Mei: It's me!! I'm back after… Well… I'm not sure how long…
Rei: =) It's over! It's finally over!! XD
Mei: It is… but Shattered Glass is only halfway done! =)
Rei: O.O NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Kai: ::sighs:: DISCLAIMER – You should know this by now.
Tyson: Just say it so we can get on with the story.
Kai: Fine. ::mutters something (cough) not very nice (cough) in Russian under his breath as he unfolds paper to read:: Mei does not own beyblade or any of the related characters. She only owns her two original muses Destiny and Aouni Darkstar. And the plot. And I (Kai) belong to Tys- WHAT?! Who wrote this?!?
Tyson: ::smiling innocently::
Destiny: Uh… Riiiiiight. Next time, I write the disclaimer.
Mei: Yes, on with the final chappie of APD!! =) Hope you enjoy it! Tis much longer than most of the other chappies (=
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Chapter Eighteen:
For a long time the group of confused bladers, rabid escaped zoo animals and evil world domination-bent villains dressed as clowns stood silently watching the smoke rise from Duffy's smoldering ashes. Suddenly, and for no apparent reason, Voltaire starting juggling multicolored neon eggs and singing "I'm a little teapot!". His poor grandson, already traumatized from past childhood events regarding the death of his parents, the abbey and such, fainted once more, unable to take the shock.
Needless to say, no one really noticed. They were all transfixed by the sight before them, watching anxiously for the smoke to clear, and when it finally did what they saw was…
Nothing spectacular. It was the amusement park, exactly as it had been moments before Duffy had exploded. Completely and utterly deserted, the rides falling apart, cobwebs covering the various arractions rust on almost every single metal object in sight… All together it seemed the amusement park had been abandoned for centuries instead of half an hour.
But then, that's the way things happen in a totally melodramatic story written by an odd teenage girl who exaggerates everything, right? Wait… the characters don't know they're in a story, do they?
"Whoa… What happened to the amusement park?" asked Kevin, staring at the remains of the park in awe.
"I have no idea… but it sure looks creepy…" whispered Mariah, in that dramatic "I'm so scared, please hold me and comfort me gorgeous-hulk-who-is-supposed-to-be-my-hero" voice.
Of course, her gorgeous-hulk-who-is-supposed-to-be-her-hero did neither of these things, he was cowering behind Gary, "W-what if i-it's haunted?" Rei squeaked.
Mariah glared at him, "That's my line!" she growled, shooting him a "Hello? You're my gorgeous-hulk-who-is-supposed-to-be-my-hero?" glare.
Of course RRei was infinitely confused, because while our favourite feline-boy may be gorgeous, he is certainly no hero OR hulk, so how could he possibly fufill the requirements of the horror/chick-flick's classic sterotype gorgeous-hulk-who-is-supposed-to-be-wimpy-girly-girl's-hero?
And Mariah then realized that she didn't fit the classic sterotype annoying-wimpy-yet-beautiful(There has to be SOME reason the guy wants to save her, ne?)-girly-girl-who-screams-at-the-top-of-her-lungs-at-every-little-noise-and-clings-to-gorgeous-hulk-who-is-supposed-to-be-her-hero's-arm-until-it-falls-off, because Mariah was most definitely not wimpy.
Therefore neither of them could fit the sterotype of a classic horror/chick-flick movie. And what could they do upon discovering this piece of shocking information? Well, nothing.
Lee however did fit the description of the classic jealous/overprotective father/brother/ex-boyfriend/current-boyfriend/fiancé/husband/cousin/any-other-male-who-knows-the-girl-besides-the-hero, quite well. He immediately stepped in between Mariah and Rei to discourage any further exchange of glances.
And while all this was going on Baoris Balkov and Voltaire Hiwatari found themselves surveying the mess their experiment had caused. It seemed only necessary that they flee the scene of the crime before authorites arrived, as all evil villains dressed as clowns must do in the end.
"I do not believe we have any reason to remain here, do you, Mr. Balkov?" asked Voltaire lightly.
"No, sir, I think it would be best for us to leave now."
