Blue: meep! Ok! Ok! I get it! You guys don't like cliffies! *grins* but your reading MY fic so there's gonna be a few more.
Rei: No! No more cliffies!
Blue: ^_^ well I can promise no more literal cliffhangers...he he he, but I can't promise no more twists. Trust me, your all going to be very confused by the time this fic ends or I will have failed!
Kai: quit being so over-dramatic..you've got over 220 reviews, that's over half to 350.
Blue: oh yeah...220!!! YAY!! *glomps all reviewers* YOU ALL ROCK!! Because of all your wonderful reviews I've decided to update a lot sooner than I originally had planned to. So, here it is! Chapter 9 of Rei's Destiny on the table! Enjoy!
Oh...NO BLAKE/REI PAIRING!! Had to get that off my chest...I feel better now.
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Last Time-
"The boys right...and anyways, one for the price of many. Get ready to fire on my mark" the captain orders.
The archer nods and takes aim right between Rei's shoulder blades.
Rei groaned, slipping slightly at the weight of Blake pulling her over the side. She could feel the sweat forming on her forehead but her concentration was kept on trying to keep the hold on her new friend.
Blake looked up at Rei. "Lindsay please...let me drop. Save yourself, you don't have to do this!" he insisted but Rei/Lindsay just shook her head, her long black hair falling in front of her face.
"Just...shut up...oh no!" The cliff began to crumble under her. Golden eyes went wide as she scrambled to keep her hold on Blake tighter.
"Poor kid...too bad. She's hot too" the captain remarks, raising his hand. "Ready, aim...WHAT THE!?"
A bright red light suddenly erupts in front of them, blinding everybody. The archer, taken by surprise, raises his bow and fires into the middle of the light in fear. A large wind suddenly came out of nowhere's, blowing the group backwards and to the ground with such force that they all had their breath knocked out of them.
Rei shouted and clamped her eyes shut as she felt her body begin to fall with the crumbling ground. There was nothing she could do, she had made her choice and was now to live with it.
'Mom...dad...' falling through the air, her body had turned so that her face was looking at the cliff.
Letting go of Blake, she let a tear fall as the wind whipped through her hair. 'Wait for me...'
In the back of her mind she thought she heard the far away shriek of a bird and roar of a large cat, along with the vision of a green light streaking towards her.
~~~~Rei's POV 1 Hour later~~~
'Am I dead? Where am I...urg'
I open my eyes, seeing colour I just nod and curl up once more in the soft pile of leaves I've been sleeping on....HOLD IT!!!
Sitting up quickly, I look around where I am. It's a very small clearing surrounded by tall trees everywhere, and as I stated before, I'm laying on a bed of leaves. Turning around in confusion, I see the cliff...I jerk my head up...up...UP....wow, that's a long way up.
Hearing a small moan, I turn around and see Blake sitting up beside me.
"Blake? You ok?" I ask immediately, crawling over and helping him sit up. He looks around, his blue eyes full of confusion.
"How...how did we survive? Are we dead!?" he asks and I just shake my head.
"I don't know, your guess is as good as mine"
He nods, getting up and walking to a spot where he could see the sky. After staring at it for a few moments he concludes that we have about four hours until sunset, then were walking in the dark.
"We need to get going" he orders, motioning for me to follow him.
"Do you know where were going?" I ask.
"Yes, but I can only figure it out if we both stay as quiet as possible...don't as how, but I can just hear where were supposed to go."
I nod and watch him for a few seconds. His eyes glaze over...he's talking to his bit beast.
Looking ahead I think back to what's just happened. 'How did we survive that fall? We should be dead. And those flashes...and sounds...what were they?'
Something moved in the back of her mind, trying to push it aside, she drowns it out with her own thoughts.
'They sounded somewhat familiar, but the only time I've ever seen something like that was when...no, no I won't think about him! It hurts too much...' she looks up and was able to glimpse the sky through the trees. 'Drig...that's who it reminds me of...Drig, please come back soon. Without you and Kai I'm nothing. Nothing at all.'
