"Well you guy's do look in a bad way." Came a familiar voice.
"Michael!" Kameko yelled. She jumped up and hugged the American man around
the waist.
"Nice to see you to Kameko." He said, ruffling her green hair.
"Sorry we took so long Kenny," Came another voice, it was Steve, "We would
have been here sooner but this place is pretty well hidden."
"I'm just glad you guy's came." Kenny said. "We have to find Kai though."
"Master Kai," the guard said, "Is being held by Master Voltair in the main
stadium." Kameko growled deep in her throat.
"I'm going after Kai," She said, "The rest of you get out of here."
"Not a chance!" Tyson said. "We're the Bladebreakers and we stick together.
We're coming with you." He said.
"Me to." Ray said, standing up.
"Not a bloody chance Ray." Kameko said, glaring at him. "Tyson, Max and
Kenny yes but you? No way. You're in too bad a shape to even walk let alone
face off against Voltair."
"Then Miss. Kameko may I assist you?" The guard said. "For you see I have a
personal vendetta against the old man." The guard then removed the cap all
the guards wore to reveal his face. It was Tala, leader of the Demolition
Boy's.
"Tala you sneaky sod." Kameko said. "How did you? Never mind we haven't got
time for long stories. Come on then if you're coming." She said running off
down the corridor. With that Kenny, Max, Tyson and Tala followed Kameko.
"Good luck." Ray said.
"OK then Ray." Steve said picking him up. "Man!" Steve exclaimed. "For a
slim guy you AIN'T light."
"I know."
///
Kameko led the Bladebreakers and Tala down corridor after corridor. As they reached a fork in the road Tala shouted.
"LEFT! That leads to the main arena." They ran down the path. Right in front of them was a pair of large oak doors. No one wasted any time and just shoulder butted the door. It flew open with a mighty crash. As they stumbled in to the room Kameko saw Voltair pick up Kai by the front of his shirt.
"Far from it. You are MINE!"
"Is he now Voltair?" Kameko yelled.
"Ah Miss. Dickinson we meet at last. And now Kai you will see what I do to traitors and weaklings." He dropped Kai on the floor. Suddenly guards appeared and grabbed the Bladebreakers and Tala.
"Let us go!" Tala yelled. "Let us go you monster!"
"The only monster here Tala my boy is the thing weak people call emotion." Voltair then took hold of Kameko and held her aloft. "Like you!" He said. "You are the one who has put ideas of emotion in my grandson's head. Emotions are for the weak!"
"That's were you are wrong Voltair you evil monster!" Kameko spat out. "Emotions are what separate the humans from the evil monsters like YOU!" Voltair flung Kameko across the room, just like he had done with Kai earlier.
"KAMEKO!" Kai screamed. He then turned his usual death glare on Voltair. "IF YOU'VE HURT HER YOU MONSTER I'LL KILL YOU!" Kai ran over to Kameko's body. He lifted her head up from the ground and checked her. "Kameko? Kameko can you hear me? Come on answer me Kameko." Kameko groaned. "You are weak and feeble!" Voltair yelled at Kai. "Only the weak show their emotions. "You're wrong." Kai said quietly. "Kameko taught me." "All she has done is taught you to be weak and pitiful. Well I'm going to change that!" Voltair went to backhand Kai a second time when "That's what you think you evil creature!" Kevin yelled. He and the White Tiger team stood on the windowsills and rafters of the large room, glaring at Voltair. "LET IT RIIIIIIIIIIIIP!" They launched their blades at Voltair and the guards. The guards promptly let go of the Bladebreakers and Tala, shielding their heads and faces with arms and hands. Tala then kicked a number of the guards in the stomach. "Thanks for the help." He said as Lee and Mariah landed next to them, they had been standing on the rafters. "No trouble." Lee said. "Where's Ray?" "Steve and Michael are taking care of him." Max said. "Here." Mariah then handed Tyson, Max and Tala three Beyblades. "We found these in a safe over there." She pointed in the direction of a safe in the wall. In there sat two blades. Dranzer and Arelea, Kameko and Kai's blades. Tyson ran over and grabbed the two blades. He then threw them to Kai, who was still leaning over Kameko. "KAI! CATCH!" Kai looked up and grabbed the two