Title: Betrayal & Comebacks
By: Moonlit Sea
A/N: Well here is the long awaited chapter 8 and it's the longest chap I've written so far:o) Hope ya all enjoy it; I know I did in writing it. (Wait did that make sense? shrugs Oh well.) Oh and Corvidae Lupus I did my best with the idea you gave me, hope you like what I did. I'm also assuming a few things:
That the abbey has a backup control room
That Boris calls Voltaire 'sir'
-Thoughts-
Speaking in their mind
Chap 8 – Sam's Rescue.
Voltaire smiled at the confusion he had caused.
"What's going on? Why am I here?" Sam asked in a demanding voice.
Voltaire turned and looked out the window
"I was just about to ask you the same question."
"Huh?" she said a little more confused.
"Why did you return?"
"Believe me it wasn't by choice." She said as she looked at Boris.
"You aren't seen or heard of in years, then you suddenly appear here. A little convenient don't you think." Voltaire said turning to face her.
Sam now knew what he was talking about. He wanted to know why she was in this country. She smiled at the reply she was about to give.
"I felt like it."
"Did you also feel like joining the Bladebreakers." He said with a tad of sarcasm in his voice.
Sam was shocked at what Voltaire had just said. How did he know she went to see them? And what did he mean by 'joining' them she hadn't 'joined' any team that she knew of.
Seeing the shock on Sam's face Boris said
"We've kept an eye on you ever since you've arrived."
That sent a shivers down her spine. They knew every move she'd made since arriving, which kind of explained how Kai knew about her and where she was.
'So you're the new kid huh.' His first words to her repeating in her mind.
"So I ask you again why are you here?" Voltaire asked.
Sam didn't answer this time; she just stared at him with an expression on her face that said 'you're not going to find out.'
"You will tell us maybe not now but you will." He said as he left the room.
"Hn. Not likely." She replied.
"You have an interesting Beyblade." Boris said suddenly changing the subject.
"What?" Sam said confused by the sudden change of subject.
"Tell me how did you manage to reassemble your blade. I didn't think it possible after seeing how many pieces it was in."
Sam's anger was boiling up inside of her, was he trying to get her angry? If so she wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of seeing that it was working. She looked out the window trying to hold it in.
"Such an interesting shape as well. Such a shame you don't have it with you." he said as if hinting about something.
"What have you done with Moonstar." She demanded her anger seeping through.
"Me?" Boris said innocently, trying to look a little hurt.
It wasn't working as Sam stared at him knowing that he brought the subject up for a reason.
"I've done nothing to it." Now smiling "I just left it where it fell."
At that point Sam knew where he was going with this subject. She could see it clearly in her mind. When she had blacked out Moonstar fell out of her pocket and landed a few feet away. Boris saw it, picked it up and examined it. He must of realised it was hers and left it as a 'calling card' for the others.
"But why?" she asked her anger suddenly gone.
"You mean you don't know?" Boris asked curiously.
"And what exactly am I suppose to know." She said with a partly determined partly sarcastic tone of voice.
Boris smiled "You'll find out soon enough." And with that left her to her thoughts on what he could mean.
-What did he mean by 'you'll find out soon enough'?- she wondered looking out the window.
She could see a lot from that window now that was daytime. She could also see something that sent shivers down her spine. The river. Where she had sat to contemplate her thoughts, the river where she had stopped the day she got discharge from the hospital. She then saw something else that caught her eye, a darkish purple item, nearly spherical as it span, getting closer and closer. At the last second she knew what is was and managed to tip the chair on to its side just before it crashed through the window. Glass flew everywhere but thankfully none of it hit her, the item landed a couple of inches away from her face. She opened her eyes and stared at the object in front of her then smiled
"Moonstar… but how did you get here?" she wondered
Then the dream came into her mind 'I've come for you.' she remembered Kai saying. Could she be dreaming again? There was only one way to find out and as only her legs were free she kicked her right leg against her left. Immediately feeling pain and realised she must of kicked a little too hard. She looked around and saw everything was as it was. She was lying on the floor tie to a chair, the window was smashed and Moonstar was lying in front of her. -Now what?- she thought to herself. As if on cue another blade entered the room she could hear it but she couldn't see it. She couldn't get up from the position she fell in, to see what was going on as much as she tried. But it was only making her arm hurt even more, it had taken the full force of the impact when Sam had hit the floor but it hadn't hurt much until now.
