Cry of The Red Phoenix: So.... tired..... Throat hurts from the beep test.... Feh... Yay! Now I shall continue! But I need to discuss something with everyone.
I did a BIG mistake group mistake on something last time. I putted ' loaded arrows in a quiver ' when it's suppose to be ' NOCK arrows in the bow '. Sorry about that.
Lily: Uh huh....
Cry Of The Red Phoenix: That's all... dies from being too tired
Lily: THANK YOU, GOD!
Cry Of The Red Phoenix:goes back alive I'll be haunting you!
Lily: How can you haunt me if you're still alive? Scary creature...
Disclaimer-I do not own Beyblade, only my characters.
Chapter 4
The smiling face of the sun was hidden beneath heavy layers of dark violet clouds. The rain drummed a steady rhythm on the streets and sidewalks below. Veins of lightening occasionally illuminated the sky as the thunder rumbled close behind.
Max sat by the window sill and watched the beads of liquid trickle down the glass. He suppressed a whimper as the dimly lit living room was lit up as the lightning flashed again, added more shadows to the walls. A faint fire flickered on the verge of dying.
'Just like us,' Max couldn't help but think, 'that fire could go out any second now... all of us are wavering... and our lives are... uncertain.'
So far, two of them had been possessed, one of them determined dead, and over six of them were missing. The odds did not look good.
The remaining survivors of the group sat, huddled around on six moth-eaten couches arranged in a circle, while clouds of tension hung thick in the atmosphere, worry etched on most faces, while utmost fear appeared on the others.
Tyson was pacing relentlessly around the room, his constant incoherent muttering filling the silence. Kenny was nervously following Tyson with his eyes, incase the ground opened up and swallowed him. Kai was as usual, a distance away from the others, but this time, he was keeping a watchful eye on the others, trying to make sure that none of them would go missing. He was responsible for his team mates... and his... friends. He was to watch over them, since they couldn't take care of themselves. But Ray did not seem to be in the room... maybe he had to go... Kai didn't worry too much. The resourceful white tiger should be able to keep himself out of trouble.
Tala was perched on a small stool, the only member of the Demolition Boys left. Heh. Fate sure liked to mess with him, he thought with a humorless smile. He was left alone again.
Oliver sniffed, and wrapped his slender arms around his shivering form. Enrique glanced forlornly down at his lap, while he fingered his mother's treasured bracelet, a habit he had since he was little. Johnny looked around crossly, since no one was willing to tell him what had happened in the attic.
The single grandfather clock stood at the back of the room, dust gathering all over its ancient face, obscuring the hands from view. The room was silent, with the exception of Tyson's muttering, the steady ticking of the clock and an occasional whimper, or a statement of their situation.
Mariam nervously chewed the bottom of her lip, keeping a steady hand on her little brother Joseph, who was sitting stock-still. It wouldn't do for him to wander off right now. Ozuma was grinding his teeth in frustration. He couldn't understand why Mr. Dickenson of all people would pull something like this. Why...? He just didn't understand.
Mariah's eyes darted around the room again. Ray still wasn't back yet... she knew that she shouldn't jinx it, but she couldn't help but worry. With Gary and Lee missing and Ray wandering off somewhere, she felt very vulnerable and helpless. Kevin sat with his back to the sliding door, rocking back and forth on his heels.
Salima and Kane, the last remaining Psykicks, sat together on the couch across from the door and wordlessly watched the fading glowing embers.
The Beyblade Exterminators, one of the teams with the most surviving members discussed matters quietly. The symptoms of frustration and fright were beginning to show on Rikku. Justine hugged one of the cushions close to her. Rain was still in her bedroom and had not returned yet. Lily sat with her eyes closed, tapping her fingers on her lower arm, taking deep breaths to steady herself.
"The ones, who have gone missing, will be found eventually! I'm sure of it. We just have to try and find them!" Stephanie announced suddenly, slamming her fist on the small wooden table, erected in the middle of the couches for emphasis.
"But will they dead or alive...?" Salima whispered with her eyes downcast. No one attempted to answer that; silence soon filled the room again.
