You guys *sniff* have been so supportive *sniff*. I would like to thank
myself, of course, and all the people who made it possible for me to write
the story (e.g. the people that made the program in the first place!).
Seriously, I'm really chuffed at the reviews. There's still a way to go, so
keep them coming! And then there's the sequel....... (Any suggestions would be
appreciated!)
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He had had enough, he wanted out! He hated being stuck in this room, with bars on the window, and a guard at the door. He hated the clinical smell, the drugs, and the control these people had over him. Just a breath of fresh air would be more wonderful then anything else right now. He got out of bed gingerly and placed his bandaged feet on the cold tiles of the floor. He wondered if the guard was a good one, not that it mattered. He felt sensations he hadn't felt since missions from Biovolt tingle through his body.
He limped slowly and as quietly as he could to the door. He turned the handle and opened the door just enough to see the guard. The man was slumped in his chair, cleaning his nails with a toothpick. Kai rolled his eyes, this part would be easy. He crept through the doorway and placed his fingers on the mans shoulder. The man jumped for only a minute before falling asleep as Kai pressed pressure points. The whole trip was too easy. Before he knew it he was standing outside the doors of the hospital, breathing deeply in the cool night air.
"What are you doing out here?" came an all too familiar voice cutting the still air. "You'll get ill if you stand outside too long. Were you trying to escape?"
"No Samantha, I just wanted some air."
"If you say so" was said, dripping with disbelief, "now get back inside, you've got a long day ahead of you tomorrow."
"What were you doing outside? Why are you even at the hospital when its night time, shouldn't you be at home?"
She just smiled at him as she walked him back inside.
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Kai was already awake when Samantha came to get him early the next day. She had a dressing gown and a wheelchair with her.
"It's good to see your still here. Put this on and we can go and get this police thing over with" said Samantha, obvious dislike of the police leaked out in her voice.
"I can walk, I don't need that" said Kai, glaring at the wheelchair.
"Yes, you can walk, but it's a long way. If you do more damage to that leg you will have to stay here longer."
That cinched the deal. She smiled as Kai grabbed the dressing gown and put it on. She waited as he finished and sat himself down on the wheelchair, scowling through the whole thing.
"Do you want something to eat on the way?"
"No" came the blunt reply.
"Ok, but you're eating something at the first break you get from them!"
"Hn" was the even blunter reply to that.
She shook her head as she started to push the wheelchair out the door.
Kai was placed in a room that held only a table, two chairs, a tape recorder, and two men in suits. Samantha wheeled Kai in front of the table, opposite the two men. Kai could feel her disdain as one of the men waved a hand at her as a dismiss. Kai watched them as she closed the door.
The interview with them was to Kai a complete waste of time. They asked stupid questions and treated him like he was a small child with the intelligence of a potato. He grew more uncooperative as time drifted by. They grew more impatient with him, repeating questions, getting angry at the replies or lack of them. He sat in his usual eye closed, arms folded pose. They continued to say how they would catch them, how easy it would be.
Three hours went by before Kai had had enough. He opened his eyes and stared at the men. They stopped what they were saying, it didn't matter what they said. Kai had stopped listening long ago.
"You won't catch Boris or Voltaire."
One of the men started to protest what Kai had just said to them.
"Shut up! You don't have a clue what you are up against, and you're making the worst mistake by assuming you are smarter then the opposition. They have been avoiding people like you their whole lives, working under your upturned, self-righteous noses while you thought you could catch them. You're not even asking sensible questions! From what I see, I have more intelligence in my shoe then you have between you. You disgust me, and you have no hope of catching them. Now, if you don't mind, I've got more important things to do, like maybe gelling my hair."
He got up out of the wheelchair and walked out the door without a second glance at the startled and speechless faces of the policemen. Samantha was waiting outside the door, a huge grin plastered on her face. She had heard the whole thing through the door.
"Now I get you something to eat. I'll let you walk if you agree to eat what I give you."
Kai nodded to her and allowed her to help support him as they walked to the cafeteria.
Kai couldn't believe the amount of food Samantha had placed in front of him. She even expected him to eat it all. She nodded encouragement as he began to try and make a dent in the pile.
"How do you do it Kai? You've hardly eaten a thing since you've been here, and yet you've hardly lost weight!"
"I just don't need a lot. Its like sleep, I can manage with little food and little sleep. I think it was something I was trained to do, but I can't be sure of that."
"What did they do to you in there?! Its like they were making something out of you, like they were making sure you could survive anything!"
