Yay! I got my first review:dances: thanks so much!
Anyways please enjoy chapter three.
I don't own Blayblade just the characters I created.
Come, on run faster. Run faster! Ivy pleaded to herself, running from the Dojo, not noticing her aunt was there. Kinneka spun after her, keeping up with her.
Ivy wound round streets by and bends, not noticing where was running, nor cared The town was busy bustling; it was starting to rain, which made people move faster, so Ivy couldn't help and bump in to people. Although she didn't register their angry faces as she ran on, her clothes wet, rain running down her face.
What happened back there? Why did it happen? I was happy, for once in my existence, making
Friends.
Ivy's eyes glazed over as she remembered their shocked faces, looking at her.
Ivy shut her eyes tightly again, as new tears stung them. Why did I have to ruin it? why did I have to be a freak!
"IVY!"
Ivy glanced over her shoulder, and noticed Brooklyn running up behind her.
"Stay away from me!" Ivy shouted back. "You will only get hurt!"
Brooklyn's eyes narrowed. "Hey, your not going to….look Ivy come on" Brooklyn shouted back.
Ivy ran harder and ran through some alleyways, trying to lose Brooklyn. She ran until she couldn't any more. She looked around back out a random alley she ran in. Nothing was there, except Kinneka and darkness. Ivy's face softened a little. She held out her hand, and the blade at once jumped back in her hand.
"I lost him," she said thankfully, leaning up a wall, wiping the rain from her face.
"You didn't lose me…"
Ivy's eyes widened as they set eyes on him standing at the alleyway entrance.
Back at the Dojo, everyone was inside with Mrs Hanaoka. Hilary just entered the room
from the kitchen.
"Here is some tea, Mrs Hanaoka" Hilary smiled, handing the woman a small china cup, as everyone else sat patiently for her to explain.
"Thank you Hilary" she replied. Mrs Hanaoka took a sip, sighed, and looked at the room of bemused faces.
"Hey what's going on guys?" Daichi asked walking in the dojo with Grandpa.
"Hey me little dudes why the long faces? It looks like a war broke out back there, must been one hell of a battle" Grandpa added, his eyes fell on Mrs Hanaoka.
"Hey! God I haven't seen you in a while.."
"I know it's been a long time" Mrs Hanaoka smiled with a nod. Although as quick as appeared it went just as fast.
"Grandpa you know this lady?" Daichi asked. "I'd never seen her before"
"Myself and Mrs Hanoka used to attend the same school many, many years ago. Good friends for many years. How is your niece coming along, Ivy or something isn't it?"
"That's right..she has come to live with me, I am sorry but she has made that mess out there"
Grandpa's eyes widened in surprise, certain it was Tyson up to his usual antics.
"What's going on Judith?" Grandpa asked sitting down with Daichi.
Mrs Hanaoka took a deep breath.
"A long time ago..." Mrs Hanaoka started. "Ivy developed a natural gift, a gift of great power"
"What gift?" Rei asked intently.
"Are we in danger?" Kai asked bluntly.
"Well, that depends on Ivy. She is an Empath. Although a different Empath then what you may already know off..."
"What's a Empath?" Daichi asked the room.
"An Empath is someone who feels, experiences other peoples emotions," Kenny informed.
"As well as objects... Like, beyblades" Mrs Hanaoka added. "Although, she is different"
"How so?" Mariah asked, taking a small gulp.
"She seems to feed on the emotions, the feelings of others. It gives her incredible strength; in situations it can drive her to use this strength towards others, feeding on them all the time...Like beyblading. She sometimes develops telekinetic powers, as well as physical strength. And there is Kinneka; she is a very powerful bit beast. When they connect as one, as any beyblader with their bit beast would, they become very powerful, and can be dangerous. She can't control this power at all; it's too intense, too strong especially in a battle. Kinneka grows from it as she does, and becomes uncontrollable"
"I see" Rei said, eyes widening at what the woman was saying.
"You do?" Max asked in shock, unable to make heads of tails of it himself.
"Well, remember she had that blue haze glow around her at the climax of the battle?"
"Yeah..."
