Didn't get much review form the last chapter, but oh well…here goes:
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Black Dranzer pushes the other two blades away.
"Gou?" Makoto asked as he watches his best friend stare at the ground.
"I… remember…" he said quietly,
Kaiya watches her brother and how he's acting, then, a light bulb lid up,
"That's it… (Kaiya looks at Black Dranzer) It's the blade! It's Black Dranzer!" she exclaimed,
"Wait, what are you talking about?" Makoto asked but Kaiya jumped into the dish and reaching for the black blade.
"Kaiya! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Makoto exclaimed,
"Kaiya!" the others called.
"You've done enough damage to my little brother," she thought as her hand grips the blade and pains from the sharpness of Black Dranzer flows to her thoughts and felt like shouting out in pain…but refused to. Kaiya fell back and darkness started coming out of the blade surrounding Kaiya.
"DRAGOON!" Makoto shouted and his blade immediately heads for Kaiya's rescue.
Mark couldn't take watching form the sidelines anymore; he takes out his blade and launcher,
"DRACIEL!"
Rayna reached for her blade and launcher as well and so did Tai,
"GO DRIGER!"
"GO STRATA DRAGOON!"
Cam watches and analyzes just what Black Dranzer is doing.
"Guys! Black Dranzer wants to take a new host!" she shouted,
"Yeah? Then what do we do?" Mark asked now with Makoto along with the others.
"The bit beasts have their own elements, try to block the darkness!" Cam replied,
"Oh great, doesn't darkness get beaten by light?" Makoto asked,
"Doesn't Driger have light?" Tai asked,
"No! Driger is Earth!" Makoto argued back
"Strata Dragoon is Earth!" Tai agued,
"Fine! Then Driger is Metal! We got the main 5 elements: Wind-Dragoon, Fire-Dranzer, Draciel-Water, Strata Dragoon-Earth, and if you're right, then Driger is Metal!" Makoto explained,
"Yes Driger is Metal slash lightning," said Rayna.
"And Dragix?" Mark asked,
"…I have no idea," Makoto admitted.
"Wait! Didn't Gou explain one time about how his bit beast is a fusion between two creatures. One of light and one of dark? Gou never knew what those two creatures were but I think I know now…" said Cam in a small voice.
"And that would be…?" Mark asked trying to get her to continue.
"That blade Gou has, the bit chip he has…I don't think that's the original Black Dranzer chip! Gou's bit beast is a combination of a white creature with scales and a black creature with feathers. One of those creatures was Black Dranzer!"
"WHAT?"
"But how can that be?" Makoto asked,
"Yeah, Black Dranzer did disappear but how can Gou end up with the spirit of Black Dranzer?" Rayna asked,
"Because…his mother had it before him right? And Gou also explained that his bit beast's elements balance each other. Light and dark, when Gou was reaching deeper into the darkness, the darkness overpowered the light and so Black Dranzer's spirit is now in that blade instead of Gou's!"
"Then…where's Gou's blade?" Mark asked with concern.
"It doesn't matter! We're running out of time!" Tai exclaimed,
"Agreed! We don't need another Hiwatari zombie!" Mark shouted and pointing to Gou who was just…staring.
Tai grew a vein and ran over to Gou, then knocked him over with him on top.
"Can't you even realize what is happening here? HEY! SNAP OUT OF IT!" he shouted and punches Gou across his face.
In Gou's head:
"I don't understand, just who was right? Black Dranzer…or my friends?"
"Can't you even realize what is happening here?"
"Was that Tai? I did feel pain earlier,"
"HEY! SNAP OUT OF IT!"
Gou shot up,
"OW! TAICHI!" and he hits him back,
"Ow… Are you awake now?" Tai grumbled,
"Huh?" that was all Gou could say. Tai slaps him,
"HEY! I know life's been hard for you…but you don't have to take it so seriously that you want to destroy your own team!" Tai shouted at him.
"Uh…hey Tai," Gou asked,
"What?"
"What happened?" Gou asked and Tai did and anime fall off him.
"Gou! Where's Dragix?" Cam asked,
"Um, I remember giving it to this cloaked guy…then I had a really bad nightmare and I believed it," said Gou. Tai slapped his face; he grabbed Gou and pointed his face at the others,
"Does that look like a dream to you?" he asked,
"Oh…um…so what do I do to fix it?" Gou asked and Tai hits him again,
"WHY DO YOU KEEP DOING THAT?" Gou exclaimed,
"Because I feel like it, Moron! Tell me: Do you hate your family? Do you hate us?" Tai asked holding Gou by the collar even though he's taller than him.