She started to cry. How did she manage to get into this mess in the first place? She never should have gone back to blading, she should have stayed where she was, but then it always felt like a part of her was missing. She was also beginning to wish she'd never met Mr. Dickenson. Tears were running down her face faster and faster nearly blinding her as they fell.
"Good shot Kai." Max said.
"Thanks Max. You too." Kai replied. " I just hope Sam didn't get hurt when the glass smashed."
"I'm sure she's fine. She's a lot tougher than she looks, just like me." Dizzi commented.
"Now it's our turn. You ready Ray?" Tyson asks.
Ray nods.
"Remember they'll be expecting you." Kai says.
"That's what we're counting on right Tyson." Ray says with a smile.
"Right."
And with that they both head off. Kai sighs.
"You okay Kai?" Max asks.
"Just a little worried I guess."
"Hey don't worry. As Dizzi said she'll be fine." Max said.
"You mean someone was actually listening to me now there's a surprise." Dizzi said a little sarcastically.
"We always listen to you Dizzi." Kenny said.
"Yea and pigs fly." Dizzi replied.
" 'Specially with Draciel and Moonstar taking care of her." Max continued ignoring what Kenny and Dizzi were saying.
"Thanks Max I needed to hear that." Kai said.
"No problem." Max replied smiling.
"Now it's time to get her back." Kai said running off
"Good luck" Max shouted after him.
"Do you actually think his plan will work?" Kenny asked.
"Let's hope so." Max said.
"Come on guys have a little faith huh." Dizzi put in.
In the backup control room of the Abbey –
"So their finally here." Voltaire said looking at the screens in front of him.
"It appears so." Boris said, "But…why are there only two of them? Where are the others?"
"You are underestimating them again Boris." Voltaire began to say, "They won't all come at once. No doubt that grandson of mine has come up with some sort of plan."
Boris gave a nod then looked at the screen Sam was on. Seeing the broken window, Sam on her side and two Beyblades now in the room. One he guessed must have belonged to Sam and the other belonging to one of the Bladebreakers, he then looked at the screen Ray and Tyson filled battling their way past everyone.
-They're a diversion.- he thought to himself -pretty clever Kai but it won't work.-
"Those two are just a diversion see if you can find any others on the premises." He said.
The screens flicked from one part of the Abbey to another looking to see if there was anyone else on site. All the while one screen keeping an eye on 'the diversion of' Ray and Tyson while another one staying on Sam.
Boris then turned to Voltaire
"If you don't mind sir, I'd like to arrange a little 'welcome' for Kai."
Voltaire gave a nod knowing what Boris had in mind and off he went to arrange his little 'welcome'.
In one of the Abbey corridors –
-Don't worry Sam I'm on my way.- Kai thought to himself as he ran down the corridor.
He stopped just as he reached a corner and carefully looked round it. Just coz Ray and Tyson were distracting them didn't mean that there was no one around. As he looked round he saw a guard standing outside the door to a room where he assumed Sam was being held. He smiled why should Ray and Tyson have all the fun, he launched Dranzer.
The guard outside the door was surprised to see a spinning Beyblade appear in front of him, he looked up and down the corridor but saw no one. He went to pick it up and it moved back a little, he tried again with the same result. He then followed the blade not watching where he was going as he was trying to catch it, then as he rounded the corner he ran straight into Kai's fist. Kai picked up Dranzer "Good work Dranzer." he said then headed off towards the room, unaware that he was being watched by a hidden camera.
"What's taking them so long?" Max asked impatiently.
"Calm down Max. It's not as if there's a sign saying 'Sam is being held in this room'." Kenny said trying to sound calm himself.
"I suppose you're right. That would be a little too easy."
"Hey does anyone besides me feel like we're being watched?" Dizzi asked.
"You're in a computer. You're always being 'watched'." Kenny replied.
"Ha ha very funny. Not! I'm being serious." Dizzi answered back.
"Does it hurt?" Max joked.