{Now that's not true...I'm only the extremely cool part of you, Rei. Your still something!}
Rei jumps suddenly at the intrusion to her mind, her eyes wide. Looking over to Blake, she eliminates him being the one to have said it. Her eyes fill with tears as she reaches into her skirt pocket and extracting her beyblade, the one thing she was allowed to have. A couple tears roll down her face.
Driger's proud image reflected in the bit piece of her beyblade, glinting as she stared at it and not from the sun.
'Driger...you...your really back!'
{Of course I am, kid, I missed you too much to stay away for too long}
'Where have you been all this time?' she asks, wiping the tears away, feeling slightly whole. All that was missing now was Kai.
{I can't tell you exactly what I've been doing, but I can tell you that Dranzer and I have always been by your side}
'Dranzer? Is he here too?'
{Uh....no. He got stuck doing to paperwork for this mission. He he he}
'Paperwork?'
{Yeah! Just like you humans have your associations and offices, us bit-beasts have one. There, we are given missions and assigned the humans in need of our assistance}
'Oh! You mean it was you who saved us?'
{I saved you, but Dranzer caught your friend there}
'You mean mister paperwork?'
{Pretty much!}
'You haven't changed a bit, Drig'
{Yes I have. I realized how much I took for granted you being there and helping you along through tough times, I missed you so much Rei}
'Ah, but you said so yourself, Drig, Friends never say goodbye. You were right.'
~~~Normal POV~~~
The rest of the walk from where we were to the dead valley, Faneila, was spent with Rei catching up with Driger, or rather, Driger catching up with Rei. She would tell him stories of what had happened to her in great detail, not knowing that he already knew but was quite happy with hearing her point of view on the events.
Blake sighed in relief at the sight of his valley once they came upon it. Thanking his bit beast, he turns to Rei, telling her gently and tiredly to hurry, not noticing the girls' own glazed eyes.
Rei smiled, for once actually looking forwards to hitting her small pile of hay that served as a bed. She had Driger back, she was alive, Kai was alive...somewhere. Maybe not with her, maybe with somebody new, but he was alive and that's what mattered.
Trudging up to the lowered drawbridge, torches around it burning brightly, both Rei and Blake had to smile. They were safe and the journey had not been in vain.
They made their way across the bridge and stepped into the brightly lit courtyard. Looking around, they were greeted with surprised eyes and a few shouts.
"Blake!" They heard and turned towards the shout. It was one of the servants that had joined them earlier. He too looked tired, but he and the other six ran with him towards them. "Lindsay!" It was a joyful reunion. Fact was, Blake was smiling just as much as the others.
Rei enjoyed the momentary feeling of being wanted and made a tiny squeak of surprise as the largest boy of the group hugged her and lifted her off her feet. Laughing as they spun around, none noticed Voltaire and Boris making their way quickly over to them.
"BLAKE!" Boris shouted, both men staying away from the group. Blake looked up, annoyance clearly evident in his eyes as he carefully wove through the small group and to the men.
Kneeling in front of Voltaire and Boris, he bows his head. "Yes, sir?"
Voltaire growled and glared down at him. "We will not speak out here, to my mansion now, boy" he hissed.
Blake rose, dejectedly, and with his hands motions for Rei to be dismissed before following the evil pair to Voltaire's mansion.
After wondering for a millisecond about what the two masterminds had to talk to Blake for, Rei shrugged it off and headed to her barn for a good nights rest.
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Blake was standing with his hands comfortably behind his back in a cold, dark room that was lit only by a large fireplace settled in the far wall behind Voltaire's desk. The Tyrant himself was sitting there, Boris at his side, and a mysterious figure watched from the darkness, his figure only shadowed so his face was not visible, but he was there.
"So what you are telling me" Voltaire says slowly "is that you were ambushed by rebels in the hills, and fell off the side of the highest cliff in the valley."