blades. He smiled at Tyson. "THANKS!" He then saw Kameko stir. "Come on Kameko wake up." Voltair was busy fending off the Beyblades that were being launched at him to notice the two of them. Just then he spotted Kai shaking Kameko as she stirred. "Now I can kill two birds with one stone." Just then the whole building seemed to give a lurch. "What?" "Oh my God!" Mariah cried. "They've started the attack too early. We haven't got Kai and Kameko out yet!" She yelled in to a communicator. "They started attacking us Mariah!" It was Enrique. "We didn't really have much choice in the matter. Try and get them out of there NOW!" The communicator went dead. "How many people did you e-mail Kenny?" Tala asked, launching his blade again at one of the guards. "I sent it to everyone I could think of, and that I had in my address book." Kenny added. "WE'RE IN BIG TROUBLE GUY'S!" Dizzi shouted suddenly. "What kind?" Lee asked, launching his blade again. "THAT KIND!" Kenny yelled in terror, pointing towards a large chasm that had suddenly appeared. Just then they all saw Voltair grab Kai and hold him over the edge of the abyss. Kameko was just coming round when she saw this. Just like back in the cell, everything became clear and her vision focused. "KAI!" She screamed. "Kameko get away from him!" Kai yelled as best he could, considering the fact that he had a hand clasped around his throat. Kai had dropped the two blades when Voltair grabbed him. Kameko noticed this and grabbed hers and her launcher. "LET HIM GO YOU MONSTER!" She yelled at Voltair. "IF YOU DON'T YOU WILL REGRET IT!" "As you wish my dear. I was going to let him go anyway." Voltair then released his grip on Kai's throat. "GO ARELEA!" Kameko yelled. The blade went spinning to the ground and landed. The bit-beast inside it though came out instantly. "ARELEA GRAB KAI!" Kameko screamed at the bit-beast. It nodded its head and swooped down in to the abyss. Everyone waited with baited breath. What seemed like an age passed. Then from out of the abyss came a huge white bird and on it's back lay Kai. "ALRIGHT ARELEA! YOU ROCK!" Arelea dropped Kai to the ground near Mariah and the others and then went back in to her blade. "Now Voltair do you want to battle against me or will you send on of your cronies?" Voltair scowled at her. He then pulled out a Beyblade. "Wah!" Kenny screamed. "It's Black Dranzer!" Everyone gasped, Black Dranzer was new and improved but it would have the same effect as the old one. It would steal the loosing parties bit-beast. "Kameko be careful!" Kenny yelled. "Relax chief I know about this little baby." Kameko picked up Areleas' blade and placed it back in the launcher. "Well Voltair. Let's battle!" Voltair pulled out a launcher and got ready to launch. Max then yelled. "3.2.1.LET IT RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP!" The two blades flew in to the air and landed on the ground. "SHOW HIM WHO'S BOSS KAMEKO!" Max yelled as the two blades began to battle each other. "Show him the power of your blade!" Lee roared. Everyone was cheering on Kameko. "WE KNOW YOU CAN DO IT!" All the noise brought Kai back to his senses. "What's going on?" Kai sat up and stared at the battle. "Thank God you're OK Kai." Kenny said. "Kameko's about to show that evil bastard a thing or two about bladeing from the heart!" Kai stared at Kenny, he'd never heard him swear before and this was the first time he had ever seen Kameko blade in a proper match. Kai snapped his attention back to the battle. "You're going to loose you little brat!" Voltair yelled at Kameko. "I don't think so you sadistic ass hole!" Kameko yelled. "GO ARELEA! SHOW HIM WHO'S BOSS! SHOW HIM THAT EMOTIONS DON'T MAKE YOU WEAK!" The bit-beast suddenly appeared from out of nowhere. Kai gasped, this was the first time he had seen Arelea. "My God is that?" "Yeah." Lee said, a huge smirk on his face. "That's Arelea, Kai. Believe it or not but that thing actually saved your life not two minutes ago." Kai stared at the dove. "No kidding?" Kai said. "No kidding." Tala said. He was as amazed by the bit-beast as Kai was. "That thing is magnificent." "I'm not surprised really." Dizzi said. "Why not Dizzi?" Kenny asked, recording the match. "Because although the dove is