Running
Katgurl2
KG2: Right ppl, here's chappie 7!!
Kai: You're still going?
KG2: Yup!
Mariah: Good on you!
Ray: I second that!
KG2: Well, thank you one and all...
Tyson: Yo, KG2 wake up you ass!
KG2: Woa..?! Bummer, I was dreaming again!
All: uh, duh!
KG2: Sigh If only it was the 7th chappie...
Dizzi: Uh... it is.
KG2: REALLY?!
All: YES!
KG2: REALLY REALLY?!
All: YES!
KG2: You're 100% sure?
All: YES!
KG2: Cool.
All: groan
Mia: ANYWAY!!! KG2 doesn't own any of the characters, (apart from her OC's) in fact she doesn't own anything at all because her parents deprive her of pocket money and any money she does have she spends on candy sticks.
Max: CANDY!!!
All: NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KG2: umm, and on with the story!
Chapter 7Mariah struggled and screamed as the binds were slapped around her wrists. Jim laughed wickedly and put his rough hands underneath her chin, forcing her to look at him.
"My dear child, don't you understand? No one can save you! The Hiwatari boy and that pest Mia did figure out what we were up to, but not quick enough to make any sort difference! What Lord Voltaire wants he gets and we'll make sure that you never forget that, right Billy?" Billy laughed and nodded enthusiastically, a strange hunger burning in his eyes. Mariah tried to run but couldn't, she felt tears coming into her eyes. She needed him. She needed Ray more than she had ever needed him before.
"Hurry up, Kenny!" Ray yelled at his friend, the computer whiz as he attempted, for the eighteenth time that day, to hack into Biovolt's main supercomputer. Ray had been on his wits ends ever since Mariah had been kidnapped and that was now a week ago. He had been up almost all night every night training, searching, and drinking unimaginable amounts of coffee and hot chocolate. Kai and Mia had plunged their efforts into trying to find out what Mariah's necklace was, but the fact that they didn't have it first hand to study it made their situation a heck of a lot harder. Kenny, Emily and Max had been constantly trying to hack into Biovolt's supercomputer, their luck being stale so far. Tyson and Hillary were working hard on designing and making appropriate costumes for everyone to wear when they finally got the go ahead to bust Mariah out... the fact that they didn't know where she was hadn't even phased them yet; everyone was determined to get Mariah back, none more so than Ray.
Mariah was trying to stay calm, she was trying to forget that hideous creep Billy and his thin boss Jim, but she wasn't sure just how long she could hold on to her sanity, her reason for life. It was maddening constantly being tortured, assaulted physically and mentally and the worst of it was she was constantly wondering why. Why had they taken her instead of the others? Mia had suspected it was something to do with her necklace, but so far Billy and Jim hadn't even bothered to so much as glance at it, they had been too preoccupied looking further downwards. She shuddered violently; she wanted to be sick. She didn't know it was possible to make someone feel as cheap and as used as she did now. Mariah forced herself to think of Ray and the others, of how they would be coming for her and of all the good times they had shared. She smiled slightly when she thought of how it felt when Ray held her and kissed her and told her that he loved her... she would give anything to hear him say it now. A part of her wondered when he found out what they had done to her, would he still feel the same way about her. Up until now, she had never doubted Ray's feelings for her and likewise, but doubt was coming in steady waves now. Mariah felt like the World was against her and that was more than she, alone, could take.
Ray ran his hands through his long, raven locks. His mind was spinning and his body was experiencing a larger amount of emotions than it ever had before. He still couldn't really grasp the fact that Mariah had been taken from him... again. He pounded his fists angrily into the wall and felt fresh tears welling up into his eyes. Goodness knows what they were doing to her, what they were making her feel like and all he could do at the moment was look and wait. Patience. It had once been one of his greatest attributes, but it was slowly slipping away from him now. He once again ordered Kenny to hurry up and once again felt another wave of helplessness hit him. He'd do anything to find her and bring her back to him... anything.
Tyson and Hillary kept exchanging glances across the table at one another. Hillary had never felt so guilty in her entire life, what with Mariah being gone and all... but at the moment she just couldn't help staring at him. Having liked him for so long and having to wait for him to grow up for so long... it was infuriating. Now Tyson was a young adult, he had matured expediently and well she had really run out of patience for him to make his move. She could tell by now that there was definitely something going on between Ray and Mariah-everyone could see that, but there was also something between her and Tyson, she could feel it every time their eyes met or every time he 'accidentally' brushed against her. She felt his eyes on her and once again she looked to meet his gaze. This time he didn't look away. This time his face moved closer to hers. This times their lips met their first eagerly awaited kiss.
Kai and Mia had been working solidly over the past week, taking it in turns to sleep and eat and even go to battle training. They had decided that the necklace was the key, but to what puzzle? Kai glanced over at Mia as she lay sleeping on his bed. He felt a slight urge to go over to her and hold her... but it disappeared almost as quickly as it had come. Frowning as these irrelevant feelings, Kai 'humphed' and went back to his job; deciphering this darn necklace. His thoughts went out to the pink haired girl that they were working to save... and instantly he felt worried.