"We'll be next!" Rikku exploded, suddenly jumping up from her seat, the tense atmosphere getting on her nerves. "Just watch! That thing is gonna get us one at a time and -"
"But I don't want to die!" Tyson cut her off, frustrated, "I'M TOO YOUNG AND HANDSOME TO DIE!" Many bladers sighed at his outburst.
"We have to calm down. Panicking will get us nowhere." Kai spoke up, again, in the position of the calmest person in the room.
"How can we be calm?!" argued Johnny, leaping off the couch in an act of defiance. "And why should I listen to you?" Enrique brought his hand up to his forehead.
"Johnny! Must you always pick fights with everyone?"
"I'll do as I want!" came the retort. Suddenly, Max spun around away from the window to face the room.
"W-Wait y-you guys...! I think I hear someth-thing!" Sea-blue eyes widened with fright. The arguing subsided to reveal a set of footsteps, echoing hollowly through the empty mansion, along with the sound of water dripping down onto the floorboards. The footsteps seemed to creep closer... and closer...
The inhabitants on the room froze in their various positions; none of them dared to make a sound, afraid that whatever it was, would find them. All except Kevin, who had been lost in thought and did not notice the room go deathly quiet, or the footsteps approaching.
Suddenly, a dark shadow materialized on the other side of the old paper Japanese door. Everyone looked at the figure and paled. Some kind of creature was on the other side of the door, and they instinctively moved away from Kevin.
"Why are you guys so quiet all of a sudden?!" asked Kevin, snapping out of his reverie looking around at each person.
The paper door slide open without warning to reveal a figure with mud dripping down its body...
"AHHHHHHHHH!" Kenny screamed in a high girly voice, hands pressed on either side of his face while the others gasped a jumped back, "IT'S SMALL FOOT!"
"I'm hungry..." was the drenched figure's reaction.
"WAHHHHHHHHHH!" cried Kevin, leaping all the way across the room and took refuge behind Kai. "ME NO EDIBLE!!!!"
"DEMON, BEGONE!" shrieked Rikku, reaching into her pockets and throwing rice at it.
The muddy creature stood there sighing at the pathetic girl.
"Cheap holy rice!" cursed Stephanie. "This might work instead! Demon, be gone!" The girl ran up to the creature and smacked it with a chair.
"OUCH!!" cursed the creature. "I'll deal with you later...."
The creature looked at the group and spotted Kenny.
"Come here!" commanded the wet figure, lifting a finger to point at him.
Kenny walked over to it trembling. The rest of the bladers watched the "creature" carefully. Kai frowned. That "thing" wasn't a demon...
"I have something for you.... Hehehehehe." said the "thing" finally starting to enjoy his new role.
The creature took out a wrinkled letter and handed it to Kenny.
"Who.... are.... you....?" stammered Kenny, his entire body trembling; he felt that his knees would fail him any second now.
"I'm Zeo, couldn't you tell?" the "Demon" laughed quietly.
"Oh my god!" cried Tyson, fear leaving him enough for him to speak, "You ate Zeo! You bastard!"
"Tyson... it IS me...." sighed Zeo, exasperatedly wiping the mud off his face, and pushing back his long aqua hair.
"Oh....."
"I was asked to deliver the letter" Zeo told him while wiping more mud off his person.
It read:
Dear Blade breakers
Please do NOT visit me at my mansion. Something horrible will happen if you do.
Stanley Dickenson
"What?!" How did you get this Zeo?!" asked Max, regaining the color in his cheeks.
"I got it from Tyson's grandfather," Zeo replied. "I was going to visit you guys but when I arrived at Tyson's place; his grandfather said he was out. He told me to come here and give it to you."
"What?! That's impossible!" cried Joseph. "You just want to make us leave! So you can get all the money!"
"But, it really looks like Mr. D's writing..." said Kane looking at the note.
"How hard is it to copy a few words?!" argued Justine.
"Stop arguing, let's go check Rain if she is feeling better." replied Mariah, finally.
"Fine...." said Joseph rolling his eyes.
-Bed Room-
The unlucky kids ventured to the bedroom, staying close together, so to not lose anymore members to the hall. They arrived at the door and knocked, but received no answer.
"Rain? You in there?" called Justine, a frown crossing her features. "Rain! Open the door!"
