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Kai: This can't be good.
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Kai: ...So this means more torture for me?
TT: Yep! ^__^ Thank you, everyone who reviewed!!! ^^ *hands out Kai plushies*
Kai: What did I do to deserve any of this?
TT: *ignores Kai* Oh, and Kiina, Menthol? Because you asked, I have no problem with you making fun of my story.
Kai: Can we just get this over with already?
TT: Okay, everyone, because you gave me 200 reviews and all, I'm giving you an EXTRA LONG chappie! ^__^ ENJOY!!!
Kai: You have NO idea how happy I am she doesn't own beyblade.
***
Tyson, Max and Kenny followed the two adults into the doctor's office. The doctor sat down and looked at them. "Boys, we need to know what happened to get you're friend into such a condition. And we also need to know if you know about the object attached to his brainstem, it was found when we were X-Raying for any possible serious head injuries." He let them look at the X-Ray that showed the chip. "We need you to tell us everything you know."
The three teens looked at each other, before Kenny started, "Well..."
***
An inky blackness swirled around him, grabbing at him and casting him into its shadow. Almost solid, Kai could actually feel it, a cold and slimy feeling against his skin, it seemed to be trying to hold him down.
The blackness moved away suddenly, retreating to corners he hadn't known were there. The shadows that had been trying to bind him molded into a shadow around him, a clear plastic cylinder. Wires were suddenly attached to his body and forehead, and he found himself floating in a liquid.
Kai forced his eyes open, staring at the scientists from behind the wall. He remembered this, they were monitoring his progress, from physical attributes to mental improvements.
And once they were done...
Kai looked beyond the scientists and their computers, sure enough, a familiar masked man was standing in the doorway, smirking at him. Kai froze, his breathing hitched and his heart skipped a beat as their gazes met.
The liquid drained out of the tube, leaving Kai standing wet and shivering as the tube itself slid away into the roof. The wires were removed and his shirt and scarf given back, which Kai put back on without hesitation.
Boris motioned for the young Kai to follow him as he disappeared through the doorway. Knowing that it would be, possibly, less painful if he just did as he was ordered, the child reluctantly followed.
Kai tried to stay as far away from Boris as possible as he was led through the many hauntingly familiar passages. A door closed behind him as he was taken into an empty room.
Garnet eyes searched the gloom desperately, but found nothing. Kai felt his heart speed up, where could he possibly have gone?
A slight sound behind him. Kai spun around, and found Boris leering down at him, his yellow teeth grinning evilly. Despite himself, Kai let out a slight whimper at the look on his mentor's face.
A slight blur appeared in front of his vision before he was sent reeling backward by a powerful punch to his jaw. The child touched the bruised area gingerly, watching Boris with both fear and suspicion. After all, this could only get worse.
A kick in the stomach, followed by a punch that sent him crashing to the floor, and then a hard kick to the head. Pain exploded through Kai's body, he saw stars briefly as agony wracked through him.
Then it faded...
A new scene appeared, Kai was older than 5 again, and he found himself staring at the same dark blade, bound by chains. A foreign entity invaded his mind, and for a moment Kai felt as if his head were about to explode. He wanted to clutch at his pounding head, to yell and scream at whatever it was to get out of his head, but he couldn't.
Suddenly, within his own mind, Kai was flung backward, no longer in control of himself. In his mind, a pair of dark eyes, eyes radiating with evil intentions, pieced through him.
He watched, helpless, as, though not by his own will, he picked up the beyblade, and held it in his hand.
And Kai could only watch through his eyes as Black Dranzer took complete control of his body. He could only scream, for him to stop, in the recesses of his head as the All Starz's bitbeasts were taken, then the White Tigers...
Kai could only sob within his own head, willing for it all to stop, as he watched the dark blade triumphed over the blades of his teammates.
Once again, everything faded, and for a single moment, he was left staring through the inky blackness once more.
Then a new shape began to form- himself, half in shadow. Literally. Molded, bounding with the shadows around half his body. The shadows having taken the consistency of molten rubber.
