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Summary: When Biovolt goes after one of its past 'students' the BBA steps in and places the girl under the watch of the Blade Breakers. What are Biovolt's plans for this girl and what happens when they get a hold of her because she risked herself by saving one of the Blade Breakers that has grown fond of her.

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Takes place after the World Beyblading Tournament

"…." Talking '….' Thinking

Clandestine Wolf

Chapter Fourteen - Sacrifices

Kai shifted uncomfortably at the picture of the approaching chopper, his crimson eyes locked on its rapidly closing in form. Everyone else seemed just as baffled as he was about the sudden appearance of the large yet agile flying machine. As Alexis tensed in his arms he knew something was suddenly terribly off, the whole calming effect of the area seeming to be harshly torn away by the realization of who the helicopter belonged to; Biovolt. The machine's large metal blades spun through the air loudly, gusts of cold wind being taken up more forcefully as the large metal bird landed in the tall grass with ease. The White Tigers had backed up away from the chopped, now standing next to the four-cloaked members of the Ancient shadows. Questioning glances were sent from one person to another while Tala stepped up beside Razor in a protective and possessive manner.

Silence soon fell as the helicopter's life was cut off, the engine being drained of its energy allowing the flying piece of metal to fall still. The long blades atop the chopped still spun slowly, but as each moment passed their movements grew less and less. The helicopter was large, or rather its cargo bay was large as it looked as if it could hold about a dozen grown men. The pilot stepped out first, purple hair swaying as wicked eyes peered out through red lens goggles, clearly Boris as his crooked and demented smile was plastered onto his face. The obvious thing was the piece of equipment he held in his hand; a handgun, which was loaded, and ready to shoot at first warning. He wasn't the only one to have a gun, as all the men who stepped out of the helicopter did. There was fourteen in all; twelve of them in black suits while Boris and the co-pilot made up the other two.

The members of the White Tiger team didn't bother trying to ask questions, as even as they went to open their mouth to ask what in the world was going on the men in suits held their guns out warningly while each was aimed at everyone one of the eight teens standing there. The forest wasn't that far behind them, yet even as they would turn to run they guessed that each of them would be shot in the back as they tried to get away. Oh course there was always the chance they could dive into the tall grass and crawl away that way, but even that looked half futile as each of the men in the suits looked tall and quick with their long legs. Despite their disadvantage each stood stall, refusing to cower before Boris and his cruel looking henchmen.

"It took us forever to track you down, my Pet," spoke up Boris with a light sneer. "We've trained you quite well to be hard to hunt down. Lucky enough for use we have a lot more undercover agents than you actually think we do. I'd say by now you're back to perfect health, and it is time you return to your trainings and duties, Pet. As for you, Tala…. You shall be severely punished for leaving the abbey to help my Pet keep out of our grasp." The sudden look each of the White Tigers gave to the cloaked teens made the goggled fool grin. "So they didn't know who all of you actually were. I'll just have to gladly tell them then before all of you are punished. White Tigers I'd like you to meet your true opponents and their real names. The captain of the team Razor who's nothing but a snotty little prep school kid, Tala who tracked the boy down and invited him to help along, Alexis who is the real cause of all this and what is about to happen for everyone's punishment, and Kai who was the former leader of the Blade Breakers."

"I swear if you lay a single harmful hand on anyone here Boris I will personally tear you limb from limb. The White Tiger team has nothing to do with this, so let them go. All they were looking for was a friendly beyblading match. I don't care who you are, nor will I ever. You're not getting your hands on 'Lex, and that's that." For emphasis Kai stepped forward, pushing Alexis behind him as his crimson eyes narrowed harshly. With one hand behind his back and holding Snowflake's his other pushed his cloak's hood back so the others could clearly see his face. "I won't allow you to harm anyone while I'm standing here. I don't care if my grandfather sent you because I could care less what he says or does anymore. I would never consider him apart of my family again, no matter what he did to try to bribe me back to his side."