Mariah's eyes looked upwards as someone opened the door of her cell, light flooding the room, momentarily blinding her. She squinted her golden eyes and then observed the figure coming towards her. He had spiky blonde hair, which was quite long and he immediately reminded her of both Kai and Max; having Max's hair type and cute looks, yet Kai's hardened expression in his green eyes and most probably his smile. Mariah didn't recognise him from any of her previous encounters, so she felt the now familiar taste of fear rising up into her throat. Then another figure stepped out from behind the blonde haired guy. Mariah was surprised to see that it was a girl. The girl had quite long brown hair and very piercing green eyes. She looked a bit like Emily and Mia; Emily's knowledgeable look and Mia's physical appearance, yet most probably about Mariah's own age. They approached her quietly and the girl regarded Mariah with an expression of pity. Mariah suddenly realised how awful she must look. She had to have been here almost two weeks now... the worst two weeks of her life. The girl came over to her and brought out a small gemstone, which immediately began to light up in the darkness. The boy then closed the cell door and sat down beside it, almost as though he were guarding it.
"Hi, I'm Angel." The girl said, smiling at Mariah reassuringly. Mariah managed a weak smile back,
"Mariah." The girl nodded, then indicated over to the boy.
"That's Comet, my boyfriend. We're here to help." Mariah raised an eyebrow and Angel smiled broadly again.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, from what our source tells us, you're friends are in a bit of a pickle." Mariah eyes widened and she reached out and grabbed Angel by the shoulders,
"What! Are they okay? Is Ray okay? What happened t-" Angel clamped a hand over Mariah's mouth and sighed,
"They're fine. I was about to say that they're in a bit of a pickle because they can't hack Biovolt's main computer, so incidentally they can't find you, which is making them all anxious, moody and depressed. Especially that boy you call Ray." Mariah let go of Angel's shoulders and smiled apologetically.
"Oh, sorry. I'm just worried." Angel smiled and nodded,
"It's all right. If it was Comet and I that had been separated I'm sure we'd be worried about each other."
"Speak for yourself." Comet said from the door, a cheeky grin appearing on his face. Mariah smiled; he had Max's smile, not Kai's. Angel grinned back at him and hurled a piece of loose rock in his direction. Comet faked an injury and the three of them laughed, though Mariah's thoughts were solely on Ray. She hoped that he hadn't gotten too worked up after she had been captured.
"Kenny, why can't you do anything right! Shift your computer ass into gear and stop lazing about!"
"Ray! Calm down!"
"I won't calm down until you find her!"
"But..."
"But NOTHING! Keep on looking!"
"All right Ray, I'll try again but listen it really isn't working." Ray growled angrily and pulled up a chair as Kenny flicked the supercomputer on in the All-Starz training facilities. Eddie, Ricky, Emily, Max, Hillary and Tyson exchanged equally worried looks; Ray was losing it. The entire teams nerves had been frayed over the past week, especially after they received news that Biovolt were going to launch yet another attack on the All-Starz. It had greatly troubled them all as they knew that, at this present time and with their current situation, they would surely be defeated. Kai, Mia, Michael and Judy ran into the room after hearing all of the commotion.
"What's going on?" Michael asked those there. All of them looked at Ray and Michael abruptly shut up. Then he looked over at Kai and Mia, a desperate expression on his face. Kai walked over to Ray and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Ray, we're all worried about Mariah, but taking it out on your friends isn't going to help anyone." Ray went to say something, but Kai silenced him.
"Think about what Mariah would do, okay? She wouldn't get mad at everyone else if we couldn't find you and she wouldn't want you to either. Look, Mia and I think we've figured out what Mariah's necklace is, so if you want you can listen as we explain." Ray looked up at Kai and nodded solemnly.
"I'm sorry, guys... again." They all smiled and said what they usually did; no problem Ray, don't worry about it buddy etc.
"So, what is it?" Ray asked the second everyone in the room had accepted his apology. Mia walked over beside Kai and started to explain,
"Mariah's necklace isn't a piece of jewellery, it's a key... a key to The Gate of Destiny."
KG2: Well, I hope that's good enough for y'all!
Kai: Since when were you a Yank?
KG2: um... never?
Ray: WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MARIAH!!!!!
Mariah: WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO RAY!!!!!
KG2: Dizzi, protect me!!
Dizzi: Hehe, you're on your own, sister!
KG2: AHH!!!!! Give me good reviews or they'll murder me!
Ray and Mariah: Who's to say we won't just kill you?
Michael: I know! A bet! If KG2 gets five or more reviews for this chapter you can't kill her and if she doesn't... you get the picture!
KG2: My Hero!
Tyson: If you want to save KG2, review now!
Hillary: And if not... what is wrong with you inhumane people out there!
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