Disclaimer: Harry Potter and Beyblade are jewels among fictional work, and
I am not skilled enough the craft the original pieces. I do counterfeits
only, though they do come with some new twists.
Time passed swiftly, and there was peace, a watchful, wary peace perhaps, but peace nonetheless. Already it was the third week of November, a bright morning. They were gathered at the edge of the forbidden forest, taking their care of magical creatures class. Hagrid had managed to collect some beautiful winged cats from Egypt, and they were divided into groups to work with those creatures. Kai, Ray and Shea were together in one group.
"It is a rather intelligent little thing." Ray said with a smile as he fed the cat some dried meat. The little thing purred and leaped around, flapping its grey wings.
Kai declared in an absentminded voice, "Cats with wings are not natural."
"He has a point, you know." Shea said as she added something to her diagram after examining the cat's wings more carefully, "I mean, cats don't have the body structure for flight."
Ray laughed and replied, "Here is where your logic sank, Shea. You saw those cats fly. Maybe those cats have lighter bones like those of birds."
"That isn't the point!" Shea argued, "The weight distribution of a cat's body is only suited for movement on land. You need much more than a pair of wings to fly. But I know, those stupid cats totally destroyed everything I know about aviation."
Ray shrugged, "I am sure there is a logical explanation as why those cats can fly. You just need to look harder."
Suddenly the sound of hooves clicking and leaves rustling broke the conversation. All three of them raised their heads and looked. From the dense screen of trees three unicorns emerged. Two of them were white like gleaming snow, and the other was black like the midnight sky. They all have dark eyes and golden horns.
A gentle voice said, "Hail, guardians of the great beast spirits."
The three of them jumped. Shea shouted, "Did you just speak?"
The other students were all staring at them now, with strange expressions on their faces. They looked confused and surprised at the same time.
"Only you can hear us, guardians." Another deeper voice said, coming from the black unicorn, "For you are bond to all creatures, since you guard the greatest of them all."
They looked at each other with incredulous looks, not knowing how to react to those words.
"I am Meeras, leader of my herd." The black unicorn continued, "I come to tell you of a strange danger in this forest, and to seek your aid."
"A strange danger?" Shea asked in a puzzled voice, "Like what?"
The white unicorn answered this time in his gentle voice, "We do not know for sure. It was a creature we have never seen before. He was clad in a light of magic, and great power lingers about him."
"I believe he is one of the beast spirit." The black unicorn said, "He bears the form of a monkey, and he has been around the forest and castle for many days. He passed through the trees like a golden shadow, unhindered and unchallenged. Though he had not done harm yet, I could sense a darkness from him. He can not stay in our home."
"What do you want us to do, then?" Ray asked.
"Restrain him, drive him forth from this forest if you can. You alone have the power to check a beast spirit." The unicorn answered, "He brings evil with him. He must be stopped."
The threesome passed a look between them. Then Kai answered firmly, "We will do what you ask. We will come to the forest and try to find the creature tonight."
The unicorn lowered his head gracefully and said, "I thank you, guardians. May the good will of the land go with you."
With that they turned and swiftly faded into the trees again. The students were all staring at them with awe and suspicion. Kai glared coldly, as if daring anyone to question him. Ray watched the students coolly with a slight detachment, while Shea looked like nothing ever happened. But they were all thinking furiously beneath their calm demeanour.
"Have you any idea what it might be?" Shea asked quietly, while writing down more notes on her book.
Kai muttered under his breath, "From what the unicorns said, it sounds like a bit-beast. But how could a bit-beast move about by itself? That is impossible."
"Nothing is impossible these days." Ray said, "I believe it is a bit-beast, and I have a fair idea which one it is too."
Shea stashed her parchment and asked quietly, "Should we tell the others about it?"
Kai sized up the situation silently, the he answered, "Let us go take a look first. We will tell them later, if needed."
Shea was about to say more, but Hagrid called to them and told them gather things together and clean up. Students began to mill about, so the threesome stopped their conversation and followed the others. What ever that haunts to forest will have to wait for the nightfall.
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Shea, Kai and Ray gathered in the Gryffindor common room around midnight. Everything was quiet; the only sound that could be heard was the cackling of the now dimming fire in the large fireplace. They sneaked out of the castle quietly, and walked towards the edge of the forest.
