BEYBLADE Z SPIN!
Episode FOUR: Deepening wounds
Before Kai, Ray, Zeo, and Queen could all lunch their beyblades, the girl screamed out loud, "No!" And an uproar of energy shot from her body, knocking everyone back. Including Doctor K, and Zagart, who immediately released their grip on her shoulders. The black-cloaked girl then took a gasp of air, and took off running out of the alleyway and down the street.
Kai pointed a finger at her, "Follow her guys!" He then pursued after her with all his might, clutching his launcher tightly. Zeo, looked at Ray, nodded, and then both boys chased after Kai. Zagart struggled to stand up, and gasped wearily towards Queen, "What are you waiting for? GET HER!" He shouted.
The girl breathed hard as she ran away from all of the people that were chasing her, suddenly a figure stepped out in front of her. It was King! "You're not going anywhere!" He said, lifting up his Bit-chip, "Kai, you may have destroyed my beyblade. But you haven't destroyed my beast! Come out Ariel!" The chip he was holding, begin to glow with a powerful yellow light. A burst of energy shot out of the Bit-chip and Ariel appeared in all its glory. "Now you have nowhere to go girl!"
Ariel stomped the ground fiercely in front of the girl, all while roaring. She seemed to become scared, for her body began to shake. Queen raced behind the girl, and summoned Gabriel forth to stand behind her. Now the girl was trapped in the middle of two powerful beasts. She fell to the ground, covering her face. She even began to cry, as her wet tears dropped to the ground with splats.
Kai even begin felt concern for the girl; he even shouted out, "Stop it! You're frightening her!" But before King or Queen gave a reply, the kneeling girl on the ground yelled, "Bahato! Help me!" Kai turned to Ray, "Is that her-?" Ray shook his head, "Yes, that's the name of her bit-beast."
A low rumbling shook the ground, as a dark figure rapidly appeared and wrapped itself around its master in a defensive pose. It sent a low growl at everyone, as it cradled the crying girl in its protective arms.
"It's so huge!" Zeo exclaimed, pointing at the dark beast. "Bigger than all four of our sacred beasts put together!" Ray admitted painfully.
"What-What is that?" King sputtered. "I don't know!" Queen answered back, "Just attack it! We need to get the girl!"
But Bahato seemed to sense what they were thinking, and quickly stood up revealing itself in the moonlight. It was a huge, black dragon with rippling muscles, and powerful black, red, and gold wings. Its tail shook angrily; as it went into some sort of attack pose, ready to defend its master. Ariel and Gabriel shot towards Bahato, but it simply flicked both of them aside with a small burst of energy, and a flick of its tail.
But while it was in the middle of attacking, Zagart shot some sort of grappling hook at the girl, which caught her and brought her to him. Bahato turned around with a roar; it reached out a shaking black, scaly arm, and moaned softly as if it had failed. Doctor K chucked as Zagart said, "We all know you care for your beloved master, but if you don't leave right now she'll be dead!" And with that, Zagart hit a switch, and a short burst of energy zapped the girl.
Bahato roared in agony as it watched its master scream painfully. Soon the electric shock stopped, and Bahato knew that it had to leave, or its master would be killed. Bahato slowly nodded its head, and groaned slowly, and disappeared in a black burst of energy. The girl watched in horror, as it did so, "Bahato...don't...please don't leave me..." She then took one last sour breath of lost hope, and fainted in Zagart's arms.
"You did the right thing Bahato, and now, to the lab!" He said, turning to Doctor K, "Lead me there now."
Doctor K nodded, and drew a small pistol out, and pointed it at Kai, Ray, and Zeo, "Stay back, or I'll shoot!" She yelled harshly, as she took the lead. Zagart soon followed, as he clutched the unconscious girl tightly. "Come King, and Queen!" He called to the duo.
King, and Queen both shook their heads in agreement, and took off running towards Doctor K. Ray, soon after they had gone, clinched his fist tightly, "Damn! They got away!" Kai's face darkened, as he said fiercely, "Don't have a cow. Let's think. Zeo, do you know where this laboratory is?" He inquired.
Zeo seemed to go into a thinking trance for a minute, and then replied, "Yes! Dad made a fatal mistake when he didn't ask me to leave, because I can lead you right there!" He then started to run down the street.
Kai, and Ray followed closely behind Zeo. About a mile of running, Zeo lead them to a darkened creepy building. It was located near the outskirts of the city. It was kind of old, which, maybe, why people didn't notice it. Zeo kneeled down, and whispered, "Now, be quiet, and also be on the lookout, there are security cameras everywhere."
