TT: I've done another chapter!! ^^ Yay!!
Kai: What took you so long?
TT: Hey! This _was_ going to be a oneshot. O-N-E-S-H-O-T! I didn't plan on having a whole heap more chapters...
Kai: In other words, you were stuck for insparation.
TT: It was the dreaded writers-block!! (dun dun duunnnn) I couldn't write!
Kai: Can we have the chapter now, the sooner it starts, the sooner its finished.
TT: And the disclaimer; I own _A_ beyblade... But I lost it... ;_;
***
"Man, when you said Kai's been having nightmares, you weren't kidding." Tyson murmured as he stared at Ray, who had just gone over the details of what had happened when he had taken Kai to their room before.
"So what do we do?" Max's usually happy exterior was lost.
Ray shook his head sadly, "I really don't know..."
***
A soft whirling noise cut through the otherwise silent night, and a blade was once again released into the dish.
Straining his eyes slightly to see in the semi-darkness, Kai watched his blade spin neatly around the dish, practicing moves he had perfected years ago.
The memories were still fresh in his mind, banishing any thoughts of sleep. He tried to ignore them, focusing on his blade, but it didn't seem to work.
He tried to focus on the sound of his blade, but the sound of Boris laughing cut through. He attempted to concentrate on watch his blade as it spun around inside the dish, but the inky blackness around him kept reminding him about his nightmares.
Kai wanted to scream. All he wanted to do was forget, but the possibility seemed to be just out of his grasp.
He closed his eyes, willing himself to relax and calm down. It might have worked, if not for the fact that, in a flash, a familiar image appeared behind his eyeballs. The image of a man, wearing a mask, smirking evilly while holding a whip in his hands.
Garnet eyes snapped open again, and Kai groaned, pressing his head against the trunk of a nearby tree. "As if these dreams haunting my sleep weren't enough, now I'm so tired I'm seeing them when I'm awake!"
He growled to himself in frustration, before looking down at his blade, which was resting in the bottom of the shadowed dish. Jumping down, Kai picked his blade up, examining the red phoenix inside the bit-chip for a moment before turning and leaving the park, scarf trailing behind him.
Still muttering to himself, Kai walked aimlessly through the maze of alleyways. A slight sound came from the shadows, causing the blader to spin around and search for the source.
There was a deep chuckle, and a man in a dark uniform, with the initials BV embroidered onto the shoulder, came out. "I have been sent to collect you, Kai. You're grandfather wishes for you to return to the abbey."
Kai growled, then muttered random curses, "I don't care what my grandfather wants, I'm not going back!"
The man chuckled again, and two other men in similar uniforms stepped out of the shadows, "You're assuming you have a choice." And with that, they attacked him.
Normally, Kai would have been able to handle the three, but his body was exhausted and his mind slowed with lack of sleep, and though he struggled, he found they overpowered him.
One of them shoved something into his arm, and as Kai felt himself fall into the dark abyss of unconsciousness, the last thing he heard was a familiar voice yell his name.
***
After Kai had left, there had been an uncomfortable silence as the rest of the movie played. No one was really watching any more, too caught up in their own concern for their team captain.
The movie ended, and Kai still hadn't come back. Ray glanced at the clock, his brow furrowed in worry. "Kai's still not back..."
Tyson looked up from the kitchen cupboard, "Yeah, I noticed. But the longer he's gone, the longer before he yells at me for eating all the food."
"Don't you think we should go look for him?"
Tyson considered, on one hand, Kai was always out somewhere, on the other hand, he was usually back by now, and he had been making a habit of falling asleep out in the open as of late... "Yeah, we probably should." Tyson got up and headed for the door, "Lets go."
Ten minutes later, Ray, Max and Tyson were wandering the streets, searching for their lost teammate, while Kenny stayed behind in case he came back.
Ray looked up as Max and Tyson came back over to him from their search. "Any sign of him yet?"
"No... He wasn't by the dishes in the park either, I'm getting worried."
There was a sound, scuffling and shouting. Ray frowned, "That's sound like Kai..."
"Well then, lets go!"
Running into the alley where Kai was, they found him attempted to fight off three men, all dressed in black suits. One somehow managed to hold him still while another stuck a needle into his arm. Kai struggled for a few more moments, before slumping against the man, unconscious.
