Chapter 12

Brian had been watching the goings on at the hospital for the last two days. He had seen Kai and Mr Dickenson leave Rei`s room, knowing they would try to figure out the note.

Satisfied, he had bided his time and observed the routine of the doctors and nurses and guards looking after Rei.

Waiting, .......for the right moment to strike again.

Disguised in a white doctors jacket, he was able to gain access to the medical supply room.

Looking at shelves upon shelves of medicines, he finally found what he was looking for. It was going to be prefect.

Reaching up for it, he then tore off the label and replaced it with one of the labels from the medicine that Rei was on already. Smiling, he approached Rei`s room.

"Stop! Where do you think your going?" demanded the security guard.

Brian held up the bottle, and a syringe. "Dr Hafthoff asked me if I would administer this for him. He forgot to do it earlier when he was here, rushed off his feet. You know how it is!"

Nodding, the guard opened the door for Brian to go in and then closed it again too.

Grinning wickedly, Brian took the syringe and filled it with the substance. Finding a vein on the sedated Rei was no problem at all. Carefully, Brian injected it into Rei`s body.

"That will keep everyone busy for awhile"

Leaving the bottle and syringe to be found, on the table, he then pulled the alarm cord.

A nurse came rushing in, followed by a doctor and the guard.

"What's wrong?" the nurse looked baffled. Rei was just as he should be.

Brian gazed that them smugly, "Mr Kon here" waving a hand carelessly over Rei "Has just taken something he shouldn`t have" Looking down at his watch he saw the seconds tick by. "In about 15 seconds, your`ll find out why!"

They stared at him with their mouths hanging open. Amazed that anyone could have the gall to do what they thought he had just said, and then stand there, without a care in the world.

Just as the guard was about to act Rei started twitching, then it turned violent. His body began to thrash widely on the bed. The medical staff raced to his side to regain some sort of normality, not quite knowing why Rei was responding this way.

Brian exited the room. Ripping off the doctors coat and laughing, he confidently walked out of the hospital.

No one challenged him.

They were all too busy.

With Rei.

Rei was convulsing on the bed, they desperately tried to keep his vitals up and his breathing back to normal.

The hapless, guilty guard stood and watched in dismay. Eyes flicking about the room, not quite sure what to do, but caught up in the commotion. His gaze settled on the medication bottle and syringe that the intruder had showed him. He moved to the table and picked it up.

"It was this" he spoke loudly. The buzz in the room fell silent for a moment, the doctor recognised the label straight away. "That wouldn`t cause him to react like this." Turning to one of the nurses he ordered harshly "Take them down to the Labs NOW. I need to know what is really in there. GO"

The nurse grabbed the bottle and syringe and ran out the room.

The doctor carried on. Frantically trying to revive Rei.

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Blissfully unaware of the danger their friend was in, the remaining members of the blade breakers were out searching Moscow for any sign of Tyson.

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"Wow Kai!" Max exclaimed "I still find it hard to believe you can hear Tyson through your Dranzer!"

Kai scowled.

"I wonder why you can hear him and not us, what if it`s some kind of trick?" Kenny wondered out loud. Kai rolled his eyes. "I know what I heard. If you don`t like it. Go home"

Max and Kenny shut-up.

*This sucks* thought Kai * We`ve been looking for hours now. I need him to talk to me again, to give me some clue of his location*

"I`m cold" Kenny wined. His knees were knocking together and his teeth were chattering. "You should have let me bring Dizzy Kai"

"No. I told you, I will find Tyson" Kai retorted. "Lets go inside that café to re-think," pointing across the street. The other two boys readily agreed, not that they wanted to stop looking. They were just beginning to lose hope.

The note that Rei had been left was affecting them badly.

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The café was small and shabby, but it had a roaring open fire, which burnt bright, flickering widely like a caged animal trying to escape.

A little bell rang as the boys entered. There were four round tables inside, all empty. An old woman stood behind the counter, waiting to serve them.

"Come in, come in my dears" she beckoned them to come over. "Take a seat by the fire, warm yourselves my little ones" She fused over them like a grandmother would her favourite nephews.

"Now what can I get you?" She asked smiling. Her eyes dancing like stars.

Kai was unsure what to make of this place, but he answered for all of them. "Coffee. Black. No sugar."

