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Ray and Mariah sat side by side on the stony cliff by the sea; they were enjoying the time together without the chatters of their friends. The seaside air was heavy with a salty taste, and there was a sweet music woven with the cries of the seabirds and the sound of waves breaking upon rocks. The last rays of light lingered on the green water, varnishing gold upon emerald.
Suddenly from the trees behind them there came an abrupt sound of "ah" dragged with extra vigour. The sound shattered the peaceful harmony around them, and awoke them from their fantasy world. Both of them leaped and turned, finding the rest of the Blade Breakers standing before them. It was a poor sight, for Tyson was chanting "Ray and Mariah, sitting under a tree."Max was laughing hysterically; Shea, Kai, and Kenny tried in vain to hide their smiles; even Dizzi was chiding from the laptop.
Mariah blushed furiously, she mumbled, "It's getting late. I have to leave. I mean I have to find the rest of my team."
"They are waiting for you at the sky-train station." Shea said good- naturedly, trying to free the pink haired girl from her embarrassment.
"Thanks." Mariah said, but they barely heard her, for she was already far away. One could almost say she fled.
Ray stared after her disappearing figure with a mixture of longing and disappointment.
He sighed and muttered quietly, "You guys just have to ruin it for me."
Tyson laughed loudly, "What are you worrying about, buddy? Once you two get married, you will have all days to sit there and do nothing!"
Ray rolled his eyes skyward and said nothing in reply. Instead he asked, "How did you guys find us anyway?"
"It's not that hard." Shea answered with a huge smile, "You two obviously went to a spot not too far from the main road so you can find us easily, but also secluded and untouched by people, and last it needs an open view of the sea or the mountains for the romantic mood. This is the only place that seems fit."
"That is brilliant, Holmes!" Ray said sarcastically in a mock British accent.
Shea laughed, "Elementary, my dear Watson."
With that they all burst out laughing. That sudden explosion of noise spooked a pair of sea swallows. They flew up and shrieked in indignation. A passing squirrel stopped and cocked its furry little head to watch the curious humans. They were laughing so hard. When they heard the sudden noise and turned in alarm, it seemed a little too late, for pointing at the six children was the barrel of a gun.
A man in black long coat that was holding the weapon sneered and said coldly, "Having fun, Blade Breakers?"
There was a dead silence, the air suddenly became thick; it was very hard to breath.
Receiving no replies the man mocked, "Where is the defiance you children are so famous for? This is just way too easy for my taste. It would be more entertaining if you actually put up a fight."
The man was so full of a sense of accomplishment and twisted pride that he failed to capture the fleeting looks passed between Kai and Ray. Kai had thrown an inquiring look at the Chinese blader, and Ray murmured, "Give me a diversion" in reply. Kai nodded, and all of sudden his eyes became sharp.
"You want a fight? Then you will get one!" Kai challenged the intruder.
He pulled out his blade and loaded it in a swift move. But before he could even launch his beyblade as a weapon, a bullet smashed into his wrist. He hissed sharply and dropped his beyblade launcher. A second bullet hit his thigh, this time sending him staggering to his knees.
The man in black smirked, "So that's what you have in mind for a counter attack? Really, Kai, I imagined you wiser, being."
He did not finish his sentence, for a figure in white had lunged at him. In a cat like movement Ray pounced on the man, and knocked the gun from his hand. The weapon dropped on the stony ground and slid away from both of them. Ray brought his knee up to the man's chest and sent him sprawling back. The man cried out in anger and dragged the raven-haired teen down with him. Both of them fell and struggled vainly.
Suddenly there was a dazzling flash of silver as the man drew out a dagger from seemingly nowhere. The metal blade cut across the teen's arm, drawing blood. Ray cried out in pain. The enemy left no time for him to react. The man pinned the smaller teen on the hard ground with one hand, the other hand holding the dagger high.
"Go to hell, you little bastard!" The man cursed, and aimed the dagger at Ray's heart.
"Leave him alone!" Max shouted.
He was standing and holding the gun dropped earlier in his hand. Without hesitation he fired at the man in black coat. The bullet hit the man's arm with a deadly force. The man shrieked and his arm shook. The dagger missed its initial target and slithered into Ray's shoulder instead. Knowing he has only one chance, Ray ignored the burning pain in his shoulder and rolled away from the man.