"KAI!" Ray lunged at the man holding their teammate, followed by Tyson and Max.
The three men turned to face the three bladebreakers, startled enough by their intrusion to let them attack.
Ray kicked the man holding Kai in the head. He stumbled back, putting his hands on the wall the keep his balance. Kai fell to the ground, and Tyson dragged him out of the way before returning to the fray.
The three teens were by no means pushovers, but their enemies' superior skills and experience were beginning to pay off. As much as the BladeBreaker's hated to admit it, they were loosing.
Which was why they were both relieved and grateful when a voice came from the entrance of the alley, "Hey! What's going on down there?" Followed by footsteps coming towards them.
The biovault agents hardly glanced at each other before they ran off, leaving three worn out teenagers and one unconscious one.
A man blinked as he saw them, "What happened here?" He demanded, watching the three conscious bladers carefully.
Ray looked up, panting slightly to catch his breath, "Our friend was attacked." He explained.
The man nodded in understanding, "You kids better go home, it's not safe to be wandering the streets at night." Without another word, he disappeared back down the alley.
Ray lifted Kai up onto his back- the other didn't even stir- with a nod to Tyson and Max, he started walking out of the alley and back to their hotel. "Come on."
***
Kenny blinked as the four other members of the team entered their rooms. "What happened to you guys?"
"I'll explain in a minute," Ray promised, "But I'm getting Kai to bed first- he needs the sleep."
The others nodded, following the dark haired blader to the bedroom. Kai's brow was slightly furrowed, and he would occasionally mumble something illegible- signaling that he was having yet another nightmare.
As Ray set Kai on his bed and began to undo the scarf around the blue-haired teen's neck- so that it would choke him- he began to explain to Kenny what had happened to them.
He stopped short suddenly, a frown crossing his feline features, "What's this?..." He mumbled, more to himself than the others.
Lifting Kai up slightly, and removing the scarf, Ray found a small metallic object prodding out of the back of Kai's neck. The others gathered nearer to look at the object.
"Well, well, well. What have we here?"
Kai: What took you so long?
TT: Hey! This _was_ going to be a oneshot. O-N-E-S-H-O-T! I didn't plan on having a whole heap more chapters...
Kai: In other words, you were stuck for insparation.
TT: It was the dreaded writers-block!! (dun dun duunnnn) I couldn't write!
Kai: Can we have the chapter now, the sooner it starts, the sooner its finished.
TT: And the disclaimer; I own _A_ beyblade... But I lost it... ;_;
***
"Man, when you said Kai's been having nightmares, you weren't kidding." Tyson murmured as he stared at Ray, who had just gone over the details of what had happened when he had taken Kai to their room before.
"So what do we do?" Max's usually happy exterior was lost.
Ray shook his head sadly, "I really don't know..."
***
A soft whirling noise cut through the otherwise silent night, and a blade was once again released into the dish.
Straining his eyes slightly to see in the semi-darkness, Kai watched his blade spin neatly around the dish, practicing moves he had perfected years ago.
The memories were still fresh in his mind, banishing any thoughts of sleep. He tried to ignore them, focusing on his blade, but it didn't seem to work.
He tried to focus on the sound of his blade, but the sound of Boris laughing cut through. He attempted to concentrate on watch his blade as it spun around inside the dish, but the inky blackness around him kept reminding him about his nightmares.
Kai wanted to scream. All he wanted to do was forget, but the possibility seemed to be just out of his grasp.
He closed his eyes, willing himself to relax and calm down. It might have worked, if not for the fact that, in a flash, a familiar image appeared behind his eyeballs. The image of a man, wearing a mask, smirking evilly while holding a whip in his hands.
Garnet eyes snapped open again, and Kai groaned, pressing his head against the trunk of a nearby tree. "As if these dreams haunting my sleep weren't enough, now I'm so tired I'm seeing them when I'm awake!"
He growled to himself in frustration, before looking down at his blade, which was resting in the bottom of the shadowed dish. Jumping down, Kai picked his blade up, examining the red phoenix inside the bit-chip for a moment before turning and leaving the park, scarf trailing behind him.