"I…I don't know. Everything Black Dranzer said, everything it said, was so reasonable. And those memories he showed me…it was so real," said Gou as he fell to his knees unsure what to feel, believe or think.
Tai lets go, wondering how to get through to Gou.
Gou then remembered something important, like someone was giving him a vision:
"How do I know Dragix will come through for me?" Gou asked after he won his first tournament to his mom,
"Dragix will, and will always be there when you need it," she replied while working on a picture,
"How? Does Dragix really hold a part of you?" Gou asked,
"Yes, if you need me, or your father, or Kaiya, Dragix will help you,"
"But what if I'm not worthy for Dragix?"
"If you're not, Dragix will wait with you until you're ready. If you ever need me or your bit beast, just call our name, our spirits will be there…"
"Spirits…" Gou said in a whisper,
"I can feel it, everyone was right. Everything Black Dranzer said was a lie. In a way it was true, but in general, it was all a lie. There's no way I'm worthy for Dragix now,"
"Dragoon's wind can't block darkness forever you know!" Makoto shouted,
"Kaiya! Are you okay?" Mark asked,
"Not really…growing weak," she mumbled as she lies on the ground with a darkness fog surrounding her and Dranzer lying still outside it; but Kaiya kept her firm grip on Black Dranzer,
"Kaiya! Let go of the blade!" Cam shouted,
"No," she replied.
"She's so stubborn…" Mark mumbled,
"Like Gou," Rayna added.
"Gou! Can't you see your sister needs you?" Tai asked with a soft and sorry face on.
"What can I do? I don't even have Dragix now. I don't even deserve it. I messed up! I fell for Black Dranzer's lies! And I don't even know what is right or wrong anymore!" Gou shouted as he mentally punishes himself.
"Gou…be strong…" were Kaiya's last words before her friends knew she has officially passed out.
"Be strong Gou! Come on! One more time!" Kaiya encouraged when her brother messed up another launch.
"No! I quit! Blading's too hard!" Gou pouted,
"Come on, Bro! Dad showed me how to do it right, here, let me help you," said Kaiya with a smile as she picked up Dragix and Gou's launcher and puts it back in his hands,
"One more time," she said,
"You'll help me?" Gou asked,
"Yeah! See, You hold it like this…" and Kaiya started explaining.
"Okay! Let it rip!" Kaiya shouted and Gou launches Dragix which landed in the dish perfectly,
"Yeah! I did it!"
"See? Don't quit!" said Kaiya.
The two took a break and ate lunch.
"Kaiya? Remember the blade Black Dranzer we keep hearing about?" Gou asked,
"Yup!" Kaiya answered between mouthfuls,
"What if it does confuse the mind? Like yours or mine?" Gou asked,
"Well…we need good will powers then! Ha!" Kaiya laughed a little,
"I'm serious Kaiya! What if it did happen?" Gou asked,
"…I know Dad didn't know what was right back then, actually, I think he did but he didn't care. He was able to come back to the good side because of his friends," said Kaiya,
"So, you think we just need friends?" Gou asked,
"No, we need to trust our friends and each other," Kaiya replied and took another bite from her sandwich.
"That's it?" Gou asked,
"Uh huh, trust is very important, you should never doubt your loved ones, if you do, you could go down the wrong path. And I don't want that to happen to you, be strong Little Brother…"
Another time:
"Come on Gou! Don't you trust us?" Makoto asked pleading his friend,
"Well, yes,"
"Then come on! What are you afraid of?" Makoto asked pulling Gou along with him.
With Mark:
"I got a bad feeling about this," said Gou,
"Me too," said Mark,
"I don't trust how her hair spikes in different directions like that," said Gou,
"Say Gou…who do you trust more: Me…or Tara?" Mark asked as he got his blade from a side table,
"You of course," Gou replied,
"Good, because in tournaments, you should never trust anyone but your teammates," said Mark and walked off.
Rayna:
"You're brother doesn't seem to like strangers," said Gou,
"He doesn't like the fact that I'm on a different team," said Rayna,
"Yeah, why aren't on his team anyway?" Gou asked as he watches her stare out into the night,
"Because I don't want to be on his team," she answered,
"But he's your brother," said Gou,
"I know, I love him and I can always count on him, but, I'm not under his control. I want to be on this team because my friends are on it…"
"Really? Is that the only reason?" Gou asked as he looks out into the peaceful night too,
"No, my original intensions were to be on the same team of the decedents of my father's teammates. And I ended up getting great friends like you…" said Rayna and Gou smiled pleased that he's got a great friend too.
"Tai," Gou said all of a sudden,
"Yeah?"