"You hit the nail on the head. I was to be the perfect soldier for Biovolt."
The matter of fact way he said it stunned Samantha for a second. She regained composure and smiled at him.
"I think you'll be happy with this news by the way, the doctors say you'll be allowed home tomorrow afternoon. So you won't have to try and escape again."
"I told you, I just wanted some air last night. I hate the smell of the hospitals."
She just nodded and smiled, he was beginning to hate that about her.
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"Yay! Everyone's coming from America! My mom, dad, the All-stars and the Majestics, their all coming!"
"That's great Max, but what were the Majestics doing in America?" asked Ray, laughing as the hyper blonde jumped onto Tyson's sofa.
"My mom invited them for a while to do some research. This is gonna be a great party!"
"Yeah it is, the White Tigers are coming too, they have been travelling nearby so they can make it," added Ray.
Tyson bounded in the room with as much enthusiasm as Max was showing. "I asked Samantha if she wanted to come to the party and she said she would be delighted! I wonder if she'll dance with me if I ask."
Hilary walked in the room at that last bit. "I didn't even know you could dance Tyson! Besides, she's a little old for you."
Tyson stuck his tongue out at her.
"Hey homies, you got the party gear? Better hurry up and get slamming if you want the decs and food done me peeps!" called Tyson's grandfather from the kitchen.
"Damn, I almost forgot! We need music too!" yelled Tyson at no one in particular.
"Chill Tyson, we can contribute music, we just need food and decorations." Said Hilary, loving being in control.
"Right, Ray and Max can get decorations sorted, and Tyson, Kenny, and me can get and sort out food, deal? Mr. Dickenson has funded this on the agreement that we get his favourite rice balls, so come get the money!" oh yeah, she loved this way too much.
Everyone received some of the money and went with their appointed partners to get the stuff they needed.
Mr. Dickenson, Tyson's grandfather and his father watched the group rush off.
"Its good they have something to look forward to after all they've been through lately." Said Tyson's dad, smiling as his son ran after Hilary and Kenny.
"Yes, things certainly seen to be bad round those kids. It's good for them to see all their friends from the tournament." Agreed Mr. Dickenson.
"Those little dudes certainly know how to get themselves into trouble, but they always pull through." Said Tyson's granddad. They couldn't disagree with that.
"I just hope my house pulls through this party!" he added at the end. They all laughed as they went in to move some of the furniture. Tomorrow was going to be interesting.
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He had had enough, he wanted out! He hated being stuck in this room, with bars on the window, and a guard at the door. He hated the clinical smell, the drugs, and the control these people had over him. Just a breath of fresh air would be more wonderful then anything else right now. He got out of bed gingerly and placed his bandaged feet on the cold tiles of the floor. He wondered if the guard was a good one, not that it mattered. He felt sensations he hadn't felt since missions from Biovolt tingle through his body.
He limped slowly and as quietly as he could to the door. He turned the handle and opened the door just enough to see the guard. The man was slumped in his chair, cleaning his nails with a toothpick. Kai rolled his eyes, this part would be easy. He crept through the doorway and placed his fingers on the mans shoulder. The man jumped for only a minute before falling asleep as Kai pressed pressure points. The whole trip was too easy. Before he knew it he was standing outside the doors of the hospital, breathing deeply in the cool night air.
"What are you doing out here?" came an all too familiar voice cutting the still air. "You'll get ill if you stand outside too long. Were you trying to escape?"
"No Samantha, I just wanted some air."
"If you say so" was said, dripping with disbelief, "now get back inside, you've got a long day ahead of you tomorrow."
"What were you doing outside? Why are you even at the hospital when its night time, shouldn't you be at home?"
She just smiled at him as she walked him back inside.
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Kai was already awake when Samantha came to get him early the next day. She had a dressing gown and a wheelchair with her.
"It's good to see your still here. Put this on and we can go and get this police thing over with" said Samantha, obvious dislike of the police leaked out in her voice.
"I can walk, I don't need that" said Kai, glaring at the wheelchair.
"Yes, you can walk, but it's a long way. If you do more damage to that leg you will have to stay here longer."
That cinched the deal. She smiled as Kai grabbed the dressing gown and put it on. She waited as he finished and sat himself down on the wheelchair, scowling through the whole thing.
"Do you want something to eat on the way?"
"No" came the blunt reply.
"Ok, but you're eating something at the first break you get from them!"
"Hn" was the even blunter reply to that.
She shook her head as she started to push the wheelchair out the door.
