Hi everybody! It feels like an eternity since I've been on the Internet, let alone updated! Are ya glad to hear from me? Didn't think so. Lol.

Well, enough chit-chat, time to get things started.

Here is chapter 11 of DHMK.

Oh one last thing. In one of the previous chapters, the storyline said that the big tournament was going to be in London, England. Then ACCIDENTLY, I messed up in a later chapter and put that the tournament is going to be in Hong Kong, China; and have been putting that ever since. To anyone who caught that mistake and to everyone else, I'm sorry! Didn't mean to confuse you guys even more than you probably already are with this story.

So from here on out, the big tournament is going to be in Hong Kong, China.

Thanks for your patience with me you guys! You all rock so hard.

(there is a little bit of a recap here, just because since it's been so long)

"Kai…we'll get'em back…I'm promise we will…we'll save Rei and we'll get'em back to his old self…we'll get'em back…to you, Kai….but he still needs you…you can't give up…"

"Tyson's right! –Max stood up from his seat- We can't give up! You can't give up, Kai! We won't let you! And in the end, Rei's gonna be safely in your arms and back to normal and everyone's bitbeasts are gonna be safe and sound and everything is gonna be okay! We can do it! I just know we can!"

"Your optimism sickens me…"

"Who said that!" –yelled a startled Kenny-

Everyone looked around and turned to the door and there, leaning against the door was…-

"Tala…" –Kenny said with a small gasp-

"Surprised to see m-

Even before he could finish his sentence, Tala Ivanov was on the ground gasping for air.-

"You bastard! How dare you come here! Where's Rei! Tell me or I'll kill you right here, right now, Ivanov!" –Kai shrieked from his position on top of Tala with his hands around the said Russians throat.-

"H..ho…how…c-c-can….I….t-tell…yo-u….i-f-f…I…c-can-t-t…bre-a-ath…"

Kai glared at him with such rage that the wolf had to look away, still struggling to breath. He slowly loosened the grip on him and stayed seated on the red-headed Russian's torso.-

"Talk. Now."

Tala coughed a few times and cleared his throat-

"I came here to tell you that your….-he coughed again-….your precious kitty cat has gone haywire."

"What…what do you mean, Ivanov?" –Kai spoke in a low voice, narrowing his eyes. He already knew that something had gone wrong with the whole thing between Rei and Tala, or else what happened in the prison cell back on the island when Rei confronted him, alone, would've never happened; or at least if it had, Tala would've been present.-

"What I mean is I can't and never did, control him. I don't know what's happened but soon after our little meeting with you, he knocked me out and threw me off the dock to drown. He tied me up as well. He's gotten stronger that's for sure…-Tala said, thinking of the moment Rei had hit him sharply on his the side of his neck near his collar bone, knocking him out-….And not only that, but--

"You deserved that. Now, stop rambling and tell me straight to the point. Where. Is. Rei." –Kai said harshly-

"…………….you know already don't you?………you know what's really going on here, don't you?…..Dranzer sure is one smart chicken...-Tala said, spurting out a chuckle at the end-

"Shut up! And yeah, I know a little bit more than you might think."

After about 20 minutes, Tala is sitting at the table, hands and feet tied, with the others sitting there as well. Kai had explained what he knew and in turn Tala nodded and confirmed his suspicions.-

"So I was right, then." –Tala said, after they had been sitting in silence for a few moments.-

"Now that that's all said, why are you here?"

"Well little Maxy, after Rei tried to drown me, I made it back to the docks. Afterward, I tried my best to recover and then hitched a ride on one of the ferries. I made my way to the shore and went directly to a phone booth where I found your address. I figure, there's no way I'm going to be able to get Rei back to me without help, so I might as well call up on some old friends of mine, the Bladebreakers."

"What makes you think we'd help you!" –Tyson yelled out, still steaming on the fact that Tala had made that 'little Maxy' comment earlier to his koi.-

"Yeah!" –helped the said koi-

Kai just crossed his arms and smirked at the conceited wolf. Tala hung his head and sighed in what seemed to be defeat, but then he began to smirk as well. Kai noticed this and got up, went over to the red-head's seat and pulled up his head by grabbing his hair.-

"What are you smiling at, Ivanov?" –Kai asked coldly-

"The fact that you're going to help me whether you like it or not. That's what."

"What are you talking about! –Kai slammed Tala's head against the table- I should slit your neck, you dirty son of a bitch." –Kai said the last part dangerously low just enough for Tala to hear.-

"What's stopping you, oh mighty phoenix? Hmmm? Have you gone soft after these last couple of years out of the Abby's grasp? Is this the real Kai Hiwatari? A scared little child who just wants to find his lost kitten? Are you going to cry about it? I bet you already have you sniveling piece of shit." –Tala began to laugh uncontrollably until…-

BANG! BOOM! CRACK!

