Emptiness
By: Black Dranzer
".." speaking and thinking
//..// Russian or other language translations (not jap tho)
++..++ speaking and thinking of non-human beings
~*~*~*~ Scene Change ~*~*~*~
~~flashback sequences~~
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade. I only own any of the characters that you haven't seen in the original Beyblade series.
In the last chapter of Emptiness:
((Slowly, like a brightening light, the image became clearer.
"There are four people," Kazuki whispered, "Two adults and two children,"
++That's it, what else do you see?++ the voice carried excitement, but Kazuki caught a hint of urgency.
"I can't see their faces clearly," Kazuki continued, "but there are two females and two males,"
There was a pause.
++Is something wrong?++
"N-no," Kazuki replied as she tried to suppress the shock of seeing one of the faces clearly.
The little girl, one of the children, had black hair, dark eyes, and a smile.))
(("Could that little girl really be me?" she thought with her heart pounding, "If it is, then.."
Kazuki gasped as she saw the face of the second child.
"It can't be," she said wide eyed, "How can this be?"
++I see you've remembered him,++ a dark voice said behind her.
Kazuki turned around but, due to the darkness, saw nothing.
"Who are you?" she demanded. Behind her, she felt the rumbling of the metal door and the sound of the lock unlocking.))
(( "Dodge to the right!" Kai suddenly warned and max was pushed over as a branch lit by fire landed in front of them.
"Oh god," Max said through gritted teeth, "that was close,"
"Draciel's shield won't do it," Kai replied.
"What can we do?" Max asked back.
Kai stood up beside Max and took out his beyblade.
"We'll fight fire with fire," he replied with a smirk and shot out his Dranzer blade.))
((Her mind was screaming at her again, but she ignored its desperate shouts.
And slowly, the shouts were but mere whispers in the back of her conscious.
And, as she lost her logic, she felt the cold hand on her shoulder as her mother's warm embrace.
"Mother," she said like someone lost in a world of fantasies.
Beside her, Black Dranzer smiled and held out her hand.
++From hence forth, I seal these memories into the mindless oblivion,++ she chanted. As she did, white ribbons seem to slide out of Kazuki's forehead and circle around her.
Black Dranzer then opened her palm and let the ribbons gather into an orb that materialized in her hand.
Then, all but one thread of ribbon was left.))
Chapter Thirty-Four: Bond
Tala's head snapped up.
He had been sleeping in his makeshift position because of the lack of things to do.
But a few seconds ago, something had entered his mind.
It was a voice, a familiar voice.
He looked around, expecting one of his teammates to be there.
But as he stared around at the empty room, he took that idea out of the question.
"Who-?" he started to ask himself.
Then, a small fraction of a thought came to his mind.
"It could've been her," he thought.
But a sharp pain at his waist reminded him that she wanted nothing to do with him.
"It must have been my imagination," he shrugged it off, "Why would she be calling me anyways?"
Looking around once again at the silence around him, he sighed and resumed his nap, hoping that he didn't have to wake up again until the punishment was over.
~*~*~*~
"Fire with fire?" Max asked as he watched Draciel's shield struggle with the fire around them, "You mean Dranzer?"
"Exactly," Kai replied, "Tell Draciel to back off, I wouldn't want to fry him too,"
Max sweatdropped, "This guy's not kidding," he thought and called, "Draciel! Return!"
"Dranzer," Kai commanded, "Draw the fire to the left!"
The red phoenix screeched and shot arrows of flame at the burning substance, attracting the fire towards a concentrated spot to the boys' left.
"Hurry Max!" Kai called, "Before they spread again!"
Max nodded and took Kai's hand, getting to his feet.
The two ran as fast as they could towards the half-cleared field of fire, avoiding the dangerous spots as best as possible.
"This isn't going to work," Kai growled as he saw the flames build up again, faster than before, blocking their path.
"What can we do?" Max echoed his own question.
Kai's fists clenched as he tried to think of a solution.
"As much as I don't want to admit it," he thought to himself as he looked over at Max, "I'm actually trying to save him, and putting myself second,"
++You have finally opened your mind to others again,++
Kai spun around, expecting to find someone there.
"What's wrong Kai?" Max asked.
"Did you just say something?" Kai asked, frowning.
"No," Max replied confused, "I didn't hear anyone else either."
"Great," Kai muttered to himself, "Now I'm imagining voices. I'm going crazy."
++You are not crazy Kai,++ the voice said again, this time, louder, ++Do you not know who I am?++
As he listened closely to the voice, he identified the speaker to have a deep, strong voice that was also soft at the same time.
"Sorry, but I don't think we've had the pleasure of introducing ourselves yet," Kai answered.
++Oh but we have,++
Suddenly, another branch came crashing down towards the two boys.