"Fine then don't believe me. See if I care."
"Sorry Dizzi." Max apologised "I just wish I knew what was going on in there."
Kai entered the room cautiously, he saw Sam lying on her side, tied to a chair. She was facing the shattered window so she wouldn't have know that he was there, there was glass everywhere but besides that the room seemed pretty ordinary and for some reason that bothered him. It also felt like something was missing but he couldn't quite think what it was. He carefully walked up to Sam being careful not to tread on the broken glass; he didn't to scare her if she didn't hear him come in.
He walked round to face her only to see that she was asleep, he could tell that she had been crying. It sadden him to see her like that, he gently stroked her cheek with the back of his hand while saying "Sam…Sam wake up."
Slowly Sam opened her eyes "Kai? I must be dreaming again," she said.
"Huh? Dreaming?" Kai asked confused also forgetting that she was still tied to a chair.
"Yes. I dream that you come and rescue me." She gave a little smile before sighing, "Although I don't know why you wouldn't care if I was here anyway."
Kai was hurt by that comment, was that how she saw him?
"Well I guess it's time to wake up." She continued.
She closed her eyes and kicked her left leg again wincing at the pain; again she had kicked a little too hard. She opened her eyes and was surprised to see Kai was still there. " I must wake up, I must wake up!" she kept saying to herself and was about to kick herself again when Kai said.
"Sam you're not dreaming. I really am here."
Sam shook her head "No. No you can't be. Why would you be?"
"Because I…I…I've come for you." not saying what was in his mind.
-Why can't I tell her that I love her?- he thought.
Sam stared at him in amazement.
"Now I know I'm dreaming!" she said remembering the first time she heard those words. "Why do I keep dreaming about you?" she thought out loud.
"How can I prove to you that you're not dreaming?" Kai asked.
Sam thought for a moment then said
"You could start by untying me."
Kai stared at her for a while he'd forgotten that she was tied to a chair.
"Sure."
He walked back round and untied her arms. Sam couldn't believe it she felt the same soft strong hands untie her as she did when she first dreamt of Kai.
When she was free she managed assess the damage she had done to her arm and leg. They were both badly bruised but it wasn't anything a little time wouldn't heal.
"Here." Kai said holding out his hand in which lay Moonstar.
"Uh… thanks I guess." Reluctantly taking Moonstar from Kai.
Kai sighed, "You still think you're dreaming don't you."
Sam nodded.
"We'll have to sort it out later, right now we've got to get outta here."
He grabbed Sam's hand intending to leave when it struck him what was missing in the room.
"Where's Draciel?" he asked.
"Draciel? I haven't seen him." Sam said realising that he must have been the other blade she heard after Moonstar crashed through the window.
Then Draciel appeared at Kai's feet but it was more like it had been thrown rather than coming by itself. As Kai picked him up, Sam gasped.
"Such a touching reunion." A sarcastic voice said.
Kai looked up and saw Boris with Tala blocking the door.
"Get out of the way Boris." Kai said putting Draciel in his pocket.
"Now that isn't very nice is it Kai." Tala said with a small smile.
"Hey you heard him. Move it!" Sam suddenly said.
"Why don't you make us." Tala challenged.
"Your choice." Sam said as she put Moonstar on her launcher.
Just as she was about to launch Moonstar Kai said
"Wait."
"What?"
"They're just trying to keep us here." Kai said.
"In case you haven't noticed they are blocking the only door." Sam said.
"Then we'll just have to make our own door." Kai replied with smile.
"Now that sounds like a good idea."
"Wait you can't do that!" Boris said now panicking.
"You just watch us!" Sam said.
Before they had a chance to 'make their door' Sam turned to Tala and fired Moonstar at him knocking his blade out of his hand and taking him totally off guard.
"Uh uh." Sam said as she caught Moonstar back in hand. "That wouldn't be a wise move."
She then put Moonstar back on her launcher and said to Kai
"Ready to make that 'door'."
Kai nodded.
"3… 2… 1… Let It Rip!" they said in unison releasing both of their blades.
Which both crashed through the wall 'making their door'.
"Perfect." Sam said with a smile.
