17: Enter the King
Last chapter. Hope you like it.
Disclaimer: Okay, I admit it! I have a major crush on Kai and Ray!!!
"Blade Breakers, you have 40 seconds for your competitor to arrive or else you will have to forfeit."
Tyson turned to look sharply at Kenny. "Ray did say he was coming, right?"
Kenny nodded. "He sure did. He said he would stay with Kai until after you battle, then he and Lee would come down together, only Lee had to come earlier because of what we did with the food diversion."
"Which worked," Max said with a grin.
Tyson growled, looking around the impatient crowd as he clenched his teeth. "Where is he!?"
Brad: This is looking bad for the Blade Breakers, A.J.
A.J.: Sure is Brad. It will be a pity if Ray doesn't show up - what the?"
Suddenly a cheer ripped up over the crowd, followed by a thumping of feet, taken up and moving around the audience until it became the unmistakable beat of the song "We Will Rock You".
"Wha?" Tyson swung around, eyes focusing on the figures moving into the stadium via the player's entrance. "I don't believe it."
A.J.: I don't believe it!
Brad: Kai has entered the building.
"Sure you want to do this?" Ray asked, leaning toward Kai.
The leader nodded. "Positive."
Mariah looked up at him. "But you're still hurt. You won't have a chance."
"Watch me."
Kai stepped forward, moving toward the dish as the crowd began to sing.
Brad: Unbelievable. It would appear that Kai is going to take on Lee!
A.J.: They don't call him the bad boy of blading for nothing, Brad.
Brad: The guy was shot three times, and he still comes back for more.
A.J.: Heh heh. Now this is sweet.
Max looked around the crowd, eyes wide as he took in the united chorus. "Woah. Man, this is awesome."
Kenny straightened his glasses, looking down at Dizzi. "Well you must admit, Kai has attracted a rather large following since the hostage situation last week."
"Is that jealousy I hint in your voice, oh cowardly one?" Dizzi teased.
Kenny shot a glare down at her. "I'm just surprised Kai wasn't put up on murder charges."
"It was self defence," Ray said as he joined them, holding his arm to his chest. "And he saved your life. You should be grateful."
Kai moved up the to stand at the edge of the dish, eyes drifting around and taking in the crowd, not really believing that they were all cheering for him. He narrowed his eyes as he spotted something, clenching his teeth and turning away, wishing he hadn't seen it.
"You don't seem impressed," Lee commented as he moved to the other side. "I would be."
"Look there."
Lee frowned, looking to the side and raising an eyebrow. "I see what you mean. A large banner with the words 'marry me Kai' being held by a granny would put a damper on the works." Lee's eyes widened. "And she's got a spare or two."
Kai risked a glance and had to smirk, looking back at Ray and pointing. Ray frowned and followed his gaze, eyes widening as he quickly turned back to Kai, glaring.
Jazzman: Bladers, are you ready?
Brad: Here we go A.J., for the final round of this match.
A.J.: And a great round it should be. The classic old style dish has been chosen, so maybe they're taking it easy on Kai.
Brad: Well Kai won't be taking it easy on Lee. From what we've seen in the past, Kai and Dranzer have really carved up their competition.
A.J.: So have Lee and Galeon… into little bitty pieces.
Brad: There is no doubt about it, this match is going to bring down the house!
A.J.: That's if the crowd doesn't do it first.
Lee looked across at Kai as he set his blade. "Sure you're up to this, Kai?"
Kai drew a deep breath, ignoring the pain in his abdomen and widening his stance, launcher at the ready. "Let's blade."
Jazzman: Three! Two! One! Let it Riiiiip!
Kai and Lee set their blades free, the two slamming down into the dish and smashing into each other in the middle, trying to go for the fast win. The blades bounced off one another, recovering and moving in for another strike.
A.J.: Woah! These guys are really going at it.
Lee looked up, eyes burning with intensity. "Give it up, Kai! You can't take the heat."
Kai smirked, sweat rolling down his forehead. "You want heat? I'll give you heat! Dranzer, Fire Arrow!"
Dranzer leapt up from the blade, the Phoenix screaming as it made curved into the air. Lee's eyes widening, remembering what he had heard about Dranzer's Fire Arrow attack.
"Galeon! Dark Lightening!"
Brad: You need sunglasses to see what's going on down there.
A.J.: A blade is out of the dish! A blade is out of the dish!
As the flare and wind died down, Kai and Lee lowered their hands from their eyes, gazing down into the dish to find a single blade remaining, it's spin almost at an end. Looking around, they found the second blade lying smoking meters away, having been tossed aside during the blast.
Jazzman: Winner: Kai! The Blade Breakers win!
A roar went up over the crowd as Kai felt as if all the energy had left him. Wiping the sweat from his face with the back of his hand, he slid down into the dish and retrieved the fallen Dranzer. Straightening, he looked up to see a hand being offered down to him. He smiled faintly, reaching up and excepting help back out of the dish.
"Great battle," Lee said with a small smile. "But I want a rematch when you're in top form."
Kai nodded. "Fine by me."
The two teens found themselves swamped by the team mates, Kai trying unsuccessfully to escape from Tyson and the sugar high Max as they mobbed him. Ray stepped in, laughing as he pried the two boys from Kai.
"I think you should head back to the hospital," Ray said with a smile. "Before the nurses come looking for you. You weren't officially released after all, and when they discover we sneaked out the back door…"
Mariah chuckled. "I think we should sneak back in the back door to avoid them looking for us."
Lee stepped to Kai's side, looping an arm around the taller boy's shoulder and leading him away. "Now, about that Fire Arrow attack…"
The end, people. No more. All gone.
Keep an eye out this coming Sunday for the sequel, Frozen. As for other fics... we'll see. My main area is Star Wars after all, and I have a couple of award winning fics to finish on TheForce.Net (and yes, I really have won awards for them). So until another time (or at least Sunday), drop in a review, and happy reading.