Kai pushed Max out of the way, but was to late to save himself.
He closed his eyes as the branch came crashing down.
++Don't you remember all the things we've been through?++ the voice said as Kai heard the branch hit.
But he didn't feel its pressure.
++And all the dangers I've gotten you out of? Master.++
Kai opened his eyes.
Looking back at him, holding the flaming branch with its own burning back, was Dranzer.
"You?" Kai asked in disbelief, "Dranzer, you.."
++Yes Kai,++ the voice replied, and Kai felt Dranzer's eyes look at him kindly, ++It is me,++
"Kai are you okay?" Max called as he ran over.
"Yes, I'm fine," Kai replied as he never took his eyes off of Dranzer.
++Your friend isn't aware of my voice,++ Dranzer told Kai, ++for I am your guardian and yours alone,++
"My guardian," Kai echoed.
"What?" Max asked confused.
"I'll explain later," Kai replied dismissively.
"Okay, but what now?" Max asked as he looked up at Dranzer holding the branch, "Shouldn't you get Dranzer to get that log off of himself? He could get burned,"
"Dranzer can't get burned, he's fire itself," Kai replied folding his arms, "Besides, Dranzer feeds off of fire, he-"
Kai suddenly stopped as and idea came to him.
"He what?" Max asked curiously.
"Think you can do it?" Kai suddenly said looking up at Dranzer.
"Do what?" Max was confused and curious.
++Of course,++ Dranzer replied, reading Kai's mind, ++But I will need your help,++
"My help?" Kai asked, looking into the flaming eyes of his companion.
Max stayed silent in the background, sensing that Kai was occupied.
++Now that our bond has been reformed, we fight our battles together,++
"I'm fine with that," Kai replied with a smirk, "I won't let you or myself down,"
++Exactly what I wanted to hear,++ Dranzer replied and shrugged off the log on its back as if shuddering off a fly.
"Max," Kai ordered, "Follow closely behind me, and don't sway out of line."
Max nodded and stood behind his captain.
"Let's do this Dranzer," Kai said up to the phoenix hovering above his head.
++It is my honor to fight alongside you again as a companion,++ was Dranzer's reply as he soared in front.
~~FINI~~
A/N: sorry for the second long wait, I've been busy with tests and stuff XP okay, this chapter isn't as long as before, but I hope I still get just as many reviews ^.^ onegai?
-Black Dranzer
By: Black Dranzer
".." speaking and thinking
//..// Russian or other language translations (not jap tho)
++..++ speaking and thinking of non-human beings
~*~*~*~ Scene Change ~*~*~*~
~~flashback sequences~~
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade. I only own any of the characters that you haven't seen in the original Beyblade series.
In the last chapter of Emptiness:
((Slowly, like a brightening light, the image became clearer.
"There are four people," Kazuki whispered, "Two adults and two children,"
++That's it, what else do you see?++ the voice carried excitement, but Kazuki caught a hint of urgency.
"I can't see their faces clearly," Kazuki continued, "but there are two females and two males,"
There was a pause.
++Is something wrong?++
"N-no," Kazuki replied as she tried to suppress the shock of seeing one of the faces clearly.
The little girl, one of the children, had black hair, dark eyes, and a smile.))
(("Could that little girl really be me?" she thought with her heart pounding, "If it is, then.."
Kazuki gasped as she saw the face of the second child.
"It can't be," she said wide eyed, "How can this be?"
++I see you've remembered him,++ a dark voice said behind her.
Kazuki turned around but, due to the darkness, saw nothing.
"Who are you?" she demanded. Behind her, she felt the rumbling of the metal door and the sound of the lock unlocking.))
(( "Dodge to the right!" Kai suddenly warned and max was pushed over as a branch lit by fire landed in front of them.
"Oh god," Max said through gritted teeth, "that was close,"
"Draciel's shield won't do it," Kai replied.
"What can we do?" Max asked back.
Kai stood up beside Max and took out his beyblade.
"We'll fight fire with fire," he replied with a smirk and shot out his Dranzer blade.))
((Her mind was screaming at her again, but she ignored its desperate shouts.
And slowly, the shouts were but mere whispers in the back of her conscious.
And, as she lost her logic, she felt the cold hand on her shoulder as her mother's warm embrace.
"Mother," she said like someone lost in a world of fantasies.
Beside her, Black Dranzer smiled and held out her hand.
++From hence forth, I seal these memories into the mindless oblivion,++ she chanted. As she did, white ribbons seem to slide out of Kazuki's forehead and circle around her.
Black Dranzer then opened her palm and let the ribbons gather into an orb that materialized in her hand.
Then, all but one thread of ribbon was left.))
Chapter Thirty-Four: Bond
Tala's head snapped up.
