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* * * * * * Change in setting

" . . . " Talking

' . . . ' Thinking

` . . . ` Bitbeast talking, if any

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Though Michelle won, she was in deep thoughts all the time as she briskly exited the stadium.

Her eyes stared blankly at Kai, who ran up to her and congratulated Michelle. However, Kai noticed her gaze and turned to follow but Michelle tugged his shirt and kissed his lips.

She then spoke, "Don't let him know."

"You know?"

"Yeah. During Kenny's battle. I am luring him out of here." smirked Michelle.

"Let's go." Called Kai who embraced Michelle's waist and went out along with her.

"Mica, can you go back to the hotel with Kenny first?" Michelle questioned her younger sister.

Mica nodded.

"Come on." She ushered Kenny to a taxicab and went off.

* * * * * *

A man, who hid in the corner of the stadium, saw Kai and Michelle's intimate moments.

'Stupid Kai.' He grinned evilly as he pushed buttons on a cell phone.

"Hallo? Send the blade to me, now!"

* * * * * *

Meanwhile, Kai and Michelle sat into a black limousine and drove off.

In the car, Michelle queried, "Where are Ray, Tyson and Max?"

"They have gone back. Because I also saw him, I let them go back. Didn't you do the same with Kenny and Mica?" Kai replied, his hands grabbing her waist closer to him. He brushed away the hair, which went into Michelle's lips. Gently, he exhaled some warm air at Michelle's neck.

Surprisingly, Michelle held up her hand and avoided Kai.

"I'm scared that he will release her. Our bitbeasts would not fight her seriously."

"Is it? I think Dranzer can defeat her."

` No, Master. Driana is the elder sister of Dizarri! Even if I'm stronger than Dizarri, Driana is no longer the one we know of now. ` Telepathed Dranzer to Kai and Michelle in their minds.

"Yes. We do not even know what her attacks are? How are we gonna fight?" spoke Michelle.

"Then, where are you to lure him?"

"I believe he has planted a tracking device on us." Michelle bent down under the seat and took out a bug shaped device.

Kai gasped in shock.

"He's following us now!" Michelle's narrowed dangerously but a broad smile was on her face. She looked like a devil.

* * * * * *

Tyson, Max and ray sat in a triangle format. They were discussing something.

"Don't you think it's strange for Kai to leave us with Michelle?" Ray spoke.

"What can we do? He does not tell us anything!" Tyson frowned.

"Tyson, I am sure he will make the right decision." Max said with the others nodding.

However, the phone rang.

Ray picked up the phone and asked but the other end was a dead end.

* * * * * *

Angel had dialed the numbers but was scared to answer the phone. She was afraid of talking to Kai. After all, she was calling the Bladebreakers' hotel room number.

She wanted Kai to be careful of Boris who was in Sydney.

She had recovered from her shock. Vivian's medicine helped to calm her down.

* * * * * *

Michelle dialed a hand set telephone. "Hallo, I have seen Boris at the stadium. We shall start the first part of the plan . . . Gantt, make the arrangements now. We shall do it in half in hour's time. Bye."

"Why did you not use your cell phone?"

"This is to prevent phone tracking from taking place."

"Where shall we go now?"

"We can choose a place, after all, he's the one following me, not the other way round. We will stall time for Gantt to get ready for action."

"What are you gonna do after that?"

". . . we shall see. . . we shall see. . ." Michelle smirked, sending shivers down Kai's spine.

For the following half an hour, the limousine drove around the suburbs.

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'What are they thinking? Is it a trap?' thought Boris, who was driving a S- class Mercedes car.

He became wary but could not resist the temptation of capturing Swen single- handedly.

* * * * * *

"Michelle, we are ready for any action. Location . . ."

"Lets go!" said Michelle excitedly.

Kai perked at the news.

Soon, they reached an empty house. The limousine stopped in front of it.

Michelle grabbed Kai's hands and dragged him quickly into the house.

A Mercedes car halted in front of it.

The man muttered, "Shit! They must be up to something!"

He dashed to the door of the house and slammed when he was in.

There was no one in it as he walked around.

Then, he approached the living room of the house. Sitting on a sofa, was Kai and Michelle.

They were very serious, as they did not move an inch.

"I have been waiting for you, Boris Balkov. How's your wife?"

"Thanks to you that she unconscious."

"For how long?" Michelle asked, raising her brows.

Boris growled before attacking Michelle and Kai.

They were calm as Boris screamed in pain.

A laser beam cut his leg. He fell onto the floor.

"Bitch!" He shouted and launched his blade, "Driana! Do a Rewhip!"

The angelic woman, with her silver wings, appeared. Then, another pair of wings appeared from her chest but the wings do not consist of feathers, but hands! They were stretched towards the sofa.

Kai and Michelle jumped away with ease. Unfortunately, it managed to catch hold of Kai's legs.

Kai was dragged towards her.

Boris commanded, "Smocher!"

Driana pierced Kai's chest with her hands. Michelle screamed hysterically as blood gashed out from his wound.

