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"Ugh...are we there yet?" Tyson moaned.
"Would you quit asking that!? You're driving me insane!" Hilary yelled at the top of her lungs.
The group was getting irritable, with walking for so long.
"Let's take a break guys." Rei said suddenly, sensing everyone was becoming exhausted. The Chinese blader sat down on a root of a tree and rested his elbows on his knees.
"What are we going to do? We've been walking for hours, my laptop is missing, our leader is missing, we have no food, and don't have a clue to where we are!" Kenny exclaimed, his voice distressed.
Everyone moaned.
"We can't give up just yet....maybe there's a village or something close by." Rei replied.
"Yeah! We can ask questions and eat there!" Tyson said.
Hilary sighed. She was getting worried about Kai for some strange reason.
"Come on, let's get going." Rei said, getting to his feet.
"You there!" A voice suddenly yelled out from the distance.
The group froze and looked up the path to see a group of 4 cloaked figures on horses gallop toward them.
"What the?!" Tyson exclaimed.
The horsemen quickly surrounded the team, aiming high tech guns at each of the teens.
Kenny screamed and ducked for cover behind Max.
"Who are you!?" The navy haired blader demanded, his hands clenched into fists.
"We are the Clan of Shadows. We have been awaiting your arrival, and our Lord Aegis is eager to welcome you." A man said, his voice sinister.
The team eyed the men on horses carefully. They were unable to see their faces through the thick shadows cast by the hoods.
"We mustn't detain the Master any longer!" Another man exclaimed.
"Hey!" Rei called out as he was pushed along by the barrel of a gun.
"Guys....I don't think we have any choice but to go along with them." Hilary said hesitantly.
"Move!" One of the horseman commanded, his voice dark.
The BladeBreakers couldn't run away as the horsemen forced them to begin walking up the trail and into the fields of a small village.
A bright light penetrated the sleeping teen's eyes as he awoke. With a groan, he shielded his face with his arm.
"Hey! Darien! He's waking up!" A feminine voice whispered.
Kai heard footsteps drawing closer and finally came to rest next to him.
As his eyes grew accustomed to the light, he lowered his arm to see two pairs of concerned eyes, staring at him intently.
Kai sat up immediately and jerked back. "Wh....who the heck are you?!" He demanded.
A girl, about 5 years younger than him giggled. "I'm Kairi and this is my little brother Darien. You really should lay back down, you are still very weak."
The blue haired teen eyed the two suspiciously. The girl had vibrant purple hair and matching eyes. Her brother had dark aqua colored hair with the same purple eyes as his sister. He then began to look around the room he was in. He was laying on a straw bed with blankets both under him and over him. The walls were of timber and there was a small window, carved out of the wall at the far end.
He looked down at himself, finding that his hands and arms had been bandaged, and he was wearing only his pants.
"Where am I?" His voice was hoarse.
"You are in the village of the sacred fire spirit. My brother, my mother and myself found you in the mountains." Kairi replied.
Kai moaned and held his head. "This can't be happening....." He thought to himself.
"You aren't from around here, are you?" The young boy asked suddenly.
"What makes you say that?" Kai asked.
"You have some strange things with you. What's this? Some kind of game?" The boy fiddled with his beyblade and launcher.
"Hey! Put that down!" Kai demanded, lunging for the boy.
The small child handed over the beyblade and launcher. "I'm.....I'm sorry...." He whimpered, tears running down his cheeks.
"Please forgive him. He does stupid things sometimes." Kairi bowed her head.
Kai sighed and rolled his eyes. "Don't cry kid......here." The older teen bent down and gave the kid his launcher. "Like this..." Kai took his beyblade and snapped it into place. "Now, pull."
Darien pulled the ripcord, sending the blue beyblade spinning onto the floor. It quickly began to slow down and soon came to rest.
"Wow! That's sooo cool!" The boy exclaimed.
Kai couldn't believe this kid had never seen a beyblade before. "You've never heard of beyblade before?"
"Bey...blade?" The children looked confused.
Kai sighed in defeat and stood up. "Well, thank you for your help, but I need to find my friends." He headed out of the room and into what looked like a kitchen and living room.