Blake nodded. "Yes sir"
"And you survived!" Boris exclaimed, unbelieving what he was hearing. "Without Galatia's help!" Blake shakes his head. "No, sir, my bit beast was unable to release himself from the piece."
Voltaire strokes his beard, thinking. "I see...and your companion, Lindsay was it? She survived as well?"
"Yes sir" Blake repeated.
"Indeed..." Voltaire muttered, then turned to Boris. "How could they survive? It must have something to do with the girl. It's the only plausible explanation."
Boris nodded. "My thoughts exactly, sir, but what could she have possibly done? She's only a useless girl, and a slave at that."
Blake tried his best not to glare at Boris. The man was a disgrace to anything involving love, for he only thought of women as the beings who could bear the perfect male bladers to Earth and nothing more. Being pleasure toys was always one of his favourite sayings as well. He didn't even know Lindsay, how could he make that judgement?
"I don't know." Voltaire's cold voice boar through his mind. "She is from the other village, something is different about them. But what that is, is what we will need to figure out. Blake."
Blake stood at attention out of habit, waiting for the orders that were bound to come. Voltaire finally continued after whispering a few things with Boris.
"You will get this girl, tonight, and bring her to my mansion. Return her original articles of clothing and her beyblade launcher beforehand." he ordered.
Blake nodded and bowed low, his hands at his sides. "Yes sir"
Four pairs of eyes watched him leave, though three were visible. Voltaire stood up, turned around, and stared into the fire, placing his head in one of his hands as it leaned against the arm of the chair.
Boris turned and faced the room. "Bryan! Tala! Come forwards"
The figure that Blake could see stepped into the shadows, his lavender hair looking nearly white in the rooms dim light. His non emotional eyes glinting as well with the flickers of the fire and his pale, ivory skin gave the impression that this guy did not get out much. In fact, he did not get out at all.
The figure across from him on the opposite wall steps into the light, his own blue eyes glinting maliciously, unmistakable red hair stood in a wing-like manner, and his white and orange suit helped him stand out as he shed his black cloak that had hidden him.
The other shed his cloak as well as they stood in the middle of the room.
Voltaire did not look back, but continued to stare into the flames. "I do not know who or what this girl is, but she seems too familiar to me for my liking. Should she near the end you are to take her out, understand?"
Tala nodded. "Yes m'lord. You wishes will be carried out. A little girl should pose no threat to us."
"Good" Voltaire replied. "That was all I had to say, you are dismissed."
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Rei had just gotten to sleep clutching her beyblade tightly in her hand when the cell door clanged open. She looked up, squinting at the light through the doorway. It was Blake. She sat up as he tossed her something...clothing.
Staring at the fabric in her hands her smile brightened. They were her old clothes, and they were washed and neatly folded as well! Or, were. Tossing them helped them untangle.
She looked up to Blake to thank him, a smile across her face, but the smile faded almost immediately as she took in the look on his face. It was a grave one, one that she couldn't read.
"Blake?" she spoke up, clutching the clothing to her body and standing up. "What's wrong?"
He glared at her then snapped his fingers. "Get changed, then you are to come with us" he ordered.
Knowing she could only do what he told her, she nodded and changed quickly and easily once the door was shut and in a corner. Walking out she was lead away by three guards, sneaking a quick peek into Michael's cell. Nope, still slumped against the wall, unconscious.
'Hold on Michael..' she thought as she was lead into the chilly night. Weaving in between the two rows of barns, she was lead to a gigantic mansion. Much larger than any she had ever seen before. It was one long hallway connected into a circle from what she could see. But there was no time to ponder this, for she was forced into the double front doors and led down a hallway. About two minutes later they stopped in front of a room and she was pushed, roughly into it.
Spinning about she was about to yell to Blake when the door was slammed in her face. She jumped on the door just as she heard the large click of a lock. Turning to face the rest of the huge room she noticed five other doors. Sprinting across the room she jumped on the closest door just as it clicked locked as well, followed by the echoing sound of the other 4 doors clicking locked as well.