As Kai walked through the 'door' Sam turned back to a stunned Boris and Tala.
"It's been nice visitin' you but I'm afraid I have to go now…" she said.
"Come on Sam let's go" Kai said coming back and dragging Sam out of the room.
After they left he sighed and said
"You know sometimes you talk too much. Like Tyson."
"Hey are you saying I'm like Tyson!" Sam said a little offended by Kai's remark.
"No I just think that sometimes you don't know when to shut up, just like Tyson." Kai answered wishing he hadn't said anything as they ran down the corridor. This wasn't the place to be arguing especially with something as trivial as this.
"You are saying that I'm like Tyson!" Sam said yanking her arm away from Kai and stopping completely.
"Sam we don't have time for this! We have to get outta here! Now!" Kai said going back to her.
He grabbed her arm again but she only yanked it away again.
"I ain't going anywhere until you tell me what you really mean! Do you really believe that I'm like Tyson?" Sam said now annoyed with Kai.
-You're acting like him now! - Kai thought to himself but he couldn't say that or he'd never get Sam to move! So instead he shook his head.
"No I don't think you're like Tyson."
Then a voice in his head kept saying kiss her, kiss her that'll shut her up! he was just about to follow the voice's advice when she said
"But that wasn't what you were thinking just then was it." Sam said in a huff and continued walking.
Kai stood there for a minute amazed, how did she know what he was thinking?
He then remembered what she had said to him when they both met that night two days ago. 'No you're not dreaming.' She had been able to read his thoughts then as well but how?
"Are you coming? Or are you just going to stand there like a statue?" Sam said breaking his thoughts.
He ran to catch up with her, when he had she asked him.
"You wouldn't know the way out would you? All these corridors look the same to me, makes me glad I left." Still a little annoyed with him, which showed in her voice.
"This way."
They ran down one corridor then another Sam not saying anything to Kai except for 'Which way now?' until Kai couldn't stand it anymore.
"That's it!" he said.
"Huh?" Sam said shocked at his sudden outburst.
"You haven't said a word to me since you thought I said you act like Tyson. Which you do at times!"
"So now you admit it! Why didn't you just say that in the first place instead of lying! What do you think I can't take the truth or something?" Sam argued back.
"No I don't. I say one little comment about you sometimes talking too much and you turn it into a full argument!"
"Well it's nice to know how you really feel Kai!"
"You wanna know how I feel? Fine! Then I'll tell you how I feel…" Kai began.
-Huh? I feel? What does he mean?- Sam wondered looking totally confused, she then remembered where they were.
"Perhaps we should continue this another time." All anger gone as she started to walk away.
"What's the matter don't want to hear the truth." Kai said as she walked away.
"Whatever. I just want to get outta here" Sam replied as she turned the corner.
When she realised that Kai wasn't following her she popped her head back round the corner. "You coming? Or do I have to find the way out myself?" she said with sarcasm.
Kai sighed, "Yea I'm coming." Walking towards the corner she just went round.
It was a good thing he loved her or he would of left her on her own back when she took her arm away.
When they finally made it out they saw Tyson and Ray waiting for them.
"Well you guys certainly took your time." Ray said.
"Yea what cha do take the long way round or something." Tyson added.
"What are you guys talking about? And why do keep looking at me like that?" Sam asked still a little annoyed.
"Looking at you like what Sam?" Tyson said innocently.
"Never mind Tyson." She said and turned to walk off but before she did she said
"Oh and Tyson apparently Kai thinks we're alike." And with that walked off.
"What? What does she mean you think we're alike?" Tyson asked Kai.
"Forget it Tyson." Kai said starting to walk off himself.
"No I won't forget Kai, I wanna know what she meant." Tyson said nearly shouting at him
"It's looks like they had a argument in there." Ray said.
"Gee ya think." Tyson said, "What do you think she meant Ray?"
"I think we should just let them sort it out themselves and not get involved."
"That's not what I meant."
"I know Tyson, but by telling you I think she was trying to get back at Kai." Ray explained.
"Really?"
"Yea come on let's get going this place is starting to give me the creeps."
"I'm right behind you." Tyson said.