A wooden oak table sat in the middle with 6 carved chairs. Wooden cabinets lined the walls on one end, and a large fireplace stood at the other, edged with large smooth stones. A fire was burning brightly inside, lighting the whole room.
"Um...sir? I don't think you should leave just yet." He heard Kairi behind him.
"What is this? Where the heck am I?" Kai demanded, panic gripping his heart.
Suddenly, the door opened and an older woman stepped in, carrying a basket of vegetables. She had light purple hair and green eyes, and appeared to be in her mid 30's to 40
"Why hello there! I see you are awake, but you really should not be moving around!" The woman sat the basket down on the table and retrieved a blanket from a closet near the door.
"Kairi? Darien? Please fetch this young man some fresh clothes." The woman told the children as she threw the blanket around Kai and ushered him over to the fireplace.
"But...." He started.
The woman sat him down on the wooden floor and wrapped the blanket around him more.
"No buts....you've been out in that snow for God knows how long!" She went over to the side of the fire and threw another log into it.
Kai suddenly sneezed, causing the flames in the pit to sway slightly.
The woman chuckled softly and took a seat in a wooden rocking chair. "So, do you have a name?"
"Kai." He replied coolly.
"Well Kai, welcome to our home! You can just call me Layla. I see you've already met my son and daughter."
"Can you tell me what's going on?" Kai looked up at Layla slightly before returning his gaze to the floor.
"Well, a few hours ago, lights began to fly down from the sky, and my children saw one land near here, so we all went into the mountains to find whatever it was. We saw you struggling in a snowstorm. You had collapsed before we reached you, and the snow practically covered you. When we eventually found you, you had mild frostbite on your arms and hands, and had passed out. So, needless to say, we brought you back here."
"Have you seen any other strangers around here, about my age?" Kai asked, his eyes widening slightly.
"No, but this group recently appeared in villages all over this forest. They call themselves the Shadow Clan, and they just came out of no where a few weeks ago."
"Hmmm...."
"We actually thought you might be with them. You dress very strangely." Layla smiled.
"Here momma!" Kairi exclaimed as she entered the room, a fresh pile of clothes in her arms. She bent down next to Kai and handed them to him, blushing slightly.
"Uh...thanks." Kai replied.
"Why don't you get dressed and I'll get you something to eat. When you get your strength back up, Kairi and Darien can show you around town, and maybe find out about your friends." Layla said as she stood up and grabbed the basket of vegetables from the table.
"Follow me." Kairi tugged on his arm gently, careful not to hurt his frostbitten arm.
Kai stood up and followed the young girl to a closed room.
"You can change in there. Come and sit at the table when you're done." Kairi smiled up at him again.
Kai disappeared into the vacant room and changed into his new clothes.
"Ugh....I feel like I should be apart of the SaintSheilds." He said to himself as he looked at his new clothes. He was wearing a black pair of pants and a red tunic with orange and navy blue stripes. A golden piece of leather came across the front of his chest, holding the sides of the tunic over his body. The garments were fairly large, so he grabbed his belt from his old pants and latched it around his waist.
Once he was done, he went into the room he woke up in and grabbed his beyblade and launcher.
"Dranzer?!" He exclaimed, seeing his bitchip was empty. "What the...." He called out mentally to his beloved bitbeast, but nothing replied.
"I wonder if the others are gone to?" He wondered to himself as he pocketed his belongings.
The blue haired teen walked back into the kitchen and took a seat at the wooden table as instructed. Layla placed a bowl of steaming soup in front of him, along with some rolls of bread, and a glass of water.
"Eat up! You should feel better." Layla smiled as she prepared two more settings for her children.
Kai hesitated. These people were poor, and he would feel horrible if he burdened them.
"It won't be any good to you if it's cold, eat up!" The woman's voice snapped the teen out of his thoughts.
"I...don't want to burden you...." Kai mumbled sheepishly.
Layla laughed. "Nonsense! Now eat!" She handed the teen a wooden spoon.
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don't forget to review!
I didn't think anyone would want to read this, but it seems that some people are!
