Chapter 5 Revised Octocber, 2008
"Tyson?" Rei murmured in his sleep. He thought he'd dreamt that someone was in the room with him. Peace flowed over him as he remembered how well Tyson had done against Tala.
To see his younger teammate - whom he considered a brother- trapped in a dome of ice with a genetically enhanced person, no, a monster, had terrified him.
But now it was over. They would be a team again, as soon as he got out of this hospital. A family, Kai too.
Together they were unstoppable.
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When Kai strode into the room with Tyson cradled in his arms, Max and Kenny both exclaimed, "Is he alright?"
"Shh" Kai hushed them as he made his way into his bedroom with Max following. "He's asleep. Max, stay with him will you." Kai laid Tyson down on his bed. Pausing to look at him slumber for a second,Kai couldn't help but to brush a stray lock of hair off Tyson's face.As Kai leftTyson in Max's care, he felta warm feeling inside his heartfor a reason he did not yet know.
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Tala remained silent when Kai had brought Tyson in. Now was his chance to work on the oddest member of the team.
While Kenny was watching Kai and Max take Tyson into the bedroom, Tala had approached him from behind. Kenny felt a hand touch his shoulder and he, startled.
"Eepp!" The sound escaped his lips as he swung around to face Tala.
"Sorry, didn't mean to make you jump." Tala apologised smoothly. "I really do regret all that has come to pass, my connection to Biovolt and other stuff... I want to make it up to you all."
Tala held out his hand when Kenny just stared nervously at him."Shake on it?"
Kenny was frozen inTala's presence before he blinked a couple of times. His mind was trying to register the fact that Tala was even talking to him. Slowly, as if in a trance, he raised his own hand to Tala's waiting hand.
"Don't!" Kai's voice reached Kenny just in time. Kenny whipped his hand away and taking a step back before he made contact with Tala.
"I warned you Tala. One mistake would be your last." Kai pushed Kenny behind him, "Kenny phone Mr Dickenson."
When Kenny didn't move. Kai glanced quickly at the younger boy."Kenny, NOW!" Kai growled, his eyesswinging back toTala. "I know about your abilities Tala, were you trying to corrupt him? See into his mind?"
Tala groaned inwardly. Thinking quickly, he changed his posture and expression to a shocked/hurt look. "What do you mean by that, Kai?"
Kai made no response.
"How can I get you to trust me? I was apologising to Kenny for the things that had happened, then you come in and ..."
Kai stopped him mid-sentence. "Stop! You've been trying to steal our Bit beasts since before this tournament began, and I bet you still are!"
Tala moved closer to Kai, eyes gleaming and silently thinking -I've got to make my move now! "Listen to me. Call your Mr Dickenson, I don't care! If I have to go to court and prove that I am innocent I ..."
Kai snorted "INNOCENT! YOU? So that's your new story is it? Biovolt been controlling you! Ha, you're not innocent. You're evil."
Kai pulled his blade out from his clothes. "Leave now. Tell Bryan if I ever see either of you near ANY of MY team, you won't live to tell the tale."
Tala frowned, this was all turning out wrong. "You're making a big mistake, Kai."
Kai took aim.
Tala moved back half a step, hands raised protectively in front of his chest.
Kenny rushed back into the roomand knocked over a vase. "He's on his way, OPPS!" Kai slightly lost his concentration for a second, but it was enough for Tala.
Talamoved with incredible speed. Grabbing Kai's arm he pulled him towards the wall, Tala side stepped at the last moment and twisted Kai's arm behind his back.Kai could do nothing to stop the momentum of his body being slammed into the wall. Tala pushed his knee into the base of Kai's back.
Kenny screamed and scampered off to get Max.
"So Kai. Don't you want me to be part of your team?" Kai felt dizzy. He had hit his head on the wall. Hard.
"Get lost Tala. You're finished. No matter where you are, I'll find you. I'll make will wish you..." Tala laughed as he pushed his knee harder into Kai's back making Kai stop short in his threat.
"Wished I what? Joined you?" Tala dug his nails into Kai's arm, drawing blood. Kai clenched his teeth together, biting back a gasp. Tala hissed quietly in Kai's ear, "I will have what I came for. You can't stop me. No-one can."
Kai's vision was swimming; he could tell that something was happening to him to drain his energy. He knew Tala was enhanced. Tala's grip on his arm, flesh on flesh, felt numb. Kai felt himself fading, his vision greying into darkness.
"You're dead, Tala." Kai whispered back just before Tala mentally forced him to blackout.
Kai's last thought as he was released by Tala was; I failed him.
ThenKai slid down the wall and crumbled on to the ground.
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A nurse came in and opened up the blinds in Rei's room.
"Good morning, young man!" She smiled at him "How are you feeling today?" She chatted away whilst moving him into a sitting position.
Rei lent forwards to help her, when he realised that he had something in his hand. Ahh, so Tyson was here last night, he thought."I feel like I've been run over by a bus!" He answered truthfully smiling back at her. "Did I have any visitors last night?" He asked.
"No, not that I know of, honey." She finished puffing up the pillows. "I'll bring your breakfast up shortly. I'm sure you'll have some visitors today though. Good looking lad like you!" Giving him a wink before checking his chart and vitals.
Rei blushed. Perhaps being in hospital was'nt so bad after all. Then she left, closing the door behind her leaving Rei alone in the room.
Bringing his hand up from his side, he looked down at what it was he held. It was a piece of rolled up paper. "I wonder what it says?"
Curious, Rei raised his eyebrows as he unrolled it. "Huh? I wonder..." As he opened it, his face fell from interest to horror.
"OH MY GOD!" He gasped, and the heart monitor began to rise at an alarming rate.