"Where am I? Let me out!" she cried, turning about and taking a look at the entire circular room.
"Welcome to my humble home, miss Lindsay" a deadly voice spoke through and intercom. Rei looked around for the speakers, finding none, and growled. "You seem to possess extraordinary abilities that myself and my scientists have never before seen. So, we have decided to test those abilities."
Rei glared at the walls, clenching her fists.
"Your mission," Voltaire continued, "Is to make it through my home. Sound simple enough? I think not. You will be tested heavily on the abilities you have or be killed. Simple as that. The stakes are this;"
Rei listened intently, she knew there was going to be something other than just running through a house. There always was a catch with Voltaire. She hushed Driger up in the back of her mind.
"Make it through, you are free and nobody will dare to stop you. But, if you do not, you will become, how shall I put it, our very own human lab mouse. Sound good enough to you, little mouse?"
Glaring at the camera she just spotted Rei smirked.
In the middle of the room, a small hole opened and a pillar rose about four feet out of the ground with a beyblade launcher on it. Not a very high tech one, just a normal everyday launcher.
Boris' voice boomed over the speakers next. "Well, pick up the launcher, mouse. It's not hotwired in any way, we want to see your abilities at their fullest."
Rei nodded and moved forwards, picking up the launcher and staring at it. Suddenly, in front of her, the entire wall lifted up and a gigantic mechanical spider walked out, just the look of it gave Rei the shivers.
"Beat this beast, Little Mouse," Boris taunted, "And the right door will open so you may leave. But after that nothing will tell you where to go next."
Rei smirked as the spider moved closer and closer to her, towering, yet somewhat silent.
Putting her blade in the launcher, Rei stared right into the creature's mechanical eyes.
"I'm a tiger"
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His white scarf billowed behind him as he paced beside the long council table.
Eleven tired and worried pairs of eyes watched him walk from different places around the room. At one o'clock in the morning, nerves were on edge and minds were reeling at the few hours old fact; Rei was gone. Nobody could find her.
"Gah!" Johnny exclaimed, jumping from his perch on the table beside Enrique and Oliver. "Kai, would you, please, quit pacing!"
Enrique smirked. "Hey, look at that. Johnny has a hint of manners underneath that tough and sarcastic guy exterior!"
Oliver grinned tiredly as well. "Yes, but it is buried deep, deep down and only Megan has ever been able to dig that deep. Then again, Kai's pacing must've made a hole down that far"
Max looked up at Kai, hoping to see a sign of life in those now dull, crimson eyes. After Kai had discovered Rei missing, his normally sarcastic bright eyes were dead and lifeless in his worry.
Tyson noticed Max's worry and patted him on the back, soothingly. "Don't worry Maxie, if anybody can snap Kai back to his mean old Sourpuss self, it's Johnny!"
Johnny looked up from wanting to pound Enrique and Oliver at that moment and turned to Tyson with a 'Say that again and my fist will have the honour of meeting your face' look plastered on his face. "What did you say, shrimp?"
Tyson sweatdropped and hid behind Max. "Nothing! Nothing at all."
Lee sighed and shifted the dozing Mariah in his arms as he sat in one of the padded chairs sitting around the table. "Listen Kai, you don't have to worry. My scouts will find her and bring her back," he looked over to look at the tear stained face of Emily "And Michael." he added.
Emily's saddened face brightened slightly. Judy took this opportunity to hand the small girl a handkerchief, to which she blew into it promptly.
Kai just shook his head, ignoring the rest of the group. He headed to a dark window and pulled up a chair. Sitting on it backwards he folds his arms on the back of it and, resting his arms on them, he continued to stare out into the night, lit up every once in a while by the white crescent moon peeking out behind the clouds.
