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"This is talking"
'These are thoughts'

Chapter Seven - Destruction of Darkness

"Max, we're no use here..." Ray whispered to his friend as the two Beyblades swirled around each other, matching every move the other made. He could see Max was about to start an argument, but quickly whispered harshly. "Look... we need to find out what's wrong with Tyson... let's get back to the mansion and find out what Voltaire's doing."

Reluctant to do so, Max looked at the battle, then agreed. "Be careful Kai..." He thought as he and Ray disappeared from sight.

Kai glanced back, and was confused to see Ray and Max had disappeared. Now what? He had no one to back him up. Whenever times were tough, he always had his friends. But now... he's was fighting his friend for the fate of the world, and his other friends were after leaving. What did he have?

He couldn't start thing like that! This was a very serious Beybattle and if he lost, the world was doomed. He once again focused on his Beyblade, hand gripping his Dranzer bit chip in his pocket, for comfort and confidence.

"Shadow Storm!"

"Black Dranzer, attack now!"

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Max and Ray hide amongst the shadows, surprisingly good at concealing themselves as they travelled mainly by shadows to the inside of Voltaire's mansion, slowly making there way down to the basement, though being as quick as possible about it. "We have to figure out what's going on..." Ray thought to himself as they entered a room full of computers and machines, like a laboratory, only smaller.

"Now what Ray?" Max questioned in a whisper. "How're we going to figure out what's wrong with Tyson?"

Ray sighed and shook his head, signalling his bewilderment. Emerging from the shadows, he and Max made there way to the computers, and quickly searched through them. Nothing.

"This is hopeless..." Max thought to himself as they walked down the dark corridors. He froze when Ray leaned against the wall quickly and followed his lead, looking around the corner. There were people walking around, including the Demolition Boys, save for Tala.

Suddenly, Max felt his air supply cut of as his mouth was covered and he was pulled back. He kicked fiercely, trying to free himself from the persons grasp, but they were to strong. Ray had already prepared his Beyblade and was ready to launch, eyes turning to slits, like a cat before an attack. "Let. Him. Go..." Ray said in an eerily calm voice.

"I'm trying to help would you shut up!" A harsh whisper came before the person let go of Max.

"Tala?!" Max whispered loudly in disbelief. Sure enough, Tala was standing there, hiding among the shadows with them. "Why would you want to help?"

"Because Dark Dragoon is a danger to the world." Tala explained. "That Bitbeast has more power then is tolerable, he can't be controlled forever, Tyson's barely managing it. And if that Bitbeast is freed, it could use the captured Bitbeasts as an army and destroy the world!"

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"Don't back down Black Dranzer!" Kai called, but it was hopeless. The Phoenix Bitbeast was barely holding it's own out there, and Kai wasn't fairing well either. Dark Dragoon was merciless, to the Bitbeast and the Blader. Large cuts created from 'stray' attacks allowed blood to pour forth freely. Of course, weakening Kai was the plan of the evil Bitbeast. Because Black Dranzer took it's power from the blader, the weaker Kai was, the weaker his Bitbeast.

Kai flinched as Dark Dragoons claw missed Black Dranzer and sliced a thin but deep cut in Kai's arm, causing him to fall to his knees in pain, gripping his arm tightly.

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"But which virus is it?"

"There's a virus in both Dragoon and Tyson, one causing Dragoon to become Dark Dragoon, the other conceals Tyson's memories. The only problem is, it takes a few minutes to destroy and cancel each virus, and I can't tell which ones which. If Tyson's is chosen first, it could be dangerous..." Tala explained.

"But if we don't decide soon we could be to late." Ray debated, looking from one file on the computer to the other. One was called 'VIRUS4-18-1-7-15-14' while the other was called 'VIRUS20-25-19-15-14'. How could they tell which was which? But then had to decide. "Let's take a guess..."

"But if it's Tyson first then-"

"We don't have time Tala!"

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Tyson grinned as the opposing Bitbeast evaporated back into it's Beyblade and Kai watched in fear and disbelief as his Beyblade was smashed to pieces. "Your Bitbeast is mine..."

"Tyson... wait..." Kai was trying to stand, but it was difficult, so he remained on his knees. "You can't... remember when Black Dranzer nearly took Dragoon away from you...?"

"What are you talking about?" Tyson asked as the Beyblade leapt up from the ground and he caught it while walking towards Kai and Black Dranzer's Bit Chip. He narrowed his eyes as Kai began to explain. "Do you think I'm an idiot? What are you trying to do? Confuse me?" He chuckled and turned to the Bit Chip on the ground. His voice became icy, but fearful, as he held out his Beyblade. "The darkness demands his victims, I either bring one, or be one..."

"You can't do this!" Kai yelled as both Beyblade and Bit Chip glowed red. Black Dranzer was brought forth from it's Bit Chip, but something weird happened. Dark Dragoon emerged from it's Bit Chip and toward above the paralysed Black Dranzer. Kai glanced at Tyson in confusion, but the Blader's eyes were cast to the side, refusing to make eye contact with his own Bitbeast, not even looking at it.

Kai soon found out why.

The dragon Bitbeast growled maliciously and grinned at the dark phoenix, a murderous glint in its ruby eyes. Its jaw opened slowly, and in a lightning move it had clamped onto the phoenix's neck, shaking it mercilessly from side to side, until there was a snap, and the phoenix fell limp... refusing to move....

Kai was paralysed with horror. His stomach turned and he felt nauseous, fighting the powerful urge to through up as the dragon began to devour it's victim, tearing it's flesh with ease, but obviously trying to make this as gruesomely enjoyable as possible. "If I hadn't used Black Dranzer.... then Dranzer would be...." Kai couldn't believe this. He felt faint, swaying slightly, before covering his mouth and turning away from the horrid sight. He soon lost power, and threw up on the floor, unable to contain himself anymore. "Why...?" Was all he could manage to say.

"It was another dark Bitbeast, Dragoon refuses competition." Tyson's dead voice explained. He obviously knew what was going to happen, that's why he refused to look at his Bitbeast when he saw it emerge.

"So it didn't eat any others...?" Kai questioned, keeping his gaze to the floor, but catching a glimps of the now decapitated phoenix to his right. His reply was a simple 'no'.

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"Come on.... come on!" Tala whispered harshly at the computer. "VIRUS20-25-19-15-14 nearly destroyed..."

Max looked at the screen, narrowing his eyes. What was with the names of these files.... His eyes suddenly grew wide. "Guy's that's Tyson's virus!"

"What?" Ray looked back in confusion. "What do you mean?"

Max pointed at the numbers. "Think about it. 20, 'T' is the 20th letter in the alphabet. 'Y' is the 25th, 'S' is the 19th-"

"Cancel it!" Ray yelled.

Suddenly the computer beeped, and a voice spoke up.

[Virus two, zero, two, five, one, nine, one, five, one, four... terminated.]

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To Be Continued

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