Boris smirked, an ugly thing it looked as it appeared on his face. He was planning something, as he always was whether it seemed so or not. Bold Kai was to speak to him like that, but Boris had another thing on his mind. "We'll just have to fix that then… I'm sure you can't do anything while you're not standing anymore." A sick laugh followed his comment as Boris gave a light movement with his gun-less hand. The gesture was short and brief, just a simple flick of the fingers, which was all that was needed. The co-pilot of the helicopter raised his gun at that simple gesture, finger already on the trigger as the safety was naturally already off. A calloused finger pulled the trigger, a single shot from the hollow barrel ringing clearly into the silence of the growing night. The man's aim was clearly Kai, and no doubt that his aim was dead on as well.

As the co-pilot moved Kai's crimson orbs widened lightly, half stepping back as the gun was risen to be aimed at him. He couldn't tell which came first between Snowflakes sudden movement to pull herself facing him and in front of him or the pulling of the gun's trigger, but he did know that he didn't feel the expected pain of the racing bullet burning into his flesh. Instead he found Alexis standing in front of him, pressed up against his body as their hands remained locked together. The small gasp he heard from the head smaller teen was enough to know that she had taken to bullet for him, her lithe frame still standing tall as pain only flickered through her steel blue eyes for the briefest moment. It was only her training that kept her in one piece and not breaking down right there and then as the small piece of metal reared its ugly head and buried its self deep into the flesh of Snowflake's right shoulder where Kai's left would've been, or more intently where his quickly beating heart would've been.

Mariah shrieked as the gun went off, jumping to half hide behind a shocked Lee. They all were about to say something about the whole matter, Mariah already opening her mouth to before a gun being pointed at her silenced the White Tiger member. Both Gary and Kevin had stepped back and closer to their teammates, not looking too happy yet looking as much fearful as they were displeased. They all looked as if they wee just going to bolt and try to run for it, muscles tense and face looking grim. Tala was trying desperately to hold on to a squirming Razor who was about as jumpy as everyone else when the gun went off. The red head could've sworn that he actually felt Razor's skin crawl with hatred and worry towards the most unknown of the four of them.

Suddenly Razor bolted from Tala's strong arms, catching his close friend off guard with his sudden movement. True he was clumsy at times, but he had his moments like this when he was desperate to be at his best so eh could show he was just as loyal as the rest of them. His worry had gotten the best of him, desperately wanting to know if his pack member was all right. Only so far did he get before Tala caught up to his running form and shoved him into the tall grass and dirt below. Only a mere split second after Razor hit the ground did he heard the sound of five shots ringing out into the air as five black suited men aim and fired. He at first thought they were just warning shots, but the thought was quickly pushed away and jarred to reality as scarlet droplets splattered messily only his face. Only then did it hit him that Tala's form was looming over him before it fell to the ground with a sickening thud. Metallic blue eyes were filled with unshed tears, lungs choking on their last dying breath as the vision of the blue orbs whirled into a world or darkness. Both teens laid on the ground, now dull metallic blue eyes being stared at by crying and stinging bright blue eyes. From there the world seemed to die to Razor, his heart aching ever so painfully as it was tugged at by the love filled face of Tala who now lay dead in front of him. Blood pooled eagerly on the ground below, covering both the ground Tala's body laid on and the ground Razor laid on from being shoved to the ground. The five shots had been aimed at the vital organs; a lung, the heart, the liver, and the brain leaving Tala to die nearly instantly before his life literally drained from his body. Time just seemed to stop right there for Razor, everything coming to a sudden halt as his mind flickered back to when to first met Tala, to the time they had battled and shared their first laugh, to the time they had slept comfortably together in the same bed, and to the time they had shared their first and only kiss. It was like he himself was dying along with Tala, everything being taken from him in just a brief matter of seconds.

At that moment, when the first shot at Tala was made, Alexis has stiffened. She knew his fate from there, already mourning for him before he even died. Still yet no tears fell from her steel blue eyes, which suddenly narrowed in a bone-chilling manner. Their pools of blue were suddenly dull and lost, yet only lost in an emotionless state as a growl of defiance slipped from her chest. Truly now did she sound like a wolf, almost as if the bit beast spirit inside her was making the noise its self. "No more…" her voice was but a shivering whisper, sounding nothing like a plead but rather an order. Kai was about to ask her what she had said, but on her own she repeated it, the words daunting everyone's ears. "I said no more! No more killing! No more pain!" It was too late for Kai to grab onto her or stumble for balance as he was shoved forcefully back into the dirt and out of view from the men with guns. He was safe whether he knew it or not, and she was seething angry while it radiated off of her like a bad odor. The pain in Alexis' shoulder was dulled and soothed by her bit beast companion as he lent her his power.

