Heyoz! Thanks for all the great reviews, and so sorry for the delay! Here's
another chapter for you guys. ^^ Enjoy! Eh...don't be too mad at me when
you're done, okay? *hides under a rock*
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Chapter Ten
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Rei and Tyson ran down the hall, into another hallway. They stopped.
"Where's C Hall anyway?" Tyson asked. Rei shook his head.
"Follow the signs. We're on E Hall." Rei squinted at the sign. "Uh, right! C Hall's to the right of this hall."
The two boys eventually reached C Hall. Just as they had been told, there was a room at the end.
Rei took a deep breath. "This is it, Tyson. It's now or never."
"Let's do it."
They crept down the hall and crouched near the door. There was a small window in the door, and Rei cautiously peered through it. What he saw took his breath away.
Kai. And Boris. Max and Kenny. In a cage. Electric bars.
Kai...hurt...on the ground.
Rei's eyes widened. "Oh my God..."
"What?" Tyson pushed Rei away from the window and took a look for himself. "Damn!"
"What the hell did they do to him?" Rei cried. Angry tears were beginning to fill his eyes.
"We've gotta get in there," Tyson said. "Kai's hurt bad."
"I know!" Rei couldn't help himself nor stop himself from crying. Kai just looked so helpless, so different from the Kai Rei knew. He felt Tyson pat his hand.
"C'mon, Rei. Stop crying."
"I'm sorry," Rei sniffed and composed himself again.
"It's okay. We're gonna get out of here. We're the Blade Breakers. We're a team. Together, we can do this," Tyson said. Rei suddenly lunged over and hugged him.
"You're such a great friend," Rei whispered. "Thanks."
Tyson smiled and patted Rei's back. "C'mon, Rei. We've got a job to do."
"Right." Rei pulled back and took Black Dranzer out of his pocket. Tyson unlocked the safety from his gun.
"I hope I don't mess up with this," he said, somewhat nervously.
"Don't even joke."
"The scary thing about it is, I'm not."
"Okay, all I have to do is get in there, and get Kai to launch this thing. Then, while all the chaos is going on, we escape. All of us," Rei said, going over the plan.
"And I distract them while you do your part. Got it," Tyson said.
"Are you ready?" Rei asked.
"Nope, but let's do it anyway."
~~~
"Max, I think I got it," Kenny whispered. Max looked over at him.
"Got what?"
"I think I can disable these electric bars."
"But they'll see!"
Kenny sighed. "I know, but maybe we can make a run for it."
"We're not going to leave Kai here! And what about Rei? We have to find him."
"Look, we'll do all that after we get out of this cage."
The door to the room was suddenly kicked open and there stood Tyson, with a gun aimed right at Boris.
"Don't move!" he yelled. Max gasped.
"He's alive!"
Boris's mouth opened in shock. He was speechless.
Rei darted into the room, straight for Kai. He dropped to his knees beside him. "Kai!"
"Rei...what the hell are you doing here? I told you not to come back for me," Kai ground out. Rei held back his tears and placed his hand on Kai's back. Kai shut his eyes and groaned.
"Kai, listen. I don't care if you hate me-"
"I don't hate you."
"-but I have a plan. I just need your help to do it."
Kai clenched his teeth and sucked in his breath sharply. Rei watched worriedly. Kai was silent for a moment.
"Tell me the fucking plan, Rei!"
"Okay, I have Black Dranzer with me and-"
"You what?! Where the hell did you get Black Dranzer?"
"Me and Tyson took it."
"You stole Black Dranzer? Rei, what were you thinking?"
"Kai, just listen-"
"No, you listen. That thing is dangerous. It's the most powerful bit-beast in the world. You can destroy this entire place with it."
"I know that!"
"Do you know how many innocent people are in here? People who have been forced to work for Voltaire against their will? You can't use that, you'll kill them all!"
Rei stopped. "Tyson!" he called. "I need a radio!"
"One radio coming right up." Tyson kept the gun trained on Boris. "Hand over your radio, freak."
Kai glared at Rei. "You actually trusted that idiot with a gun? He'll probably miss and shoot me instead."
Boris growled, but handed his radio over with the help of the gun. Tyson tossed it at Rei.
Rei fiddled with the switches for a moment, and turned it on. "Okay, whoever's listening, listen good. I want everyone to evacuate the building at once. Or you can stay and get your brains blown out. You hear me? Everyone out of the building!"
~~~
Voltaire was in a mad rage. "What the hell is going on? Do I have to go over there myself?"
"Sir, we have to leave the building immediately," Duane said. "I found Thomas's crew in the room where you hold Black Dranzer. It's missing and they say that Rei Kon and Tyson Kinomiya stole it."
"They WHAT?!"
Duane flinched. "We have to evacuate, sir. I don't think they'll hesitate to launch it and kill us all."