He had been sleeping in his makeshift position because of the lack of things to do.
But a few seconds ago, something had entered his mind.
It was a voice, a familiar voice.
He looked around, expecting one of his teammates to be there.
But as he stared around at the empty room, he took that idea out of the question.
"Who-?" he started to ask himself.
Then, a small fraction of a thought came to his mind.
"It could've been her," he thought.
But a sharp pain at his waist reminded him that she wanted nothing to do with him.
"It must have been my imagination," he shrugged it off, "Why would she be calling me anyways?"
Looking around once again at the silence around him, he sighed and resumed his nap, hoping that he didn't have to wake up again until the punishment was over.
~*~*~*~
"Fire with fire?" Max asked as he watched Draciel's shield struggle with the fire around them, "You mean Dranzer?"
"Exactly," Kai replied, "Tell Draciel to back off, I wouldn't want to fry him too,"
Max sweatdropped, "This guy's not kidding," he thought and called, "Draciel! Return!"
"Dranzer," Kai commanded, "Draw the fire to the left!"
The red phoenix screeched and shot arrows of flame at the burning substance, attracting the fire towards a concentrated spot to the boys' left.
"Hurry Max!" Kai called, "Before they spread again!"
Max nodded and took Kai's hand, getting to his feet.
The two ran as fast as they could towards the half-cleared field of fire, avoiding the dangerous spots as best as possible.
"This isn't going to work," Kai growled as he saw the flames build up again, faster than before, blocking their path.
"What can we do?" Max echoed his own question.
Kai's fists clenched as he tried to think of a solution.
"As much as I don't want to admit it," he thought to himself as he looked over at Max, "I'm actually trying to save him, and putting myself second,"
++You have finally opened your mind to others again,++
Kai spun around, expecting to find someone there.
"What's wrong Kai?" Max asked.
"Did you just say something?" Kai asked, frowning.
"No," Max replied confused, "I didn't hear anyone else either."
"Great," Kai muttered to himself, "Now I'm imagining voices. I'm going crazy."
++You are not crazy Kai,++ the voice said again, this time, louder, ++Do you not know who I am?++
As he listened closely to the voice, he identified the speaker to have a deep, strong voice that was also soft at the same time.
"Sorry, but I don't think we've had the pleasure of introducing ourselves yet," Kai answered.
++Oh but we have,++
Suddenly, another branch came crashing down towards the two boys.
Kai pushed Max out of the way, but was to late to save himself.
He closed his eyes as the branch came crashing down.
++Don't you remember all the things we've been through?++ the voice said as Kai heard the branch hit.
But he didn't feel its pressure.
++And all the dangers I've gotten you out of? Master.++
Kai opened his eyes.
Looking back at him, holding the flaming branch with its own burning back, was Dranzer.
"You?" Kai asked in disbelief, "Dranzer, you.."
++Yes Kai,++ the voice replied, and Kai felt Dranzer's eyes look at him kindly, ++It is me,++
"Kai are you okay?" Max called as he ran over.
"Yes, I'm fine," Kai replied as he never took his eyes off of Dranzer.
++Your friend isn't aware of my voice,++ Dranzer told Kai, ++for I am your guardian and yours alone,++
"My guardian," Kai echoed.
"What?" Max asked confused.
"I'll explain later," Kai replied dismissively.
"Okay, but what now?" Max asked as he looked up at Dranzer holding the branch, "Shouldn't you get Dranzer to get that log off of himself? He could get burned,"
"Dranzer can't get burned, he's fire itself," Kai replied folding his arms, "Besides, Dranzer feeds off of fire, he-"
Kai suddenly stopped as and idea came to him.
"He what?" Max asked curiously.
"Think you can do it?" Kai suddenly said looking up at Dranzer.
"Do what?" Max was confused and curious.
++Of course,++ Dranzer replied, reading Kai's mind, ++But I will need your help,++
"My help?" Kai asked, looking into the flaming eyes of his companion.
Max stayed silent in the background, sensing that Kai was occupied.
++Now that our bond has been reformed, we fight our battles together,++
"I'm fine with that," Kai replied with a smirk, "I won't let you or myself down,"
++Exactly what I wanted to hear,++ Dranzer replied and shrugged off the log on its back as if shuddering off a fly.
"Max," Kai ordered, "Follow closely behind me, and don't sway out of line."
Max nodded and stood behind his captain.
"Let's do this Dranzer," Kai said up to the phoenix hovering above his head.
++It is my honor to fight alongside you again as a companion,++ was Dranzer's reply as he soared in front.
~~FINI~~
A/N: sorry for the second long wait, I've been busy with tests and stuff XP okay, this chapter isn't as long as before, but I hope I still get just as many reviews ^.^ onegai?
-Black Dranzer