a considered a weak bird does anyone remember their Bible stories?" Dizzi asked. "Of course!" Tyson yelled. "The dove symbolises HOPE!" "Give that boy a gold star." Dizzi said. "And I have to say that Kameko has a LOT of hope in her." Kai, who had been listening intently turned back to the battle. "You want power you little brat!" Voltair yelled. "In that case I'll show you power! Black Dranzer ARISE!" From out of the blade rose a terrible black creature. Dark Dranzer towered above Arelea but Kameko didn't seem phased. "SHOW HIM WHAT YOU CAN DO KAMEKO! I BELIEVE IN YOU!" Kai yelled out. Kameko looked over, smiled at Kai and gave him the thumbs up. "OK Voltair, you've asked for this." Kameko said. "ARELEA ATTACK BALCK DRANZER WITH YOU WILD WINDS OF HOPE ATTACK!" "Great Mother of Mercy!" Dizzi squealed. "That's Arelea's most POWERFUL attack! EVERYONE GRAB ON TO SOMETHING THIS IS GOING TO BE WILD!" "No kidding!" Tyson yelled as the whole room started shaking. The winds coming from the Beyblade were incredibly strong. "WOW!" The winds grew stronger and stronger as the battle went on. At one point it looked like Black Dranzer had the upper hand, what with being a more powerful and larger bit-beast. "You don't stand a chance you little creep!" Voltair yelled above the roar of the battle. "Black Dranzer is invincible!" "That's what YOU might think Voltair but you haven't noticed have you?" Kameko pointed to Arelea. "Everyone here has something YOU have not got Voltair. They have emotions, they love, they hate, they feel sad, they feel happy and they CARE! But most of all Voltair they HOPE! Hope is the one thing that you might be able to suppress for a little while but you can't destroy it. Their hope has been making Arelea more powerful then you can ever imagine. And now," Kameko yelled at Voltair, anger in her eyes and voice, "WE ARE GOING TO TAKE YOU DOWN! ARELEA," Kameko yelled, "FINISH HIM OFF!" The two blades collided and Kameko's blade destroyed Black Dranzer completely. Voltair stared at where Black Dranzer used to be, now all there was left of the blade and bit-beast was a pile of broken pieces. "This isn't possible!" He yelled. "No one can destroy Black Dranzer!" "Well I just did!" Kameko yelled. Just then the whole building began to shake again. "Let's get the hell out of here." Tala yelled. "No need to tell us twice red." Gary shouted as they ran for an opening in the wall. Kai ran over to Kameko. "Kameko come on we have to get out of here!" Kameko grabbed her blade and ducked and rolled as a large piece of masonry threatened to crush something else. Kai then grabbed Kameko's arm and they ran. Voltair just stood there as the place fell down around him. Kai had no desire to go back in and help him. After all, he thought, what kind of grandfather would threaten to kill his own grandson? "You will pay for this you little brats!" Voltair yelled as the ceiling of the building collapsed. Kai kept a hold on Kameko; he didn't want her to get hurt, not after what she had done to save his life. "Kameko come on we cant waist any time!" Kameko was starting to slow down, even though the ceiling and walls were collapsing as they ran. "I feel so tiered Kai, I can't run any more." Kameko began to fall to her knees; Kai grabbed her around the waist and then picked her up, bridal style. "HOLD ON!" he yelled as he pelted towards the hole in the wall that the others had just run through. Please God, Kai thought as he felt Kameko go limp in his arms, please let her be OK. Kai ran faster and harder as he felt the rush of air behind him. "Come on Kai you can make it!" It was Tyson, screaming his head off. "COME ON KAI!" He yelled louder. Kai heard stones and blocks falling very close to him, he was nearly at the opening, and then he felt strong hands grab at him and Kameko as the rush of air nearly flattened him to the ground. "Man Kai you cut that one close!" Tyson said. Kai was on all fours, he felt sick to his stomach and his legs and arms ached. "Kam.Kam.Kameko." He managed to get out between taking large gulps of air. "Safe and sound." Johnny said. He was holding Kameko in the same way Kai had, bridal style. Kai then saw that Kameko was asleep. "Man Kai," Johnny said, smiling, "I thought you