Annoyed, and fearful, Tyson and Max rammed the door until it fell. Soon, the duo felt angry eyes burning holes into their backs.
"Something wrong?" asked Tyson sheepishly. The others glared.
"That was the DOOR you broke! That was the only thing keeping the creatures from coming in!" panicked Kenny.
"Looks like the door didn't do its job very well..." Lily spoke up softly, pointing inside.
"Hey! Rain's gone!" cried Mariam.
Enrique walked over to her bed to find a note. The group gathered around, and gasped. The letter was written in blood.
Foolish Humans
You finally found out that this was a trap, huh? Yes, I wrote those fake letters! All of you will never get out of this mansion!
Don't worry... I'll get all of you one at a time....
P.S. Kenny your next!
Signed by: Scary Guy =D
Everyone looked over at Kenny, and took a few steps away from him.
"What!?" cried Kenny.
"That thing is going to get you next Kenny." murmured Enrique. "We don't want to stand close to you or we'll get killed too."
"Oh, why did I come here anyway??" groaned Zeo pulling his hair in frustration.
"Has anyone seen Mr. Lawyer and Wong?" asked Kai, realizing something.
"No......" came the answer.
"Do you think they got killed?" asked Oliver, covering his face.
"Maybe..." whispered Tala, clenching his fist.
"What are we going to do?!" cried Mariah. "I wanna go home... and Ray's still missing!"
"Speaking of Ray... when was the last time anyone saw him?" asked Ozuma.
"When we passed by the room where Mr. Dickenson's body was in when we were coming back from the attic.... The door swung open and something dragged him in...." replied Tyson honestly.
"TYSON, YOU IDIOT!" Everyone yelled.
"What?!" asked Tyson in a stupid voice.
"Ray might be the next one to die!" cried Mariah even louder than before.
"What are we standing here for?! We've got to go!" shouted Rikku.
The group quickly sped down the hallway to the room with Mr. Dickenson's body and all but kicked it open.
Mr. Dickenson's body was still sitting in the chair from last time, but... Ray was standing beside him! His golden eyes were hollow and empty; both focus on someone else... Ray wasn't the only one there.
Bryan was there too stuffing his face with Mr. Dickenson's offerings.
"Don't eat all the offerings." Ray scolded Bryan in an eerie voice, resonating around the room. "Now apologize..."
Bryan started to cry; he stood up and smacked his face hard on the table. Blood was spilling out; he lifted his head to reveal a bloody face covered in shattered glass.
"Why don't you come and join us...." invited Ray with a smile that failed to reach his soulless eyes, when he noticed the others frozen in the doorway.
"Yeah..." agreed Bryan chuckling. [Sounding like Bashon from Shaman King]
"What's going on here...?" asked Lily in a shaken voice.
"Demon, Begone!" Rikku stuck a purifying scroll on Ray's forehead.
Purple mist came out of Ray, his amber eyes returned.
"Hey guys, what are we doing here for?" asked Ray.
Bryan started to laugh like a lunatic, while blood was pouring out from his mouth.
"O.o Holy crap!" cried Ray.
Everyone started to run out of the room quickly with a whacked out Bryan following behind with a knife.
They ran right to the backyard tired and scared.
"I think huff we're huff safe." asked Oliver.
"I guess..." answered Tala. "How can this happen?!"
"You think we're safe?" asked Kane.
"Of course we're safe!" said Kenny. "I bet you that a dead Bryan will land on me if I'm lying!"
Red liquid started to drip on Kenny's arm. The group looked up to see a floating Bryan smiling!
"HOLY CRAP! HE'S FLOATING!" cried Kevin. "Lucky bastard....."
"KEVIN! THIS ISN'T A TIME TO FOOL AROUND!" yelled Mariah.
Bryan then fell on Kenny trying to strangle him with his flesh showing bloody hands.
"WAHHHHHHHHH! Get him off! " Kenny shrieked.
"Demon, begone!"
The purifying scroll desolved Bryan into sand.
"What the? That's not Bryan..." said Lily looking at the sand.
"Then what was that?!" asked Mariam
"It was a clone." answered Zeo.
Lily: There you go folks! Everyone isn't dead. Now I just need to get Cry Of The Red Phoenix to a doctor.... keh.... I'll just leave her here sinister smile
Cry Of The Red Phoenix: ...my throat hurts...