The moon was bright, casting a silver glow over the eerie trees. There was a forever sound of shuffling leaves that sends chills down one's spine. At the edge of the forest, the three unicorns were waiting patiently. When the threesome walked near they all lowered their proud heads.
"Greetings, guardians of the mightiest beast spirits." Meeras, the black unicorn said in the deep voice.
"Greetings." Shea replied politely and asked, "Are you here to guide us through the forest?"
"Yes. We shall lead you. There are things between trees that should be left alone." It was the white unicorn that replied this time.
They followed the unicorn and delved into the trees. The foliage was thick and soaked with evening dew. It was dark in the forest, there were but a few stray beams of moonlight that sank though the leaves. They walked at an easy pace, weaving their way through the woods. Suddenly they caught sight of a golden figure between thick branches and wild leaves.
"There he is." Said Meeras, "Wandering in the woods."
The figure moved near, and turned around slightly. They now saw it clearly. It was a monkey, though its form was ghost like and translucent. It sat idly on a tree branch, swishing its long tail.
"Galman." Ray breathed out the word lightly.
The monkey suddenly turned around the faced them fully. At the sight of them it let out a cry and fled.
"No!" Ray shouted.
He leaped onto the back of the black unicorn and said in a commanding voice, "After him!"
Meeras reared and neighed. Then it stretched out its long limbs and began to chase the monkey. Kai and Shea leaped on the two white unicorns and were following closely behind. The unicorns ran like wind upon the plain, yet the monkey was swifter still. Its golden form wove in and out of their sights through the trees. They were not gaining much.
Kai raised his hand and sent a blast of flame towards the monkey. But the thick trees and foliages caught the fire and distinguished it before it can reach the animal.
"Do not use fire, Kai!" Ray warned over the whistling wind, "The forest does not like it."
Kai shouted back, "Is there another way?"
Ray didn't reply. He urged his steed to run even faster and muttered something very quietly. At his command the forest awoke. Vines and branches stretched and whipped around like many swinging ropes. The formed a tight net and entrapped the monkey. The creature shrieked loudly and struggled fiercely to escape the grasp of the plants. But the vines and branches only tightened their hold. The creature cried again. There was a flash of golden light, and the monkey vanished, like a hologram that's suddenly turned off.
Before they could react, the monkey reappeared, right in front of them. The black unicorn reared in surprise and neighed loudly. The sudden movement caught Ray off guard, and he was thrown down on the forest floor. The monkey leaped at the fallen teen. It bared its teeth angrily and lunged at Ray, its sharp claws stretched in front of him. Ray rolled away at the last second, but he was not completely out of the monkey's grasp. The monkey's claws caught his right arm. His sleeve was turned to dust, and three long, bloody gashes ran down his torso. The raven-haired teen hissed sharply in pain, while the monkey screamed victoriously.
But there was a sudden glare of white light, making the monkey retreat with indignant cries. The light had come from an intricately shaped silver band adorned with a white stone that sat tightly on Ray's upper arm. A few stray moonbeams flitted across it and brought forth the white glow.
Like one suddenly remembering something, Ray raised his arm before him painfully and shouted, "Drigger! Come forth!"
The white glow flared up into a brilliant silver light, and from the light the vague form of a tiger emerged. There was an earth-shaking roar as the tiger materialized fully, bearing a glorious form. His fur was pure white like the moonlit snow that was lined with black strips dark as the ravens' wings. His eyes were dark, and his claws glinting sharp. A silver flame was about him.
The monkey shrieked in fear and turned to flee at the sight of the tiger, but it was in vain. The tiger seemed to know his master's command before it was even spoken. He leaped faster than mortal eyes could follow, and pinned down the monkey with a graceful ease. The monkey shrieked and struggled madly.
Ray scrambled up and knelt beside the screaming beast. He said gently, "Galman, it's me. Remember me? I am Ray, Kevin's friend."
The struggling beast slashed its claws at the unsuspecting Ray. He pulled back quickly with a painful hiss. There was now another cut running down his arm, and blood was flowing down his torso freely.
"Murderer!" The tiger growled in a thunderous voice, and sank his claws into the monkey with more force.
"What is wrong with him, Drigger?" Ray asked in a concerned voice.
