flashback

Hillary: Tyson!! Kai!!! Wait up!!!

Kai: Damn baka girl!!! What does she want now?!

Tyson: Go easy on her; she is a rookie after all.

Kai: As I have to remind her every time she demands a match.

Tyson: Shh! She's nearly caught up. Just try to be nice O.K?

Kai: sigh Fine if it makes you happy koi.

Later at the gym.....

Hillary: Kai why do you keep ignoring me?

Kai: ...

Hillary: And why won't you let me blade against you?!

Kai: You're a rookie; I'm not going to waste my time.

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Hillary: I bet I wouldn't be a rookie if I had my own bit-beast like you!

Kai: !

Hillary: How come you guys have bit-beasts but not many other people do? And how am I supposed to get one?

Kai: You don't get one; they come to you if you deserve them.

Hillary: Oh...

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Hillary: So how come Black Dranzer was given to you?

Kai: How did you know about that?

Hillary: I heard Tyson talking with Kenny about it.

Kai: Leave Tyson out of this!

Hillary: You think I'm still after him don't you?

Kai: Are going to insult my intelligence and deny it?

Hillary: That's why you ignore me isn't it? You're trying to protect him from me!

Kai: Someone has to!

Hillary: Well O.K then, if you so insecure I'll make a deal with you.

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Kai: What are you talking about?

Hillary: You give me Black Dranzer, and I'll leave for good, I won't ever see or talk to Tyson or any of your friends again.

Kai: Do have any idea what you're suggesting? You haven't got it in you to handle that kind of power. It'll drive you insane like it almost did me.

Hillary: Take it or leave it, but if you don't give Black Dranzer to me I won't ever stop trying to take Tyson from you!

Kai: You're mad!! You only want Tyson so you can learn his techniques, then you'll just drop him like a used toy!!

Hillary: It's your choice Kai.

end of flashback

Kenny gaped at what he'd just heard; Kai's foolish actions could have so many terrible consequences. He looked over at Kai who was sat forward with his head in his hands again.

"I take it you told him Kai." Tyson's cold, angry voice swept over Kai's back like a ghostly chill.
"Yes." Kai replied defeatedly.
"O.K, so now what do we do?" Kenny asked.
Somehow, we have to get it back from her
"Easier said than done." Tyson replied, not in the least intimidated by Dizzy's appearance. "The only way she'll give up is if we win it back, and we have no chance against that thing."
"You defeated me when I had it." Kai pointed out.
Hillary isn't just influenced Kai, she wants to become the best at any cost, Black Dranzer will feed on that desire and she'll be more dangerous than ever
"She has no skill whatsoever; it'll be a piece of cake winning it back."
"Kai, the only reason I defeated you was because I broke down all your defensive barriers, and you felt to guilty about stealing all the other team's bit-beasts' so Black Dranzer couldn't influence you anymore."
"So what are we supposed to do? Just sit around and wait for her to finish what I started by taking our bit-beasts?"
"If you hadn't done what you did this wouldn't be happening anyway! Now my friends are in danger because of your petty jealousy!"
"So sue me for loving you!!" Kai spat out, and he abruptly got up and stalked upstairs to the spare room.
Tyson was sent reeling by his outburst.

Sometime later, fed up with the uncomfortable silence that followed, Kenny rounded on Tyson.
"Did you really have to be so harsh Tyson?" Kenny was looking at him with acute disapproval written all over his face.
"Oh come on, why would he be jealous of Hillary?" Tyson raised his voice impatiently.
"Please don't tell me you didn't notice the way she used to fawn over you."
"Like she did at Max, Rei, oh yeah, and Kai too!"
"Only because she thought if she could win them over she'd eventually get to you."
Tyson paused to think this over.
"Also, if you were eavesdropping the whole time you'll have heard that she blackmailed him."
"But he should have known she couldn't do anything. She's all talk!"
"Tyson, with the way Kai obviously feels about you, any remotely possible threat to you would scare the life out of him. He'd do anything to protect you!"
"I never thought about that." Tyson coloured with shame as he realised how cruel he'd been, and also how fragile Kai really was.

Suddenly, the sound of the door creaking caught his attention. He craned his neck to get a view, and barely caught a glimpse of a white scarf swishing through the gap, followed by the door slamming abruptly shut.
"You think I should go after him?" He queried doubtfully.
"Perhaps we should be concentrating more on where he might be going." Kenny replied, his worried mind already fearing the worst.
"Maybe he just went for a walk to cool down." Tyson mused guiltily.
"After the way you acted I can't say I'd blame him!" Kenny snapped.
"Well you look worried so my guess you think he's gone somewhere else."
"You don't think....." Kenny turned pale.
"Way ahead of you dude!" Tyson replied, grabbing his coat.