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Well here is the chapter that explains it all. Hardly any romance in this chapter, but do u really wanna read science and love together? I hope not.anyway, I pretty long chapter..at least for my writing. Oh well

ENJOY!! CHAPTER 11!!!!!

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"Michael."

Michael jumped when he heard his name being called. He looked down at Rei, and noticed he was still

unconscious. He looked around the room, trying to find out where the voice came from. By the door stood

a tall familiar feminine figure.

"Michael what are you doing down here? You should be sleeping." Judy said quickly walking, heels

clicking to Michael's side.

"I'm sorry Director Judy, I just was worried." Michael said in a remorse tone, that only Judy knew from the

boy was he was much smaller. He eyes softened to a mother's tone when she saw the look on Michael's

face and the emotions hidden in his eyes. She sighed and sat down beside Michael gently placing a hand on

his shoulder. She was able to confirm her suspicion about Michael and this boy Rei. He was a special

person. One of a kind.

"I can see you're really worried." Judy said taking Michael's silence as a yes. They stayed in silence for a

few minutes, Rei's ragged breathing the only thing being heard. Finally Michael snapped out of his daze

and turned around to face Judy. Unshed tears were clinging to his eyes.

" Do you know what's wrong with him?" Michael asked in a quiet whisper.

Judy sighed deciding on how to tell Michael. Being around scientist and scientific terms all day does have

its effects. Deciding on how to tell Michael she started.

" I'm not exactly sure what's happened to Rei and Driger, but I have a faint idea. We still need to do a few

more tests before my theory is correct." Said Judy starting the explanation.

"Do you know what caused this?" asked Michael understanding what Judy was trying to say.

" I believe that it has something to do with Eddy's attack." Michael was about to interrupt when Judy

raised a hand silencing him.

"Please Michael let me continue. As I was saying it might have something to do with Eddy's attack. You

see, when we were creating the bit beasts for the All Stars' team, to make it more sufficient we took

actually DNA from the animals. Feathers from an eagle, scales from an alligator, horns from a bull, and

venom from a scorpion. We knew that taking the venom from a scorpion would be dangerous but

extremely efficient. Above all that we wanted almost a super scorpion. We took two scorpions Centruroides

and Centruroides Exilicauda and simply combined their venom."

"Why these two? What's so important about them, the scorpions around here aren't deadly." Said Michael

who was listening, which again was not a good virtue of his.

Judy smirked at this. " Your right, the scorpions around here aren't that deadly but we went a bit further

then the border. We spent countless hours trying to find the perfect match. We wanted a special type, and

there were two factors that we wanted covered. When were found the two the match was completed. The

first factor was the venom from the one was paralyzing. If we could find a scorpion that could paralyze and

slow down its prey, than we could use that as an advantage when battling. Secondly we wanted to make

that efficient so the second scorpion had to be strong enough that it could kill its prey in a matter of

minutes. It was a perfect attack. With the two combined we could slow down the bit beast and then after it

was struck we would wait it out until the opponent had no control over its energy and body, thus creating it

to disperse." Just stopped to let it all sink into Michael's mind. He was an intelligent boy just never wanted

to show it. But there were times when he did and it made her proud.

" I still don't see where this connects to Rei." Michael said, getting a little annoyed that the point wasn't

being made. He looked down at Rei who turned in his sleep a bit.

"I told you, I'm not finished yet. Save your questions till after, okay?" Michael nodded waiting for Judy to

finish.

"Good, now I know that you're thinking that Rei wasn't the one attacked. That's true. Now the effects

Driger suffered are similar to what was expected but we didn't expect them to be so strong. Driger has lost

most of his power. If Rei were to battle now, it would be the same as blading without a bit beast, even

though Driger was there. From what the Bladebreakers told me, they said that Rei's blading skills have

been completely off. Now for Rei. We still aren't sure what's wrong with him, but the only plausible

explanation I can give at the moment is that in older times and cultures masters were bonded to each other

by physical and mental connections. I'm not sure if that's the case, but since I gathered that Rei was from

an inclusive village out in China, that maybe they still practice it there. I can see the physical connection

between Rei and Driger. Rei being a neko-jin with his cat-like features and abilities and Driger being a tiger

bit beast another perfect match in this discussion. Now a mental bond I'm not sure with. Only Rei can tell

us since our monitors can't measure the mental activity between humans and bit beast. However this idea is

highly unlikely. It's just a hypothesis. We have no proof yet, only the effects between the two. Do you

understand what I just said Michael?" Judy asked noticing the concentration on Michael's face.

"Yes. I understand what your talking about its just could that be the reason why?"

'Yes it could but as I said before it's highly unlikely."

"But what if it was, how would you be able to help both of them, if they are both effected by the same

thing?" Michael asked.

"Well...I suppose we would have to create a strong antidote strong enough to weaken the poison running

through their bodies. That's one thing we never considered when we were creating Trypio." Judy said, her

face becoming guiltier.

Deciding that she has told Michael almost everything that he needed to know she sat and waited with him

for a few more minutes to tell him what he would be most concerned about.

"Now Michael I want you to listen to me closely. I don't want any of this leaving this room especially what

I am going to say. I'm not sure how the others will handle it. I'm only telling you because you really care

about him. Okay? Now whatever is effecting Rei is increasing every second. I'm not sure if Rei is strong

enough. He has been weakened by this, because it has remained in him for longer than usual." Judy said.

"W-w-what do you mean? Are you saying Rei's dying." A tear managed to roll down Michael's face,

which only caused Judy to cry as well. She hated seeing Michael like this. It was different than the boy she

knew before the tournament. There was nothing she could do but do the best thing and pulled him into an

embrace. She held him there remembering holding Max like this when she went to visit him earlier in the

night. He was also very depressed about Rei.

"I don't have any answers yet, but I will soon, and hopefully not to late. Now you're exhausted. Go back to

your room. There's no use being down here." With that said and a weight lifted off her shoulder she let go

of Michael and silently left the room, her heels clicking as she walked down the hall. Michael heard her

stop and talk to someone, though he didn't know whom. Breathing slowly he turned around and looked at

Rei. In his head he believed that Rei couldn't do this on his own.

"Don't worry Rei. You won't leave that easily. I'm not gonna allow it." Michael said a smile coming onto

his face. He bent down and kissed Rei with the gentleness of a snowflake landing in someone's hair. He

looked at Rei again then got up following Judy's orders.

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