Chapter IX
Disclaimer: If I owned Beyblade, there will be no hint or any motivation for yaoi fics…no offence to all of u who likes yaoi…;
NOTE: If you didn't read the fixed version of chap. 1, Ryusei and Dark Ryusei are Mariam's two new blades given to her by her village's chief. They are griffins.
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Now to test those little brats' mental strength…I think I will separate that big group of idiots…Voltaire smirked and pressed a button on his screen that had the letter S on it…
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"This is so boring…"
"Well, it's not my fault that we all got here…"
"Yes it is, chief. You waved your arms, remember?"
"Well, that was a warning to get AWAY from where I was."
"Oh? Last time you said it was to come over here. So what else does it mean?"
"Lets see…hello, goodbye, come here, be careful, I am insane, shooing away a fly, trying to catch air…"
"And we are supposed to know which one because…?"
"Ah, get some common sense, Tyson."
"Oh, I would be talking if I were you. You are here as well, aren't you?"
"…Shut up…"
A snicker was heard, followed by a 'bang' and a 'what did I do to you?'.
Kane and Salima watched the 4 argue as they tried to make the most out of walking in the middle of what seems like a dessert. They fell into another trap, led by chief trying to 'warn them' and…yeah.
Suddenly a low rumbling sound from behind them and the shaking of the ground made all of them turn.
"What now?"
"How am I supposed to know?"
"You are the genius here…"
The rumbling got louder; now the ground shook as if there were giant earthworms inside trying to fight their way to the other end. Salima frowned. "Somehow, I feel like this isn't going to be pretty…"
"Well, it is always good to sharpen your senses, right?" The voice said from above, and once again, out of nowhere. Tyson groaned.
"You again?"
"Yes, and this time, I brought some friends to keep you company. And in return…I'll just take a few of you."
Hilary gasped, "You wouldn't…!"
The voice chuckled. "Oh, believe me, I would. Now, meet my friends, the army of Cyber Cerberus!"
"Cyber Cerberus? They made a cyber version of Cerberus? Gosh…" Max looked at the approaching army. "They are pretty fast…"
"Aren't they?" the voice gave a dry, evil laugh, sending shivers down the teens' spines. "Enjoy, while you," His fingers turned to Salima, "You," He pointed at Hilary, "And you," Max gasped, "Come visit me. Say goodbye to your friends…"
A black hole appeared out of nowhere, Salima, Hilary and Max's body started to look fuzzy and unclear. "Wait!" Tyson yelled as the 3 chosen ones got sucked into the hole, which disappeared right after it claimed its prize.
"Salima…Hilary and Max…they are gone…" Kane said slowly, trying to take in the terrible loss.
"No…! We were separated again!" Kenny cried, falling on his knees.
"They are gone…" Tyson said, his voice hollow.
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"Another separation…has been complete…" Kai muttered. The 4 of them were sitting and looking at the stars when Kai revealed the horrible news.
"Oh no!" Mariah sat up, her eyes wide. "Do you think Hilary and Kenny got separated? They don't have a bit-beast! They will be in danger!"
"Remember what Kai said?" Mariam said bitterly, her back against the trunk of a tree. "Voltaire won't put the weak all together…he only wants to see the suffering of us mentally, so I don't think Hilary nor Kenny are in any trouble now."
"I am worried about Kenny the most…" Ray sat up; he used one of his arms to remain in that position. "I mean, Kenny has a lot of information on…well…everything. That means Voltaire will probably go after him."
"For once, I agree completely…" Kai said, also sitting up. "But first, I think he is going to send something to us…we were in peace for way too long…"
"Is that…a bad thing?" Mariah asked slowly, hoping the answer was not too bad.
"Yes, it is a bad thing. That is why I said 'we were in peace for way too long', not 'I am so glad that we are finally in peace'."
Mariah sighed, and looked back at the night sky. Mariam gave a glare at Kai, who sat with his eyes half closed. She sighed and looked at Ray, he was just sitting cross-legged, thinking. She glanced at Mariah, who didn't remove her stare from the sky. She growled.
"Don't tell me we are just going to relax here and do absolutely nothing!" Mariah said, her voice rising slightly. "Isn't there anything we can do at all? I do not believe that we are just stranded here with nothing to do. This is way to…relaxing."
"Exactly my point, we've been in peace for too long." Kai said in an annoyed tone, his eyes flickered towards Mariam. "Would you rather walk endlessly instead? I made that mistake before, and I will not make the same mistake twice."
Mariam sighed; there was no point of arguing with someone who knew more than you. "If it helps, Voltaire is going to send an army of cyber bit-beasts to attack us…" Kai glanced at Mariam briefly, who just smiled and closed her eyes.
"Is that an invitation to have a beybattle?" She raised an eyebrow.