were going to beet the world speed record there." Kai laughed. "I would have been surprised if he had." Came Dizzi's voice from on Kai's left. Kai turned his head to see Kenny, Tyson, Max and Tala all covered in dust. Kai couldn't help himself. He looked at them and began to laugh. "What's wrong with Kai?" Tyson asked. Kai collapsed on to his side and was holding his sides as tears rolled down his cheeks. "I think Kai got hit on the head with a rock back in there." Kai stopped laughing to take a breather. "No (chuckle) I didn't Tyson." Kai said, smiling at Tyson. "I was (chuckle) laughing at you lot (small laugh)." He said pointing to the others around Tyson, "You should (laugh) see yourselves!" That was it. Kai was off in another fit of laughter. Tyson turned to Max, who turned to Tala, who turned to Kenny, who turned to Tyson and then back at one another. They looked at each other again and burst in to laughter as well. "Tyson you look like someone went at you with the flour." Max said, falling backwards on to his rump. "So do you." Tyson, Tala and Kenny all said in unison. By now Kai had stopped laughing and was wiping his eyes. "You four do look a mess." Kai said. "You don't look to healthy yourself Kai." Robert said, helping him stand up and catching him as Kai nearly fell back on to the ground. "Easy there Kai," Robert said, putting Kai's arm across his shoulders, "I think we could all do with a good meal and some rest. And you Kai," He said to Kai as the others turned and walked towards the vans that had just pulled up, "Could do with some T.L.C. from a certain young lady over there." Robert nodded over to Kameko who was just coming round. "And maybe some tips on Beybladeing." "Watch what you say Robert." Kai said, half-heartedly. "Oooh." "Are you OK Kai?" Robert said looking worried suddenly. "Just feeling a bit.oooh." Kai then slipped from Roberts grip and feel on all fours again. Kameko, who had come round fully now jumped up and was by Kai's side instantly. "Kai?" Kameko's voice was filled with concern. "Kai are you OK?" Kameko slipped one arm in front of Kai's chest and the other on his back. She then helped him to sit up. "You'll be better off this way." Kai looked up at Kameko, who was sort of kneeling/sitting next to him. He looked in to deep sapphire blue eyes filled with worry and concern. That wasn't all he saw though. He also saw tears in her eyes and remembered what she had said to him after he'd had that nightmare. 'You were crying Kai-San. It hurts me to see those who I care about cry or are hurt.' Kai suddenly understood Kameko Dickinson for the first time in his life. She cared about her friends but more so for him. But why him, why care about him? "Kai?" Later on Kai would think back to that moment and smile. A simple word, his name none the less, finally broke down all the walls that he had put around his heart because his grandfather had told him the emotions made you weak. Kai knew now that emotions were stronger then anything else in the world and that he shouldn't feel ashamed to show them. Kai didn't feel ashamed as he threw himself on Kameko and cried. Kai cried and didn't care what others thought. The only person who he wasn't ashamed to show his emotions to was the one who was clinging to him, who was worried to the point that she didn't care about herself. "I think Kai has finally regained what he lost." Tala said with a smile. "What's that?" Tyson asked "His innocence. His emotions." Tala turned to Tyson and smiled. "He's regained himself. He's no longer a cold, heartless beast like Voltair. Kameko's unlocked his emotions and brought back the old Kai that he used to be before Voltair took him in." "Kai used to laugh and smile and all that?" Max asked. "You bet. We used to be next-door neighbours, best of friends. Then Kai's parents were killed in a fire, my parents died in that very same fire so we were both left with no one. Then," Tala hung his head, "Voltair came along and took Kai away. When I next saw Kai it was two years later and he was as cold as ice. He used to cry but as the years went on he would cry less and less. But now," Tala said, looking over at where Kai was now just curled up in Kameko's arms, "We have to ORIGINAL Kai back."