"Damn!" Voltaire stood. "I'm going down there. Kai has no idea what he's doing."
"I'm leaving!" Duane yelled behind his shoulder as he fled for the door. He had a family to go home to and he wasn't about to die by a Beyblade. He ran down the halls, banging on doors and yelling for everyone to leave at once.
~~~
"All right, Kai, this is where you come in," Rei said as he knelt beside Kai once again.
"Your plan has been working fabulously so far," Kai said stonily, sarcasm dripping from his words.
Rei chose to ignore that part. Time was running out. "You have to launch Black Dranzer. Now."
Kai sighed and closed his eyes. "I can't."
Rei watched in disbelief. "What're you talking about? Yes, you can!" he yelled.
"Rei, my fingers are broken. I can't launch anything."
Rei's eyes widened as they traveled down to Kai's hands. One look, and a fool could tell he wasn't going to be able to use them for a long time. "Oh my God," he breathed. "Kai, your hands!"
"Shut up."
Rei's mind raced wildly. He needed a plan B right away. Tyson was watching for afar, and knew things had just gone horribly wrong. He glared at Boris with hatred and tightened his grip on the gun.
"Okay, don't panic," Rei told himself. He took a deep breath. "Kai, you can still do this."
"Oh yeah? How?"
"I'll help you." Rei bit his lip and glanced at the door. "Kai, please. We can do this."
"I can't use my hands! Rei, this is impossible!"
"No, it's not. Just let me help you." Rei moved behind Kai and took another deep breath.
"Rei, I don't know what you're playing at right now, but I want you to get out. Take the others with..." Kai's words trailed off as he felt Rei's hands moving down his arms. His breath caught in his throat and he suddenly remembered that Rei loved him. Rei's hands reached his own and Kai winced.
"Okay, listen. You have to hold Black Dranzer. Intertwine your fingers with mine, and I'll help you launch it. That way it'll still be drawing its energy from you even though I'm helping you."
"No...I can't do it."
"Yes," Rei whispered, his mouth very close to Kai's ear. "We can."
Kai suddenly lost all confidence in himself, and began to tremble. "I can't...I can't, Rei. It hurts."
"I know it hurts, but it'll be okay. Soon, we'll all be out of this place." Rei's heart melted when he saw the fear in Kai's eyes. "It's going to be all right."
"I'm scared," Kai whispered.
"I'm here for you, Kai. Let's do this, okay?"
Kai was quiet for a minute. "Okay. I trust you, Rei."
Rei smiled what he hoped was a reassuring smile, and intertwined his fingers with Kai's. Kai flinched.
"It's okay. We can do this." Rei placed Black Dranzer in Kai's hands. Kai took a deep breath.
"Let it rip!" Rei yelled. Kai pulled the launcher. Black Dranzer launched out gracefully...and destructively.
"No!" Voltaire shouted as he ran up to the door just in time to see what was happening. "NO!"
Black Dranzer ripped through the floor, and debris flew everywhere. Boris screamed and Tyson ran toward Max and Kenny, who had just disabled the electric bars. The door swung open.
"Get out!" Tyson yelled. "Everyone, get out!"
Rei felt Kai struggling to get up. He pulled him to his feet, only to have Kai sink back down.
"Come on, Kai! We're almost out!" Rei said. Kai let out a shuddering sigh, and suddenly fainted dead away. Rei cursed.
"Why now?!" He bent down and lifted Kai into his arms. Kai's eyes opened.
"Kai!"
"Rei...your stupid plan has one major flaw," he said weakly.
"What?" Rei yelled. Black Dranzer was out in all it's evil glory, screaming in triumph as it tore the place up.
"We may have gotten ourselves out of Voltaire's grasp...but we all die in the process."
"No! We have to get out of here!" Rei cried desperately. Kai gave him a tired smile.
"Sometimes you just have to let go...you can't win them all, Rei."
"NO!"
A piece of the ceiling suddenly crashed down onto them. Rei heard Kai moan loudly, and felt his body slip from his fingers. Rei's mind went blank as a large chunk of debris caught him right in the back of his head. He slumped down to the ground on his knees, and then fell forward in unconsciousness.
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TBC
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Ooh...evil cliffy there. o.O Man, if I was reading this fic, I would so kill the author right about now! What kind of cruel person would leave such loyal fans just hanging like that? Er...me? ^^;;
Anywho, next chapter should be the last. I'm really going to miss this fic. *wipes tear* Hopefully, I'll start a new one, but that might take some time. I must think of a plot first!
So...will they all die? Hmm...so many possibilities. ^_^ But even if they do live, Kai won't be able to compete at the World Championships! ...Right? Everything's he's strived for, the dream of becoming the World Champion, all in pieces. *inserts much crying here* WHAT THE HELL IS GONNA HAPPEN? Hm, maybe I should go start that chapter now. ^^ Goobai!