(How could this have happened?) He asked himself, thinking back to the days' events. (How could I have been so careless...if only I had watched her closer, if only I had been more careful I wouldn't be going through this and she would be here. With me. GAH! If I ever see here again I swear I'll...if. There's that awful two letter word again. If this, if that. Why can't things ever be certain!)
Robert, as well, was in his own world, but because it wasn't his problem on the outside nobody bothered to question the oldest blader about his sudden loner-like behavior. In fact, his mind was racing with questions nearly the same as Kai's. What if he had taken better care of watching over her? His mind wasn't allowed to race anymore as the door to the room burst open with four young boys stumbling in, panting heavily.
Everybody jumped up except for Lee and Mariah (who was just waking up) for obvious reasons, and Kai who just looked up with hopeful eyes. The four boys made their way to the chairs and sat down, catching their breath before one turned to Lee and shook his head.
Lee pales for a second, as does Mariah.
"Please, explain" Lee commands. The boy nods, not daring to look at the rest of the people in the room who were confused and anxious for the news of their team mates and friends.
"We travelled to the valley, sir, but there was no sign of either one of them...except that Darren" the boy motions to a mousy-looking boy, sitting at the table. "Found something that we thought might interest you."
The speaker nodded to Darren who prodded his friend and they both stood up, pulling four items out of their pockets in total.
Kai got up and walked over, taking a look at the items and immediately regretted doing so. Clenching his fists and eyes shut he turned away for a second, then opened his eyes once more to see Robert looking at the items, his own face one of pure horror.
Each persons' reaction to the items the boys were holding was mostly the same, but on different levels. Mariah gasped and buried her head into Lee's chest who, in return, clung to her as well, staring at the objects. Tyson and Max just plain couldn't believe it and had stopped horsing around. Even they knew when to can it.
The three Majestics who had been bickering and adding to the noise throughout the room had now gone completely silent. The continuous tapping that could be heard on Kenny's laptop had ceased; bascially the only sound in the entire room was that of Emily's now all out crying.
With a gulp Kai steps forwards and takes one of the four items into his hand. Looking at it, he clenches his fist around it with a tear threatening to spill over in the corner of his eye.
Judy walks over, rubbing her eyes and noting the items in the sheepish boys' hands.
"Let's see, we have Michael's launcher and blade, and a handkerchief?" She picks it up and notices something on it. "Kenny, you have a friend back home who could help us, right?"
Kenny looks up and nods. "Yes ma'am I do...but why can't we just fly in one of your scientists?"
Judy just grins, sarcastically. "Trust me...I'd much rather pay for your friend to come on a plane to help figure out what this substance is other than only millions and millions of dollars for one of my scientists"
Tyson looks up, fear evident in his eyes as Kenny agrees. "Chief...your not talking about...HER...are you?"
Chief looks away and Dizzy replies for him. "If you mean Hillary, then yes, that's exactly who were talking about."
Anime tears streaked down Tyson's face. "NOOO!!!!"
As he, Max, and Kenny talked loudly, Judy walked over to Kai who was still staring at the item in his hands, his eyes not visible beneath his hair. Putting her hand on his shoulder, she smiles soothingly at him.
"It's ok Kai, were going to get her back"
She walked away as the tear that had only threatened earlier finally escaped the corner of Kai's eye, not that he cared, as he stared at the object clenched in his fist. Opening it, he looked at it fondly, stroking the familiar ying-yang pattern in the fabric.
Rei's headband.
(Rei...No, you can't be gone...you just can't be!)
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Blue: yay! I got 2 chappies done in a week, go me!! Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed that, and I will get the next chapter up A.S.A.P. Promise!
Kai: or whenever she has nothing else better to do...so it should be up in a few hours!
Blue: oh do shut up!! No it won't! In about a week or two maybe...
Driger: YAY! I'm back! =^-^= Please review for the kitty!
Blue: RnR please! Please? PLEASE!!! I'll give you a cookie!
(Oh, Bimbo Blond, Hillary should be here soon... *shudders* Only you could get me to put her in a fic!! The readers should thank you if they like her.)
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