I did a BIG mistake group mistake on something last time. I putted ' loaded arrows in a quiver ' when it's suppose to be ' NOCK arrows in the bow '. Sorry about that.
Lily: Uh huh....
Cry Of The Red Phoenix: That's all... dies from being too tired
Lily: THANK YOU, GOD!
Cry Of The Red Phoenix:goes back alive I'll be haunting you!
Lily: How can you haunt me if you're still alive? Scary creature...
Disclaimer-I do not own Beyblade, only my characters.
Chapter 4
The smiling face of the sun was hidden beneath heavy layers of dark violet clouds. The rain drummed a steady rhythm on the streets and sidewalks below. Veins of lightening occasionally illuminated the sky as the thunder rumbled close behind.
Max sat by the window sill and watched the beads of liquid trickle down the glass. He suppressed a whimper as the dimly lit living room was lit up as the lightning flashed again, added more shadows to the walls. A faint fire flickered on the verge of dying.
'Just like us,' Max couldn't help but think, 'that fire could go out any second now... all of us are wavering... and our lives are... uncertain.'
So far, two of them had been possessed, one of them determined dead, and over six of them were missing. The odds did not look good.
The remaining survivors of the group sat, huddled around on six moth-eaten couches arranged in a circle, while clouds of tension hung thick in the atmosphere, worry etched on most faces, while utmost fear appeared on the others.
Tyson was pacing relentlessly around the room, his constant incoherent muttering filling the silence. Kenny was nervously following Tyson with his eyes, incase the ground opened up and swallowed him. Kai was as usual, a distance away from the others, but this time, he was keeping a watchful eye on the others, trying to make sure that none of them would go missing. He was responsible for his team mates... and his... friends. He was to watch over them, since they couldn't take care of themselves. But Ray did not seem to be in the room... maybe he had to go... Kai didn't worry too much. The resourceful white tiger should be able to keep himself out of trouble.
Tala was perched on a small stool, the only member of the Demolition Boys left. Heh. Fate sure liked to mess with him, he thought with a humorless smile. He was left alone again.
Oliver sniffed, and wrapped his slender arms around his shivering form. Enrique glanced forlornly down at his lap, while he fingered his mother's treasured bracelet, a habit he had since he was little. Johnny looked around crossly, since no one was willing to tell him what had happened in the attic.
The single grandfather clock stood at the back of the room, dust gathering all over its ancient face, obscuring the hands from view. The room was silent, with the exception of Tyson's muttering, the steady ticking of the clock and an occasional whimper, or a statement of their situation.
Mariam nervously chewed the bottom of her lip, keeping a steady hand on her little brother Joseph, who was sitting stock-still. It wouldn't do for him to wander off right now. Ozuma was grinding his teeth in frustration. He couldn't understand why Mr. Dickenson of all people would pull something like this. Why...? He just didn't understand.
Mariah's eyes darted around the room again. Ray still wasn't back yet... she knew that she shouldn't jinx it, but she couldn't help but worry. With Gary and Lee missing and Ray wandering off somewhere, she felt very vulnerable and helpless. Kevin sat with his back to the sliding door, rocking back and forth on his heels.
Salima and Kane, the last remaining Psykicks, sat together on the couch across from the door and wordlessly watched the fading glowing embers.
The Beyblade Exterminators, one of the teams with the most surviving members discussed matters quietly. The symptoms of frustration and fright were beginning to show on Rikku. Justine hugged one of the cushions close to her. Rain was still in her bedroom and had not returned yet. Lily sat with her eyes closed, tapping her fingers on her lower arm, taking deep breaths to steady herself.
"The ones, who have gone missing, will be found eventually! I'm sure of it. We just have to try and find them!" Stephanie announced suddenly, slamming her fist on the small wooden table, erected in the middle of the couches for emphasis.
"But will they dead or alive...?" Salima whispered with her eyes downcast. No one attempted to answer that; silence soon filled the room again.
"We'll be next!" Rikku exploded, suddenly jumping up from her seat, the tense atmosphere getting on her nerves. "Just watch! That thing is gonna get us one at a time and -"
"But I don't want to die!" Tyson cut her off, frustrated, "I'M TOO YOUNG AND HANDSOME TO DIE!" Many bladers sighed at his outburst.