The shadows began to cover the rest of the... what was it, a reflection? Until the second image of Kai was a physical representation of the real Kai's soul.
Tainted beyond redemption.
***
Ray looked anxiously over at Kai, who was whimpering and moaning in distress in his sleep. Ray was almost certain that he could see tears caught in the weakened blader's eyelashes, and Kai kept whispering illegible things in his sleep.
Ray was torn, on one hand; Kai was getting the sleep he'd been lacking for so long, on the other hand, how could one call _this_ sleep?!
Remembering what had happened last time he had woken Kai, Ray forced himself to wait for the nightmare to wear itself out. Hoping that this solution would prove to be more effective than the last.
Out of the quiet sounds came a few- barely- understandable words, Ray leant forward, straining his ears to hear. "No... Stop, no more... Please... Get out... Black Dranzer... Boris" Kai's breathing hitched for a moment, before whispering something as he let out a shuddering breath, "...Grandfather..."
Ray watched as, all at once, Kai's mask moved back into place, giving him an unreadable expression even in his uneasy sleep. The teen frowned, trying to piece together what Kai had said.
"Okay Ray, lets work this out," Talking to himself, he went about working out what had been said, "Kai was acting as if he was in pain... Then he seemed to be begging someone about something... And he mentioned some names... Lets see, he said something about Black Dranzer..." Ray couldn't contain a shudder at the memory of the evil bitbeast. "And there was Boris," A scowl crossed Ray's features, "And, did he say something about his grandfather?"
Suddenly looking enlightened as he put the pieces together, Ray glanced at his sleeping friend. Kai's brow was creased slightly, but otherwise he remained emotionless.
With a slight sigh, Ray turned towards the door, waiting for the others to return.
***
"...And that's the whole story." Kenny finished finally. They had just finished going over the entire story, leaving both adults appearing stunned and horrified.
Shaking his head, the doctor mumbled an excuse for having to go, leaving Mr. Dickinson and the three beybladers alone.
The team manager looked at the three, "Now boys, is there anything else- anything else at all- that you need to tell me about this?"
The three teens looked at each other, before Kenny spoke, "Kai was having nightmares not long ago, and he hasn't been sleeping well since. We think that the chip we told you about has something to do with it."
Tyson took the opportunity to speak as well, "Can't we get the chip out, or something?! I doubt Kai likes having it their either."
Kenny sighed at his teammate, "Weren't you listening to what the doctor told us he found out about the chip, Tyson? It's attached to Kai's _brainstem_, its not likely it _can_ be removed."
"Wha?! What do you mean?! Why not?!"
Kenny sighed, and began to explain, "The brainstem is the part of the brain that sends and receives messages from the spine. Any damage done to it would result in Kai being paralyzed or even worse." Kenny didn't elaborate. He didn't even want to consider the option of Kai dying.
Tyson's expression changed from annoyed and confused to upset and worried in record time. Unable to think of a suitable answer, Tyson came up with the most commonly used, "Oh..."
"So there's nothing we can do?" Max asked mournfully.
Kenny lowered his head, not sure how to answer the question.
Tyson sighed, before trying to look optimistic, "Come on, lets go and see if the sourpuss is awake or not."
***
A blade was lightly run diagonally across Kai's chest, leaving a long stinging cut, blood dripping from it.
Kai clutched his teeth together, trying to refrain from crying out. It would only get worse if he did.
The knife ran across the cut again, and then harder a third time. The blade paused as the boy took a sharp intake of breath, before it was removed from his chest and rammed into his arm.
As the knife was twisted from where it was lodged in his arm, Kai couldn't help but scream.
Red eyes, full of panic, opened suddenly as Kai sat up with a gasp. Greeted with a pair of amber eyes staring at him in concern, Kai let his emotionless mask fall into place. They stared at each other, one in concern, one in annoyance, as Kai's panting breathes slowly returned to normal.
Finally, Ray spoke, "Kai, are you alright?" He was greeted by silence, so continued, "It was another of your nightmares, wasn't it?"
Kai turned away, stubbornly refusing to meet his teammate's gaze.
