Revised, 16-11-2004.
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Chapter 3
"Kenny!" a high-pitched voice called from downstairs.
He shut himself away in his bedroom for hours, just sitting there typing away; his parents had hardly seen him at all since he got back from Russia.
Kennys parents were beginning to realize that if they didnt do something about it soon, this would cause health problems for their beloved child in the future.
He needed to get more exercise, not just work continuously on that laptop from dawn to dusk and beyond.
"Kenny!" his mother called again, agitated. Still no answer.
Rolling her eyes upwards, she marched up the stairs and entered his bedroom. She caught her breath, just as she was about to start lecturing him on not ignoring his elders.
Seeing him slouched on his chair next to the window, with his head resting on the top of his now closed keyboard, brought her heart into her throat.
He had obviously fallen asleep whilst working so late again. He was too young to be working so hard. He was a child; he should be out playing with other children, running, climbing and playing that spinning top thingy.
Sighing, she made a decision that would affect the future of her son, and his friends.
Gently, without disturbing the sleeping child genius, she lifted his head and removed the laptop from the desk. With a sorrowful look at her sons exhausted form, she left the room with Dizzy in her hands.
As any concerned parent would, she was only doing what she felt was right, and was best for her child.
The laptop was to be banned, until Kenny learnt not to rely on it.
Locking Dizzy away in a cupboard, she put the key in her pocket and went back downstairs to help her husband in the busy take-away.
B
Dragoon and Dranzer ignited the darkness, each pulsing with their own unique colour.
The flaming scarlet phoenix created a blaze of magnificent splendour, radiating with fiery passion.
The other was a pale blue haze. His glow flickered like a candles flame, not as bright as the crimson phoenix, but just as beautiful.
The two bit beasts had been meeting together regularly since the Battle of Death, to discuss their masters and Dragoons fading light.
He could feel Tyson recovering. But at a much slower pace than he should be, since Dragoon was drawing energy from Tyson to sustain himself, but only enough for him not to fade away completely.
Despite this, Dragoon was getting weaker; he gave as much healing energy back to his master as he could. He needed his master as much as his master needed him.
If one was hurt, so was the other. They had a special connection to each other, which not even they knew about.
When Dragoon had taken the full brunt of Black Dranzers attack, protecting Tyson's friends, he had begun to change. But as everyone was more concerned about Tyson, they had all forgotten about the fact that Dragoon had been injured too.
Dranzer had sensed it.
It worried her, but she was reluctant to tell Kai, who was already preoccupied with Tyson. Dragoon had also forbidden her to tell him, and she would not break her oath.
So she contacted Saska instead.
She trusted the old woman, but they hadnt met up for a couple of weeks. Saska was still in Russia with Mr Dickenson, helping to clear up the mess. It drew a lot of energy from both of them to talk from such a distance. Dranzer gave Dragoon some of her life force, still it was not enough.
Dragoons' flickering light was dimming drastically. Neither of the bitbeasts had been released from their blades since the Battle, so no one knew, or even thought about how they were, too busy to give their precious blade friends a thought.
B
Tala watched the Dark Blader out the corner of his eye as they waited for Tyson to emerge from the dojo.
They had arrived in Japan for three days now, and had been watching the movements of the Blade breakers to assess the best action to execute in their favour.
As they waited, Talas thoughts turned from Tyson to the Dark Blader. He wondered what had happened to make this man become so intense on his seemingly one goal. Where had he been all these years?
Why did he live this way? Tala pondered over the things he knew about this man, and pondered why Voltaire had kept the man so well hidden. Or did even Voltaire not know his true identity.
At the moment Tala had nothing, and neither did the Dark Blader. They both wanted something very special, and they needed each other to get them.
He could hardly believe that this man was who he claimed to be.
How could anyone change so much?
A door slammed shut from the dojo, bringing Tala away from his musing. He narrowed his eyes as Kenny emerged and ran down the street, tears falling down his face.
Running away from his friends. Stupid boy, and he was supposed to be the brainy one.
Tala raised his eyebrows at the Dark Blader questioningly; the black hood nodded to one side beckoning towards the path Kenny had taken.
"See you later then" Tala responded quietly, knowing what was expected of him. Getting up from their perch, Tala swiftly jumped down without a sound and made after Kenny.
B
The four boys stared at each other in shocked silence.
It was rare for Kenny to become so aggressive towards them, yes; he had lost his cool in the past, but not to this extent.