"We have to calm down. Panicking will get us nowhere." Kai spoke up, again, in the position of the calmest person in the room.
"How can we be calm?!" argued Johnny, leaping off the couch in an act of defiance. "And why should I listen to you?" Enrique brought his hand up to his forehead.
"Johnny! Must you always pick fights with everyone?"
"I'll do as I want!" came the retort. Suddenly, Max spun around away from the window to face the room.
"W-Wait y-you guys...! I think I hear someth-thing!" Sea-blue eyes widened with fright. The arguing subsided to reveal a set of footsteps, echoing hollowly through the empty mansion, along with the sound of water dripping down onto the floorboards. The footsteps seemed to creep closer... and closer...
The inhabitants on the room froze in their various positions; none of them dared to make a sound, afraid that whatever it was, would find them. All except Kevin, who had been lost in thought and did not notice the room go deathly quiet, or the footsteps approaching.
Suddenly, a dark shadow materialized on the other side of the old paper Japanese door. Everyone looked at the figure and paled. Some kind of creature was on the other side of the door, and they instinctively moved away from Kevin.
"Why are you guys so quiet all of a sudden?!" asked Kevin, snapping out of his reverie looking around at each person.
The paper door slide open without warning to reveal a figure with mud dripping down its body...
"AHHHHHHHHH!" Kenny screamed in a high girly voice, hands pressed on either side of his face while the others gasped a jumped back, "IT'S SMALL FOOT!"
"I'm hungry..." was the drenched figure's reaction.
"WAHHHHHHHHHH!" cried Kevin, leaping all the way across the room and took refuge behind Kai. "ME NO EDIBLE!!!!"
"DEMON, BEGONE!" shrieked Rikku, reaching into her pockets and throwing rice at it.
The muddy creature stood there sighing at the pathetic girl.
"Cheap holy rice!" cursed Stephanie. "This might work instead! Demon, be gone!" The girl ran up to the creature and smacked it with a chair.
"OUCH!!" cursed the creature. "I'll deal with you later...."
The creature looked at the group and spotted Kenny.
"Come here!" commanded the wet figure, lifting a finger to point at him.
Kenny walked over to it trembling. The rest of the bladers watched the "creature" carefully. Kai frowned. That "thing" wasn't a demon...
"I have something for you.... Hehehehehe." said the "thing" finally starting to enjoy his new role.
The creature took out a wrinkled letter and handed it to Kenny.
"Who.... are.... you....?" stammered Kenny, his entire body trembling; he felt that his knees would fail him any second now.
"I'm Zeo, couldn't you tell?" the "Demon" laughed quietly.
"Oh my god!" cried Tyson, fear leaving him enough for him to speak, "You ate Zeo! You bastard!"
"Tyson... it IS me...." sighed Zeo, exasperatedly wiping the mud off his face, and pushing back his long aqua hair.
"Oh....."
"I was asked to deliver the letter" Zeo told him while wiping more mud off his person.
It read:
Dear Blade breakers
Please do NOT visit me at my mansion. Something horrible will happen if you do.
Stanley Dickenson
"What?!" How did you get this Zeo?!" asked Max, regaining the color in his cheeks.
"I got it from Tyson's grandfather," Zeo replied. "I was going to visit you guys but when I arrived at Tyson's place; his grandfather said he was out. He told me to come here and give it to you."
"What?! That's impossible!" cried Joseph. "You just want to make us leave! So you can get all the money!"
"But, it really looks like Mr. D's writing..." said Kane looking at the note.
"How hard is it to copy a few words?!" argued Justine.
"Stop arguing, let's go check Rain if she is feeling better." replied Mariah, finally.
"Fine...." said Joseph rolling his eyes.
-Bed Room-
The unlucky kids ventured to the bedroom, staying close together, so to not lose anymore members to the hall. They arrived at the door and knocked, but received no answer.
"Rain? You in there?" called Justine, a frown crossing her features. "Rain! Open the door!"
Annoyed, and fearful, Tyson and Max rammed the door until it fell. Soon, the duo felt angry eyes burning holes into their backs.
