep your distance, Kai, and don't share your opinions."
Tyson pouted. "Same thing!"
"Is not!"
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
"Is too!"
"Is-"
"Boys, that's enough. Please continue with the story," Mr. D insisted.
Ray replied, "Maybe you should let us all tell it together."
Mr. D smiled. "That's a good idea, Ray. Ok, boys, tell your story."
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Flashback
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Kai angrily asked, "Look, can we just pick the next movie?" /Damn, what's wrong with me? I'm actually being a nice guy, compared to normal./
Max cried happily, "So, who picks next? Who, Who, WHO??" /I wanna pick!/
"Er, that's a good question." Kenny thought about it carefully and then said, "Why don't we just let Kai pick?"
Ray was understanding, and merely said, "Sure."
Tyson complained, "Oh, but-"
Max interrupted him, "Sorry, Tyson, we made a decision." /There. Now neither of us can pick. He probably wanted to pick again. That's Tyson for you! Hope I get to pick next... Whoa! Is that coke in the kitchen?/ Max snuck quietly away, while Tyson created a perfect distraction without knowing it. Max grabbed a few cans of coke, snuck back to his place and hid all but one behind the couch. He had opened the last one already, and started gulping it down quickly.
Tyson angrily thought steaming, as Kai walked over to the hat, /I wanted to pick again! How come Kai gets to pick?/
Kai smirked as he reached into the hat. /Bet Tyson wanted to pick again. Show him.../
He pulled out one piece of paper and read it:
DIGIMON: THE MOVIE
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, Kenny! You can't expect us to watch that!" Tyson complained loudly.
Kai glared at him. /He complains about everything. He is so annoying. I hope he kicks the wall when he falls asleep tonight. Hehehehe..../ He got up and put the DVD in. After it was over, they quickly went over it, but no one was too enthusiastic to talk about it, except Max and Kenny.
Kenny thought out loud. "Who picks next? What do you think, Ray? I don't mind being last to pick."
Ray replied, "I don't mind either. Let Max pick, he seems hyper about it anyway. Then again, he's hyper about everything. Okay, Max! Your turn!"
Max shouted loudly, "YAY!!! Okay, let's see here..." He looked at the slip he drew, and read:
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
Everyone looked at Ray. He grinned and said, "It's a good movie, and just read the subtitles, guys, if you don't understand Chinese."
Everyone had voices speaking Chinese in their heads after the movie, except for Ray. They moved on, talking little about it. Ray offered, "You go next, Chief. I wouldn't mind being last."
So the short kid walked up to the hat and drew a piece of paper and read:
DRAGONSLAYER
Kenny gulped and said to Tyson, "You know I don't like horror movies, Tyson!"
"Sorry, Chief, but it's a good movie. And there's nothing horror besides the dragon killing people and people dying trying to slay it." /Heh, wish I could slay a certain blue-haired dragon who's been after... people. Maybe I should pick up some tips from this movie.../
The Chief's eyes bulged out of the sockets and he fainted. They shook him, but got no response. They started the movie without him. Afterwards, they were all eagerly talking about it, when Kenny finally woke up. They picked the final movie. Ray read it mentally, and said nervously, "Guys, how much time do we have?" /'Cause we're sure as heck gonna need all the time we can get. But why would Max pick this????/ They all stared at Max. He was hyperly running around, trying not to destroy stuff. Kai explained, "Max didn't put one in, so I put an extra one in, ok?" /Good thing, too. He would have had us watching cartoons./ "Just read it to them, Ray."
Ray gulped, but read:
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! That movie's 3 hours long!!" Tyson screamed his head off. "HOW COULD YOU, KAI????????"
Kai smirked and replied, "Maybe you should put it in now, we're losing valuable minutes." He glanced at Tyson with an evil look. /Hmm, they have some nice sword moves in this movie. Might come in useful./ Smirking, he watched Ray put the DVD in.
