Sapphire Vixen
Congratulations Class of 2005 at Hoover Magnet School!
I just know that last comment blew up my cover.
Sun: Hey everybody! Sun here, to give you yet another chapter of Sapphire Vixen!
Sapphire: And Sapphire here, to make your day miserable! Oh, and to say the disclaimer. (clears throat)
SunFireVixen doesn't own Beyblade.Only the pathetic plots she makes, and that evil genius Fei, the weird driver Takato, Riza, and Sapphire.
Sun: Oh, that reminds me, while I was reading the reviews, I noticed that many thought this story was over!
This story won't be over yet! i've got this story up to chapter 28, which is really sweet. E-mail me for a preview of it. Yes, I'll be that generous. Oh, my e-mail is in my profile (pokes penname), just in case if you didn't know.
Thank you to all who reviewed, I love you all! -
And i'm sorry for the late update, my graduation was on thursday, so i had to get prepared, which took me like 4 hours or something, then my graduation, whcih was and hour and a half, then the dance at my school was until 9, and I was exhausted, so went straight to bed. Friday I was busy, and Saturday i was out. forgive me.
Sapphire: (reads off card) Congrats class of 2005.
Chapter 21: Search for the Fourth
Sapphire scanned the sky, as Dranzer kept flying, over the clouds, avoiding to be seen. Dranzer flapped her wings, making the clouds vanish and move away, uncovering them.
"Are we there?"
'No, Mistress. We'll get there soon.'
"Alright."
She caressed the phoenix's red feathers. Dranzer glided over the sky, fast and quick enough to get to New York in under half an hour.
"Dranzer?"
'Mistress?'
"Does...Does Kai really care about you?"
'Yes. I've been with him since he was very small.'
Sapphire smiled. "You two have always been together, haven't you?"
'That is correct. It's what I said.'
Sapphire smiled. "But it's time we go back to what we were doing."
'I understand.'
"And when I die, I'll come back, and he'll die, andhe'll forget. He will forget about me." She paused for a moment, and went on, "...And most likely...you. Even though we will keep on living and remembering."
'So it's time to let him go? It will be difficult for me.'
"We will find a way. Maybe, if by a miracle...he might remember."
'I hope so.'
Dranzer glided over the bright and crowded city of New York.
'We are here, Mistress.'
Sapphire looked down. "Land over there, by that park. Behind the trees." she pointed to a small spot. Dranzer nodded, and let out a screech.
Dranzer quickly swooped down, trying to avoid being seen by the curious people below. Dranzer's red and gold wings fluttered as she descended.
The phoenix inclined her head, and Sapphire slid down onto the grass.
"Thank you, Dranzer."
Dranzer nuzzled her neck, and Sapphire smiled, stroking Dranzer's beak. She tapped Dranzer's small green gem between her bright green eyes.
Dranzer became small and transparent once again, and was sucked into Sapphire's crystal-like silver-blue blade in Sapphire's gown's pocket.
Sapphire took Driger out of her other pocket. "It's great to see you again, Driger."
She snapped Driger's bit-chip in half, and Driger appeared in front of her, standing on invisible floor in the air. He made a small purrr, and tackled Sapphire playfully.
Sapphire smiled. Driger purred as Sapphire scratched behind his ear. She leaned on his head, and stroked the green stripes on the side of his face. He grew larger, and went through the same transformation Dranzer had some time ago.
"I need you to find Draciel, will you help me?"
'Yes, Mistress. Anything for you.'
Driger lay down, his head resting on his giant white paws. Sapphire climbed onto his back. She held on to the gold armor on his head. Driger stood on all of his four legs again, and sniffed the air for a few moments. His cat-like eyes became very thin slits.
'He is with the boy. He is very, very far. I can barely make out his scent.'
"Follow the scent quickly then, Driger. We can't lose him."
'As you wish, Mistress.'
He leaped, and ran swiftly, following Draciel's scent. He jumped over the buildings quickly, trying not to let the people of New York see.
"Driger, does Ray really care about you?"
'He does Mistress. He doesn't like to leave me out of his sight.'
"Really?"
'Yes, Mistress. He even polishes my chip and his blade every night...it's getting annoying...'
Sapphire laughed.