In a proper drama, and a proper story, said "good guys" (Tyson and the Bladebreakers) would make some sort of an effort to stop, or at least hinder these "bad guys" in their escape – but as this is neither a proper drama, nor a proper story (it's a fanfiction) the Bladebreakers did absolutely nothing as Boris and Voltaire walked away.
Well, the Magestics couldn't have that, could they? It would be terribly uncouth to go against the laws of proper fiction, and so, bidding a solemn farewell to their friends, they charged nobly after the leaders of BIOVOLT corporation. The criminal chase that ensued was… well… that's another story.
"Riiiiiiiight," said Kevin slowly, watching them go, "That was odd."
"You can say that again!" said Rei.
"That was odd!" the small green-haired neko-jin repeated dutifully.
"I didn't mean it literally!"
Lee, being the classic stereotype jealous/overprotective father/brother/ex-boyfriend/current-boyfriend/fiancé/husband/cousin/any-other-male-who-knows-the-girl-besides-the-hero, he is, was getting annoyed with the looks his cousin Mariah kept sending towards Rei, "This is the last time our team goes to an amusement park!" he spoke up, "We're leaving, now."
"Aw, c'mon Lee!" whined Kevin.
"Gary like it here," said Gary.
"Yeah," agreed Mariah, "You have to admit, it WAS kinda fun."
And Lee, being the jealous/overprotective father/brother/ex-boyfriend/current-boyfriend/fiancé/husband/cousin/any-other-male-who-knows-the-girl-besides-the-hero was almost unable to resist the plea of the girl whom he was so overprotective of. Note emphasis on almost.
"We're leaving and that's final!"
And so, the White Tigers set off to leave the Bladebreakers alone in the Amusement Park of Doom… but not before saying goodbye!
"Goodbye Rei…" said Mariah tearfully as she was led away by her fellow teammates.
"Bye Mariah…" said Rei regretfully.
"Bye Rei!"
"Bye Mariah!
"Bye Rei!!"
"Bye Mariah!!"
"Bye-"
"Shut up already!" snapped Lee.
And then there was… The Bladebreakers. Who then held a minute of silence in quiet concern of their fainted comrades… Okay, perhaps it was not that dramatic.
Kenny awoke after having numerous buckets of ice cold water dumped on his head. Needless to say, he was not at all pleased.
Tyson absolutely refused to allow a single drop of water to touch Kai's precious head, stating fiercly that, "He could get sick!" Considering the mood the champion blader was in, no one dared point out that he still held the russian-japanese teen in his arms… or that he was cuddling him like one would a kitten.
Eventually Emily hobbled over from where she'd fallen asleep shortly before Duffy's explosion. She was still a little groggy from being drugged up on sleeping pills. She stumbled over to the boys, smiling weakly. Max and Kenny raced to her side, glaring at each other when they got there.
The bespectacled girl ignored them and pointed at Kai, proclaiming bluntly – and quite drunkenly, "Shomebody should wakes him up!"
Rei rolled his eyes, "What do you think we're trying to do?"
Emily wobbled and both Max and Kenny reached out to steady her, competeing for her attention with twin cries of, "Are you alright?"
"I ish jusht fine, yesh I ish! Never been betters!" said Emily cheerfully approaching Tyson, who eyed her suspiciously.
"What is it?" he asked.
"I knoweth how to awaken thee fair Prince!" said Emily proudly. The Bladebreakers cast her odd looks, not having the faintest clue what she was talking about, but she continued nonetheless, "In order to frees him from yon curse, one must bestow a kiss of true loves! Yesh… and who betters for yonder task than fair young damsel?" she placed a fist on her chest, uncoordinated enough to extend a finger to point.
Tyson stared at her like she was a mad woman (which was very near to the truth anyway), "What are you talking about?"
"I sayeth," Emily explained swaying slightly, "That I, thee fair damsel, must take upon grand quest and kisseth young prince in order to breaketh the curse most foul that hath been placed upon thee…"
Tyson blinked in confusion, "You're making even less sense than before…"
Emily's patience snapped, "I'M GOING TO KISS KAI AND WAKE HIM UP AND HE'LL LOVE ME AND WE'LL GET MARRIED AND LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER LIKE THEY ALWAYS DO IN FAIRY TALES!! IT SAID SO IN MY DREAM!!"
