After sending Tyson and Hilary home, Kai and Rei set out to get Max.

With Max---

"I don't care." Kevin said. "If you were so smart, you would've killed him already." He added. "We gotta wait; the bladers will arive soon." Lee said, eyeing the unconcious child on the steel table. "It's 11:30 pm, so they got half an hour to show up; if not..." Lee made a slitting motion over his throat. "Death to the child." He said.

With the beybladers---

"C'mon Kai, I know you hate Max, but we've gotta save him!" Rei said glaring at his team mate. "Then why don't you go get him, and I turn back? Besides...I'm not the one who was in the White Tigers team." He said, crossing his arms. Rei sighed. "Get up here and come on." He said flatly, trudging across the hill. He glanced at his wrist watch. "..." He refrained himself from cursing. "We've got 25 minutes." He said, quickening his pace to a run. Kai growled, and started to run also, although he wanted to be left behind.

Time was running out for the two; ten minutes had past, and they were only a little over halfway there. Rei slowed down. "Kai? Let's just go...we're not going to make it." Rei said finally. Kai narrowed his eyes. "So? You're giving up, just like that because we're running out of time!" He yelled, gripping Rei's shirt collar. "The Rei I know wouldn't give up so easily...weakling." He said, dropping Rei to the ground, and continuing to walk.

Rei stared back at him, shocked. "I'm no weakling!" He yelled, sprinting ahead.

With Max---

"They've got five minutes...five minutes!" Lee said. Kevin shook his head, a pistol in his right hand. "They're not going to come...why not just kill the kid now?" He mused, raising the pistol to Max's forehead. "No; not yet. I want to see how close they can make it." He said. Kevin sighed, lowering it. "They better hurry up, then." He said. Lee shook his head. "They'll probably make it." He said patiently.

Lee sighed after four minutes. "Thirty seconds left." He said. Kevin turned to him. "They won't make it; let me do the honors." He said. Lee ignored him.

"23..."

"Just let me do it..." Kevin said, raising the pistol.

"18..."

"Are you stupid? They would've been here by now!" He howled.

"9..."

"Forget you, I'll do it now."

"5..."

"Now..."

"3..."

Lee stopped as the door flew opened.

"One."