"Kai, talk to me. I can't help you if you don't tell me what's wrong."
Still Kai didn't say anything. What was there to say? Hadn't he already shown enough weakness to his team without displaying any more?
"Was Boris in it?" Ray knew he'd hit a nerve when Kai's head shot up and the crimson-eyed blader glared at him. "He was, wasn't he? What were you dreaming of, Kai? Was it what happened when you were in the abbey?"
Kai was silent, but tensed at the question. Ray opened his mouth to speak again, but was interrupted by a set of voices coming from the other side of the door. The door opened and Tyson walked through, followed by Max and Kenny.
"Kai! You're awake again." Tyson grinned cheerfully at the blader sitting in the bed,
Kai glared at them, but was secretly relieved they ended the conversation by entering when they had. "Shouldn't you be training?"
Tyson laughed nervously, "Hey, come on Kai, give us a break. We said we'd train _tomorrow_."
"You still need to train."
"And we will. Just not right now."
Any possible reply from Kai was interrupted as Mr. Dickinson entering the room. "Kai, I just spoke with your doctor, and he says you'll be able to leave within a few weeks."
Kai felt his spirits lift slightly- the sooner he was out of here, the sooner he could make sure the others stopped slacking off and started training again.
"But you won't be able to BeyBlade again until that wrist completely heals, and that will be quite a while."
A scowl appeared on Kai's face at this comment. Not BeyBlade? What was he supposed to do with his time?
"Hey Kai, we've got to go now- visiting hours are almost up." The Chief explained as they got to their feet.
"Yeah, we'll see you tomorrow, buddy!"
Kai scowled at Tyson, "No you won't, you'll be training."
"Oh yeah, I forgot. Well, see ya."
Ray was the last to leave, pausing for a moment as he stood up, "I forgot to give this too you yesterday." He put Dranzer's blade in Kai's hand.
Kai's hand grasped the familiar blade tightly as Ray left the room, before he opened his hand to examine it. He smiled slightly at the phoenix 'Dranzer...'
Kai: This can't be good.
TT: I'VE GOT 200 REVIEWS!!!! THANK YOU ALL SOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!
Kai: ...So this means more torture for me?
TT: Yep! ^__^ Thank you, everyone who reviewed!!! ^^ *hands out Kai plushies*
Kai: What did I do to deserve any of this?
TT: *ignores Kai* Oh, and Kiina, Menthol? Because you asked, I have no problem with you making fun of my story.
Kai: Can we just get this over with already?
TT: Okay, everyone, because you gave me 200 reviews and all, I'm giving you an EXTRA LONG chappie! ^__^ ENJOY!!!
Kai: You have NO idea how happy I am she doesn't own beyblade.
***
Tyson, Max and Kenny followed the two adults into the doctor's office. The doctor sat down and looked at them. "Boys, we need to know what happened to get you're friend into such a condition. And we also need to know if you know about the object attached to his brainstem, it was found when we were X-Raying for any possible serious head injuries." He let them look at the X-Ray that showed the chip. "We need you to tell us everything you know."
The three teens looked at each other, before Kenny started, "Well..."
***
An inky blackness swirled around him, grabbing at him and casting him into its shadow. Almost solid, Kai could actually feel it, a cold and slimy feeling against his skin, it seemed to be trying to hold him down.
The blackness moved away suddenly, retreating to corners he hadn't known were there. The shadows that had been trying to bind him molded into a shadow around him, a clear plastic cylinder. Wires were suddenly attached to his body and forehead, and he found himself floating in a liquid.
Kai forced his eyes open, staring at the scientists from behind the wall. He remembered this, they were monitoring his progress, from physical attributes to mental improvements.
And once they were done...
Kai looked beyond the scientists and their computers, sure enough, a familiar masked man was standing in the doorway, smirking at him. Kai froze, his breathing hitched and his heart skipped a beat as their gazes met.
The liquid drained out of the tube, leaving Kai standing wet and shivering as the tube itself slid away into the roof. The wires were removed and his shirt and scarf given back, which Kai put back on without hesitation.