"Ray!" Max grabbed his friend, voicing his worry.
"Max. Watch out." Ray warned in a weak voice.
Max turned and gasped at the sight before him. The man was standing again, his black long coat whipped in the wind. He was holding another gun in his hand.
"You think an assassin would have only one weapon?" The man sneered.
Without another word he fired and emptied a box of bullets into the fair-haired boy before him. Max fell. The impact sent him tumbling over the edge of the cliff. Almost instinctively Ray reached and grabbed his friend's arm. But in his weakened state he was not much help. Both of them went over the cliff and fell.
The man turned his eyes to the remaining members of the Blade Breakers, he looked collected and clam, though his blazing eyes betrayed his fury.
He snarled, "Two down, four more to go."
None of the children heard him clearly, for they were all staring at the spot where their friends had fallen, horrified and grieved. Kai turned and glared at the man. If looks could kill a thousand gunmen would already be dead.
"You will pay for this, you monster!" He hissed, looking pained and stricken, "I swear I will."
"You will what? There is nothing you can do." The man jeered, "You should be on your knees begging for a quick death! Don't worry; you are still Voltaire's grandson. I will deliver you fast."
He fired. A bullet soared from the barrel of the gun and headed directly for the captain of the Blade Breakers. But it never hit the teen. For Kai's blue beyblade that was lying on the ground stiffly suddenly came to life. It leaped up and blocked the flying bullet. There was a crashing sound, and the blade shattered to a million pieces.
"What the hell?" The man cursed again, puzzled.
A ball of red light was hovering in mid air. Slowly it grew into the form of an enormous bird, like a hologram.
"Dranzer." Kai whispered, "Is that you?"
As if a response to his call, there was another explosion of light. The great phoenix materialized from the light, glorious and magnificent. It no longer looked like a spirit, or an apparition. Instead it was a bird composed of flesh and blood. One can see every layer of the feathers, and every tone of the plumes.
The phoenix spread his vast wings and stood before the man in black coat.
"You will pay dearly for what you have done." Said the phoenix, his voice was low but powerful, like an ancient god from forgotten time. Like Odin, or maybe Ra.
"You will pay for your lowly crimes." He said.
The man did not reply, instead he raised his gun and emptied a box of bullets into the phoenix. But it was to no avail. The bullets all vanished in a flash of flame before even reaching the phoenix.
"Such device would not harm me, foolish mortal." The bird said calmly.
The man paled. He turned and fled.
"You can not escape." The phoenix called.
He flicked his wing, producing a burst of flame. The leaping fire took the form of a wolf and leaped after the man. The man shrieked in terror as he tried in vain to escape it.
"Dranzer!" Kai called out to the phoenix, trying hard to pick himself of the ground and reach the bird, "Don't kill him. Some other punishment would be enough."
The phoenix turned, a strange tenderness flowing in his eyes.
"Don't worry and exert yourself too much, I will not send him to his death." Answered the phoenix.
Kai sighed and leaned back. He was so tired, and he felt like doing nothing than just sleep. But he knew he couldn't rest yet. He pushed his eyes open and weighed the situation at hand.
He commanded quietly, "Kenny, can you get help through your computer? Phone the police, we have to get out of here."
Kenny nodded. Though white with fury and fright, he tried his best to calm himself and did the task.
Dranzer said quietly, "I shall go seek your friends."
Tyson yelled, "Can I please go with you? I can help."
The phoenix eyed him, and then replied, "Come up on my back."
Gingerly Tyson mounted the bird, and the phoenix spread his wings and took off down the cliff.
Kenny said from behind his laptop, "I phoned the police. They will be here soon."
Kai nodded and replied with a "humph", he was drained and he has no energy for anything else.
Shea called worriedly, "Kai! Are you alright?"
Kai never answered. He did not even hear the question. All consciousness has left him, and he was already in another world.
A/N: Romance! Action! Murder! Death! Cliffhanger! Fantasy! Oh do I love this chapter or what! So please tell me you like it too!!!!!!!!
(If you hate it, please tell me as well. I am open to comments, including flames!)