"Whoa, calm down woman!" said Rei.
Tyson was infuriated, "You can't kiss Kai!" he shouted, pulling his team captain away from her, "I don't care what your dream said! It's just that, a DREAM! It'll come true over my dead body!!"
"Yeah Emily, you don't want Kai," said Max, pulling her towards him and glaring at Kenny as if this was HIS fault.
Kenny responded by yanking the girl back towards himself, "There's plenty of OTHER guys you could get married to and live happily ever after with!"
"But I won't be able to kiss them awake!" wailed Emily. The moment the words were out of her mouth Max and Kenny dropped her and fell to the ground pretending to be asleep.
Freed from the clutches of the boys, Emily charged towards Tyson and Kai. Tyson had to think fast, if Emily kissed Kai, it would undoubtedly traumatize the boy further… So there was only one thing to do…
(Stop reading if you don't like yaoi/shounen ai/boyXboy)
Kiss him awake before she got there! Quickly he bent down and kissed Kai on the forehead… Nothing. Biting his lip, he leaned over and kissed him on the cheek… Still nothing. And Emily was only inches away…
So the midnight-haired blader pulled the Russian boy closer and kissed him roughly on the lips, not noticing th crimson eyes suddenly snap open, or Emily's screech of defeat.
"This never happened in my dream!!"
Immediately Max and Kenny were there to comfort her, pointing out all the reasons that Kai was unworthy of her attention…
And Tyson was STILL kissing Kai, who was now kissing back, both oblivious to the world around them as all couples are in the stereotypical sappy romance novel/movie.
Of course, Ty and I are just friends, not a couple, thought Kai, Just friends and only friends… I'm sure there's a logical explanation for why he – Mmm that feels nice…
Eventually Mr. Dickenson showed up, snapping the two boys out of their lovey dovey trance where only they existed.
"Boys! I came as soon as I could… Tyson? Kai?"
(Start reading again)
"Uh… Hi Mr. Dickenson! Long time no see, huh?" said Tyson sheepishly pulling away from the other teenager.
"What brings you here?" asked Rei, hiding his camera behind his back and smirking inwardly.
The old man raised an eyebrow, glancing between Voltaire's grandson and the World Champion, but he didn't press the matter, "Well, as soon as I heard that the zoo animals escaped, and Boris and Voltaire were on the premises, I came as soon as I could!" said the Beyblade Battle Association CEO worriedly.
"Ah, well, we're fine!" laughed Tyson.
"Emily's not!" cried Kenny.
Kai shook his head, "I told you that you put too many sleeping pills in that cupcake, Ty."
"Sssssssshhhhh!!" cried the younger teen tackling Kai to the ground and clamping a hand over his mouth. But it was too late.
"You put sleeping pills in Emily's cupcake?!" asked Max angrily.
"How dare you?" shrieked Kenny.
"Actually," said Kai, hoping to help Tyson out, "It was intended for Max."
"Shut up!" cried Tyson, alarmed.
Max's eyes narrowed, "Oh, so you would've had me stumbling around like I was drunk, huh?"
Rei snickered. Going the amusement park hadn't been so bad after all…
"Now, now boys. There's no need to argue. I've brought the bus and we can all go home. I'd imagine you've had quite a rough day!"
"You can say that again," said Rei darkly.
"Now, now boys. There's no need to argue. I've brought the bus and we-"
"I didn't mean it literally!"
So one by one the bladebreakers filed onto the bus, with Rei carrying Emily (Max and Kenny had fought for nearly fifteen minutes over who should carry her while Dizzy made sarcastic remarks about how she now felt unloved).
"Would you look at that?" muttered Ian.
"How come THEY get a bus and WE have to walk?" complained Bryan.
"I suppose our whole day in this park was a waste," muttered Spencer.
Tala smirked, "Nope!" His team looked at him quizzically.