Kai had slammed Tala's head against the table once more, but then practically picked him up, slung him into the wall and then followed up by kicking him in the ribs so hard the resonating 'crack' of the bones being broken seemed to echo in the room.-

Meanwhile….in the remote village of Byakko, China…..

"KEVIN! I'M GONNA KILL YOU!"

"AAAAHHHHHAHAAHAHA! YOU CAN'T CATCH ME! BUAHAHA! BUAHA-OOF! What the-….oh…heh heh heh…Hi Lee…"

"You should watch where you're going Kevin. What on earth is going on here? Mariah why are you screaming….again….?"

-Lee helped Kevin up off the ground and then smacked him on the back of the head. Kevin had ran straight into the lion, seeing as he was too busy looking behind him to see what was in front of him.-

"He started it Leeeeeeeeeee!"

"Nu-uh! I did not! You lying pink fuzz ball!"

"Yes you did, you smelly green pigmy!"

"Nu-uh!"

"Ya-huh!"

"Nu-uh!"

"Ya-

"ENOUGH! If you two can't behave yourselves than we're not going anywhere, do you hear me!"

"Sorry Lee." –They both said at the same time, still glaring at each other.-

"Alright. Now-

"Wait a second! Did you say we're going somewhere? Oooh! Where, Lee, where?"

"Hold on a minute Kev, and I'll tell you. Now, there's a huge tournament that's gonna be going down in none other than Hong Kong. Every team who competed in the Worlds' is gonna be there."

"So does that mean we're going?"

"Of course it means we're going! We're gonna see Rei!"

"Mariah's right. That's one of the reasons I'm anxious to go. Mmmm…it's been so long since we've seen him, huh? I mean, it's been almost a year hasn't it?"

"Yeah…"

"I hope he'll be glad to see us!" –with that comment, Lee smacked Kevin on the back, pushing him a little.-

"Of course he'll be glad to see us! Why wouldn't he? He's our brother; he's one of us, remember?"

"Yeah, you're right."

"Besides, I wanna see how good of job that Russian is doing, taking care of him."

"What? What do you mean, Lee?"

"Kai….."

With Rei…

"Excellent! Exquisite job, Rei. You're more than ready for anything they throw at us."

Rei looked at the blonde headed women adorning a white lab coat. She was the same one from before; in the lab back on the island.-

'Yet she reminds me of someone….Ach, No matter….she will die with the rest of them…she is ofno use to me….'

Rei silently called his blade back to him; it hitting his metallic lined gloves with a small'clank'. He turned around and walked off; he wasn't in the mood to be around worthless scientists today.-

"Oh…Alrighty then….Well, I'll just report back to Lord Voltaire now….heh…"

The young, blonde scientist stood there for a second looking at Rei's retreating figure… 'Hmm…I liked him better when i saw him on TV and on those spy videos Boris had gotten a hold of from one of our agents….I wonder what happened….the Liquid's effects are stronger and more advanced than I would've ever imagined. Hmmm…it makes me wonder…..what we have created….' With that, she too retreated back inside the building temporarily be used as Voltaire's private facility.-

Rei walked a long time before he came to a bridge. It was still early in the morning…the sun was just on the horizon making the sky a multitude of extravagant hues….of light pink….deep orange…bright yellow….the stars were still awake but they were slowly disappearing as the sun came up more and more. Then there were light blues here and there; all the colors blending into this enormous luminescent orb of light making it's way past the line of the horizon.-

It was a more rural part of the city, if that can be believable in a metropolis such as Hong Kong. Rei had made his way to a large, yet empty at this hour park. He had crossed the small bridge after he had looked at the sunrise for a few more moments and made his way down onto the grassy bank, close to the small stream's edge.-

'Some of the teams will be arriving today…makes sense…seeing as some of the exhibition matches will be held today as well….' –Rei laid down on his back with his hands behind his head and closed his eyes.-

'Soon they'll all be here…Dragoon…..Draciel…..Dizzara………………..Dranzer………….and then the ones from the village…Galeon…Galux…Galmon….Galzzy….hmpf….then of course there's the ones from all the other teams….damn it all…I can't even remember half of their names…there's so many…..-Rei sat back up and got off the ground-…..it doesn't matter, though….they'll all pay…...all of them...'

Rei began to walk back up the bank and crossed onto the bridge again. This time he didn't stop to look at the scenery like he had before. It meant nothing…not anymore…-

Okay well…I still have no idea why I have so many people who like this fic. It seems pretty sucky to me…but hey, I'm not the one wasting my time reading it! Wait….

Anyway, thank you all of my loyal reviewers! You guys rock so hard! And I can't believe you've all stuck with this fic for so long…

I'll try not to get grounded again….keyword being…'Try'….

Oh yeah… about The Demo boys…..hmm…I totally forgot about them for like…this whole fic so far, huh? Well….I'm gonna see what I can do about that….evil grin…

I love you all.

Peace.