///
Kameko led the Bladebreakers and Tala down corridor after corridor. As they reached a fork in the road Tala shouted.
"LEFT! That leads to the main arena." They ran down the path. Right in front of them was a pair of large oak doors. No one wasted any time and just shoulder butted the door. It flew open with a mighty crash. As they stumbled in to the room Kameko saw Voltair pick up Kai by the front of his shirt.
"Far from it. You are MINE!"
"Is he now Voltair?" Kameko yelled.
"Ah Miss. Dickinson we meet at last. And now Kai you will see what I do to traitors and weaklings." He dropped Kai on the floor. Suddenly guards appeared and grabbed the Bladebreakers and Tala.
"Let us go!" Tala yelled. "Let us go you monster!"
"The only monster here Tala my boy is the thing weak people call emotion." Voltair then took hold of Kameko and held her aloft. "Like you!" He said. "You are the one who has put ideas of emotion in my grandson's head. Emotions are for the weak!"
"That's were you are wrong Voltair you evil monster!" Kameko spat out. "Emotions are what separate the humans from the evil monsters like YOU!" Voltair flung Kameko across the room, just like he had done with Kai earlier.
"KAMEKO!" Kai screamed. He then turned his usual death glare on Voltair. "IF YOU'VE HURT HER YOU MONSTER I'LL KILL YOU!" Kai ran over to Kameko's body. He lifted her head up from the ground and checked her. "Kameko? Kameko can you hear me? Come on answer me Kameko." Kameko groaned. "You are weak and feeble!" Voltair yelled at Kai. "Only the weak show their emotions. "You're wrong." Kai said quietly. "Kameko taught me." "All she has done is taught you to be weak and pitiful. Well I'm going to change that!" Voltair went to backhand Kai a second time when "That's what you think you evil creature!" Kevin yelled. He and the White Tiger team stood on the windowsills and rafters of the large room, glaring at Voltair. "LET IT RIIIIIIIIIIIIP!" They launched their blades at Voltair and the guards. The guards promptly let go of the Bladebreakers and Tala, shielding their heads and faces with arms and hands. Tala then kicked a number of the guards in the stomach. "Thanks for the help." He said as Lee and Mariah landed next to them, they had been standing on the rafters. "No trouble." Lee said. "Where's Ray?" "Steve and Michael are taking care of him." Max said. "Here." Mariah then handed Tyson, Max and Tala three Beyblades. "We found these in a safe over there." She pointed in the direction of a safe in the wall. In there sat two blades. Dranzer and Arelea, Kameko and Kai's blades. Tyson ran over and grabbed the two blades. He then threw them to Kai, who was still leaning over Kameko. "KAI! CATCH!" Kai looked up and grabbed the two blades. He smiled at Tyson. "THANKS!" He then saw Kameko stir. "Come on Kameko wake up." Voltair was busy fending off the Beyblades that were being launched at him to notice the two of them. Just then he spotted Kai shaking Kameko as she stirred. "Now I can kill two birds with one stone." Just then the whole building seemed to give a lurch. "What?" "Oh my God!" Mariah cried. "They've started the attack too early. We haven't got Kai and Kameko out yet!" She yelled in to a communicator. "They started attacking us Mariah!" It was Enrique. "We didn't really have much choice in the matter. Try and get them out of there NOW!" The communicator went dead. "How many people did you e-mail Kenny?" Tala asked, launching his blade again at one of the guards. "I sent it to everyone I could think of, and that I had in my address book." Kenny added. "WE'RE IN BIG TROUBLE GUY'S!" Dizzi shouted suddenly. "What kind?" Lee asked, launching his blade again. "THAT KIND!" Kenny yelled in terror, pointing towards a large chasm that had suddenly appeared. Just then they all saw Voltair grab Kai and hold him over the edge of the abyss. Kameko