Hey again!

Thanks for all the great reviews last chapter!

This chapter, I think, isn't that great...but oh well....

anyway, here it is!

Enjoy...if you can

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"Who the heck are you?" One of the men asked as Kai approached them, disquised in the same crimson cloak. His slate colored bangs hung out slightly from the hood, but other than that, his face was shrouded in shadow. The cape was fairly large on the teen, and he had to keep pulling at it in order for it to stay on his body.

"He must be a new recruit sir." Another man replied.

"Very well then. You're late! We're heading out!"

"Yes sir!" Kai bowed slightly. "Strange....they didn't ask for a name...." The teen thought to himself. Mentally, he sighed with relief. He wouldn't have to think one up for now.

The group of caped figures began heading out of the village of flame and entered the surrounding forest.

"Where are we going?" Kai asked suddenly.

"Didn't they brief you when the master sent you?"

Kai shook his head, his bangs flopping side to side.

The man sighed. "Lord Marik has captured the enemy, and wishes us to return to begin looking for their captain.

Kai jumped slightly. Captain? Enemy? What were they talking about?!

Another man chuckled beneath his hood. "Those stupid BladeBreakers don't have a clue what's going on! This mission was easier than everyone thought!"

"Don't be so naive! Their captain is very resourceful! He was trained by BioVolt, and will prove difficult to kill. And don't forget about the sacred bitbeasts! We still have to located each of them and capture them!"

Kill!? Kai shuddered at the word. Were they planning on killing him? His crimson eyes went wide beneath the hood. Were they going to kill everyone else as well!? And their bitbeasts, they were out to get them too! But what exactly did they hope to accomplish?

"Bitbeasts? Why are you going after them?" Kai asked.

"You ask alot of questions."

"I have a bad memory." Kai glared at the man. This guy was really starting to piss him off!

"Since we've failed to capture the sacred bitbeasts in the real world, we were forced to go back in time to retrieve them. Bringing the BladeBreakers here, their bitbeasts were released from their confinds and now roam free! Now, we will be able to capture them, transport them to the real world and take over! With they're combined powers, we'll be unstopable, and with the BladeBreakers dead, no one will be able to reclaim the sacred spirits!"

The cloaked men began to chuckle to themselves.

"Idiots..." Kai sighed mentally. "So, the BladeBreakers are up against another mentally challenged moron and his minions bent on taking over the world.....nothing new here." The teen continued to think to himself. "These guys sound like the revival of BioVolt, but they're out to kill us..."

After about 20 minutes of walking, the group entered another village, also identical to the one they had just left.

Kai examined everything that caught his eye. His gaze stopped at the statue in the center of the small town.

"Drigger?!" Kai stared at the statue as he passed. It was the perfect likeness of Rei's beloved bitbeast, just like the one of Dranzer in the village of flame. "I wonder if every village around here has something like this...."

The four cloaked figures soon entered a large straw house. Doors lined the walls on both sides, reminding Kai of a hotel. The main level was extremely large, and a staircase sat at the very back wall.

"You're late." A dark voice called as they stopped in the center of the open level. A man with light brown hair walked down the staircase, his crimson cape flowing behind him.

"What is it with these guys and capes?!" The blue haired teen raised an eyebrow at the approaching man.

The men bowed on one knee. Kai immediatly dropped down, mimicing every action they took.

"I'm sorry my Lord Marik. We came as soon as we heard." A man said, not daring to look up.

"So that's Marik..." Kai thought. "He looks....familiar somehow...."

Marik huffed and the men stood up.

"Hey! Put me down you freak!" A feminine voice exclaimed behind them, causing everyone's gaze to turn.

A large, bulky man walked in, with a young brunette slung over his shoulder. Another struggling navy haired boy was under his arm.

"I want my laywer!" The boy yelled.

"Tyson! Hilary!" Kai nearly exclaimed, but bit his tongue.

Another large man followed, carrying two more teens...Rei and Max. Kenny was last, being held up by the back of his shirt.

The struggling team was dropped in front of Marik, who smirked down on them, staring at them with his peircing green eyes, causing shivers to run down their spines.

"Any word on Hiwatari?" He asked the cloaked men, who shook their heads.

"Kai Kai Kai! What is it with Kai!?" Tyson exclaimed.

"Are you jealous?" Hilary asked, poking Dragoon's master in the arm.

Marik chuckled. "You're captain is unique. With him running around out there, he could foil our plans. BioVolt might have trained him, but ever since he met up with you....he's grown weak!" Marik seemed to boil with rage as he said that last word. He sounded like just like Boris!

"Weak!? Kai is FAR from weak mister!" Hilary exclaimed, getting to her feet.

"Silence!" Marik brought his hand across her face, sending her back to the ground.

Kai growled and clentched his hands into fists, wanting despertly to attack this guy. How dare he hit her!

The rest of the team rushed to Hilary's side, making sure she was okay.

"You jerk!" Tyson yelled.

Marik only chuckled. "It's been a pleasure BladeBreakers, but now, you must die!"

The team gasped as the men that brought them in picked them up from the ground.

Marik exailed loudly and took out a gun from his cloak. "I'll leave this job in your capable hands." He tossed the gun over to one of the cloaked men before turning and proceeding to head back up the stairs.

"Can I do it? Please?" The men began to beg the gun's holder.

"The rookie can do it. He must prove his keep." The man turned to Kai and held the gun out to him.

Kai grimaced at the weapon. He hated guns....they had been used on him too many times in the past, and he never willed himself to touch one, but he had to, for his team's sake. Nodding, he silently took the gun and walked over to the teens, who stared at his with fright filled eyes. Hilary's eyes widened slightly, recongizing the blue bangs that hung out from the shadow of the hood. "It can't be....can it?"

