A/N: Okay, before you all get mad and start tossing things, lemme explain why I've been for such a long time. First off, ff.net's new rules. After the new ones were passed, I was like, pretty down for a couple of days. And now that I'm one more grade older, I seem to have TWICE as much homework as last year! Everyday it's just homework, homework, karate practice, eat, sleep. @_@ I barely have time anymore. Plus the fact that well, I'm kinda outta ideas...but not to fear, all that off time has given me a pretty good plot for this chapter. Also, I'm going to bump the rating down to PG-13, since there really isn't any R stuff...yet. ~_^ So, I apologize for making you guys wait so long, and enjoy this next chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade or anything that's related to them...they all belong to Takao Aoki. I do own Cissy and the bad guys though.

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Sir, we've just received a call from Akeno's team. He says that Ohama's team was completely destroyed by the girl. There were no survivors, Yukio, sir. A women dressed in a grey business suit stood patiently by a desk while waiting for a reply from the man sitting at the chair, looking at a computer screen.

Damn, we send it one of our best teams, and she still gets away! Does Akeno know where he is now?! Yukio shouted at the women, who winced a bit under his voice.

Uh, that's a negative sir. But Akeno's team will be on the lookout, and so will the rest of us. She's got to be in that area, considering she couldn't have gotten very far after that assault.

Did anyone see the girl? he demanded.

We're not sure, but there have been some reports from some Bird Street shop owners who claim that they saw a girl with extraordinary powers kill a dozen men.

Good, that means she still must be in Hong Kong. Noriko, I want you to dispatch all available teams immediately! And check on Project #A-1 while you're at it. We may need his powers...

But Yukio, he hasn't been fully completed yet! And we still need to add in his emotions-

I don't care, so maybe I'm letting him out a bit earlier than planned. Tell the scientists to NOT to add in the emotional genes. If he has those, he might just get away from us, just like her... Yukio growled.

Yes sir.
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The morning sun crept through the curtains and shined on Mariah's face. She groaned and rolled to one side, burying her head underneath her pillow. Then, deciding that wouldn't do her any good, proceeded to get up. She got as far as standing up before slipping on the mess of blankets and pillows that she and the gang were sleeping on. This caused her to fall down hard on Ray, who woke up feeling like the wind was knocked out of him and accidentally slapped Tyson, who kicked Max, who woke up demanding who kicked him, and well, the commotion was enough to wake up everyone else who was sleeping.

Alright, what's going on here?

Everyone stopped what they were doing/complaining about, and looked at the speaker. Kai stood in the doorway, with his hands folded over his chest, with a glare in his eye. Behind him was Cissy, who looked confused as to what was going on.

Hey Kai, uh, well, you see, Ray slapped me and then I kicked Max and...uh, well, I guess you can see where that led. Tyson said sheepishly.

Well, I didn't do it on purpose! Mariah fell on me! Ray protested.

Oh, so now it's all my fault! Mariah said sarcastically while shoving a pillow in Ray's face.

What th-hey! Don't do that again! he complained, and shoved her back into the blankets. I'm getting up. It's 10:00am.

With that, the group got up, and raced off to hog the bathrooms first.

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So uh, Kai, how come you got up so early? Kenny asked during breakfast.
Do you really think that I could sleep with you guys kicking and snoring? Kai replied, glaring at Tyson, who didn't notice as he was too engrossed in trying to see if pancakes and ketchup tasted good together.
Okaay...so why did you get up early, Cissy?

Huh? Oh, I couldn't sleep, you know, with all the events that have happened recently... she replied, with a faraway, almost sad look on her face.

Are you okay Cissy? Max asked worriedly.

Cissy smiled. Max was so sweet and caring, well, more than some other people she knew anyway...like Kai...but still, there was something about Kai that made her feel almost...well, sorry for him. It was as if something had happened to him, something that caused him to be so cold and lonely. I'm fine, you don't need to worry about me Max. She smiled sweetly at him.

After everybody ate (and after everybody was grossed out about the fact that Tyson could eat pancakes with ketchup), the next was to decide where to go next.

I don't know, somehow, I've gotta bad feeling that those guys are still after me. Cissy said worriedly. I wouldn't want to put any of you guys in danger, especially after you've all been so nice to me.

Hey, we said that we would help you out, and we're not gonna go back on our word! It doesn't matter what kinda danger there is, we'll face it together! After all, isn't that what friends are for? Tyson reassured Cissy.

Tyson's right, for once. We know what kind of danger we're gonna face, but we want to help anyway. Ray added. Tyson shot him a look. Ray pretended that he hadn't noticed.