"I got some cotton candy!" said the redhead proudly pulling a wheelbarrow full of the stuff from behind a picnic table, "And we all know Boris can't stand it…"
Ian grinned rubbing his hands together mischieviously, "I guess it's time we pulled out the old prank book, eh?"
"Ha! Balkov won't know what hit him once we get back to the abbey!"
MEANWHILE
Rei was deep in though on the way back. He sat on the bus watching Max and Kenny fuss and fight over Emily, but didn't really pay attention to the whole scene… He was still musing about the days events.
"You know guys," the Chinese blader spoke up suddenly, startling his bickering teammates, "I think freeing zoo animals might not be such a bad idea.
Max and Kenny stared at him in horror.
"Are you crazy?" asked Max, "After what happened today?"
"No!" Rei shook his head, "I didn't mean to free them like THAT, I meant, like starting a petition or something… At least get them better living conditions, you know?"
"That might not be such a bad idea," said Kenny thoughtfully, "What's your take on it Dizzy?"
The tempermental bit-beast snorted, "Oh, so now you pay attention to me! Well, forget it buster, I'm going to play Solitaire!"
"Aw, come on Dizzy…"
"Hmph!"
In the very back of the bus a dual-haired teenager rolled his eyes at the computer genius's argument with his laptop. He sat gazing out the window running his hand absent-mindedly through the dark blue hair of the younger boy who had fallen asleep on his shoulder.
This day had been interesting…
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Mei: ::sobs:: It's over!! . WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! I better get lots and lots of reviews for this last chappie 'cause I worked really hard on it! Well, maybe not that hard considering I'm pretty lazy, but it was pretty hard. Yup.
Destiny: Congrats, you've finished your first chaptered fic!
Mei: Yup! =) I'm so proud of myself! Review peoples! Review review review!
Reviews:
And here at the end I shall make a little corny speech to thank all my reviewers! Run little birdies, I have a spork! Thank you thank you thank you!! I would never have had the motivation to keep writing this fic if it wasn't for you guys and all your nice comments about my writing and the story! =) You guys are the best!! I award you all with… SPORKS!!
Kai: … ::sighs and starts handing out sporks to reviewers:: You want blue, pink or purple? Or the KaTy phoenix/dragon design one? Oh, hurry up and pick, I don't have all day! … Okay, so maybe I do. ::sulks::
Tyson: ::is standing beside Kai holding the sack full of sporks:: Pick the KaTy one!! =)
Fireie Gurl – Oh yeah.. My other fanfics… Me will tries to update! Yup…
Tyson: You better update them!
Mei: Hehe… I will! I promise! I can't promise it will be soon though… Me is glad you likes them all so much though =) Makes me feel specials! =)
Feelin Glayish – Yup, me made them kiss just for you and Jen! Since you both asked me to =) Methinks the clown bit was genius too, but it wasn't my idea, it was Sunny's =) (sunruner) Yay! I killed Duffy! =) Me is very proud of myself for doing that…
Flamable-Devil – Me did make them kiss, 'cause you an Glay asked me too… Methinks me might have rushed it again… but oh well… Haha! Kai got beaten at his death glare! Always knew the day would come…
Sunruner – That is okay, your suggestion got me past my writer's block! =) Thank yous! Garet fainting? Somehow I can't really picture that… But me can see Piers fainting! Hahahahaha!! O.O He's going to kill me now, isn't he? … I uploaded chappie eighteen – now you upload chappie eighteen, ne? ::hint hint::
Sapphire-Sword – Me was actually thinking of writing a sequel… but that is only if people wants one. Yes, I find idiotic things funny too! That is why me wrote an idiotic fic =)
Bloody Mary – That's a good idea! We SHOULD destroy the world and make a better one! It would be perfect!
Tyson: Nothing is perfect.
Kai: That's not true! I am perfect!! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Mei: See, if we destroyed the world we'd get rid of these annoying muses!
Tyson: Hey!
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Tyson: Oh look, a rare green spork! Who wants this one?
Kai: ::sighs::
Mei: Goodbye all! See you in one of my other fics… if you read them! ::waves and waits for everyone to wave back – nothing happens:: Uh… well, bye anyways!