Change of Heart
Chapter 18
Clipped Wings
Summary: Is Kai gonna have another breakdown without Dranzer? Most unlikely. But what if he's stuck between the present and the past?
"What happened?" Tyson asked.
"The bright light came from Hera's Blade," Yugi repeated. "I think Kai's in jeopardy."
"DRANZER!"
"I think you're right," Tyson nodded. "Take us there, Yugi."
Yugi nodded. "Come on."
Everyone began running toward the back alleyway. "He sounded like he was anguished," Ray said, with Seika running beside him.
"Let's hope not," Max replied.
Kai, we're coming, Yugi thought. I'm coming. Yugi turned to a corner, stopping when he saw the Battle Dish. "Kai!"
The Blade Breakers, Seika, and Hilary ran toward him. "Kai, what happened?" Tyson asked.
Kai was on his knees, holding his Beyblade close, staring into blankness. "Trisha..." he whispered. "Hera..."
"Kai?" Hilary asked. "What happened, Kai?"
His eyes were empty of light. "He's gone now... Dranzer..." The light in his eyes returned. "Okami..." He stood up, tightening his clasp on his Beyblade. He closed the eyes to the soreness on his shoulder. "OKAMI!" He chased after her.
"Kai, wait!" Yugi and Tyson ran after him. The both of them followed him into an empty alleyway. "Kai!"
The alleyway was awfully shadowy towards the end. Kai seemed to be shouting at the shadows. "Give him back, Trisha! Give Dranzer back to me!"
"I can't just give Dranzer back to you," the darkness seemed to laugh.
"But you can't just take him from me!" Kai growled. "Give him back!"
Trisha stepped out from the shadows. "On one condition, Suzaku."
Kai stared at her. "And what is that?"
Another figure appeared from the darkness. "Rejoin the Trinity."
"Seto," Kai hissed, his growling becoming relentless. "That's behind me now."
"So, what's in front of you?" Kaiba asked.
"Yugi," Kai said.
Tyson and Yugi were against a wall, listening to their discussion. Tyson turned to Yugi. "Do you know what he's talking about?"
Yugi's eyes were wide. "Me?" He felt Yami appear beside him. //Yami, what does he mean?"
/Now is not time for questions, Yugi. Kai needs our help right now./
//But what can we do?//
/Be there for him when he needs us most./
Kaiba began to laugh. "That's right. You're friends with Yugi and his set of dorks."
Kai's angry look could have frozen time. "The only dork I see is you, Seto."
Kaiba growled, but didn't respond.
"Enough," Trisha interjected. "Choose, Suzaku."
"Rejoin the Trinity?" Kai started to laugh. "Never."
"Then I guess," Trisha began. "Dranzer is evermore lost to you."
"That wiped the smile off your face," Kaiba grinned.
"There must be something else I could do!" Kai shouted. "You can't ask me to go back. It's too late."
Trisha turned back to Kai, returning to the shadows. "Overwhelm me." Then she disappeared to the darkness.
Kaiba chortled as he passed Kai. "Good luck, old friend." He, too, left Kai in the alleyway.
Tyson and Yugi ran up to Kai, who was now again on his knees. "Kai, it's okay, man. You'll get Dranzer back."
"What am I gonna do?" Kai asked, undoubtedly struggling.
Yugi knelt down beside Kai. He grabbed his shoulders, the right one lightly, and turned Kai to face him. "You're gonna win Dranzer back."
Chapter 18
Clipped Wings
Summary: Is Kai gonna have another breakdown without Dranzer? Most unlikely. But what if he's stuck between the present and the past?
"What happened?" Tyson asked.
"The bright light came from Hera's Blade," Yugi repeated. "I think Kai's in jeopardy."
"DRANZER!"
"I think you're right," Tyson nodded. "Take us there, Yugi."
Yugi nodded. "Come on."
Everyone began running toward the back alleyway. "He sounded like he was anguished," Ray said, with Seika running beside him.
"Let's hope not," Max replied.
Kai, we're coming, Yugi thought. I'm coming. Yugi turned to a corner, stopping when he saw the Battle Dish. "Kai!"
The Blade Breakers, Seika, and Hilary ran toward him. "Kai, what happened?" Tyson asked.
Kai was on his knees, holding his Beyblade close, staring into blankness. "Trisha..." he whispered. "Hera..."
"Kai?" Hilary asked. "What happened, Kai?"
His eyes were empty of light. "He's gone now... Dranzer..." The light in his eyes returned. "Okami..." He stood up, tightening his clasp on his Beyblade. He closed the eyes to the soreness on his shoulder. "OKAMI!" He chased after her.
"Kai, wait!" Yugi and Tyson ran after him. The both of them followed him into an empty alleyway. "Kai!"
The alleyway was awfully shadowy towards the end. Kai seemed to be shouting at the shadows. "Give him back, Trisha! Give Dranzer back to me!"
"I can't just give Dranzer back to you," the darkness seemed to laugh.
"But you can't just take him from me!" Kai growled. "Give him back!"
Trisha stepped out from the shadows. "On one condition, Suzaku."
Kai stared at her. "And what is that?"
Another figure appeared from the darkness. "Rejoin the Trinity."
"Seto," Kai hissed, his growling becoming relentless. "That's behind me now."
"So, what's in front of you?" Kaiba asked.
"Yugi," Kai said.
Tyson and Yugi were against a wall, listening to their discussion. Tyson turned to Yugi. "Do you know what he's talking about?"
Yugi's eyes were wide. "Me?" He felt Yami appear beside him. //Yami, what does he mean?"
/Now is not time for questions, Yugi. Kai needs our help right now./
//But what can we do?//
/Be there for him when he needs us most./
Kaiba began to laugh. "That's right. You're friends with Yugi and his set of dorks."
Kai's angry look could have frozen time. "The only dork I see is you, Seto."
Kaiba growled, but didn't respond.
"Enough," Trisha interjected. "Choose, Suzaku."
"Rejoin the Trinity?" Kai started to laugh. "Never."
"Then I guess," Trisha began. "Dranzer is evermore lost to you."
"That wiped the smile off your face," Kaiba grinned.
"There must be something else I could do!" Kai shouted. "You can't ask me to go back. It's too late."
Trisha turned back to Kai, returning to the shadows. "Overwhelm me." Then she disappeared to the darkness.
Kaiba chortled as he passed Kai. "Good luck, old friend." He, too, left Kai in the alleyway.
Tyson and Yugi ran up to Kai, who was now again on his knees. "Kai, it's okay, man. You'll get Dranzer back."
"What am I gonna do?" Kai asked, undoubtedly struggling.
Yugi knelt down beside Kai. He grabbed his shoulders, the right one lightly, and turned Kai to face him. "You're gonna win Dranzer back."