Kenny suggested, "Maybe we could watch a little, do something else, then watch a little more, and so on? The movie is a little long, Kai..." /And no computers in it, either. This movie has a lot of slaying too, and I think it's worse than the last one./
Ray watched the opening scenes. /Man, I'm already bored. Didn't think Max picked it... Wait! Where is Max...?/ Ray looked around. Max was sitting on one of Tyson's three couches and... drinking COKE? "Max!" I shouted. Everyone stared at me, then Max. They took in the same image: Max+sugar= PROBLEM!!!! They grabbed the coke from Max and hid it.
Everyone except Ray went back to the movie. Ray sighed silently. He had no patience for 3-hour long movies. Ray looked around. Everyone was gazing intently at the screen, especially... Max? /Oh, damn./ Ray cursed silently as he saw him finish a can of coke and start another. I screamed, "MAX!!!!" Everyone turned to Max.
"Yeah, Ray?" He quickly hid the coke he had been drinking behind the couch with the others. The others looked confused. Tyson asked, "What's the matter, buddy?"
Ray smiled at Max and pointed to him. "Max has been drinking coke again. He just hid it behind the couch." Tyson searched behind the couch and found a few cokes.
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Present
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The scene was something like this:
Ray: "Hey, I don't talk that way!" /That sounds like a tattletale./
Tyson: "Well, we're trying to tell a story here!"
Max: "I wasn't like that!" /That sounds more like a drunk./
A stranger walked up to the team and asked, "Are you the Bladebreakers?"
Everyone turned to stare at the stranger. Eyes bulged out of sockets around the table because a pretty girl with shoulder-length sky blue hair and crystal blue eyes stared back at them. She wore a pair of light blue pants and a baby blue t-shirt. (*A/N you guessed it, huh?) She had earrings with (surprise, surprise) sapphires. She was wearing glittery blue sneakers with dark blue socks.
Mr. D was the only one who could speak. "Yes, they are. What can we do for you, miss?"
"Well, it's actually what I can do for you. It's about Kai Hiwatari..."
Tyson shouted, "You know where Kai is?"
"Yes, he's in a place from his dark childhood..."
"Well, I knew it!" Tyson exclaimed. "I couldn't get in, though, and I was explaining to Mr. D how I found out."
She looked at the elderly man. "You must be Stanley Dickinson from the BBA."
"I am, but who are you?"
"How rude of me... My name is Rachel........." She hesitated.
Mr. D "I have heard many Rachels being mentioned in the BBA. I'm afraid you'll have to be more specific, and explain why we should trust you."
"Um, well, I do have a nickname known by bladers. It's, it's "Sapphire Blaster," and I herad "Blaster" is a cross between "blader" and "master."
Mr. D appeared a little shocked. "Sapphire Blaster? I thought that was merely a myth."
Tyson asked, with a "I-have-no-clue" expression on his face, "Who's this Sapphire Blaster? I've never heard of her."
"Well, to tell you the truth, m'boy, the BBA stopped the name from spreading."
Ray was now interested. "Why was that?"
"We were flooded with calls about this rumour, as that was all is really was, a rumour. The BBA passed it as a myth and no one really spoke it again. It is said she has a blue appearance in her style of dress, and she knows all about everything happening or that happened in beyblade news, past or present. In fact, some say she can even see into the future..."
Max was on a sugar-high and couldn't stop himself from asking, "You have a nickname, but you don't have a last name? Ooh............ that's weird!"
Rachel/SB face fell a bit. "I-I have a last name, but I don't use it or even say it much. I think it would put me in danger."
Ray spoke up. "Then how do we know that you can be trusted? You're some legend making an appearance, and you won't even tell your last name!"
Rachel gulped slightly and replied, "If you insist. I suppose if I'm to help, you have to know the truth."
"The truth?" Ray asked, deeply interested now.
"My name is.... Rachel Sara Montgomery Kai-Ling (*A/N that's prounouced Kay Ling) Wilkinson...." She paused, then continued, "Hiwatari..."
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The end! What'd you think? Oh, important if you like "Sacred Spirits." DM and I talked and we thought it would be best with all the homework, projects, assignments, and this work-to-rule thing our teachers are doing to postpone the story for a few months until the summer. Please review, please! And a vote would be nice... I only got a few people who voted and almost fewer people who reviewed.