Kai, and Ray nodded, and followed silently Zeo into the building. It was dark, and smelled of mold, and rust. It was empty, with only bits of scattered paper, and debris. But they really didn't pay any attention to any of it. Zeo, then came to a door, with a panel that glowed with a light green. Zeo placed his hand on it, and a beeping noise sounded as it scanned his hand. It then beeped, and a computerized voice spoke saying, "Access granted."
Kai, and Ray froze and leaped behind a wall. Because once a loud noise plays, you can attract trouble. The door swung open, and Zeo peered behind outside the door, "It's clear guys. Let's go!"
Kai, and Ray appeared from out behind the walls, and they continued to walk down a loud hallway.
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Tyson, and Max were at the spot where the crater-sized hole was found. "What could have made this?" Tyson asked. "I'm not sure..." Max answered. Soon a low grumble sounded, "Draciel? What is it buddy?" Max asked, his turtle beast. "What is it Dragoon?" Tyson asked as well. "I sense Kai, and Ray nearby, along with your friend Zeo." Draciel spoke. "Please let us lead you to them, there may be trouble, for I sense a strong force they are after. It seems to me, it is a girl." Dragoon added on.
"A girl!?" Tyson exclaimed, "That's powerful? This I've got to see! Lead on Dragoon!" "You as well, Draciel." Max encouraged.
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"This is the laboratory guys. It is hidden in this building." Zeo explained, "This is where it becomes hard, for there are guards and other bad stuff in this place. Look!" Zeo pointed out, "There are four hallways. We are going to have to separate, sadly."
"Be careful everyone." Ray said, patting Zeo, and Kai on the backs.
Kai grumbled, pulling himself away from Ray, "I'm the one who should be saying 'be careful'." He then walked down the fourth hallway, as he pulled out his launcher.
Zeo sighed with guilt, but Ray stopped this saying, "He's always been like that. Don't let it get to ya." Zeo nodded, as Ray waved goodbye going down the middle hallway. Zeo gulped with fear, as he head down the first hallway.
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Slowly she opened her eyes. They were full of rage, sadness, loneliness, and fear. She soon noticed that her black cloak had been taken away, and she felt cold. She shivered, as she looked about the room. It was a room filled with computers, and electronic devices And in some places tanks filled with water, some had specimens in them. The girl lay on cold, white platform. She had wires attached all around her body, some on her face, and forehead, some on her legs, and some even on her chest. Her clothes had been stripped off; instead she wore some sort of a patient's gown. She cringed at the thought of the people seeing her nakedness, like her father had done.
(Author's note: Just wanted to let you know that even though this story is mostly PG, it will have just a few PG-13 things in it. Such as harsh flashbacks. I hope this description of the girl's background kind of interests you. )
It also made her angry, suddenly pain shot through her mind, as an image of her father with a fuming, raging face loomed in her mind. Tears flowed from her tear-streaked face, as she cried loudly, "Bahato!" She struggled with the wires, and became wild as painful memories flashed through her mind, one after another. Her heartbeat went up, as so did her blood pressure.
Nearby Zagart, and Doctor K watched with interest, but Doctor K seemed more bothered by the girl's reactions than Zagart did. "She must have had a hard abusive childhood." Doctor K said quietly, with a stroke of sadness in her voice. "Don't tell me, Doctor, that you are having feelings of compassion for this freak?" Zagart said, with disgust in his voice. "No sir, I just...well, I'm just saying that she must have had a hard life."
"Whatever..." Zagart sighed, heading out of the room's door, "Keep an eye on her."
"Yes sir..." She answered back, watching the crying girl struggle.
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Zeo ran down the hallway with no trouble at all. The guards didn't seem to mind him, probably because he was Zagart's robot son, after all. He soon ended up being lost in the whole series of hallways. He wondered how Kai, and Ray were doing, but shook the thoughts off, he must stay on track.
He asked a nearby guard where the girl was being held. But the guard gave him a suspicious look. "Well, Zeo. What do you want to know that for?" He asked.
"Just to see her." Zeo lied; hot sweat going down his back.
"Well..." The guard said thoughtfully, "Fine, I'll lead you to her..."
He then grabbed Zeo's arm, and started to pull him down another hallway. This hallway seemed to be darker than the others; fewer lights made it dimmer. It started to creep Zeo out. The guard then came to another door that had a panel, but before he placed his hand on it, Zeo rapped him upside the head with a quick upward strike. "Sorry, but I can't have you in my way." He apologized.
