Queauri heard distant voices and footsteps all around her. She should wake up, wake up to embrace the world with renewed energy.
No. Not yet. I must find myself, I must remember...back to the beginning...
Deep in the darkness of her thoughts, there lingered a bird. A magnificent ruby bird, born and reborn again in the flames of her heart. Calling out to her, speaking to her with its golden eyes. Telling her to search, search for her true identity. Telling her to unmask the faces of those who loved her. She must overcome this barrier of cruelty and unforgiving stares. She must find a way to destroy the image of he who has destroyed her childhood.
And so, the girl slept on. Her soul locked within the very frames of her memory.
"Come on! Wake up already!" Tyson shouted outside the room where Queauri rested.
"Tyson!" Hilary shouted and pushed Tyson away. "Can't you see she's sleeping! How is she supposed to sleep with you screaming like that! Give the girl a break!"
"Who asked you, Hilary? For your information, she tried to steal Kai's Dranzer. That means she's an enemy and you shouldn't be taking care of her!" Tyson yelled back.
"Enemy or not, Tyson, you're not going to get a bit of information out of her as long as she's still in this state. And as long as she's in this state, I'm going to have to take care of her. You got that?"
Tyson shrank away under Hilary's glare, muttering something about bossy and stupid girl.
"Hilary's right, Tyson. Just give the girl some time and she'll wake up eventually. Until then, we'll just have to keep our cool and and wait," Max said.
"No, we don't have to wait! We can go in there and wake her up and when she's answered all of our questions, she can go back to sleep! She can sleep forever if that's what she wants, but first, she has to tell us who sent her so we can better prepare ourselves for someone else who might be coming after our bit-beasts!"
"That's enough Tyson!" Kai's voice rang clear and cold.
"Kai? You're awake?" Tyson said in almost a whisper.
"Anyone would be awake with your screaming like that," Max muttered under his breath.
"She's emotionally drained Tyson, and she needs to rest. If you can't shut your mouth on your own, then I'll shut it for you."
Tyson whimpered a bit like a small dog that just got sent outside for the night. "But I was only thinking about how to protect our bit-beasts. And besides, it was your bit-beast she was after, why are you defending her?"
"She came from the abbey, Tyson, the same place where I grew up. That's why you see those red triangles on her face. And I'm not defending her, but who can get any rest with your loud mouth screaming outside their door!" Kai said, and walked away.
"Break it up, you guys, and see what I've found!" Kenny walked in with Dizzy.
"What is it Chief?" Rei asked, relieved to have another topic.
"Dizzy and I ran an analysis on that girl's blade, and look at what we've found!" Kenny showed everyone the computer screen. A snow white griffin was on it.
"What's wrong with it? It has no data!" Max pointed out.
"Hey, I tried my best," said Dizzy.
"There's nothing wrong with it, Max. This bit-beast, if memory serves, is called Halcyon. I read it once in an ancient book I found in your mom's lab," Kenny said. And as he said it, a new screen popped up. It was an old scripture of some sort.
"See, here," Kenny pointed and began reading. "Legend has it that this bit-beast could only be tamed, hmm, wonder why it uses the word 'tamed', but anyways, it can only be tamed with a pure heart and very strong emotions. In example, sorrow, hatred, love, or loneliness. It also says that Halcyon is know as the Beast of Heart, because its power will correspond with its blader's emotions."
"That's all pretty cool, Kenny, but how can whoever wants to steal our bit-beasts have a pure heart?" Tyson asked.
At that point, Kai slid open the door to Queauri's room. There, in the center, she lay motionless. Her fiery hair nolonger in a ponytail, but spread out all around her.
"Queauri," he whispered unconciously.
--Queauri's Thoughts--
Voices...all those loud voices. Echoing in her mind, relentlessly.
"Do it over! Can't you do anything right?"
"You must take it from him if you ever want to see her again!"
"Bring me Dranzer!"
"Get up you stupid girl. Get up!"
"I'll teach you to never look at me with those eyes!"
"You will do as I say!"
"You will! Or die!"
"NO!"
The ruby bird screeched!
"NO!"
"Queauri!"
"Let her go! NO! Don't take them!"
"Mother! Mommy!"
"No! Please!"
"Mommy! Daddy!"
"Queauri!"
"Let them go! I beg you!"
"Queauri!"
The bird screeched again.
"Take care of your sisiter Queauri! We'll find you! We will!"
And all of sudden, images flashed into her mind.
A womans face. Tears streaming down her cheeks. A man, restrained by five other men. A child's hand locked in the hand of a woman. And slowly, they seperated...
A gold chain with a red bird was all that was left...trailing...in a line of tears...
Kai watched in awe as the beyblade beside the sleeping girl suddenly began spinning. Faster and faster it spun.
"What is it Kai?" Rei asked, and when Kai didn't answer, Rei came by his side too see.
"Oh my," he said. Soon, the whole team was squeesed by the door as they watched. Tyson, for once, was utterly speechless.
Suddenly, a light came out from the center of the beyblade and the form of a griffin materialized.
"Halcyon," Kenny muttered, for that was all he could do.
Halcyon let out a piercing cry, full of agony and pain.
"Look, its suffering!" Max said.
And with a last cry, it returned to its beyblade.
Everything seemed to settle down, but the Bladebreakers were still dumbfounded.
Slowly, the girl in the center opened her eyes. Tears broke through and rolled down to her cheek. She looked around the room silently, remembering all of her thoughts. Perhaps it was all a dream?
"Queauri?"
She turned around at Kai's voice and faced him. No, it wasn't a dream.
"Kai." She whispered.
There's another chapter. Hope you guys liked it. If you did, please review and share your comments. I want to know what people think of my first fanfic on Beyblade so far.
I had someone ask me about how to pronounce Queauri. Well, it's like this. Q-aw-ree. Any other questions can be asked through reviews and I'll try to answer them the best that I can. =D