"Move!" He yelled as darkly as he could, opening a door and aiming the gun at them.

Taking the hint, the frightened BladeBreakers proceed into the new room. Hilary took a moment to glance at the caped figure before entering the room. Tyson was the last. He glared at the disquised teen and snarled at him for a moment.

"I said move!" Kai shouted, hitting the navy haired teen on the back with the butt of the gun, forcing him to fall into the room.

Kai followed and closed the door swiftly behind him. "Just my luck!" He exclaimed mentally, seeing a door in the back wall, leading to the outside.

The captain eyed his team, some were frightened stiff, others looked at him bravely, as if saying, 'bring it on!' He smirked inwardly and stuffed the gun under his cape as he approached Kenny, who was shaking uncontrolably and muttering to himself.

Kai stopped just in front of him, and looked down at him through the hood's shadow. He reached back into his cape, causing the boy to stammer in fear.

The youngest teen forced his eyes shut as he heard a swoosh from the cloak.

"You should be more careful with something like this...." A familiar voice said softly, almost whispering.

Kenny opened his eyes slowly to see his laptop, positioned in front of his face.

"Dizzi?!" He nearly exclaimed, but a hand reached out and grabbed his mouth.

"Be very quiet, all of you." Kai told his team in a whisper as he pulled the hood off his head.

Large smiles grew on everyone's faces as they saw their captain.

Hilary was about to launch herself at him and grab him in a tight hug, but his arm swung out, holding a gun and he pulled the trigger, sending the bullet flying right past her and into the door, breaking the lock and leaving it hanging slightly open.

"Hilary! No!" Rei exclaimed, pretending the bullet had hit her.

The others soon got the hint and followed along, as Kai fired two more bullets into the back wall. He jerked his head over to the open door, and the teens quietly crept out into the daylight.

Kai fired off two more bullets before following his team out.

"Okay, now, I want everyone to run off that way." He pointed to his right and into the forest. "Once you get to the forest...."

"Hey! Who made you leader?" Tyson asked.

"If I remember, Mr. Dickinson!" Kai growled at the annoying teen, trying to keep his voice down.

There was a loud pounding on the door. "What's taking so long!"

Kai cursed and pulled his hood back over his head.

"What are you going to do?" Hilary asked.

Before Kai could reply, Tyson sneezed loudly.

The door suddenly burst open, and the caped men entered. "Hey! What's going on?!" One demanded. They were too stupid not to notice any blood on the floor or any bodies.

The eldest teen cursed. "Quick! They're getting away!" He fired a few more shots at the trees in the nearby forest, signaling his team to start running.

Marik stomped into the room, demanding to know what the heck was going on. He grabbed Kai by the front of his cape and shook him slightly.

"After them you fools!" He growled at the other men, who took off running after the teens.

"How hard can it be to kill off 5 teenagers?!" He shouted in Kai's face, as he shoved him against the wall of the house.

The force of the impact knocked the hood off Kai's head, revealing his face.

Marik gasped and stared at the teen with wide eyes. "It....it's you! You're Hiwatari!"

Kai chuckled, a large smirk forming on his face.

"How did you..."

Suddenly, the blue haired teen slid out from under the large cape and fell to the ground. He took off running after his team, pushing past the caped men that had already begun to run after them.

"Later, Marik!" Kai yelled back snidely, waving his arm.

"It's Hiwatari!" The men exclaimed as the teen zoomed by them. He was much faster than them, and was quickly advancing toward his team.

Marik cursed and grabbed a modified rifle from one of the guards. He aimed it carefully at the retreating teen and pulled the trigger.

"Kai! Over here!" Max exclaimed, as Kai entered the forest.

The blue haired teen stopped for a second before heading toward the blond, but suddenly, his eyes went wide, as pain tore through his leg. He crashed to the ground limply.

"Kai!" Everyone exclaimed and rushed over to their captain.

Kai pushed himself up on his knees. "What happened?" He tried to stand, but immediatly began to fall.

Hilary caught him and helped him stand. "Are you alright?!" She was extremely worried.

Kai looked down at his left leg. There was a large gash on the side, where a bullet had grazed him.

The cloaked men were approaching fast, and Rei and Hilary each pulled his arms around there shoulders.

"We have to get out of here!" Tyson exclaimed as the team began to run as fast as they could deeper into the woods.

Kai eventually shrugged off his helpers and began to run by himself, with a noticble limp.

"Let us help you Kai!" Hilary argued.

"I'm fine! Less talk, more running!" He said between gasps of breath.

More bullets began to wiz by their heads. Marik, along with more cloaked guards were fast approaching.

"We have to find somewhere to hide!" Rei exclaimed.

"Kai! Over here!" A young voice exclaimed.

The team stopped for a moment, looking for the owner of that voice. Everyone gasped as they saw a horse drawn cart race down the pathway, not too far from them. It slowed to a stop, and Kai rushed over to it, his team following close behind.

"Quick! Get it!" The driver of the cart called.

"What are you doing here!? I thought I told you to...." Kai stopped himself as a bullet landed in the side of the cart, barely missing his head. He ran around to the back and began helping his team into the cart's bed, which was full of hay.

"Hide yourselves!" The young girl said.

Everyone nestled themselves in the pile of hay as the girl cracked the reigns, signalling the horse to gallop off.

Their pursuers tried to grab the cart, but failed. Marik threw his weapon on the ground and cursed.

"Follow them! Don't loose their trail!" He commanded as he stomped his foot down on the weapon, snapping it in half. "Damn you Kai!"

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