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Chapter Ten
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Rei and Tyson ran down the hall, into another hallway. They stopped.
"Where's C Hall anyway?" Tyson asked. Rei shook his head.
"Follow the signs. We're on E Hall." Rei squinted at the sign. "Uh, right! C Hall's to the right of this hall."
The two boys eventually reached C Hall. Just as they had been told, there was a room at the end.
Rei took a deep breath. "This is it, Tyson. It's now or never."
"Let's do it."
They crept down the hall and crouched near the door. There was a small window in the door, and Rei cautiously peered through it. What he saw took his breath away.
Kai. And Boris. Max and Kenny. In a cage. Electric bars.
Kai...hurt...on the ground.
Rei's eyes widened. "Oh my God..."
"What?" Tyson pushed Rei away from the window and took a look for himself. "Damn!"
"What the hell did they do to him?" Rei cried. Angry tears were beginning to fill his eyes.
"We've gotta get in there," Tyson said. "Kai's hurt bad."
"I know!" Rei couldn't help himself nor stop himself from crying. Kai just looked so helpless, so different from the Kai Rei knew. He felt Tyson pat his hand.
"C'mon, Rei. Stop crying."
"I'm sorry," Rei sniffed and composed himself again.
"It's okay. We're gonna get out of here. We're the Blade Breakers. We're a team. Together, we can do this," Tyson said. Rei suddenly lunged over and hugged him.
"You're such a great friend," Rei whispered. "Thanks."
Tyson smiled and patted Rei's back. "C'mon, Rei. We've got a job to do."
"Right." Rei pulled back and took Black Dranzer out of his pocket. Tyson unlocked the safety from his gun.
"I hope I don't mess up with this," he said, somewhat nervously.
"Don't even joke."
"The scary thing about it is, I'm not."
"Okay, all I have to do is get in there, and get Kai to launch this thing. Then, while all the chaos is going on, we escape. All of us," Rei said, going over the plan.
"And I distract them while you do your part. Got it," Tyson said.
"Are you ready?" Rei asked.
"Nope, but let's do it anyway."
~~~
"Max, I think I got it," Kenny whispered. Max looked over at him.
"Got what?"
"I think I can disable these electric bars."
"But they'll see!"
Kenny sighed. "I know, but maybe we can make a run for it."
"We're not going to leave Kai here! And what about Rei? We have to find him."
"Look, we'll do all that after we get out of this cage."
The door to the room was suddenly kicked open and there stood Tyson, with a gun aimed right at Boris.
"Don't move!" he yelled. Max gasped.
"He's alive!"
Boris's mouth opened in shock. He was speechless.
Rei darted into the room, straight for Kai. He dropped to his knees beside him. "Kai!"
"Rei...what the hell are you doing here? I told you not to come back for me," Kai ground out. Rei held back his tears and placed his hand on Kai's back. Kai shut his eyes and groaned.
"Kai, listen. I don't care if you hate me-"
"I don't hate you."
"-but I have a plan. I just need your help to do it."
Kai clenched his teeth and sucked in his breath sharply. Rei watched worriedly. Kai was silent for a moment.
"Tell me the fucking plan, Rei!"
"Okay, I have Black Dranzer with me and-"
"You what?! Where the hell did you get Black Dranzer?"
"Me and Tyson took it."
"You stole Black Dranzer? Rei, what were you thinking?"
"Kai, just listen-"
"No, you listen. That thing is dangerous. It's the most powerful bit-beast in the world. You can destroy this entire place with it."
"I know that!"
"Do you know how many innocent people are in here? People who have been forced to work for Voltaire against their will? You can't use that, you'll kill them all!"
Rei stopped. "Tyson!" he called. "I need a radio!"
"One radio coming right up." Tyson kept the gun trained on Boris. "Hand over your radio, freak."
Kai glared at Rei. "You actually trusted that idiot with a gun? He'll probably miss and shoot me instead."
Boris growled, but handed his radio over with the help of the gun. Tyson tossed it at Rei.
Rei fiddled with the switches for a moment, and turned it on. "Okay, whoever's listening, listen good. I want everyone to evacuate the building at once. Or you can stay and get your brains blown out. You hear me? Everyone out of the building!"
~~~
Voltaire was in a mad rage. "What the hell is going on? Do I have to go over there myself?"
"Sir, we have to leave the building immediately," Duane said. "I found Thomas's crew in the room where you hold Black Dranzer. It's missing and they say that Rei Kon and Tyson Kinomiya stole it."
"They WHAT?!"
Duane flinched. "We have to evacuate, sir. I don't think they'll hesitate to launch it and kill us all."
"Damn!" Voltaire stood. "I'm going down there. Kai has no idea what he's doing."