Ray and Mariah sat side by side on the stony cliff by the sea; they were enjoying the time together without the chatters of their friends. The seaside air was heavy with a salty taste, and there was a sweet music woven with the cries of the seabirds and the sound of waves breaking upon rocks. The last rays of light lingered on the green water, varnishing gold upon emerald.
Suddenly from the trees behind them there came an abrupt sound of "ah" dragged with extra vigour. The sound shattered the peaceful harmony around them, and awoke them from their fantasy world. Both of them leaped and turned, finding the rest of the Blade Breakers standing before them. It was a poor sight, for Tyson was chanting "Ray and Mariah, sitting under a tree."Max was laughing hysterically; Shea, Kai, and Kenny tried in vain to hide their smiles; even Dizzi was chiding from the laptop.
Mariah blushed furiously, she mumbled, "It's getting late. I have to leave. I mean I have to find the rest of my team."
"They are waiting for you at the sky-train station." Shea said good- naturedly, trying to free the pink haired girl from her embarrassment.
"Thanks." Mariah said, but they barely heard her, for she was already far away. One could almost say she fled.
Ray stared after her disappearing figure with a mixture of longing and disappointment.
He sighed and muttered quietly, "You guys just have to ruin it for me."
Tyson laughed loudly, "What are you worrying about, buddy? Once you two get married, you will have all days to sit there and do nothing!"
Ray rolled his eyes skyward and said nothing in reply. Instead he asked, "How did you guys find us anyway?"
"It's not that hard." Shea answered with a huge smile, "You two obviously went to a spot not too far from the main road so you can find us easily, but also secluded and untouched by people, and last it needs an open view of the sea or the mountains for the romantic mood. This is the only place that seems fit."
"That is brilliant, Holmes!" Ray said sarcastically in a mock British accent.
Shea laughed, "Elementary, my dear Watson."
With that they all burst out laughing. That sudden explosion of noise spooked a pair of sea swallows. They flew up and shrieked in indignation. A passing squirrel stopped and cocked its furry little head to watch the curious humans. They were laughing so hard. When they heard the sudden noise and turned in alarm, it seemed a little too late, for pointing at the six children was the barrel of a gun.
A man in black long coat that was holding the weapon sneered and said coldly, "Having fun, Blade Breakers?"
There was a dead silence, the air suddenly became thick; it was very hard to breath.
Receiving no replies the man mocked, "Where is the defiance you children are so famous for? This is just way too easy for my taste. It would be more entertaining if you actually put up a fight."
The man was so full of a sense of accomplishment and twisted pride that he failed to capture the fleeting looks passed between Kai and Ray. Kai had thrown an inquiring look at the Chinese blader, and Ray murmured, "Give me a diversion" in reply. Kai nodded, and all of sudden his eyes became sharp.
"You want a fight? Then you will get one!" Kai challenged the intruder.
He pulled out his blade and loaded it in a swift move. But before he could even launch his beyblade as a weapon, a bullet smashed into his wrist. He hissed sharply and dropped his beyblade launcher. A second bullet hit his thigh, this time sending him staggering to his knees.
The man in black smirked, "So that's what you have in mind for a counter attack? Really, Kai, I imagined you wiser, being."
He did not finish his sentence, for a figure in white had lunged at him. In a cat like movement Ray pounced on the man, and knocked the gun from his hand. The weapon dropped on the stony ground and slid away from both of them. Ray brought his knee up to the man's chest and sent him sprawling back. The man cried out in anger and dragged the raven-haired teen down with him. Both of them fell and struggled vainly.
Suddenly there was a dazzling flash of silver as the man drew out a dagger from seemingly nowhere. The metal blade cut across the teen's arm, drawing blood. Ray cried out in pain. The enemy left no time for him to react. The man pinned the smaller teen on the hard ground with one hand, the other hand holding the dagger high.
"Go to hell, you little bastard!" The man cursed, and aimed the dagger at Ray's heart.
"Leave him alone!" Max shouted.
He was standing and holding the gun dropped earlier in his hand. Without hesitation he fired at the man in black coat. The bullet hit the man's arm with a deadly force. The man shrieked and his arm shook. The dagger missed its initial target and slithered into Ray's shoulder instead. Knowing he has only one chance, Ray ignored the burning pain in his shoulder and rolled away from the man.