Still muttering to himself, Kai walked aimlessly through the maze of alleyways. A slight sound came from the shadows, causing the blader to spin around and search for the source.
There was a deep chuckle, and a man in a dark uniform, with the initials BV embroidered onto the shoulder, came out. "I have been sent to collect you, Kai. You're grandfather wishes for you to return to the abbey."
Kai growled, then muttered random curses, "I don't care what my grandfather wants, I'm not going back!"
The man chuckled again, and two other men in similar uniforms stepped out of the shadows, "You're assuming you have a choice." And with that, they attacked him.
Normally, Kai would have been able to handle the three, but his body was exhausted and his mind slowed with lack of sleep, and though he struggled, he found they overpowered him.
One of them shoved something into his arm, and as Kai felt himself fall into the dark abyss of unconsciousness, the last thing he heard was a familiar voice yell his name.
***
After Kai had left, there had been an uncomfortable silence as the rest of the movie played. No one was really watching any more, too caught up in their own concern for their team captain.
The movie ended, and Kai still hadn't come back. Ray glanced at the clock, his brow furrowed in worry. "Kai's still not back..."
Tyson looked up from the kitchen cupboard, "Yeah, I noticed. But the longer he's gone, the longer before he yells at me for eating all the food."
"Don't you think we should go look for him?"
Tyson considered, on one hand, Kai was always out somewhere, on the other hand, he was usually back by now, and he had been making a habit of falling asleep out in the open as of late... "Yeah, we probably should." Tyson got up and headed for the door, "Lets go."
Ten minutes later, Ray, Max and Tyson were wandering the streets, searching for their lost teammate, while Kenny stayed behind in case he came back.
Ray looked up as Max and Tyson came back over to him from their search. "Any sign of him yet?"
"No... He wasn't by the dishes in the park either, I'm getting worried."
There was a sound, scuffling and shouting. Ray frowned, "That's sound like Kai..."
"Well then, lets go!"
Running into the alley where Kai was, they found him attempted to fight off three men, all dressed in black suits. One somehow managed to hold him still while another stuck a needle into his arm. Kai struggled for a few more moments, before slumping against the man, unconscious.
"KAI!" Ray lunged at the man holding their teammate, followed by Tyson and Max.
The three men turned to face the three bladebreakers, startled enough by their intrusion to let them attack.
Ray kicked the man holding Kai in the head. He stumbled back, putting his hands on the wall the keep his balance. Kai fell to the ground, and Tyson dragged him out of the way before returning to the fray.
The three teens were by no means pushovers, but their enemies' superior skills and experience were beginning to pay off. As much as the BladeBreaker's hated to admit it, they were loosing.
Which was why they were both relieved and grateful when a voice came from the entrance of the alley, "Hey! What's going on down there?" Followed by footsteps coming towards them.
The biovault agents hardly glanced at each other before they ran off, leaving three worn out teenagers and one unconscious one.
A man blinked as he saw them, "What happened here?" He demanded, watching the three conscious bladers carefully.
Ray looked up, panting slightly to catch his breath, "Our friend was attacked." He explained.
The man nodded in understanding, "You kids better go home, it's not safe to be wandering the streets at night." Without another word, he disappeared back down the alley.
Ray lifted Kai up onto his back- the other didn't even stir- with a nod to Tyson and Max, he started walking out of the alley and back to their hotel. "Come on."
***
Kenny blinked as the four other members of the team entered their rooms. "What happened to you guys?"
"I'll explain in a minute," Ray promised, "But I'm getting Kai to bed first- he needs the sleep."
The others nodded, following the dark haired blader to the bedroom. Kai's brow was slightly furrowed, and he would occasionally mumble something illegible- signaling that he was having yet another nightmare.
As Ray set Kai on his bed and began to undo the scarf around the blue-haired teen's neck- so that it would choke him- he began to explain to Kenny what had happened to them.
He stopped short suddenly, a frown crossing his feline features, "What's this?..." He mumbled, more to himself than the others.
Lifting Kai up slightly, and removing the scarf, Ray found a small metallic object prodding out of the back of Kai's neck. The others gathered nearer to look at the object.
"Well, well, well. What have we here?"