was just coming round when she saw this. Just like back in the cell, everything became clear and her vision focused. "KAI!" She screamed. "Kameko get away from him!" Kai yelled as best he could, considering the fact that he had a hand clasped around his throat. Kai had dropped the two blades when Voltair grabbed him. Kameko noticed this and grabbed hers and her launcher. "LET HIM GO YOU MONSTER!" She yelled at Voltair. "IF YOU DON'T YOU WILL REGRET IT!" "As you wish my dear. I was going to let him go anyway." Voltair then released his grip on Kai's throat. "GO ARELEA!" Kameko yelled. The blade went spinning to the ground and landed. The bit-beast inside it though came out instantly. "ARELEA GRAB KAI!" Kameko screamed at the bit-beast. It nodded its head and swooped down in to the abyss. Everyone waited with baited breath. What seemed like an age passed. Then from out of the abyss came a huge white bird and on it's back lay Kai. "ALRIGHT ARELEA! YOU ROCK!" Arelea dropped Kai to the ground near Mariah and the others and then went back in to her blade. "Now Voltair do you want to battle against me or will you send on of your cronies?" Voltair scowled at her. He then pulled out a Beyblade. "Wah!" Kenny screamed. "It's Black Dranzer!" Everyone gasped, Black Dranzer was new and improved but it would have the same effect as the old one. It would steal the loosing parties bit-beast. "Kameko be careful!" Kenny yelled. "Relax chief I know about this little baby." Kameko picked up Areleas' blade and placed it back in the launcher. "Well Voltair. Let's battle!" Voltair pulled out a launcher and got ready to launch. Max then yelled. "3.2.1.LET IT RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP!" The two blades flew in to the air and landed on the ground. "SHOW HIM WHO'S BOSS KAMEKO!" Max yelled as the two blades began to battle each other. "Show him the power of your blade!" Lee roared. Everyone was cheering on Kameko. "WE KNOW YOU CAN DO IT!" All the noise brought Kai back to his senses. "What's going on?" Kai sat up and stared at the battle. "Thank God you're OK Kai." Kenny said. "Kameko's about to show that evil bastard a thing or two about bladeing from the heart!" Kai stared at Kenny, he'd never heard him swear before and this was the first time he had ever seen Kameko blade in a proper match. Kai snapped his attention back to the battle. "You're going to loose you little brat!" Voltair yelled at Kameko. "I don't think so you sadistic ass hole!" Kameko yelled. "GO ARELEA! SHOW HIM WHO'S BOSS! SHOW HIM THAT EMOTIONS DON'T MAKE YOU WEAK!" The bit-beast suddenly appeared from out of nowhere. Kai gasped, this was the first time he had seen Arelea. "My God is that?" "Yeah." Lee said, a huge smirk on his face. "That's Arelea, Kai. Believe it or not but that thing actually saved your life not two minutes ago." Kai stared at the dove. "No kidding?" Kai said. "No kidding." Tala said. He was as amazed by the bit-beast as Kai was. "That thing is magnificent." "I'm not surprised really." Dizzi said. "Why not Dizzi?" Kenny asked, recording the match. "Because although the dove is a considered a weak bird does anyone remember their Bible stories?" Dizzi asked. "Of course!" Tyson yelled. "The dove symbolises HOPE!" "Give that boy a gold star." Dizzi said. "And I have to say that Kameko has a LOT of hope in her." Kai, who had been listening intently turned back to the battle. "You want power you little brat!" Voltair yelled. "In that case I'll show you power! Black Dranzer ARISE!" From out of the blade rose a terrible black creature. Dark Dranzer towered above Arelea but Kameko didn't seem phased. "SHOW HIM WHAT YOU CAN DO KAMEKO! I BELIEVE IN YOU!" Kai yelled out. Kameko looked over, smiled at Kai and gave him the thumbs up. "OK Voltair, you've asked for this." Kameko said. "ARELEA ATTACK BALCK DRANZER WITH YOU WILD WINDS