"Who do you trust more? A friend or a bitbeast?" Gou asked and stood up,
"Friend," Tai replied,
"Why?" Gou asked,
"Because my bitbeast, along with yours and the others, are my friends too," Tai answered and Gou had a small smile formed,
"I guess, this is real and you are my friend, thanks," said Gou and slid down into the dish where Kaiya is.
"DRAGIX!" he shouted.
Where the blade was already destroyed, the, now white only, bit chip was still in one piece. The chip glowed and flew to the sky and soared all the way to where Gou was, right into his hand. Back with his rightful owner, the chip continued to glow letting light shine through the darkness.
"Leave my sister alone!" Gou growled in an angry and deadly voice. As Black Dranzer's black shadowy fog withdraws in fear of the light back into the blade, Gou reaches for it; well, he was reaching for the bit chip.
"I never wanted to cause so much trouble, Kaiya, I only wanted to…be the best blader in the world and be…with my friends and you…"
Gou crushed the Black Dranzer's bit chip with his own hand. The darkness was being sealed once again into the white chip and once again, the two are balanced.
Gou opened his eyes and his fist to see the crushed pieces of what could've taken control of his life forever if Kaiya didn't step in. Then he looked at his other hand where his bit chip his. Who would've thought that he had Black Dranzer the whole time. He looked at Kaiya where his friends were already trying to wake her up. Her hand was bleeding, the hand that grabbed Black Dranzer.
Gou looked into his other hand again,
"Dragix…you came back," he said in a voice just above a whisper.
"Mom…I hope you're okay, I felt your pain,"
China:
"Kaida? Kaida?" Tek was calling to her friend to wake up.
"Ulrich! Are you sure?" Chris asked,
"Yes! I'm positive that I felt Dragix at full power! Which means, Dragix isn't destroyed and Kaida should be okay!" said Ulrich.
"You sure?" Max asked,
"What did I just say?"
"Come on Kaida, wake up," said Tyson shaking her a bit.
"Say something," said Ray as Kaida began to stir,
"Something," she said and opened her eyes and Kai smiled in relief being the one next to her,
"You know that you shouldn't steal stupid jokes from Tyson and Tek," said Kai.
"HEY!" the two shouted,
"I know, but Ray said to say 'something' so that's what I said," said Kaida and did a small laugh,
"I told you she was okay," said Ulrich,
"KAIDA!" Tek screamed and jumped on her causing Kaida to grunt in pain,
"TEK!" everyone shouted and Kai thrusts her off.
"Idiot…" he mumbled,
"I heard that! You're the idiot, Idiot!" Tek argued as she stood right up to Kai's face.
"You're the idiot, Stupid," said Kai in a I-don't-care-about-this-argument voice.
"No you are! And only stupid people call people stupid! You Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!" Tek shouted at him while everyone else sweat drops.
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Kaiya woke up in the living room and wasn't sure what exactly happened but she was easily reminded.
"Sorry Kaiya," said Gou still feeling down about it.
"It's okay, as long as you learned your lesson and have a good punishment," said Kaiya,
"Speaking of punishments," Rayna got up and walked over to Gou who stood up too. She slapped him hard,
"OW! What was that for?" Gou asked rubbing his face,
"For leaving us! And not believing in your friends!"
"Oh…okay," said Gou understanding and taking the blame completely. Then she hugged him,
"And this is for coming back to us, and being our friends again," said Rayna quietly. Now Gou, well, may be 14 but the only girls around his age he knows is his sister, Rayna, Tara, and girls on other blading teams; but he's never been hugged by one before except for his sister. When Rayna releases the embrace Gou was dazing off for a few seconds.
"Can you do that again?" he asked
SLAP!
"OW! And what was that for?"
"What do you think?" Rayna asked,
"Uh…" Gou wasn't really sure.
Kaiya stood up too,
"You feeling okay?" Makoto asked,
"Yeah, I'm fine," said Kaiya and slapped her brother (with her good hand),
"Ow! And why did you slap me?" Gou asked rubbing his face,
"For being an idiot (she was referring to falling under Black Dranzer and for asking Rayna to hug him again), and you needed a little scolding," said Kaiya,
"I'm sorry," said Gou,
"Oh wait, that's two," said Kaiya and slapped him again.
"OW!"
"Idiot," Mark mumbled,
"Yay! My best friend is back! But-" Gou cut Makoto off,
"Oh you better not slap me too! My face is going to be all bruised up!"
"I wasn't going to slap you; I was going to do this!" Makoto pushed Gou down and called the other guys to help give him a dog pile.
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No, it's not over yet, there's still the epilogue and a sneak peak at my next two stories: the prequel and the sequel of these future bladers. Anyway…
Next: Gou still can't quite believe he deserves Dragix, but a little visit from his parents might change his mind.