'Ray has always been kind. He lost me once, to-'
"Ozuma, I know. I'm sorry I didn't do anything...I wanted to see how he would handle it."
'I was fine, Mistress.'
Sapphire smiled.
'Over all, Ray is a great person. He is a kind person that always looks before he leaps, always thinks about others-'
"Ray is a great person."
'I know.'
Then he suddenly leaped behind a building, in an alley.
"What's wrong, Driger?"
'Draciel...I can't smell him anymore. His scent is too far within reach. And he is moving quickly, Mistress.'
"I wonder if he has moved...how can he travel so fast?" Sapphire petted Driger's white fur. Shescratched behindhis left ear. "Thank you, Driger."
He purred, and lay down again, allowing her to get down. She held his white, green-striped face, and kissed Driger's wet nose. He, too, became smaller and transparent. He was sucked into her blade.
"Dragoon...I haven't seen you for along time either..." she put her hands in her pockets. She felt her blade in her left pocket, and Dragoon's bit-chip in her right pocket. She smiled.
She took out the small object in her hand, and then she snapped it in half. A small Dragoon appeared before her. He became larger and larger, she had to step back.
"Hello, Dragoon. Will you take me to Draciel?"
The giant dragon looked down at her.
'If it is your desire, Mistress.'
Sapphire smiled at the great dragon. He bent his head down low so he touched the floor, and she climbed on his head. She held on to the silver horns on the side of his pointed face, and he took off.
Back at the mansion...
Kai picked up his blade from the ground. 'How could you, Sapphire...?'
Ray and Tyson did the same, and looked down miserably at their blades. Kai picked up the broken pieces of Dranzer's bit-chip from the ground.
Dranzer's image was no longer there.
"We have to stop her." Hilary said, looking up at the sky.
"If I'm correct, she's going to New York, searching for Max. If we don't tell Max what's going on, Sapphire will take Draciel away." Ray said, staring up at the sky also.
"Dragoon..." Tyson muttered. Hilary sadly looked at him. She put a hand on his shoulder.
"I'm so sorry, Tyson." Hilary said, patting him. Tyson nodded, but did not look up.
His eyes started to sting. He quickly closed them tight.
"I'm sorry...I...didn't know that...she would make that choice...I'm...sorry."
They all looked up at Riza. They had forgotten she was there...again. She wipedthe tears from her eyes and cheeks with her apron.
"What do we do now?" Hilary asked. They all turned to Kai.
They all suspected he would have answer. He always does.
"I don't know." he said, and dropped the Dranzer's bit-chip pieces onto the ground.
They stared back at the ground in misery.
"Hey, guys!"
They looked up. At the gates, at the entrance, stood Max, waving. He gave them a very adorable puppy smile.
Sun: Max to the rescue!
Sapphire: (reads off of card) thnak you for reading. Please review...uhh...Thank you.
Sun: you sound do stiff, Saph! Here's your preview!
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She sank to her knees, panting heavily.
Dranzer, Dragoon and Driger came back to her, and stood around Sapphire, protecting her.
Sapphire fell backwards into Driger's paws. He nuzzled her neck, purring softly. She panted heavily, and her eyes slowly closed.
"Oh, how pityful."
They all looked up at the roof. Emerald sat cross-legged on the tiles.
"You idiots don't see it, don't you?" she stood, and with one jump, landed near Sapphire, smirking. Sapphire lazily opened her eyes.
"She's wounded. She is just like animal. And there's no way you could possibly heal that." Emerald said. Dragoon started to roar, but Sapphire silenced him. He curled his long blue and aquamarine spiked tail around Sapphire protectively.
She walked, and stood over her. Sapphire made no move.
"It's so pityful to see a animal hurt. To see it bleed until it dies. Even though it still wants to live, it wants to die. But all it feels right now...is misery. Hatred. Maybe even as far as being emotionless. I doubt she feels...anything." she said, looking down at her.
Kai stared down at Sapphire. She didn nothing buy lie there, staring down at the ground with dull grey eyes.
"A wounded animal. One that will never forgive the kind that let her blood spill. So what do you do with a wounded animal?" Emerald asked, and her nails grew long.
"You shoot it."
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Sun: Sapphy! You're a bunny!
Sapphire: (growls dangerously)
Sun: Or a kitty! They're both cute! Well, please review. Thank you!