He had arrived at Tyson's house in a complete fluster, begging them to break into his house and steal Dizzy from his parents.
They had all refused of course, knowing the consequences of such an action would bring. If they failed and got caught in the act by Kenny's parents, Kenny could lose Dizzy forever and be banned from their friendship. They all knew you should never anger an over-protective parent.
So Kenny had fled.
Leaving them in uncomfortable silence. Max let out a sigh of regret; Rei put his arm around his shoulders to reassure him that Kenny would get over it.
Max looked up into Reis amber eyes. The blue orbs filled with sudden guilt, closed slowly. Rei turned Max to face him fully holding him tightly, "Max, you didn't know Kenny would react that way. We all would have said the same thing."
Kai watched them from where he sat crossed legged on the floor next to Tyson; it was strange seeing his two team members so close. It was like watching himself and Tyson.
Perhaps Kenny felt left out? Kai wondered whom Kenny would miss the most. His friends, or Dizzy.
Kenny had become a tougher person since the battle, and Kai knew that he was working tirelessly to find out who was behind that cloaked hood. And to the whereabouts of Tala and Brian, who made a dramatic disappearance.
"Max, hes right you know, if you hadnt said it, I would have" Tyson tried to comfort his best friend from where he was sitting on the floor. He felt weak a lot of the time, drained, but he put it down to spending so long in bed without getting exercise, due to his injuries.
His friends were unaware that he was not as well as they thought he was. Tyson was a supreme actor when he wanted to be.
Tyson thought Kenny spent too much time away from them these days, but didnt realize it until today. He missed the chatter, advice, and hysterics from the brown haired boy.
He hoped that Kenny would come back to them.
"Ill talk to him" Kai suddenly announced, three pairs of eyes were upon him, shock mirrored in all of them.
Kai talk to Kenny? Even though all the boys had changed over the last couple of months, it still took them by surprise whenever Kai spoke more than one word. Especially if it was to help someone.
"Okay, um, do you me to come?" Rei asked, the first to recover from the positive change in their team captain.
"No. Ill find him. Stay here with these two" Kai responded.
Tyson huffed and stuck his chin out in defiance, "Hey, Im not baggage Kai. I want to come to!" He made to get up, but Kai restrained him with a firm, but gentle hand.
"Tyson, stay here. Let me talk to him. You would just blow up in his face, making matters worse." He gave Tyson a small, brief lingering kiss on his forehead, still conscious of the others in the room. "Ill be back soon." Then leaning in closer he whispered "Anyway, I need you to keep an eye on Max and Rei, dont let them do anything we wouldnt!"
Tyson smirked and blushed, lowering his eyes. "You just make sure you bring him back with you Kai, you know I cant bare to see my friends hurting".
Rei and Max watched from their embrace, smiling. Kai gave Rei a knowing nod, before walking out the door after Kenny.
Rei looked over at Tyson and saw worry lining his face, and with it the tiredness creeping out, until he noticed he was being watched and replaced it with a cheeky smile, hiding any sight of weakness from them.
Rei frowned slightly, but smiled back reassuringly. He was worried; he could sense something was not right. But Kai would kill him if he upset Tyson, so he kept his distance and watched for any clues. One-day Tyson's mask would break and together they would pick up the pieces. As a team, as friends.
B
"Stanley, Im worried about those boys." Saska came into the office hobbling, her deep purple skirt swaying around her ankles. Her long grey hair fastened in a bun on top of her head, the odd wisp falling on to her face.
Mr Dickenson looked up at her from his paperwork.
"Oh, my dear Saska, whatever is the problem? I thought they would be alright if I got them out of Russia." Adjusting his spectacles back on his chubby round face, he gave her his full attention.
"That was the immediate problem solved." She sat on the chair opposite him, "But this is different. There is a disturbance from within their auras. The bitbeasts are restless. Dranzer has spoken to me again today, she is worried about Dragoon. Even Draciel and Drigger are unsettled."
Mr Dickenson looked worried, "My goodness! I wonder what the problem is?" He picked up the phone and told his secretary to book them a flight to Japan.
"We must get their soon Stanley, I dont know why Dranzer is so worried, but she said something about draining energy or something. A bond between two shall be broken." Saska looked worried, this made Mr Dickenson worry. Saska was always cheerful, even in the most dyer moments.
They left for Japan that day.
Hoping they would not be too late to fix whatever had been happening over the last month that they had been away from the adults.
Tis all for now folks!
Comment and advise always welcome!
Hob x