Boris motioned for the young Kai to follow him as he disappeared through the doorway. Knowing that it would be, possibly, less painful if he just did as he was ordered, the child reluctantly followed.
Kai tried to stay as far away from Boris as possible as he was led through the many hauntingly familiar passages. A door closed behind him as he was taken into an empty room.
Garnet eyes searched the gloom desperately, but found nothing. Kai felt his heart speed up, where could he possibly have gone?
A slight sound behind him. Kai spun around, and found Boris leering down at him, his yellow teeth grinning evilly. Despite himself, Kai let out a slight whimper at the look on his mentor's face.
A slight blur appeared in front of his vision before he was sent reeling backward by a powerful punch to his jaw. The child touched the bruised area gingerly, watching Boris with both fear and suspicion. After all, this could only get worse.
A kick in the stomach, followed by a punch that sent him crashing to the floor, and then a hard kick to the head. Pain exploded through Kai's body, he saw stars briefly as agony wracked through him.
Then it faded...
A new scene appeared, Kai was older than 5 again, and he found himself staring at the same dark blade, bound by chains. A foreign entity invaded his mind, and for a moment Kai felt as if his head were about to explode. He wanted to clutch at his pounding head, to yell and scream at whatever it was to get out of his head, but he couldn't.
Suddenly, within his own mind, Kai was flung backward, no longer in control of himself. In his mind, a pair of dark eyes, eyes radiating with evil intentions, pieced through him.
He watched, helpless, as, though not by his own will, he picked up the beyblade, and held it in his hand.
And Kai could only watch through his eyes as Black Dranzer took complete control of his body. He could only scream, for him to stop, in the recesses of his head as the All Starz's bitbeasts were taken, then the White Tigers...
Kai could only sob within his own head, willing for it all to stop, as he watched the dark blade triumphed over the blades of his teammates.
Once again, everything faded, and for a single moment, he was left staring through the inky blackness once more.
Then a new shape began to form- himself, half in shadow. Literally. Molded, bounding with the shadows around half his body. The shadows having taken the consistency of molten rubber.
The shadows began to cover the rest of the... what was it, a reflection? Until the second image of Kai was a physical representation of the real Kai's soul.
Tainted beyond redemption.
***
Ray looked anxiously over at Kai, who was whimpering and moaning in distress in his sleep. Ray was almost certain that he could see tears caught in the weakened blader's eyelashes, and Kai kept whispering illegible things in his sleep.
Ray was torn, on one hand; Kai was getting the sleep he'd been lacking for so long, on the other hand, how could one call _this_ sleep?!
Remembering what had happened last time he had woken Kai, Ray forced himself to wait for the nightmare to wear itself out. Hoping that this solution would prove to be more effective than the last.
Out of the quiet sounds came a few- barely- understandable words, Ray leant forward, straining his ears to hear. "No... Stop, no more... Please... Get out... Black Dranzer... Boris" Kai's breathing hitched for a moment, before whispering something as he let out a shuddering breath, "...Grandfather..."
Ray watched as, all at once, Kai's mask moved back into place, giving him an unreadable expression even in his uneasy sleep. The teen frowned, trying to piece together what Kai had said.
"Okay Ray, lets work this out," Talking to himself, he went about working out what had been said, "Kai was acting as if he was in pain... Then he seemed to be begging someone about something... And he mentioned some names... Lets see, he said something about Black Dranzer..." Ray couldn't contain a shudder at the memory of the evil bitbeast. "And there was Boris," A scowl crossed Ray's features, "And, did he say something about his grandfather?"
Suddenly looking enlightened as he put the pieces together, Ray glanced at his sleeping friend. Kai's brow was creased slightly, but otherwise he remained emotionless.
With a slight sigh, Ray turned towards the door, waiting for the others to return.
***
"...And that's the whole story." Kenny finished finally. They had just finished going over the entire story, leaving both adults appearing stunned and horrified.
Shaking his head, the doctor mumbled an excuse for having to go, leaving Mr. Dickinson and the three beybladers alone.
The team manager looked at the three, "Now boys, is there anything else- anything else at all- that you need to tell me about this?"