"Ray!" Max grabbed his friend, voicing his worry.
"Max. Watch out." Ray warned in a weak voice.
Max turned and gasped at the sight before him. The man was standing again, his black long coat whipped in the wind. He was holding another gun in his hand.
"You think an assassin would have only one weapon?" The man sneered.
Without another word he fired and emptied a box of bullets into the fair-haired boy before him. Max fell. The impact sent him tumbling over the edge of the cliff. Almost instinctively Ray reached and grabbed his friend's arm. But in his weakened state he was not much help. Both of them went over the cliff and fell.
The man turned his eyes to the remaining members of the Blade Breakers, he looked collected and clam, though his blazing eyes betrayed his fury.
He snarled, "Two down, four more to go."
None of the children heard him clearly, for they were all staring at the spot where their friends had fallen, horrified and grieved. Kai turned and glared at the man. If looks could kill a thousand gunmen would already be dead.
"You will pay for this, you monster!" He hissed, looking pained and stricken, "I swear I will."
"You will what? There is nothing you can do." The man jeered, "You should be on your knees begging for a quick death! Don't worry; you are still Voltaire's grandson. I will deliver you fast."
He fired. A bullet soared from the barrel of the gun and headed directly for the captain of the Blade Breakers. But it never hit the teen. For Kai's blue beyblade that was lying on the ground stiffly suddenly came to life. It leaped up and blocked the flying bullet. There was a crashing sound, and the blade shattered to a million pieces.
"What the hell?" The man cursed again, puzzled.
A ball of red light was hovering in mid air. Slowly it grew into the form of an enormous bird, like a hologram.
"Dranzer." Kai whispered, "Is that you?"
As if a response to his call, there was another explosion of light. The great phoenix materialized from the light, glorious and magnificent. It no longer looked like a spirit, or an apparition. Instead it was a bird composed of flesh and blood. One can see every layer of the feathers, and every tone of the plumes.
The phoenix spread his vast wings and stood before the man in black coat.
"You will pay dearly for what you have done." Said the phoenix, his voice was low but powerful, like an ancient god from forgotten time. Like Odin, or maybe Ra.
"You will pay for your lowly crimes." He said.
The man did not reply, instead he raised his gun and emptied a box of bullets into the phoenix. But it was to no avail. The bullets all vanished in a flash of flame before even reaching the phoenix.
"Such device would not harm me, foolish mortal." The bird said calmly.
The man paled. He turned and fled.
"You can not escape." The phoenix called.
He flicked his wing, producing a burst of flame. The leaping fire took the form of a wolf and leaped after the man. The man shrieked in terror as he tried in vain to escape it.
"Dranzer!" Kai called out to the phoenix, trying hard to pick himself of the ground and reach the bird, "Don't kill him. Some other punishment would be enough."
The phoenix turned, a strange tenderness flowing in his eyes.
"Don't worry and exert yourself too much, I will not send him to his death." Answered the phoenix.
Kai sighed and leaned back. He was so tired, and he felt like doing nothing than just sleep. But he knew he couldn't rest yet. He pushed his eyes open and weighed the situation at hand.
He commanded quietly, "Kenny, can you get help through your computer? Phone the police, we have to get out of here."
Kenny nodded. Though white with fury and fright, he tried his best to calm himself and did the task.
Dranzer said quietly, "I shall go seek your friends."
Tyson yelled, "Can I please go with you? I can help."
The phoenix eyed him, and then replied, "Come up on my back."
Gingerly Tyson mounted the bird, and the phoenix spread his wings and took off down the cliff.
Kenny said from behind his laptop, "I phoned the police. They will be here soon."
Kai nodded and replied with a "humph", he was drained and he has no energy for anything else.
Shea called worriedly, "Kai! Are you alright?"
Kai never answered. He did not even hear the question. All consciousness has left him, and he was already in another world.
A/N: Romance! Action! Murder! Death! Cliffhanger! Fantasy! Oh do I love this chapter or what! So please tell me you like it too!!!!!!!!
(If you hate it, please tell me as well. I am open to comments, including flames!)