"An evil force is controlling him." The tiger replied with mixed anger and sadness, "The darkness has a strong hold on him."
Ray attempted once more, "Galman, open you eyes. You know me, don't you?"
The ghost like beast jerked madly, before staring at Ray with glazed eyes and a frozen face.
"Come on, Galman." Shea just walked up and knelt down beside them, "You know us. You can trust us."
Her voice had a strange tone to it, almost hypnotic. The monkey stopped struggling. The furious golden light faded a little. Ray took out his beyblade and held it before the beast.
"Come, Galman. I will take you back to Kevin, I promise." He said softly.
The monkey eyed him long, but finally consented. It slowly faded into many particles of light and then vanished altogether. On the centre of Ray's blade, an image of the golden monkey was printed there. Ray sighed in relief.
"Be careful." Drigger warned in a low voice, "The dark force still has some hold over him. Only his destined guardian can release him from the bond fully."
Ray nodded and stowed the beyblade in his pocket. Sensing his wish, the tiger dissolved in a flash of white light and vanished. Ray stood up slowly and joined his friends. The unicorns led the three of them out of the forest and thanked them. There they parted, and the three of them headed back to the castle wearily. They all sank into soft chairs upon entering the Gryffindor common room. There was silence for a while.
Finally Kai spoke while eyeing Ray critically, "You have to tend to those cuts, Ray."
"Hmm." Ray asked in a soft voice, his eyes closed, "It can wait until tomorrow."
Then before his teammates can speak he added, "Don't say it. I am too tired for anything right now. I am going to sleep."
With that he dragged himself up and moved up the staircase. Kai sighed and followed him. Shea watched the two of them disappear from her sight, and then went up to the dormitory herself. Ray was right for at least one thing: other things can be left until tomorrow; rest was at the top of her priority list for the moment.
A/N: A new chapter! And one I really like too. Hopefully you will enjoy it as much as me. Thank you to all of you who reviewed the last chapter. Your encouragements really helped me!
I am a little stuck right now. I am running out of plot twists. Not the chapter following this one, but a few chapters after. Anyone with an idea of any kind is welcome to email me. I really need them! Please tell me your ideas, no matter how far fetched they may seem.
Er. yeah. So enjoy! And don't forget to review!
Time passed swiftly, and there was peace, a watchful, wary peace perhaps, but peace nonetheless. Already it was the third week of November, a bright morning. They were gathered at the edge of the forbidden forest, taking their care of magical creatures class. Hagrid had managed to collect some beautiful winged cats from Egypt, and they were divided into groups to work with those creatures. Kai, Ray and Shea were together in one group.
"It is a rather intelligent little thing." Ray said with a smile as he fed the cat some dried meat. The little thing purred and leaped around, flapping its grey wings.
Kai declared in an absentminded voice, "Cats with wings are not natural."
"He has a point, you know." Shea said as she added something to her diagram after examining the cat's wings more carefully, "I mean, cats don't have the body structure for flight."
Ray laughed and replied, "Here is where your logic sank, Shea. You saw those cats fly. Maybe those cats have lighter bones like those of birds."
"That isn't the point!" Shea argued, "The weight distribution of a cat's body is only suited for movement on land. You need much more than a pair of wings to fly. But I know, those stupid cats totally destroyed everything I know about aviation."
Ray shrugged, "I am sure there is a logical explanation as why those cats can fly. You just need to look harder."
Suddenly the sound of hooves clicking and leaves rustling broke the conversation. All three of them raised their heads and looked. From the dense screen of trees three unicorns emerged. Two of them were white like gleaming snow, and the other was black like the midnight sky. They all have dark eyes and golden horns.
A gentle voice said, "Hail, guardians of the great beast spirits."
The three of them jumped. Shea shouted, "Did you just speak?"
The other students were all staring at them now, with strange expressions on their faces. They looked confused and surprised at the same time.
"Only you can hear us, guardians." Another deeper voice said, coming from the black unicorn, "For you are bond to all creatures, since you guard the greatest of them all."
They looked at each other with incredulous looks, not knowing how to react to those words.
"I am Meeras, leader of my herd." The black unicorn continued, "I come to tell you of a strange danger in this forest, and to seek your aid."
"A strange danger?" Shea asked in a puzzled voice, "Like what?"