Swen appeared, along with Swen.

`Dranzer, you deal with her. Mistress, you know her strokes very well. Command her! ` Swen shouted as a ball of water enveloped Kai. Michelle was wide-eyed.

`Mistress! ` Shouted Swen again.

"Okay. Dranzer, Fire Arrow!" Michelle retracted her gaze from Swen and ordered Dranzer to attack Driana.

The woman fired many fiery arrows at Driana, who reflected them with a defence, "Copy!" Boris shouted. His lips curled cruelly at Michelle as the arrows were all aiming towards her.

Surprisingly, Michelle leapt out of the flame with agility! She then dashed towards Boris at a speed, which an ordinary person could not see carefully. Even Boris.

He was left bleeding more profusely as Michelle held a small dagger, which was stained with Boris' blood.

Michelle cut through his arm and pushed him far away with a forceful push.

Boris staggered to his feet.

By then, Kai's wounds had healed and he saw the fight between Michelle and Boris.

'Boris is one of the best fighter in Biovolt! Michelle could injure him . . . what a surprise.'

However, it seemed that Boris had much more experience in fighting than Michelle. Boris could turn the fight into his favor by snatching away Michelle's dagger. Instead, it slashed Michelle's waist.

Kai growled, as he got ready to pounce on Boris and punch him away.

But, someone was faster!

A body swished passed him. The person had blue bobbed hair.

He (or she) kicked Boris away, sending Boris reeling on the floor.

Michelle covered her wound with her bare hands. Kai approached her and helped to Swen's side.

Swen shook his head. ` I cannot heal that. Only Dizarri can do this, not I. `

Kai grumbled and pulled out his white scarf, wounding it around Michelle's waist. Michelle groaned from the pain.

She was staring at the person who saved her from Boris.

Though Boris was injured, he still commanded Driana to attack, "Driana, Rewhip!"

The person, who had his (or her) back towards them, then shouted, "Winder! Shieltor!"

Driana was bided by a wall! However, she shrieked and tore it.

A small angel splattered a blue liquid out of its mouth and collapsed.

Boris smirked, "Finish her off! Kill the interfering person!"

"No, you won't! Swen, Shieltor!" Michelle screamed at her bitbeast.

Swen's eyes looked as if fire was spewing out of it.

He raised its hands and a translucent wall blocked Driana's whip.

Michelle rushed to the now injured stranger, "Neon! Are you okay?"

"You do not seem well either. Vivian has set the alarm off to the police, they will be coming sooner."

Michelle grinned at Neon's comments.

Next, she spoke calmly, "Boris, you are trespassing my property. And everyone knows it, you'll get jailed if they find you here!"

Boris gritted his teeth and commanded Driana to retreat back to his blade. He then sped away from the house at high speed.

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Suddenly, Michelle knelt down, her face as pale as a ghost. Her wound had turned into a purplish color.

Neon applauded her hand and another woman with long, bluish purple hair appeared.

She took out a small yellow pill and motioned Michelle to gulp it down.

"Vivian. What is happening?" Kai asked frantically.

"The dagger is smeared with poison. The other woman - Vivian replied Kai's question.

Anyway, Boris cannot seek medical attention outside his mansion because if he does that, the police would have arrested him."

"Why would the police arrest him?"

"He was involved in a smuggling attempt on beyblade parts. The BBA Enforcement Department is snatching him." Vivian ended her words.

Michelle closed her eyes for a minute before speaking weakly, "He has fallen into our so call - Isolation trap . . . he cannot get out of his house anytime more than four days. We can have our deserved rest after this competition."

Michelle looked at Neon and Vivian.

Swen cleared his throat and queried, `Miss Neon, do you like your bitbeast to be healed? `

Neon turned her head, looking for 'Winder', "In this case, I shall thank you then."

` You're welcome. `

Kai turned to Dranzer and asked her to re-enter his blade, whom agreed.

The angel bitbeast was now enclosed in Swen's 'Healer' ball.

Curious, Michelle questioned, "Swen, how come you have this defense?"

` It uses quite a lot of my concentration, if I use this stroke; I might be too distracted to avoid incoming attacks. Anyway, this is only to heal people of their wounds by enveloping them fully. `

"I didn't know?" muttered Michelle.

` There are a lot more. ` Swen smiled before released 'Winder'.

She (the bitbeast) was squealing in excitement at the sight of Swen. She danced around Swen's head, as if thanking him for treating her injuries.

Neon held out her blade and 'Winder' entered her blade.

After a while, police siren was heard from afar. Vivian went to explain the situation.

"I think we should go back to the city or we won't be able to get to the stadium in good condition." Michelle suggested and Kai followed Michelle back to their hotel.

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Er hem! The next chapter will be the semis. If I have more space, I may write the finals.

Currently, I want to finish up with this competition. It had been elaborated for the last 22 chapters. And I want to change the adventures to another country. It's easy to guess . . .

Well, bye-bye!

Signed Virginia.