OF HOPE ATTACK!" "Great Mother of Mercy!" Dizzi squealed. "That's Arelea's most POWERFUL attack! EVERYONE GRAB ON TO SOMETHING THIS IS GOING TO BE WILD!" "No kidding!" Tyson yelled as the whole room started shaking. The winds coming from the Beyblade were incredibly strong. "WOW!" The winds grew stronger and stronger as the battle went on. At one point it looked like Black Dranzer had the upper hand, what with being a more powerful and larger bit-beast. "You don't stand a chance you little creep!" Voltair yelled above the roar of the battle. "Black Dranzer is invincible!" "That's what YOU might think Voltair but you haven't noticed have you?" Kameko pointed to Arelea. "Everyone here has something YOU have not got Voltair. They have emotions, they love, they hate, they feel sad, they feel happy and they CARE! But most of all Voltair they HOPE! Hope is the one thing that you might be able to suppress for a little while but you can't destroy it. Their hope has been making Arelea more powerful then you can ever imagine. And now," Kameko yelled at Voltair, anger in her eyes and voice, "WE ARE GOING TO TAKE YOU DOWN! ARELEA," Kameko yelled, "FINISH HIM OFF!" The two blades collided and Kameko's blade destroyed Black Dranzer completely. Voltair stared at where Black Dranzer used to be, now all there was left of the blade and bit-beast was a pile of broken pieces. "This isn't possible!" He yelled. "No one can destroy Black Dranzer!" "Well I just did!" Kameko yelled. Just then the whole building began to shake again. "Let's get the hell out of here." Tala yelled. "No need to tell us twice red." Gary shouted as they ran for an opening in the wall. Kai ran over to Kameko. "Kameko come on we have to get out of here!" Kameko grabbed her blade and ducked and rolled as a large piece of masonry threatened to crush something else. Kai then grabbed Kameko's arm and they ran. Voltair just stood there as the place fell down around him. Kai had no desire to go back in and help him. After all, he thought, what kind of grandfather would threaten to kill his own grandson? "You will pay for this you little brats!" Voltair yelled as the ceiling of the building collapsed. Kai kept a hold on Kameko; he didn't want her to get hurt, not after what she had done to save his life. "Kameko come on we cant waist any time!" Kameko was starting to slow down, even though the ceiling and walls were collapsing as they ran. "I feel so tiered Kai, I can't run any more." Kameko began to fall to her knees; Kai grabbed her around the waist and then picked her up, bridal style. "HOLD ON!" he yelled as he pelted towards the hole in the wall that the others had just run through. Please God, Kai thought as he felt Kameko go limp in his arms, please let her be OK. Kai ran faster and harder as he felt the rush of air behind him. "Come on Kai you can make it!" It was Tyson, screaming his head off. "COME ON KAI!" He yelled louder. Kai heard stones and blocks falling very close to him, he was nearly at the opening, and then he felt strong hands grab at him and Kameko as the rush of air nearly flattened him to the ground. "Man Kai you cut that one close!" Tyson said. Kai was on all fours, he felt sick to his stomach and his legs and arms ached. "Kam.Kam.Kameko." He managed to get out between taking large gulps of air. "Safe and sound." Johnny said. He was holding Kameko in the same way Kai had, bridal style. Kai then saw that Kameko was asleep. "Man Kai," Johnny said, smiling, "I thought you were going to beet the world speed record there." Kai laughed. "I would have been surprised if he had." Came Dizzi's voice from on Kai's left. Kai turned his head to see Kenny, Tyson, Max and Tala all covered in dust. Kai couldn't help himself. He looked at them and began to laugh. "What's wrong with Kai?" Tyson asked. Kai collapsed on to his side and was holding his sides as