The white unicorn answered this time in his gentle voice, "We do not know for sure. It was a creature we have never seen before. He was clad in a light of magic, and great power lingers about him."
"I believe he is one of the beast spirit." The black unicorn said, "He bears the form of a monkey, and he has been around the forest and castle for many days. He passed through the trees like a golden shadow, unhindered and unchallenged. Though he had not done harm yet, I could sense a darkness from him. He can not stay in our home."
"What do you want us to do, then?" Ray asked.
"Restrain him, drive him forth from this forest if you can. You alone have the power to check a beast spirit." The unicorn answered, "He brings evil with him. He must be stopped."
The threesome passed a look between them. Then Kai answered firmly, "We will do what you ask. We will come to the forest and try to find the creature tonight."
The unicorn lowered his head gracefully and said, "I thank you, guardians. May the good will of the land go with you."
With that they turned and swiftly faded into the trees again. The students were all staring at them with awe and suspicion. Kai glared coldly, as if daring anyone to question him. Ray watched the students coolly with a slight detachment, while Shea looked like nothing ever happened. But they were all thinking furiously beneath their calm demeanour.
"Have you any idea what it might be?" Shea asked quietly, while writing down more notes on her book.
Kai muttered under his breath, "From what the unicorns said, it sounds like a bit-beast. But how could a bit-beast move about by itself? That is impossible."
"Nothing is impossible these days." Ray said, "I believe it is a bit-beast, and I have a fair idea which one it is too."
Shea stashed her parchment and asked quietly, "Should we tell the others about it?"
Kai sized up the situation silently, the he answered, "Let us go take a look first. We will tell them later, if needed."
Shea was about to say more, but Hagrid called to them and told them gather things together and clean up. Students began to mill about, so the threesome stopped their conversation and followed the others. What ever that haunts to forest will have to wait for the nightfall.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Shea, Kai and Ray gathered in the Gryffindor common room around midnight. Everything was quiet; the only sound that could be heard was the cackling of the now dimming fire in the large fireplace. They sneaked out of the castle quietly, and walked towards the edge of the forest.
The moon was bright, casting a silver glow over the eerie trees. There was a forever sound of shuffling leaves that sends chills down one's spine. At the edge of the forest, the three unicorns were waiting patiently. When the threesome walked near they all lowered their proud heads.
"Greetings, guardians of the mightiest beast spirits." Meeras, the black unicorn said in the deep voice.
"Greetings." Shea replied politely and asked, "Are you here to guide us through the forest?"
"Yes. We shall lead you. There are things between trees that should be left alone." It was the white unicorn that replied this time.
They followed the unicorn and delved into the trees. The foliage was thick and soaked with evening dew. It was dark in the forest, there were but a few stray beams of moonlight that sank though the leaves. They walked at an easy pace, weaving their way through the woods. Suddenly they caught sight of a golden figure between thick branches and wild leaves.
"There he is." Said Meeras, "Wandering in the woods."
The figure moved near, and turned around slightly. They now saw it clearly. It was a monkey, though its form was ghost like and translucent. It sat idly on a tree branch, swishing its long tail.
"Galman." Ray breathed out the word lightly.
The monkey suddenly turned around the faced them fully. At the sight of them it let out a cry and fled.
"No!" Ray shouted.
He leaped onto the back of the black unicorn and said in a commanding voice, "After him!"
Meeras reared and neighed. Then it stretched out its long limbs and began to chase the monkey. Kai and Shea leaped on the two white unicorns and were following closely behind. The unicorns ran like wind upon the plain, yet the monkey was swifter still. Its golden form wove in and out of their sights through the trees. They were not gaining much.
Kai raised his hand and sent a blast of flame towards the monkey. But the thick trees and foliages caught the fire and distinguished it before it can reach the animal.
"Do not use fire, Kai!" Ray warned over the whistling wind, "The forest does not like it."
Kai shouted back, "Is there another way?"
Ray didn't reply. He urged his steed to run even faster and muttered something very quietly. At his command the forest awoke. Vines and branches stretched and whipped around like many swinging ropes. The formed a tight net and entrapped the monkey. The creature shrieked loudly and struggled fiercely to escape the grasp of the plants. But the vines and branches only tightened their hold. The creature cried again. There was a flash of golden light, and the monkey vanished, like a hologram that's suddenly turned off.
