Sorry for such a long wait!
Thank you for all the wonderful reviews last chapter!
Oh and don't worry....you will all find out who Aegis is....I would say soon but I don't really know
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So yeah.....here's the next chapter!
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The two teens, exhausted as they were, followed Jethro through the straw and wooden house.
They passed many different rooms, most filled with people staring frightfully at the strangers.
"Is the whole village here?" Hilary asked, noticing the multitudes of people.
"Yes. What's left of us at least." Jethro replied sadly.
After a few more steps, they came to a medium sized room, it's walls lined with selves and assorted items.
"Take whatever you please....we have plenty to get by with."
"Thank you sir." Kai bowed before the man, Hilary following after.
The aqua haired man turned and left the room.
"I feel guilty....you know?" Hilary started.
"Yeah....we won't take much." Kai replied, beginning to gather supplies.
The two collected some medical supplies, three oversized blankets and a jug of water. They walked out of the room and met up with Jethro once again.
"That's all you're taking?" He seemed surprised.
Kai nodded. "Your people are far worse off that we are. We can gather supplies on the way as well."
Jethro closed his purple eyes and sighed. "As you wish. Good luck on your journey. We will all pray for your success. If you need any help whatsoever, do not hesitate to ask."
"Thank you." Hilary and Kai bowed, and took their leave in search of their friends.
"Do you think they'll be able to succeed?" A woman asked, walking up behind Jethro.
"I believe they can save us all."
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"It's about time! We were getting worried!" Rei exclaimed, seeing his captain and Hilary walk over toward them.
"We shouldn't leave you too alone! Too much distraction, eh Kai?" Tyson started.
Hilary stopped in front of the navy haired teen, her eyes closed and a scowl on her face. With a sudden growl, she landed her fist on top of his head, a large lump forming underneath it.
Tyson fell over on the ground, wailing in pain.
As the brunette began yelling at the pained teen, Rei turned to Kai, and relieved him of some of his burden.
"This is all you found?"
"This is all we really need. We'll find our own food." Kai stated. "By the way....wasn't that your job?"
Rei nodded, a catlike grin on his face. "We went fishing!"
"And Tyson and I found this great cave on the coast!" Max exclaimed.
"We already put the fish in there." Kenny said.
"Alright then......it's getting dark so lets go."
Kai grabbed Hilary's shoulder and pulled her off of Tyson, giving Dragoon's master a chance to get to his feet.
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Hours later:
The six teens had eaten a plentiful dinner of fish, and had all fallen asleep.
The campfire Rei had built had burnt out long ago, and a small trail of smoke winded upward to the roof of the cave.
Kai stood at the exit, looking outside. He leaned against the wall, his arms crossed tightly over his chest to keep warm.
His hair tossed in the gently breeze as he listened to the soothing sounds of the ocean.
"This world's in chaos.....what's happening....and why are we involved?" He asked himself, closing his eyes slightly.
He reached into his pocket, taking a familiar blue object out.
"Dranzer..." He whispered, noticing his beyblade had lost the warmth it once had...the warmth that used to comfort him whenever he needed it.
"Kai?" A soft voice asked behind him.
The blue haired teen looked over his shoulder to see Hilary, walking up to him with a thick blanket around her.
"What are you doing?"
"Thinking." He replied quickly, looking back out at the ocean.
The brunette rubbed her eyes sleepily and stood next to her captain.
The sun was beginning to rise over the sea, illuminating the salty waters with brilliant colors.
With a slight yawn, she looked up at Kai, noticing that he hadn't slept at all yet.
"Kai...you're going to wear yourself out at this rate...." She started, but fell silent as his crimson eyes glared at her.
He opened his mouth to reply, but was cut off by a racket outside the cave.
The two immediately peered around the edge of the cave's mouth and gazed down the beach.
Hilary heard Kai curse softly as he recognized the source of the noise.
Two men stood close to the water's edge.
"Is everything secure?"
"Yes sir. There is no sign of anyone."
"Good." The first man chuckled. "Post watchers at the edges of the village and throughout the forest. Make sure those kids don't interfere."
One of the men ran off at his command.
"That voice...."
"It's Marik...."
The remaining figure turned and bent down on his knee, examining a square like object in the sand.
"Stand clear! We're going to draw it out of the ocean!"
Kai's eyes went wide, knowing what he was talking about.
"Oh no...." Hilary gasped.
There was a sleepy moan from inside the cave.
"What's going on you guys?" It was Rei.
The Chinese teen stood up and stretched, yawning loudly.
"Quiet Rei!" Kai snapped. "Wake the others. There's trouble."
"Huh?" The raven haired teen blinked a few times before realizing Kai was serious.
He nodded and turned to awake the rest of the team.
"What are you thinking Rei!? The sun hasn't even come up yet!" Tyson wailed once he finally awoke.
"SHHHH!" Rei covered the navy haired teen's mouth quickly. "We have to be quiet." He whispered, looking back over at Kai.
Tyson nodded and Rei removed his hand.
Dragoon's master looked over at his blue haired captain, still peering out of the cave.
"What's going on?" He whispered, crawling over next to Hilary.
Max, Rei and Kenny finally joined them, and all stared out onto the beach in curiosity.
The man fiddled with the box one last time, and stood up, a smirk on his face.
"Any minute now..."
"What are they doing?" Max asked, looking at his friends.
Suddenly, something yelped behind them.
"Dizzi?! What's wrong?" Kenny exclaimed, seeing the white fox trembling in pain.
"That.....sound!" She wailed, clenching her eyes shut and curling into a ball.
There was a loud roar outside, it's volume shaking the cave's walls.
Everyone had to cover their ears as the sound was echoed through the small cave.
"What the heck was that?!" Tyson exclaimed.
Kenny picked up his pained bitbeast and looked outside. "It appears they're trying to call something out of hiding!"
Suddenly, something far out in the ocean surfaced, and fell back down under the water.
"There she is!" A man called.
"Increase the power!" Marik yelled.
There was another loud cry of pain.
"Make it stop!" Dizzi cried, twisting her body in her master's grip.
"What the....?" Rei took a step back as the cave's floor began to flood with water.
"The tide is rising....but...how?" Kai asked himself.
The answer was out at sea, not too far away from the shore.
A large wave of water began to form, and grow in size as it approached.
Suddenly, with another loud roar, the waves parted, revealing a giant purple and grey beast, resembling a turtle.
"It's Draciel!"
Max gasped, rushing out of the cave.
"Wait!" Tyson grabbed the blonde American by his shoulder.
"Let me go! They're going to hurt her!"
"Do it now!" Marik yelled, laughing maniacally.
Max growled, swinging his arm around and knocking his friend's grip off him.
"No Max!" Kai yelled after the blonde, but he wouldn't stop running.
"Draciel! No!!!!"
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