Thanks again!
Anyway, here's the next chapter......
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"Ugh...are we there yet?" Tyson moaned.
"Would you quit asking that!? You're driving me insane!" Hilary yelled at the top of her lungs.
The group was getting irritable, with walking for so long.
"Let's take a break guys." Rei said suddenly, sensing everyone was becoming exhausted. The Chinese blader sat down on a root of a tree and rested his elbows on his knees.
"What are we going to do? We've been walking for hours, my laptop is missing, our leader is missing, we have no food, and don't have a clue to where we are!" Kenny exclaimed, his voice distressed.
Everyone moaned.
"We can't give up just yet....maybe there's a village or something close by." Rei replied.
"Yeah! We can ask questions and eat there!" Tyson said.
Hilary sighed. She was getting worried about Kai for some strange reason.
"Come on, let's get going." Rei said, getting to his feet.
"You there!" A voice suddenly yelled out from the distance.
The group froze and looked up the path to see a group of 4 cloaked figures on horses gallop toward them.
"What the?!" Tyson exclaimed.
The horsemen quickly surrounded the team, aiming high tech guns at each of the teens.
Kenny screamed and ducked for cover behind Max.
"Who are you!?" The navy haired blader demanded, his hands clenched into fists.
"We are the Clan of Shadows. We have been awaiting your arrival, and our Lord Aegis is eager to welcome you." A man said, his voice sinister.
The team eyed the men on horses carefully. They were unable to see their faces through the thick shadows cast by the hoods.
"We mustn't detain the Master any longer!" Another man exclaimed.
"Hey!" Rei called out as he was pushed along by the barrel of a gun.
"Guys....I don't think we have any choice but to go along with them." Hilary said hesitantly.
"Move!" One of the horseman commanded, his voice dark.
The BladeBreakers couldn't run away as the horsemen forced them to begin walking up the trail and into the fields of a small village.
A bright light penetrated the sleeping teen's eyes as he awoke. With a groan, he shielded his face with his arm.
"Hey! Darien! He's waking up!" A feminine voice whispered.
Kai heard footsteps drawing closer and finally came to rest next to him.
As his eyes grew accustomed to the light, he lowered his arm to see two pairs of concerned eyes, staring at him intently.
Kai sat up immediately and jerked back. "Wh....who the heck are you?!" He demanded.
A girl, about 5 years younger than him giggled. "I'm Kairi and this is my little brother Darien. You really should lay back down, you are still very weak."
The blue haired teen eyed the two suspiciously. The girl had vibrant purple hair and matching eyes. Her brother had dark aqua colored hair with the same purple eyes as his sister. He then began to look around the room he was in. He was laying on a straw bed with blankets both under him and over him. The walls were of timber and there was a small window, carved out of the wall at the far end.
He looked down at himself, finding that his hands and arms had been bandaged, and he was wearing only his pants.
"Where am I?" His voice was hoarse.
"You are in the village of the sacred fire spirit. My brother, my mother and myself found you in the mountains." Kairi replied.
Kai moaned and held his head. "This can't be happening....." He thought to himself.
"You aren't from around here, are you?" The young boy asked suddenly.
"What makes you say that?" Kai asked.
"You have some strange things with you. What's this? Some kind of game?" The boy fiddled with his beyblade and launcher.
"Hey! Put that down!" Kai demanded, lunging for the boy.
The small child handed over the beyblade and launcher. "I'm.....I'm sorry...." He whimpered, tears running down his cheeks.
"Please forgive him. He does stupid things sometimes." Kairi bowed her head.
Kai sighed and rolled his eyes. "Don't cry kid......here." The older teen bent down and gave the kid his launcher. "Like this..." Kai took his beyblade and snapped it into place. "Now, pull."
Darien pulled the ripcord, sending the blue beyblade spinning onto the floor. It quickly began to slow down and soon came to rest.
"Wow! That's sooo cool!" The boy exclaimed.
Kai couldn't believe this kid had never seen a beyblade before. "You've never heard of beyblade before?"
"Bey...blade?" The children looked confused.