The three teens looked at each other, before Kenny spoke, "Kai was having nightmares not long ago, and he hasn't been sleeping well since. We think that the chip we told you about has something to do with it."
Tyson took the opportunity to speak as well, "Can't we get the chip out, or something?! I doubt Kai likes having it their either."
Kenny sighed at his teammate, "Weren't you listening to what the doctor told us he found out about the chip, Tyson? It's attached to Kai's _brainstem_, its not likely it _can_ be removed."
"Wha?! What do you mean?! Why not?!"
Kenny sighed, and began to explain, "The brainstem is the part of the brain that sends and receives messages from the spine. Any damage done to it would result in Kai being paralyzed or even worse." Kenny didn't elaborate. He didn't even want to consider the option of Kai dying.
Tyson's expression changed from annoyed and confused to upset and worried in record time. Unable to think of a suitable answer, Tyson came up with the most commonly used, "Oh..."
"So there's nothing we can do?" Max asked mournfully.
Kenny lowered his head, not sure how to answer the question.
Tyson sighed, before trying to look optimistic, "Come on, lets go and see if the sourpuss is awake or not."
***
A blade was lightly run diagonally across Kai's chest, leaving a long stinging cut, blood dripping from it.
Kai clutched his teeth together, trying to refrain from crying out. It would only get worse if he did.
The knife ran across the cut again, and then harder a third time. The blade paused as the boy took a sharp intake of breath, before it was removed from his chest and rammed into his arm.
As the knife was twisted from where it was lodged in his arm, Kai couldn't help but scream.
Red eyes, full of panic, opened suddenly as Kai sat up with a gasp. Greeted with a pair of amber eyes staring at him in concern, Kai let his emotionless mask fall into place. They stared at each other, one in concern, one in annoyance, as Kai's panting breathes slowly returned to normal.
Finally, Ray spoke, "Kai, are you alright?" He was greeted by silence, so continued, "It was another of your nightmares, wasn't it?"
Kai turned away, stubbornly refusing to meet his teammate's gaze.
"Kai, talk to me. I can't help you if you don't tell me what's wrong."
Still Kai didn't say anything. What was there to say? Hadn't he already shown enough weakness to his team without displaying any more?
"Was Boris in it?" Ray knew he'd hit a nerve when Kai's head shot up and the crimson-eyed blader glared at him. "He was, wasn't he? What were you dreaming of, Kai? Was it what happened when you were in the abbey?"
Kai was silent, but tensed at the question. Ray opened his mouth to speak again, but was interrupted by a set of voices coming from the other side of the door. The door opened and Tyson walked through, followed by Max and Kenny.
"Kai! You're awake again." Tyson grinned cheerfully at the blader sitting in the bed,
Kai glared at them, but was secretly relieved they ended the conversation by entering when they had. "Shouldn't you be training?"
Tyson laughed nervously, "Hey, come on Kai, give us a break. We said we'd train _tomorrow_."
"You still need to train."
"And we will. Just not right now."
Any possible reply from Kai was interrupted as Mr. Dickinson entering the room. "Kai, I just spoke with your doctor, and he says you'll be able to leave within a few weeks."
Kai felt his spirits lift slightly- the sooner he was out of here, the sooner he could make sure the others stopped slacking off and started training again.
"But you won't be able to BeyBlade again until that wrist completely heals, and that will be quite a while."
A scowl appeared on Kai's face at this comment. Not BeyBlade? What was he supposed to do with his time?
"Hey Kai, we've got to go now- visiting hours are almost up." The Chief explained as they got to their feet.
"Yeah, we'll see you tomorrow, buddy!"
Kai scowled at Tyson, "No you won't, you'll be training."
"Oh yeah, I forgot. Well, see ya."
Ray was the last to leave, pausing for a moment as he stood up, "I forgot to give this too you yesterday." He put Dranzer's blade in Kai's hand.
Kai's hand grasped the familiar blade tightly as Ray left the room, before he opened his hand to examine it. He smiled slightly at the phoenix 'Dranzer...'