Erm, guys, aren't we straying a bit from the topic? I thought we were discussing where to go today, not about how dangerous it was? asked Emily. Personally, she didn't really care whether or not it was a dangerous situation, she hadn't been in something exciting for a while.

Okay okay, back to the topic. Do you guys wanna go shopping, see sights, or what? Mariah questioned the group. They just sat there, looking at their feet or looking bored. Mariah started to get mad.
"Hey! What's wrong with you guys?! I mean, you're not even answering me! Ray! Lee! Tyson! Max?!" she practically shouted. Cissy spoke up.
"I think the reason that they're silent, is because, they're afraid of what might happen if they go out with me around, is that it?" she said softly, while looking at everyone. They nodded slowly.

"Don't take this the wrong way or anything Cissy, but I mean, all those crazy events just took place one day ago. They might still be searching and everything, so..." Kenny trailed off.

"Maybe we could just stay in today, and, you know, do a little research? About Cissy and everything, so we can be prepared?" Tyson questioned. Kenny looked like he could kiss Tyson. (A/N: Noo, this is NOT a yaoi fic. Sorry yaoi fans, it's just a figure of speech!)

"Tyson! You're a genius! I can't believe that I didn't think of that myself! Of course! Dizzy and I can hack into the government base and find out more information! Come on Dizzy, let's get to work!" Kenny shouted and turned on Dizzy.

"Okay Chief, but this time, make sure you don't type so fast! You almost melted my keyboard last time!" the computer warned.

"Well sorry Dizzy, but this is really important. I'll try not to."

"Okaay, so I guess we're staying here today. Wanna just...hang out guys?" Max asked Tyson.

"Oh yeah! Hey, maybe we can even get in some beyblading time!" Tyson cheered as he, Max, and the rest of the White Tigers headed out he back door to blade. Ray and Mariah just murmured something about having a 'talk', and together they went into Mariah's room. Hiromi followed Tyson to watch him beyblade, which left just Kenny, Cissy, Kai and Emily in the main room. This was going to be an interesting morning...
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"Hello? This is Pierre speaking...Yu-yukio! I haven't heard from you in a while, sir! Not since I funded your latest project...what's that? She what?! B-but, how...I see. So let me get this straight: You want me to come down there and help you? Alright, I'll try to get there ASAP. See you then."
The phone clicked. Pierre sat down heavily. It seemed as if it was only yesterday, when he agreed to fund Yukio's project. At first he hoped that it was all just a nightmare...but it wasn't. He would have to go to Japan. Pierre sighed, then went to make some travel arrangements. Unbeknownst to him, however, outside his office door were two people listening...

"Shh! Be quite, do you want him to hear us?

"Yeah, well, you were the one who stepped on my foot!"

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"Okay okay, it doesn't matter who, let's just go now Oliver! Before he finds out we're here!" The other voice pleaded, with panic.

Alright! Let's go..."

Oliver left first, leaving his twin sister, Olivia, standing near the door. He motioned furiously for her to follow, but he was one second too late, for at that moment...the door opened, and Pierre stepped out, surprised to see his daughter there. His expression grew angry, however, as he suspected that she had been eavesdropping on his conversation with Yukio. He turned and faced her.

"Olivia! What were doing outside my office?!" he demanded.

Olivia turned pale. This hadn't been part of the plan. "I, uh, I-I wanted to ask you s-something!" she squeaked out. Unfortunately, Pierre didn't buy it.

"Don't lie to me Olivia! I know what you were doing! Now tell me, what did you hear?" he asked in a dangerous voice.

"Wh-what are you tal-talking about? I-I didn't hear anything!" she stammered, too scared to add anymore.

"I said, DON'T LIE TO ME!!" he roared as he slapped her across the face which sent her tumbling across the hall. Oliver was shaking at this point from his hiding place. Oh, why hadn't Olivia followed him?

"Now, excuse me while I go make some business calls," he said as he walked past Olivia, who was slumped against the wall, moaning. "and if you tell anyone what you heard, well, you don't want to find out!" he snapped and walked away. As soon as he was out of sight, Oliver appeared and helped his sister up and into his room.

"Hey, you okay?" he asked gently while getting bandages and such.

"Oohh...how come Dad's been like that lately...ouch!"she complained as Oliver tried to clean the cut on her forehead.

"I don't know. But I intend to find out. Come on, can you walk? I'm going to get us a flight to Italy. I don't think it's such a good idea to be here right now."