Kai sighed in defeat and stood up. "Well, thank you for your help, but I need to find my friends." He headed out of the room and into what looked like a kitchen and living room.
A wooden oak table sat in the middle with 6 carved chairs. Wooden cabinets lined the walls on one end, and a large fireplace stood at the other, edged with large smooth stones. A fire was burning brightly inside, lighting the whole room.
"Um...sir? I don't think you should leave just yet." He heard Kairi behind him.
"What is this? Where the heck am I?" Kai demanded, panic gripping his heart.
Suddenly, the door opened and an older woman stepped in, carrying a basket of vegetables. She had light purple hair and green eyes, and appeared to be in her mid 30's to 40
"Why hello there! I see you are awake, but you really should not be moving around!" The woman sat the basket down on the table and retrieved a blanket from a closet near the door.
"Kairi? Darien? Please fetch this young man some fresh clothes." The woman told the children as she threw the blanket around Kai and ushered him over to the fireplace.
"But...." He started.
The woman sat him down on the wooden floor and wrapped the blanket around him more.
"No buts....you've been out in that snow for God knows how long!" She went over to the side of the fire and threw another log into it.
Kai suddenly sneezed, causing the flames in the pit to sway slightly.
The woman chuckled softly and took a seat in a wooden rocking chair. "So, do you have a name?"
"Kai." He replied coolly.
"Well Kai, welcome to our home! You can just call me Layla. I see you've already met my son and daughter."
"Can you tell me what's going on?" Kai looked up at Layla slightly before returning his gaze to the floor.
"Well, a few hours ago, lights began to fly down from the sky, and my children saw one land near here, so we all went into the mountains to find whatever it was. We saw you struggling in a snowstorm. You had collapsed before we reached you, and the snow practically covered you. When we eventually found you, you had mild frostbite on your arms and hands, and had passed out. So, needless to say, we brought you back here."
"Have you seen any other strangers around here, about my age?" Kai asked, his eyes widening slightly.
"No, but this group recently appeared in villages all over this forest. They call themselves the Shadow Clan, and they just came out of no where a few weeks ago."
"Hmmm...."
"We actually thought you might be with them. You dress very strangely." Layla smiled.
"Here momma!" Kairi exclaimed as she entered the room, a fresh pile of clothes in her arms. She bent down next to Kai and handed them to him, blushing slightly.
"Uh...thanks." Kai replied.
"Why don't you get dressed and I'll get you something to eat. When you get your strength back up, Kairi and Darien can show you around town, and maybe find out about your friends." Layla said as she stood up and grabbed the basket of vegetables from the table.
"Follow me." Kairi tugged on his arm gently, careful not to hurt his frostbitten arm.
Kai stood up and followed the young girl to a closed room.
"You can change in there. Come and sit at the table when you're done." Kairi smiled up at him again.
Kai disappeared into the vacant room and changed into his new clothes.
"Ugh....I feel like I should be apart of the SaintSheilds." He said to himself as he looked at his new clothes. He was wearing a black pair of pants and a red tunic with orange and navy blue stripes. A golden piece of leather came across the front of his chest, holding the sides of the tunic over his body. The garments were fairly large, so he grabbed his belt from his old pants and latched it around his waist.
Once he was done, he went into the room he woke up in and grabbed his beyblade and launcher.
"Dranzer?!" He exclaimed, seeing his bitchip was empty. "What the...." He called out mentally to his beloved bitbeast, but nothing replied.
"I wonder if the others are gone to?" He wondered to himself as he pocketed his belongings.
The blue haired teen walked back into the kitchen and took a seat at the wooden table as instructed. Layla placed a bowl of steaming soup in front of him, along with some rolls of bread, and a glass of water.
"Eat up! You should feel better." Layla smiled as she prepared two more settings for her children.
Kai hesitated. These people were poor, and he would feel horrible if he burdened them.
"It won't be any good to you if it's cold, eat up!" The woman's voice snapped the teen out of his thoughts.
"I...don't want to burden you...." Kai mumbled sheepishly.
Layla laughed. "Nonsense! Now eat!" She handed the teen a wooden spoon.
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