Before they could react, the monkey reappeared, right in front of them. The black unicorn reared in surprise and neighed loudly. The sudden movement caught Ray off guard, and he was thrown down on the forest floor. The monkey leaped at the fallen teen. It bared its teeth angrily and lunged at Ray, its sharp claws stretched in front of him. Ray rolled away at the last second, but he was not completely out of the monkey's grasp. The monkey's claws caught his right arm. His sleeve was turned to dust, and three long, bloody gashes ran down his torso. The raven-haired teen hissed sharply in pain, while the monkey screamed victoriously.
But there was a sudden glare of white light, making the monkey retreat with indignant cries. The light had come from an intricately shaped silver band adorned with a white stone that sat tightly on Ray's upper arm. A few stray moonbeams flitted across it and brought forth the white glow.
Like one suddenly remembering something, Ray raised his arm before him painfully and shouted, "Drigger! Come forth!"
The white glow flared up into a brilliant silver light, and from the light the vague form of a tiger emerged. There was an earth-shaking roar as the tiger materialized fully, bearing a glorious form. His fur was pure white like the moonlit snow that was lined with black strips dark as the ravens' wings. His eyes were dark, and his claws glinting sharp. A silver flame was about him.
The monkey shrieked in fear and turned to flee at the sight of the tiger, but it was in vain. The tiger seemed to know his master's command before it was even spoken. He leaped faster than mortal eyes could follow, and pinned down the monkey with a graceful ease. The monkey shrieked and struggled madly.
Ray scrambled up and knelt beside the screaming beast. He said gently, "Galman, it's me. Remember me? I am Ray, Kevin's friend."
The struggling beast slashed its claws at the unsuspecting Ray. He pulled back quickly with a painful hiss. There was now another cut running down his arm, and blood was flowing down his torso freely.
"Murderer!" The tiger growled in a thunderous voice, and sank his claws into the monkey with more force.
"What is wrong with him, Drigger?" Ray asked in a concerned voice.
"An evil force is controlling him." The tiger replied with mixed anger and sadness, "The darkness has a strong hold on him."
Ray attempted once more, "Galman, open you eyes. You know me, don't you?"
The ghost like beast jerked madly, before staring at Ray with glazed eyes and a frozen face.
"Come on, Galman." Shea just walked up and knelt down beside them, "You know us. You can trust us."
Her voice had a strange tone to it, almost hypnotic. The monkey stopped struggling. The furious golden light faded a little. Ray took out his beyblade and held it before the beast.
"Come, Galman. I will take you back to Kevin, I promise." He said softly.
The monkey eyed him long, but finally consented. It slowly faded into many particles of light and then vanished altogether. On the centre of Ray's blade, an image of the golden monkey was printed there. Ray sighed in relief.
"Be careful." Drigger warned in a low voice, "The dark force still has some hold over him. Only his destined guardian can release him from the bond fully."
Ray nodded and stowed the beyblade in his pocket. Sensing his wish, the tiger dissolved in a flash of white light and vanished. Ray stood up slowly and joined his friends. The unicorns led the three of them out of the forest and thanked them. There they parted, and the three of them headed back to the castle wearily. They all sank into soft chairs upon entering the Gryffindor common room. There was silence for a while.
Finally Kai spoke while eyeing Ray critically, "You have to tend to those cuts, Ray."
"Hmm." Ray asked in a soft voice, his eyes closed, "It can wait until tomorrow."
Then before his teammates can speak he added, "Don't say it. I am too tired for anything right now. I am going to sleep."
With that he dragged himself up and moved up the staircase. Kai sighed and followed him. Shea watched the two of them disappear from her sight, and then went up to the dormitory herself. Ray was right for at least one thing: other things can be left until tomorrow; rest was at the top of her priority list for the moment.
A/N: A new chapter! And one I really like too. Hopefully you will enjoy it as much as me. Thank you to all of you who reviewed the last chapter. Your encouragements really helped me!
I am a little stuck right now. I am running out of plot twists. Not the chapter following this one, but a few chapters after. Anyone with an idea of any kind is welcome to email me. I really need them! Please tell me your ideas, no matter how far fetched they may seem.
Er. yeah. So enjoy! And don't forget to review!