"This is off topic, I know, but…have you realized," Ray said cautiously, "that we have been moving nearer to that mountain? I could swear that when we sleep, the mountains move nearer…"
"Are you sure, Ray?" Mariah asked, and looked towards the direction of the mountains.
"It won't move that fast, idiot…" Kai growled to the pink-haired girl. Ray sighed and prepared to break up another fight between his 2 friends. Surprisingly, it didn't happen.
"I KNOW that…I am not looking at the mountains…" She said, pointing. She jumped up. "There they come…"
"Kai…here is your punishment…" Voltaire's voice rang out from the sky. "It is also a test for your control over Black Dranzer."
"What makes you think I am going to use Black Dranzer for this?"
"Because it is the only option you have…"
Kai growled and he reached for his Dranzer and his launcher. "Lets see about that, shall we?" With a swift motion, he put the Beyblade on the launcher and pulled the ripcord.
"LET IT RIP!!!"
The blue blade spun out towards the coming army of bit-beasts. Mariam took one look at Kai and reached for one of her blades. A strange warm glow came from one of them; Mariam felt that one was the right one. She pulled it out.
"Ryusei? I don't even know how to control this one!" Mariam cried out, but before she had any time to switch blades, a cyber Dragoon charged at her. She groaned and put the blade on the launcher as fast as she could.
"LET IT RIP!!!"
She pulled the ripcord as hard as she could. The blade came down with a thud and sparks jumped from the bottom. "RYUSEI!" Mariam called out to the bit, hoping that it would listen to her, just until she got rid of those beasts charging at her. A griffin jumped out from the center of the blade in a navy/violet glow. The griffin gave an eagle-like shriek and stretched its wings.
Please, please, please, please let this work! Mariam pleaded silently. The Griffin looked at Mariam with its sharp eyes. Mariam looked back at it with confident in her eyes, hoping that it would look more convincing than how she felt. Ryusei closed its eyes and charged at the cyber Dragoon. It dug its claws into the Dragoon's chest. Sparks jumped over the Dragoon and it exploded.
"Thank you!" Mariam sighed with relief.
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"DRIGGER!!! TIGER CLAW ATTACK!!!"
"GALUX, SCRATCH ATTACK!!!"
The green and pink beasts charged towards the section of cyber Draciels. The pink cat jumped swiftly to the beasts, swiping her sharp claws at them. The green tigers did the same. Around Mariah and Ray, smoke from explosions surrounded them.
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"DRANZER!" Kai roared as the phoenix screeched and swooped over the army of cyber bit-beasts, spreading fire where it went. As the fire burned, cyber bit-beasts exploded because of the heat. But more and more just keep coming. By no time, all of them were weary of the fight. A group of cyber bit-beasts jumped onto Dranzer, holding it down. Dranzer screeched in pain, his feathers red from both the fire and blood. Kai looked up, scratches and cuts covered him. A sticky red substance covered him and it dripped to the ground.
"I can't let Voltaire win…" Kai said through gritted teeth. Drops of blood leaked over his eyes onto his lashes, blocking part of his vision. "I CAN'T!! DRANZER!!! SPIRAL SURVIVER!!!!"
Dranzer responded with a screech and a burst of flames. The phoenix spread its wings and fire burst out all around it. It burned all the enemy bit-beasts around him and made them explode.
Kai fell onto his knees. He panted as sweat dripped down his temples, sweat mixed with blood. This was too tiring; he can't take much more of this. As he was about to collapse, a hand stretched out in front of him. Kai looked up: it was Mariam.
"Come on, we can't just give up." She said with strength in her voice, even though she was all bruised and cut up herself. Kai nodded and stood up without Mariam's help. With newfound strength, Kai and Dranzer continued to fight the cyber bit-beasts.
"Dranzer! Lets get rid of that group!" Kai called out, Dranzer responded. Behind Dranzer ran Ryusei, Mariam's new bit, who was not exactly the most obedient.
"Ryusei! Catch up with Dranzer!" Mariam called, Kai cannot do that alone, he barely had any more strength left. Ryusei snorted and headed for another group in the other direction. Mariam gritted her teeth.
"RYUSEI!"
The griffin sensed the power in Mariam's voice and stiffened. It turned and headed after Dranzer, but not before clawing and killing a few of the beasts that were in front of him…
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Voltaire sighed. Kai was simply too stubborn to use Black Dranzer. He would have to try another way…Dranzer was powerful, yes. But Kai needs to learn to control Black Dranzer and use it casually as he does with Dranzer.
"That's enough for today…" He said to Boris, who was controlling the systems. Boris nodded and pressed a red button. On the screen, he saw all of his cyber army disappear without a trace.
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Ryuki: That was a bit of action. I am not sure if it is too corny…but that's ok. Should I change the title of this fic? I think I should. I am not sure though…HELP!!!