Kai was placed in a room that held only a table, two chairs, a tape recorder, and two men in suits. Samantha wheeled Kai in front of the table, opposite the two men. Kai could feel her disdain as one of the men waved a hand at her as a dismiss. Kai watched them as she closed the door.
The interview with them was to Kai a complete waste of time. They asked stupid questions and treated him like he was a small child with the intelligence of a potato. He grew more uncooperative as time drifted by. They grew more impatient with him, repeating questions, getting angry at the replies or lack of them. He sat in his usual eye closed, arms folded pose. They continued to say how they would catch them, how easy it would be.
Three hours went by before Kai had had enough. He opened his eyes and stared at the men. They stopped what they were saying, it didn't matter what they said. Kai had stopped listening long ago.
"You won't catch Boris or Voltaire."
One of the men started to protest what Kai had just said to them.
"Shut up! You don't have a clue what you are up against, and you're making the worst mistake by assuming you are smarter then the opposition. They have been avoiding people like you their whole lives, working under your upturned, self-righteous noses while you thought you could catch them. You're not even asking sensible questions! From what I see, I have more intelligence in my shoe then you have between you. You disgust me, and you have no hope of catching them. Now, if you don't mind, I've got more important things to do, like maybe gelling my hair."
He got up out of the wheelchair and walked out the door without a second glance at the startled and speechless faces of the policemen. Samantha was waiting outside the door, a huge grin plastered on her face. She had heard the whole thing through the door.
"Now I get you something to eat. I'll let you walk if you agree to eat what I give you."
Kai nodded to her and allowed her to help support him as they walked to the cafeteria.
Kai couldn't believe the amount of food Samantha had placed in front of him. She even expected him to eat it all. She nodded encouragement as he began to try and make a dent in the pile.
"How do you do it Kai? You've hardly eaten a thing since you've been here, and yet you've hardly lost weight!"
"I just don't need a lot. Its like sleep, I can manage with little food and little sleep. I think it was something I was trained to do, but I can't be sure of that."
"What did they do to you in there?! Its like they were making something out of you, like they were making sure you could survive anything!"
"You hit the nail on the head. I was to be the perfect soldier for Biovolt."
The matter of fact way he said it stunned Samantha for a second. She regained composure and smiled at him.
"I think you'll be happy with this news by the way, the doctors say you'll be allowed home tomorrow afternoon. So you won't have to try and escape again."
"I told you, I just wanted some air last night. I hate the smell of the hospitals."
She just nodded and smiled, he was beginning to hate that about her.
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"Yay! Everyone's coming from America! My mom, dad, the All-stars and the Majestics, their all coming!"
"That's great Max, but what were the Majestics doing in America?" asked Ray, laughing as the hyper blonde jumped onto Tyson's sofa.
"My mom invited them for a while to do some research. This is gonna be a great party!"
"Yeah it is, the White Tigers are coming too, they have been travelling nearby so they can make it," added Ray.
Tyson bounded in the room with as much enthusiasm as Max was showing. "I asked Samantha if she wanted to come to the party and she said she would be delighted! I wonder if she'll dance with me if I ask."
Hilary walked in the room at that last bit. "I didn't even know you could dance Tyson! Besides, she's a little old for you."
Tyson stuck his tongue out at her.
"Hey homies, you got the party gear? Better hurry up and get slamming if you want the decs and food done me peeps!" called Tyson's grandfather from the kitchen.
"Damn, I almost forgot! We need music too!" yelled Tyson at no one in particular.
"Chill Tyson, we can contribute music, we just need food and decorations." Said Hilary, loving being in control.
"Right, Ray and Max can get decorations sorted, and Tyson, Kenny, and me can get and sort out food, deal? Mr. Dickenson has funded this on the agreement that we get his favourite rice balls, so come get the money!" oh yeah, she loved this way too much.
Everyone received some of the money and went with their appointed partners to get the stuff they needed.
Mr. Dickenson, Tyson's grandfather and his father watched the group rush off.
"Its good they have something to look forward to after all they've been through lately." Said Tyson's dad, smiling as his son ran after Hilary and Kenny.
"Yes, things certainly seen to be bad round those kids. It's good for them to see all their friends from the tournament." Agreed Mr. Dickenson.
"Those little dudes certainly know how to get themselves into trouble, but they always pull through." Said Tyson's granddad. They couldn't disagree with that.
"I just hope my house pulls through this party!" he added at the end. They all laughed as they went in to move some of the furniture. Tomorrow was going to be interesting.