"Something wrong?" asked Tyson sheepishly. The others glared.
"That was the DOOR you broke! That was the only thing keeping the creatures from coming in!" panicked Kenny.
"Looks like the door didn't do its job very well..." Lily spoke up softly, pointing inside.
"Hey! Rain's gone!" cried Mariam.
Enrique walked over to her bed to find a note. The group gathered around, and gasped. The letter was written in blood.
Foolish Humans
You finally found out that this was a trap, huh? Yes, I wrote those fake letters! All of you will never get out of this mansion!
Don't worry... I'll get all of you one at a time....
P.S. Kenny your next!
Signed by: Scary Guy =D
Everyone looked over at Kenny, and took a few steps away from him.
"What!?" cried Kenny.
"That thing is going to get you next Kenny." murmured Enrique. "We don't want to stand close to you or we'll get killed too."
"Oh, why did I come here anyway??" groaned Zeo pulling his hair in frustration.
"Has anyone seen Mr. Lawyer and Wong?" asked Kai, realizing something.
"No......" came the answer.
"Do you think they got killed?" asked Oliver, covering his face.
"Maybe..." whispered Tala, clenching his fist.
"What are we going to do?!" cried Mariah. "I wanna go home... and Ray's still missing!"
"Speaking of Ray... when was the last time anyone saw him?" asked Ozuma.
"When we passed by the room where Mr. Dickenson's body was in when we were coming back from the attic.... The door swung open and something dragged him in...." replied Tyson honestly.
"TYSON, YOU IDIOT!" Everyone yelled.
"What?!" asked Tyson in a stupid voice.
"Ray might be the next one to die!" cried Mariah even louder than before.
"What are we standing here for?! We've got to go!" shouted Rikku.
The group quickly sped down the hallway to the room with Mr. Dickenson's body and all but kicked it open.
Mr. Dickenson's body was still sitting in the chair from last time, but... Ray was standing beside him! His golden eyes were hollow and empty; both focus on someone else... Ray wasn't the only one there.
Bryan was there too stuffing his face with Mr. Dickenson's offerings.
"Don't eat all the offerings." Ray scolded Bryan in an eerie voice, resonating around the room. "Now apologize..."
Bryan started to cry; he stood up and smacked his face hard on the table. Blood was spilling out; he lifted his head to reveal a bloody face covered in shattered glass.
"Why don't you come and join us...." invited Ray with a smile that failed to reach his soulless eyes, when he noticed the others frozen in the doorway.
"Yeah..." agreed Bryan chuckling. [Sounding like Bashon from Shaman King]
"What's going on here...?" asked Lily in a shaken voice.
"Demon, Begone!" Rikku stuck a purifying scroll on Ray's forehead.
Purple mist came out of Ray, his amber eyes returned.
"Hey guys, what are we doing here for?" asked Ray.
Bryan started to laugh like a lunatic, while blood was pouring out from his mouth.
"O.o Holy crap!" cried Ray.
Everyone started to run out of the room quickly with a whacked out Bryan following behind with a knife.
They ran right to the backyard tired and scared.
"I think huff we're huff safe." asked Oliver.
"I guess..." answered Tala. "How can this happen?!"
"You think we're safe?" asked Kane.
"Of course we're safe!" said Kenny. "I bet you that a dead Bryan will land on me if I'm lying!"
Red liquid started to drip on Kenny's arm. The group looked up to see a floating Bryan smiling!
"HOLY CRAP! HE'S FLOATING!" cried Kevin. "Lucky bastard....."
"KEVIN! THIS ISN'T A TIME TO FOOL AROUND!" yelled Mariah.
Bryan then fell on Kenny trying to strangle him with his flesh showing bloody hands.
"WAHHHHHHHHH! Get him off! " Kenny shrieked.
"Demon, begone!"
The purifying scroll desolved Bryan into sand.
"What the? That's not Bryan..." said Lily looking at the sand.
"Then what was that?!" asked Mariam
"It was a clone." answered Zeo.
Lily: There you go folks! Everyone isn't dead. Now I just need to get Cry Of The Red Phoenix to a doctor.... keh.... I'll just leave her here sinister smile
Cry Of The Red Phoenix: ...my throat hurts...