Nodding her head at Kai "My name is Saska. What`ll you two be having my dears?"

Max was about to answer when Kai interrupted him, "Coffee. Black. No sugar, for all of us..Please" he growled.

Saska almost skipped off to the kitchen in joy. Obviously pleased to have some custom, no matter how rude they were. "Kai" whispered Kenny hesitantly "Please be nice.she might be able to help us!"

Kai glared at Kenny, who promptly sunk into his chair. Max stuck up for his friend. "Kai stop it. We won`t find Tyson any quicker if we start arguing."

Kai instantly turned his glare onto Max. Who surprisingly held it.

"Here we go my dears" came Saska`s jolly voice "how about some cake too?" She placed four cups of Black coffee on the table and a large fruit cake. "I`ll serve shall I?" She sat down on the chair between Kenny and Kai.

"Umm..miss.!" Max stuttered.

"Saska, my dear! And what might your names be?" Saska cut a large slice of cake and gave it to Kenny.

"Saska.." Kai started to say, but he was silenced by a slice of cake being put into his hands. "Here you are my love, now, tell me what are your names?" She peered into Kai`s eyes for a moment. He felt like she was reading him. But he didn`t feel threatened at all.

"My name is Kai" then nodding towards the others he introduced them too. "This is Max, that's Kenny."

Saska smiled at them and encourage Kai to continue.

"And what brings three young boys like yourselves to this down trodden end of Moscow?"

Max sighed, Kenny blushed and Kai kept her gaze answering her question "We are a Beyblading team called the Blade breakers. One member of our team has gone missing. Kidnapped. We`re searching for him."

Saska became saddened, "Oh you poor things, now eat up and let Saska see what she can do to help you. Okay!" She got up from the table and hurried back into the kitchen.

"Weird!" Max whispered to Kai "I think she`s lost her marbles!" Kenny chuckled nervously "Maybe, but what if she can help. I mean she might know of any locations that we haven't looked in yet"

Kai sipped his coffee thoughtfully.

Saska shuffled back to them quickly. "Here boys, let me see what I can `see` to help you" in her hands she carried a crystal ball.

Max looked stunned, Kenny let out a giggle and Kai, well Kai remained faceless.

Right now, as far as he was concerned, a little old woman with a glass ball had just about as much chance of finding Tyson as he did with his bit beast.

She placed it on the table and sat back down. "No matter what happens, you must NOT touch me, my dears!" Placing her hands on both sides of the ball, her eyes became glazed as she peered into her crystal.

The Blade breakers watched with amusement and interest as the ball began to swirl with white mist.

"I see your friend..." Saska mumbled, her voice deeper than before, the mist changed from white to blue "He is with a dragon, his mind is safe. He is alive..."

They heaved a sigh of relief.

"..He is....trapped...." the mist changed again, this time to black. "....in darkness...can`t move....lost....alone..."

They stared at her, hanging on her every word.

Then she gasp, ".NOOOOO...." The swirling mists turned bright red and the ball flashed and exploded.

The force of the blast threw them across the room.

"Ouch" groaned Max. "Hey is everyone okay?" Kenny and Kai stood up and nodded. Kenny`s legs were shaking but he seemed fine. They all turned to see if Saska was alright. She was lying on her back. They rushed over to her.

"Saska, talk to us, are you okay?" Max asked worried. He was just about to touch her when Kai stopped him. "Don`t. She said not to touch her. Look at her eyes."

Saska`s eyes were wide open, still in her trance. She started speaking again "He is ..being ...no...someone is trying...control him....fighting back.....weakening.....calling for help...." Then she shook her head and blinked a couple of times, Kenny helped her sit up.

"Well, your friend needs help, and soon." She smiled cheerfully at them again. "How about another coffee?"

The boys looked at each other in confusion, "Urgh..no thanks, um...we had better get going now thanks!" Kai said. They paid her and left before anything else strange happened.

"Lets go back to the hotel and see if we can piece this together. I`m going to try to reach Tyson back there." Kai strode off with Max and Kenny following.

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Saska smiled knowingly. "My boys, we will meet again. Sooner than you wish to, I`m sure"

Then she walked out the shop and got into an old volts wagon car and tailed them back to their hotel.

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