Last Ditch Attempt
By: cHiBi MiDnIgHt AsSaSsIn
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade or it's respective characters. *breaks down crying and after a while, composes herself* Yeah, life's tough, deal with it.
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CHAPTER 1:
It was after the Russian Tournament, and the BladeBreakers were out, celebrating their victory with some ice cream after lunch, courtesy of Mr. Dickenson.
"We'll have one triple fudge sundae, one strawberry, one vanilla, one rocky road, and one mocha to go," said Tyson.
"That'll be seventeen dollars and eighty-five cents," said the cashier.
"Ok," said Max, handing over a twenty-dollar bill and in a few minutes the cashier got them their ice cream, and their change.
Tyson , of course, had the sundae, Max had the strawberry, Kenny had vanilla, Rei had rocky road, and Kai had the mocha.
While eating their various flavored ice cream, they walked back to the hotel they were staying in at Moscow.
By the time they reached the entrance to their fancy five-star hotel, they had all finished their frozen treats. The famous beybladers got into the elevator and went to the fourth floor.
"Ding," the elevator doors slid open, and as the BladeBreakers walked out, a pair of men wearing black suits and sunglasses walked in.
As soon as the elevator doors slid close, Kenny asked, "Did those men seem strange to you?"
"Stop being paranoid, Kenny," Rei teased.
"I'm not being paranoid!" exclaimed Kenny.
Kai just ignored them and opened the door. Compared to the dim hallway they were standing in, their hotel room was as bright as the sun.
They filed in and took a few seconds to adjust to the light. "Ok," said Kai. "Who left the lights on?" Kai turned to face the others, but they didn't answer.
They just stood there openmouthed, and stared into the space behind Kai. Kai simply turned around and there was a girl on one of the beds with a note in a fancy envelope beside her.
The girl was tied up, gagged, and blindfolded. She was wearing white pants and a white sleeveless top and had bright red hair. She remained still as Tyson rushed up and untied her, while Kai picked up the envelope and inspected it.
As the blindfold came undone, the BladeBreakers saw that the girl had bloodshot emerald eyes. Obviously, she had been crying.
"Are you okay?" Max asked gently.
The girl just sat there, huddled up, and looked fearfully up at the five boys in front of her.
"Don't worry, we won't hurt you, honest," Rei reassured the girl. "Here, why don't you get cleaned up first, and then we'll talk. Alright?" He walked the girl to their bathroom and closed the door behind him.
The BladeBreakers waited there quietly, for no one had anything to say about their situation and after a while, the girl came out of the bathroom.
Kenny offered her a seat and introduced the team members. She merely nodded, and seemed a little calmer. When Kenny got to Kai, she became afraid once more.
"What's your name?" asked Max in a soft voice.
"Her name is Alida," said Kai. Everyone except Alida looked at him in surprise. For an explanation, Kai held up the envelope.
"What's it say and who sent it?" asked Tyson.
"The letter talks about Alida, and how she is…a present for me," Kai said sourly. "That's all it said, but that's not all that was in the envelope." Kai held up a small object for the others to see.
"Black Dranzer," gasped Kenny. Meanwhile, Alida was looking at the floor.
"Obviously, she was sent by my Grandfather," said Kai in a low voice. "We have to send her back."
"You can't!" shouted Alida. The others stared at her, it was the first thing she had said. She looked down and added more quietly, "Voltaire's thought of everything. He said that I was supposed to be a slave for Kai, and if I didn't obey, he'd hurt my family. If you send me back to him or my family, he'll kill me. Same goes for Black Dranzer. If I tell my family or any authorities about what is going on, Voltaire threatened to hurt my family."
"Wow, that's quite a predicament," said Rei.
"I'm really sorry, but I promise I won't be a burden. I can do a lot of things," said Alida. "Just please don't send me back…"
"How dare he…" muttered Kai, growing angry.
"Calm down Kai," said Tyson.
"Don't worry Alida, we won't send you back, we can't. Right, Kai?" asked Max, Kai nodded slightly.
"Thank you so much!" Alida exclaimed in happiness. "You won't regret it."
They all smiled, except for Kai, and Kenny phoned Mr. Dickenson to tell him about Alida.
"We're going back to Japan in a few days," Rei informed Alida. "That should be enough time for Mr. Dickenson to get you a ticket."
Alida nodded, and then surveyed the hotel room. The room was spacious and had three beds, two bedside tables, three sitting chairs, and one table. It also had a refrigerator, a phone on one of the bedside tables, and a TV on top of a small cabinet.
There were two doors, not including the entry door. One was the bathroom, while another led into a separate room. The separate room was like the first. It was a joint suite.
Kenny, Max, and Tyson shared the other room, while Rei and Kai shared the room they were currently in. Alida was to sleep in Rei and Kai's room, in the extra bed.
"How did Voltaire get his hands on you?" asked Tyson, not one to be subtle.
"TYSON!" Kenny, Max, and Rei scolded.
"What?" said Tyson with a blank look.
"It's alright," smiled Alida. "One day, I was returning home from my friend's house. I was walking down the street by myself, and it was getting dark. I heard a noise behind me and I suddenly found myself being backed into an alleyway by a boy with red hair. Um…he tried to…he tried to…"
"We get the idea, go on," said Rei gently.
"What? Get what? I don't understand," whined Tyson. Kenny whispered something into his ear and Tyson got mad. "What? How could he?"
"Let her finish Tyson," said Kai.
"But before he could, someone else appeared at the mouth of the alleyway and said, 'Tala! What are you doing here?' It turned out to be Voltaire. He forced Tala to stop and said that he had a plan and that he needed me for it," Alida finished.
There was silence for a moment before Max said, "Have you had lunch yet?"
Alida shook her head shyly. Max went to go call for room service as Alida began to protest. In a few moments, an attendant came up to their room with food.
At first, Alida refused the food, but they gently persuaded her to eat. After a while, she finished, but there was quite a large amount of food left. Then, making sure she was full, Tyson ate the rest.
Alida's eyes widened, "Does he always eat this much?" she whispered.
Kenny laughed and replied, "Always."
To be continued…
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Alida - (Latin) " little winged one"
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Well? Tell me what you think by reviewing, thanks for your time.
~cHiBi MidNiGhT aSsAsSiN