"I'm leaving!" Duane yelled behind his shoulder as he fled for the door. He had a family to go home to and he wasn't about to die by a Beyblade. He ran down the halls, banging on doors and yelling for everyone to leave at once.
~~~
"All right, Kai, this is where you come in," Rei said as he knelt beside Kai once again.
"Your plan has been working fabulously so far," Kai said stonily, sarcasm dripping from his words.
Rei chose to ignore that part. Time was running out. "You have to launch Black Dranzer. Now."
Kai sighed and closed his eyes. "I can't."
Rei watched in disbelief. "What're you talking about? Yes, you can!" he yelled.
"Rei, my fingers are broken. I can't launch anything."
Rei's eyes widened as they traveled down to Kai's hands. One look, and a fool could tell he wasn't going to be able to use them for a long time. "Oh my God," he breathed. "Kai, your hands!"
"Shut up."
Rei's mind raced wildly. He needed a plan B right away. Tyson was watching for afar, and knew things had just gone horribly wrong. He glared at Boris with hatred and tightened his grip on the gun.
"Okay, don't panic," Rei told himself. He took a deep breath. "Kai, you can still do this."
"Oh yeah? How?"
"I'll help you." Rei bit his lip and glanced at the door. "Kai, please. We can do this."
"I can't use my hands! Rei, this is impossible!"
"No, it's not. Just let me help you." Rei moved behind Kai and took another deep breath.
"Rei, I don't know what you're playing at right now, but I want you to get out. Take the others with..." Kai's words trailed off as he felt Rei's hands moving down his arms. His breath caught in his throat and he suddenly remembered that Rei loved him. Rei's hands reached his own and Kai winced.
"Okay, listen. You have to hold Black Dranzer. Intertwine your fingers with mine, and I'll help you launch it. That way it'll still be drawing its energy from you even though I'm helping you."
"No...I can't do it."
"Yes," Rei whispered, his mouth very close to Kai's ear. "We can."
Kai suddenly lost all confidence in himself, and began to tremble. "I can't...I can't, Rei. It hurts."
"I know it hurts, but it'll be okay. Soon, we'll all be out of this place." Rei's heart melted when he saw the fear in Kai's eyes. "It's going to be all right."
"I'm scared," Kai whispered.
"I'm here for you, Kai. Let's do this, okay?"
Kai was quiet for a minute. "Okay. I trust you, Rei."
Rei smiled what he hoped was a reassuring smile, and intertwined his fingers with Kai's. Kai flinched.
"It's okay. We can do this." Rei placed Black Dranzer in Kai's hands. Kai took a deep breath.
"Let it rip!" Rei yelled. Kai pulled the launcher. Black Dranzer launched out gracefully...and destructively.
"No!" Voltaire shouted as he ran up to the door just in time to see what was happening. "NO!"
Black Dranzer ripped through the floor, and debris flew everywhere. Boris screamed and Tyson ran toward Max and Kenny, who had just disabled the electric bars. The door swung open.
"Get out!" Tyson yelled. "Everyone, get out!"
Rei felt Kai struggling to get up. He pulled him to his feet, only to have Kai sink back down.
"Come on, Kai! We're almost out!" Rei said. Kai let out a shuddering sigh, and suddenly fainted dead away. Rei cursed.
"Why now?!" He bent down and lifted Kai into his arms. Kai's eyes opened.
"Kai!"
"Rei...your stupid plan has one major flaw," he said weakly.
"What?" Rei yelled. Black Dranzer was out in all it's evil glory, screaming in triumph as it tore the place up.
"We may have gotten ourselves out of Voltaire's grasp...but we all die in the process."
"No! We have to get out of here!" Rei cried desperately. Kai gave him a tired smile.
"Sometimes you just have to let go...you can't win them all, Rei."
"NO!"
A piece of the ceiling suddenly crashed down onto them. Rei heard Kai moan loudly, and felt his body slip from his fingers. Rei's mind went blank as a large chunk of debris caught him right in the back of his head. He slumped down to the ground on his knees, and then fell forward in unconsciousness.
~~~
TBC
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Ooh...evil cliffy there. o.O Man, if I was reading this fic, I would so kill the author right about now! What kind of cruel person would leave such loyal fans just hanging like that? Er...me? ^^;;
Anywho, next chapter should be the last. I'm really going to miss this fic. *wipes tear* Hopefully, I'll start a new one, but that might take some time. I must think of a plot first!
So...will they all die? Hmm...so many possibilities. ^_^ But even if they do live, Kai won't be able to compete at the World Championships! ...Right? Everything's he's strived for, the dream of becoming the World Champion, all in pieces. *inserts much crying here* WHAT THE HELL IS GONNA HAPPEN? Hm, maybe I should go start that chapter now. ^^ Goobai!