tears rolled down his cheeks. "I think Kai got hit on the head with a rock back in there." Kai stopped laughing to take a breather. "No (chuckle) I didn't Tyson." Kai said, smiling at Tyson. "I was (chuckle) laughing at you lot (small laugh)." He said pointing to the others around Tyson, "You should (laugh) see yourselves!" That was it. Kai was off in another fit of laughter. Tyson turned to Max, who turned to Tala, who turned to Kenny, who turned to Tyson and then back at one another. They looked at each other again and burst in to laughter as well. "Tyson you look like someone went at you with the flour." Max said, falling backwards on to his rump. "So do you." Tyson, Tala and Kenny all said in unison. By now Kai had stopped laughing and was wiping his eyes. "You four do look a mess." Kai said. "You don't look to healthy yourself Kai." Robert said, helping him stand up and catching him as Kai nearly fell back on to the ground. "Easy there Kai," Robert said, putting Kai's arm across his shoulders, "I think we could all do with a good meal and some rest. And you Kai," He said to Kai as the others turned and walked towards the vans that had just pulled up, "Could do with some T.L.C. from a certain young lady over there." Robert nodded over to Kameko who was just coming round. "And maybe some tips on Beybladeing." "Watch what you say Robert." Kai said, half-heartedly. "Oooh." "Are you OK Kai?" Robert said looking worried suddenly. "Just feeling a bit.oooh." Kai then slipped from Roberts grip and feel on all fours again. Kameko, who had come round fully now jumped up and was by Kai's side instantly. "Kai?" Kameko's voice was filled with concern. "Kai are you OK?" Kameko slipped one arm in front of Kai's chest and the other on his back. She then helped him to sit up. "You'll be better off this way." Kai looked up at Kameko, who was sort of kneeling/sitting next to him. He looked in to deep sapphire blue eyes filled with worry and concern. That wasn't all he saw though. He also saw tears in her eyes and remembered what she had said to him after he'd had that nightmare. 'You were crying Kai-San. It hurts me to see those who I care about cry or are hurt.' Kai suddenly understood Kameko Dickinson for the first time in his life. She cared about her friends but more so for him. But why him, why care about him? "Kai?" Later on Kai would think back to that moment and smile. A simple word, his name none the less, finally broke down all the walls that he had put around his heart because his grandfather had told him the emotions made you weak. Kai knew now that emotions were stronger then anything else in the world and that he shouldn't feel ashamed to show them. Kai didn't feel ashamed as he threw himself on Kameko and cried. Kai cried and didn't care what others thought. The only person who he wasn't ashamed to show his emotions to was the one who was clinging to him, who was worried to the point that she didn't care about herself. "I think Kai has finally regained what he lost." Tala said with a smile. "What's that?" Tyson asked "His innocence. His emotions." Tala turned to Tyson and smiled. "He's regained himself. He's no longer a cold, heartless beast like Voltair. Kameko's unlocked his emotions and brought back the old Kai that he used to be before Voltair took him in." "Kai used to laugh and smile and all that?" Max asked. "You bet. We used to be next-door neighbours, best of friends. Then Kai's parents were killed in a fire, my parents died in that very same fire so we were both left with no one. Then," Tala hung his head, "Voltair came along and took Kai away. When I next saw Kai it was two years later and he was as cold as ice. He used to cry but as the years went on he would cry less and less. But now," Tala said, looking over at where Kai was now just curled up in Kameko's arms, "We have to ORIGINAL Kai back."