"I can't have his body lying around...must hide him somewhere..." Zeo thought, grabbing the guard by his arms, and dragging him off into a dark corner. Zeo then went back to the door, and placed his hand on the panel, but instead of it saying 'access granted' it wanted a password this time! "Shoot! I shouldn't have knocked out the guard so fast!" Zeo said, mentally slapping himself. But then he remembered that his father was very prideful, and quickly tapped in for the password 'Zagart'.
Soon after the voice came back, and said once again, "Access granted..." Zeo laughed in his head, proud of himself. The door swung open, letting him inside. But before he did, he grabbed his beyblade just in case, "Get ready Cerberus..." He said in a low voice. His Bit-chip glowed lightly after he spoke.
As soon as he entered, Doctor K spoke up, "Zeo! I didn't expect you to be here!" She exclaimed; Zeo sensed she was not very happy with his appearance. "You shouldn't be here!" She growled, grabbing him by his collar. She noticed his slight grin, and said, "Don't tell me you brought those pests in with you!" Zeo grabbed her arm, and ripped it off his shirt, "Yes...I did."
"I knew your father was making a mistake whe- wait...what are you doing?!" Zeo had brought out his beyblade, and had summoned forth his beast. Cerberus stood mightily behind him; it's three heads growling fiercely.
(Author's note: I'm sick of bit-beasts just being used for beyblade fights! If you have a beast, you should be able to use it for just about anything, right? I want bit-beasts to be more involved with everyday activities! Such as Cerberus is going to do below! (Grins) Say nighty-night Doctor K! Heheheheheheh...)
Doctor K's eyes grew wide with fear, as Cerberus stomped towards her. "Don't hurt her too much Cerberus...just get her out of the way!" Zeo told his beast.
Cerberus then took one of its great big paws, and hit her out of the way. She landed on the other side of the giant room. She gasped for a moment in pain, and then, her vision blurred, she fainted. "Thanks Cerberus..." Zeo said softly, petting his beast. Cerberus seemed to purr before it disappeared.
Zeo put his beyblade back into his pocket, and strode towards the platform that the girl lay upon. She seemed to be resting in a peaceful state now. The black dragon, known, as Bahato appeared to be kneeling down, cradling the girl, even if she had wires all upon her. Zeo kneeled, and tried to show her beast that he meant no harm to her. Bahato seemed to understand, and with what seemed to be a smile, Bahato disappeared.
Zeo walked even closer to her, and with anger coursing through his heart at what his father had done, he began to rip the wires off of her body, hard but gentle, for he did not want to hurt her.
As soon as he had finished, he gazed in awe at what he was seeing. She was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. She had smooth, dirty-blonde hair to her shoulders, and a round, cute face. Her cheeks had a very light blush to them, and her lips a rosy red that seemed to shine in the light. Her body slim, yet robust. She was also tall, around 5 feet, 5 inches.
Zeo then noticed something hidden behind her bangs, he pushed them aside and saw that she had a scar, and it was on the right side of her face! "Just like the tablet said! 'A light scar on the right, shall glow in gloom!' This is freaky!" He thought to himself, as he stared at it. The scar wasn't very long, and wasn't too bad, for it had healed very well, but it was dark enough for you to see it. It was located on her right cheek.
Then something caught his attention, the scar seemed to palely glow! Soon the girl's eyes opened in a frantic way, and she grabbed him by the neck, and started to choke him. "I'm not going to hurt you! I came to help you!" He managed to say.
The choking stopped after that, she lowered her arm, and stood up. Zeo, noticed her eyes were blue now, a deep kind of blue that seemed to absorb you in such a way that you felt sad. But her eyes now were calm, and questioning. Her eyebrows rose, as she asked, "Who are you? What do you want?" Came her soft, yet firm voice.
"My name is Zeo, I came to get you out of here." He explained, he then stopped and blushed, "What is your name?"
She noticed his blushing and smiled, her eyes were no longer dark, but seemed to shine from this small bit of happiness she had found, "My name's...Sumi..." She sputtered; it seemed she found that happiness was an odd emotion, one that made her feel uneasy. So this feeling was short lived, but she would trust this guy for he seemed nice.
"Come on Sumi!" Zeo said, grabbing her hand softly, "We got to get out of her before the guards notice what happened! Especially my father!"