Boris knew her training, as he himself was in charge of most of it when it came to beyblading. Voltaire had been in charge of the rest of her training, not just wanting her as an excellent blader but as an excellent killer all together. He wanted her to be ruthless and precise; yet still he had proved yet that her spirit wasn't broken as she constantly did what she wanted despite the punishments that they had given her. They all knew it was just time that kept her from revolting and all out going against Biovolt, but they had her in their hands like play dough when the mention of her parents being still alive was made. It was torture all around, everyday like a living hell as Alexis was put through training course after training course.

Whirling around in a sudden movement after pushing Kai to the ground she murmured a soft and sorrowful goodbye, the men in suits half expecting her to pull out a gun like she had been taught to in her training when she felt it was time to end things. They had been ordered before hand not to kill her, but to their surprise she instead had her launcher and beyblade in hand. The black and light blue blade launched fiercely as soon as her body was turned far enough around to do so, the blade flying through the air at rather deadly looking speeds as it rotated lightly. The pass it made in the air was along the black suited men and Boris, all of them having their guns out as a precaution, only now it seemed useless as the black blade hit the ground and raced to stay in-between the men and the White Tigers. The guns seemed like mere toys now as the piece none of the men were holding onto fell to the ground with a thud, Alexis' blade having sliced through the metal like butter.

Boris took a step back, knowing quite well what the enraged teen was capable when angry, but he had his own weapon that hurt more than anything else could. The spinning black and light blue blade was soon called back to Snowflake's hand, here in her palm the bit beast chip glowed softly where it couldn't be seen, her life long companion parting with her as he fled into the blade as wished. From there she dropped the beyblade, letting it roll into Kai's foot as she walked away from him and towards Boris. She knew he had her parents till, and he could kill them with a simple push of the button. Even if her training was harsh Alexis knew she couldn't handle twelve trained men which were over three times her own size. To save everyone else she'd have to go, go and sacrifice herself like Tala had sacrificed himself for Razor.

'I'm sorry Razor…. I didn't mean for anyone to get hurt. I know Tala meant a lot to you like just like… Just like Kai means a lot to me. It hurts; I know but please don't give up just yet. You still have a long life ahead of you even if we both just lost our best friend. Give him a good burial, and make sure Kai lightens up and understands that having feelings and emotions only makes him stronger. Tell everyone the truth.' The thoughts were her own silent plea, a silent cry before the black suited men ran forward and seized her smaller body forcefully and harshly. Even now she could see the look on Boris' face, a mock grin of his own ingenious plans. Her arms were painfully wrenched behind her back, hands tied securely together while her feet were bound when she was thrown over one of the suited man's shoulders. Without Cynewolf Snowflake felt weak, alone, and as is she was missing apart of her that made her a whole person. 'This must be how Razor feels… So hollow now..'

All the men along with Boris and his snooty co-pilot boarded the chopper again, the cargo door shut and locked as cries of Kai's name from Snowflake's lips were heard. Soon they were silenced, by what means couldn't be seen, the blades of the helicopter starting to spin again as the engine was started. It didn't take long for the large metal bird to take into the air and fly off in a whirl of noise and wind. Everyone was left startled, the White Tigers breathing a sigh of relief while Razor and Kai mourned their losses quietly. Razor had barely gathered himself together, tears streaking his cheeks while Kai didn't cry a single tear as he stuck his mask of no emotions back onto his face. Inside he was hurting more than one would know, his right hand gripping the blue and black blade of Alexis unknowingly of the bit beast's presence in it.

By now it was as dark as could be while the sky was clear of any clouds leaving the millions of stars to peeks out meekly as their soft light shined onto the grounds below. The brightest thing in the sky though was a moon, a full moon, which glittered brightly yet, seemed to mourn softly as its edged were dimmed lightly. The night was cool, a light wind blowing past the field filled with silence. They all had been so close to what they wanted, but again it had been robbed from their hands without even a second's notice. The White Tigers didn't get their battle while they were mentally scarred for life, and razor and Kai didn't get to protect the ones they cared about leaving them alone with only each other and the world around them. They all made their sacrifices that day, some more than others.