Sam sighed as she approached the gates, was it right to tell what she did to Tyson? It was more out of spite than anything she wanted to get Kai back for saying in the first place. And now she was feeling a little guilty for saying it, she knew Tyson wouldn't let up until he knew what she meant and suddenly felt a little sorry for Kai having to put with it. She stopped and turned round to see how far the others were behind her, Kai wasn't that far behind her and Ray and Tyson were a little way behind him.
Suddenly she felt something fall on her head she looked up to see something large was about to fall on her then just before it hit she was pushed out of the way. She landed a couple of feet away when she turned back to see what happened she saw Dranzer and Draciel lying at her feet. Fear took over and she instantly knew who saved her but what happened to him she hoped it wasn't what was thinking.
"KAI…" she shouted hoping he would respond but no luck.
"Sam what's wrong?" Max asked running up to her after hearing her shout.
"I… I…" was all she could say choking on her words. Tears were starting to roll down her face. -Please… please be okay Kai … please! - She thought as she collapsed back to the ground.
"What's going on?" Ray asked appearing a moment later with Tyson.
"We just about to ask you the same question." Dizzi said.
"Where's Kai?" Tyson asked looking round but not seeing him.
Sam's sobs became louder as Tyson asked.
"I think I know what happened." Kenny said.
"Yea?" Max asked.
"This thing was going to land on Sam but Kai pushed her outta the way just in time." Kenny explained.
"So what happened to Kai?" Ray asked.
"He has to be okay! He just has to be!" Sam suddenly said still crying.
"First I think you and Max should try and calm Sam down. Tyson and I will look for Kai."
"Right." Max said walking over to Sam with Ray following.
Ray noticed Dranzer and Draciel down near Sam's feet and realised why she was so upset. He picked them both up and went to where Max was.
"Here Max." he said handing him back his Draciel.
"Thanks Ray."
They both sat down beside Sam, Max tried to lift up her so she wasn't on the floor anymore but she fought him eventually it took both Max and Ray to get Sam up right.
"It'll be okay Sam." Max said.
"Yea Kai's going to be fine. Don't worry about him. He tough just like you are." Ray joked a little trying to stop Sam from crying.
"Why? Why did he have to do it!" Sam asked in a childlike voice.
"Because he loves you." Max said without thinking.
Sam immediately stopped crying and looked at Max in amazement.
"Way to go Max." Ray said " I think Kai would have wanted to tell her himself."
"Hey it stopped her crying didn't it." Max said cheekily.
"Did you mean that Max?" Sam asked with a sniff.
"Uh…that all depends." Max answered nervously.
"On what?" Sam asked.
"On whether you'll calm down or not." Ray answered.
"I'm sorry, guess I've been acting like a big kid huh." Sam said trying to wipe the tears from her eyes.
"That's okay. When you've known Tyson as long as we have you get used to it." Max answered with a smile.
"Come on let's get you back to the hotel." Ray said.
"But Kai?" Sam started to say when Max interrupted.
"Don't worry about him Tyson and the Chief are looking for him." Max said.
"But…"
"No buts." Ray interrupted "You need to get some rest."
Sam wanted to argue some more but judging by the expression on Ray and Max's faces she knew it would be an argument that she would lose. So she just nodded while taking one last look at where the 'object' had fallen.
Back at the hotel –
Sam was sleeping peacefully in her room when Tyson and Kenny returned. They looked completely worn out.
"So?" Max asked.
"Did you manage to find him?" Ray added.
"Yea he's in the hospital right now." Tyson answered as he slumped down onto couch.
"How's Sam doing?" Kenny asked.
"She's sleeping." Max replied.
"That doesn't sound like a bad idea." Tyson said yawning.
"Yea." Kenny said.
"It has been a rough couple of days." Max said.
But there came no reply. Tyson had fallen asleep and Kenny had go off to his room, Max assumed to get some sleep as well.
"I'm going to check on Sam." Ray said getting up.
"K."
He came back a moment later.
"Is she still sleeping?" Max asked.
"I'm not sure." Ray replied.
"Huh?"
"When I opened the door she was laying still but heard movement before I opened it." He explained.
"Poor girl. She's had a lot of things happen to her lately." Max said solemnly.