"Who's your father?" She asked, stopped abruptly.
Zeo lowered his head in shame, "Zagart...the guy that took you..."
Anger spread quickly over Sumi's face, "NO!" She yelled, letting go of his hand with a jerk. A wave of energy flew out of her body, nearly pushing Zeo to the ground. "I'm not LIKE HIM! I WON'T BE LIKE HIM!" Zeo shouted over the mass of air rushing from her.
The air soon stopped, and Sumi quieted down. She weakly nodded her head, and dropped to the ground. Zeo rushed over, and propped her up, "Your tired...rest now...I'll take care of the rest." He assured her. She nodded again, and fainted her weak state. He picked her up; he would carry her the rest of the way.
Back outside, in the hallways. Zeo was freaking out, "I've got to get out of here somehow!" He told himself. He was halfway down some hallway, when a red alarm sounded. The speakers were activated as Zeo could hear his father speaking through them, "Attention! The girl has been taken! Kill anyone who has her, or anyone that is a stranger! I repeat, GET HER BACK!" He shouted, before closing the intercom.
Zeo's eyes widened when he heard his father say 'Kill anyone who has her', but then again, his father never really likened him anyway. He turned right down another hallway, but then stopped, and ran down the left hallway, for a group of guards were down there. But they noticed him just as he turned around. "Get him!" A guard in red body armor screamed.
They were soon upon him, when the screams of Ray and Kai rang out. Dranzer, and Driger flew by him in an instant, and were soon knocking the guards off their feet. "Burn!" Kai shouted, as Dranzer lunched a huge fire blast at them. Now the guards were dead, and burnt. "Crispy Critters..." Kai joked, looking at the mangled mass.
"Kai! That was probably the way out!" Zeo fumed.
"No it wasn't!" Kai growled, "We found the way out! Follow...now!" Kai ordered, turning around, but soon stopped when Ray gasped.
"What?" Kai asked with confusion.
"Look Kai! The girl!" Ray pointed in awe, "She's pretty." He commented, as he and Zeo gazed at her.
"Like I care!" Kai said, shrugging his shoulders. But Kai was turning a bright red, but turned around quickly before the others could notice, "Let's go!" Kai roared, running down the hallway.
But Ray, and Zeo just chuckled to themselves before chasing after him. They were soon outside, before half of the building exploded. They watched it for a while, when Ray brought up the question, "Do you think your father, and Doctor K are dead?"
"No...they are alive...I know it, and they will be looking for her..." Zeo said sadly.
"Well," Ray said, tired, "Let's go- "Hey!" Came a familiar voice. The three boys turned around to find themselves looking at Tyson and Max! Tyson gasped, with his hands on his knees, "We finally found you guys!" Kai rolled his eyes, "You're always late! Well, we already completed the task!"
"What? You did?" Max questioned.
Ray nodded, "Yep! We found the legendary one!"
Tyson's eyes grew wide with excitement, "Lemme see!" Max jumped with joy at the same time, "I want to see too!" Ray stepped out of the way to show the girl Zeo was carrying. "A girl!" Tyson exclaimed, "Just like what Dragoon, and Draciel said! Wow she's cute one! I hope she's not as mean as Hilary!" He grumbled, making a funny face while imposing Hilary, "Now Tyson, stop acting like a brat!" The boys all laughed, but not Kai, he simply growled, and said, "I'm tired." And with that he began to walk back to Tyson's place.
Tyson stuck his tongue out at Kai's back, "Party pooper..." He grumbled, but then Zeo put on a concerned look, "Look guys, she's really tired. She needs rest, so please let's go." "Sure thing..." Max agreed. And the four boys chased after Kai who was now in the distance.
Joseph, and Miriam who were nearby, hiding in a tree saw all of this. "So they found the one, huh? Wow I didn't think it would be a girl!" Joseph said, grinning. "Yeah, whatever..." Miriam said, crossing her arms, with a look of distaste on her face.
"Aw, sis. Don't tell me your jealous because now all the boys are focusing on her." Joseph giggled with delight.
"I am not jealous!" Miriam growled, hitting her brother.
(Author's note: Aw...sibling rivalry. Cute isn't it? Also I thought it would seem kind of cool if Miriam got jealous at Sumi. Such things happen in real life, ya know? In the story things will become bitter between the two girls.)
Miriam then hopped off the tree, and ran off. Joseph giggled some more, rolled his eyes, and hopped off the tree as well. He ran off too, to inform Ozuma on what had happened lately.