"Italy? You mean you're going to Enrique's?" she asked excitedly, then winced as the pain got to her.

"Yeah. We're good friends, so hopefully he won't mind. Now come on, pack up, and be quick about it. I don't want Dad to come back and find out that we're leaving."
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DING DING DONG!!! The bell rang throughout the mansion, scaring the birds and whatever animals were in the garden. A butler came out.

"Yes, how may I help you?" he asked Oliver and Olivia.
"We're friends of Enrique. Can you tell him that we need to see him immediately?" Oliver asked.

"I'm sorry, but Master Enrique is currently in the middle of his trigonometry lesson. You can wait inside, if would like until he's done-" Olivia cut him off.

"This is an emergency! We need to speak to him NOW!" she practically yelled. The butler looked surprised.

"Well, if that's the case...please follow me." The butler led them in, and into a vast hallway.

"Please remain here while I get Master Enrique." The butler went off, and came back 5 minutes later with Enrique, who was looking extremely confused, but glad that he had gotten out of trigonometry lesson. He smiled when he saw Oliver and Olivia.

"Hey guys! What are you doing here? Ah man, you came right on time! I was about to die in boring trigonometry lesson! So, what's up?" Enrique then noticed Olivia's bandage on her forehead. He frowned. "What happened to her?" he demanded from Oliver, and fingering the bandage gently with his hands. Olivia blushed.

"I-it's nothing, really..." she stammered as Enrique's fingers traced her cheek. Oliver cleared his throat.

"A-hem, let's talk about this in privacy, Romeo." he sort of glared at Enrique. Enrique immediately pulled his hand back.

"Come on, let's go to my room. Nobody can hear us there." The three of them walked up the stairs and into Enrique's room.

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Meanwhile, back in China...

"Okay Dizzy, what have you go so far?" Kenny asked for the umpteenth time that morning. The White Tigers, Max, Tyson and Hiromi had joined them, after battling for 2 and a half hours. Ray and Mariah were still in Mariah's room.

"Well Chief, same as always. I can get to some extent, but it's always blocked off by a firewall or a complicated code. I can't break it. Sorry Chief, we tried." Dizzy apologized. Everyone sighed.

"It's not your fault Dizzy, I mean, you and the Chief have been at it all morning since 8:30 am. I vote we take a lunch break." Cissy suggested. Tyson quickly agreed.

"Yeah, before your brain gets fried. I vote we call for pizza!" Tyson shouted

"Humph, whenever food's involved, you can be sure to find Tyson there." Kai retorted from his position on the couch. He had basically been watching the group work all morning, and occasionally watching Max and Tyson beybattle. But most of the time he had been in deep thought...about Cissy...he just couldn't stop thinking about her. Kai blushed angrily at the thought that maybe it was possible he was in love.

"No! I can't let myself fall for her! But somehow...I can't stop thinking!! Aarrgg! It's so annoying!" he thought to himself.

"Well, Mariah and Ray have been there for some time now...I'm gonna tell them that it's lunchtime, okay guys?" Cissy wandered off down the hall to where Ray and Mariah where. Little did she know what she was about to see would blow her mind...

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A/N: And that's all! Mwa ha ha ha ha, aren't I evil? Leaving you guys like this. But I'm sure you probably already know...question is...am I gonna write it? Probably. *evil grin* Okay, to clear up on any confusing thoughts, lemme tell you why I added Olivia, Oliver's twin sister in. First off, when I didn't know who Oliver was, I could only see screen shots and fan art. Now, be prepared...he fooled me from the very start. I thought Oliver was a girl. Yes yes, I know, it seems odd, but I mean, he looks a LOT like one!! So I'm all like, "All right, a girl on the European team!" But I didn't say anything because I didn't want to make any assumptions yet...so when I found out that Oliver was a girl...well, I was devastated. Okay, so not really, but I was pretty shocked. Another thing is, in Japan, I think Enrique/Oliver is a VERY popular yaoi couple...ugh...so when I first saw Enrique and Oliver...AHEM, I thought, "Oh wow, how sweet, the girl likes the boy!" Well now, since that's not true, and since I don't like yaoi couples(although I think this is the only one that I can stand picture-wise since that is who I thought Oliver was) I added Olivia in. His name even sounded like it-it was spelled Oribie. So, don't get me wrong, I DO NOT LIKE YAOI, just wanted to clear things up! Sorry for not writing in so long, hopefully things will be better...probably not. ^^

-TFRiD Queen, who, despite what you may think, is NOT a yaoi fan, thank you very much.