Ray gave a nod.
"I just hope she can forgive herself for what happened to Kai."
"What do you mean Ray?" Max wondered.
In Ray/Kai/Sam's room –
Sam lay on her side in 'her' bed; technically it was Kai's which made it worse. She had heard someone come in to check on her but she pretended to still be asleep. She felt like she couldn't face anyone after what happened. It still didn't make any sense, why would Kai do that? First he comes to her rescue then he pushes her out the way of a falling object. But why? It just didn't make any sense. 'Because he loves you.' Max's voice said suddenly in her head. He never did tell her if it was true or not.
Of course it's true stupid. a voice said in her head. Didn't you hear what Ray said after 'Way to go Max. I think Kai would have wanted to tell her himself.'
But it can't be.
And why not? It asked. Haven't you figured anything out from the dreams you were getting?
Now you're confusing me. she said.
Hello… Earth to Sam. The very first dream you had about Kai rescuing you, what happened?
If you're in my head you should know! And beside why am I talking to you anyway?
Fine then I guess you won't find out the truth.
"What?" she said out loud.
What do you think I can't take the truth or something?" Sam argued back.
"No I don't. I say one little comment about you sometimes talking too much and you turn it into a full argument!"
"Well it's nice to know how you feel Kai!"
"You wanna know how I feel? Fine! Then I'll tell you how I feel…" Kai began.
"How he feels…" she said repeating what Kai had said to her. "But he can't…"
"He does." A voice said interrupting her thoughts.
Turned round instantly and saw Ray in the doorway.
"How long have you been there?" she asked.
"Long enough."
"That's doesn't help Ray." She replied and turned back round.
"It doesn't help that you're blaming yourself for a what happened to Kai either." He said sitting on his bed facing her.
Sam turned round so she didn't have face Ray only to see Max now standing in the doorway.
"He's right you know." Max said.
"Leave me alone." She said as she turned to lie on her back and pulled the covers up over her head.
"Sam you can't blame yourself for what happened." Max said sitting on the edge of 'her' bed.
"Who said I was blaming myself anyway?" she said from under the covers though a little muffled.
"It's obvious from your actions that you are." Ray answered.
"Yea well sorry Ray but you're wrong." Came another muffled replied.
Ray smiled at that answer.
"You know that's exactly what Kai said to me before he realised."
Sam pulled the covers down and turned to face him.
"Before he realised what?"
"Perhaps we should let him tell you that." Max answered.
Sam shook her head.
"I doubt he'd want to see me. Especially after what happened." She sighed "And I'm not talking about the 'accident' either."
"Then why do you think he wouldn't want to see you? I'm sure he'd be relieved to see that you're alright." Max said.
Again Sam shook her head, and went back under the covers once again.
"You had an argument didn't you." Ray guessed.
Sam gave no answer, which told him he was right.
"It had something to do with that comment you made to Tyson." He continued.
"Just leave it okay Ray." Sam said finally answering.
"We know there's something wrong Sam. I think we've known you long enough to figure that out at least." Max said.
"I'm fine."
"You know it's really strange how alike you and Kai really are." Ray said, thinking of the way Kai was acting when they their conversation.
"Yea well he doesn't seem to think so. He thinks I'm more like Tyson." Sam said.
"Why does he think that?" Max asked winking at Ray.
This could be the chance they'd been waiting for to find out what was wrong, to which Ray gave a nod.
"Because he says that I sometimes talk too much."
"Anything else?" Ray asked.
Sam then came out from under the covers, sat up then said
"Actually no. That's all he said." Suddenly realising the point Kai was making when they were arguing.
"Well I don't see how he can say that you are then." Max said.
"He didn't actually say I was like Tyson I think he was just referring to him."
"So now will you go see him?" Ray asked.
"No I can't." Sam replied.
"Will you do it for us then?" Max asked.
"What?" Sam asked looking at him.
"You can take him Dranzer at the same time." Ray added placing Dranzer on Sam's lap.
Sam looked at Dranzer and smiled "Okay for you guys, but I'm not sure I can promise anything."
"All we want is for you to go and see him." Max answered.
Although what Max had said confused her, a little she gave them a nod of her head.