"Well she must have been feeling and experiencing my drive, my will, Driger's will, to win and defeat her. Thus giving her strength, power she couldn't control, combined with her own feelings and drives. No wonder it went off the scale"
"I see what you mean" Kenny nodded. "I still can't understand why we have never come across her before. She would be a incredible blader"
"Yeah with a bit of an unfair advantage don't you think?" Mariah sighed folding her arms.
"What's the catch then?" Kai continued.
Everyone glanced at Kai, and then to Mrs Hanaoka, who was glancing downwards at her cup.
"It hurts her. As she can't control it, she gets headaches, nosebleeds, drain her strength. It could kill her. The last episode she had was when she was eight, now she is becoming a woman, her senses heightened, emotions are off the scale. It was a matter of time before it started again"
"What...you mean Ivy has no idea what's wrong with her?" Kenny spluttered.
"I am afraid so. We have a lot to talk about" she sighed, raising a eyebrow at the thought of it.
"Whoa... this is insane" Rei expressed. "Why do I sense something else underlining this?" he half mused to himself.
"Because there is," Mrs Hanaoka croaked.
"She has become a favorable subject for developing in to a weapon. Because she can use to empathic powers to harm others at her will, when she learns to control them that is, she would be unstoppable. That's why her parents have sent her here, for her safety. People would pay millions for her"
"What! she is no object!" Hilary half shouted standing up. "We can't let this happen to her. We have to find her!"
"Cool it Hilary" Kenney said. He looked to Mrs Hanaoka. "Is there anything we can do?"
"I don't know. That's what her parents have been trying to research for years"
"I can't believe no one told her!" Mariah retorted.
"What and have her upset and confused over it all?" Mrs Hanaoka shot back. "What you witnessed was tame. Her last episode left considerable scars, mental and physical for a lot of people. We just couldn't risk having it happen again"
"Easy, little dudes…this is hard enough as it is, let not make it any worse huh?"
Grandpa beckoned for her continue, serious expression replacing the normal soft one.
Kenny sighed. "We can have Mr Dickinson see if there is something he can do. Maybe Kinneka could be a lead"
"How so?" Mrs Hanaoka replied.
"Well maybe if we look into Kinneka a bit more learn about her, she might be able to help Ivy in some way. They are very close. No one it seems right now knows Ivy more then Kinneka does. and Kinneka is very rare and mysterious bit beast. she may be the key"
"My mom can help too" Max chirped.
"In the meantime we need to find a way to keep her not getting upset" Hilary mused.
"And hidden away from Interested investors" Kai sighed folding his arms.
"Someone has been sent to take her" Mrs Hanaoka admitted.
"Who?" Grandpa asked, in a tone of voice the others where not used to.
"They call him Ankoku. We have managed to elude him this long but now...I am sorry...I didn't mean to get you children involved, its not your problem" she said, looking away in shame a little.
"Are you kidding?" Rei said standing up. "If she falls into to wrong hands, and she her combined with Kinneka, will change beyblading as we know it! It will be like Boris all over again!"
"Yes your right" Mariah realized. "We are all in this!"
"Together!" Kenny expressed.
"I was enjoying the time off" Kai muttered, leaning back against the wall. "Although if some chump is going to take Beyblading away, they have to go through me first"
A little hope emerged in her eyes. "Thank you.." she said bowing her head slightly.
Everyone then looked to the entrance of the Dojo as Brooklyn, came back, panting as the run knackered him.
"Brooklyn...Where is Ivy?"
"I couldn't find her...I thought she came back as her Aunt is here" he replied, wiping his brow.
Ivy looked at the unwelcome guest, folding her arms impatiently.
"What are you? the annoying rash that just won't go away? just leave me alone" Ivy spat.
"I followed Brooklyn, I went one way he the other. I guess I got lucky"
"Gee well done, you found the freak, sorry you don't get a prize..."
"Calm down Ivy, I didn't mean it like that"
"No...wait I get it! come to gloat at my defeat? yeah that must be it!"
"God is it that "time of the month" thing for you or something?"
Ivy seethed back at him, then her shoulders lowered down as she relaxed, and calmed down a little.
"Sorry...I was just scared"
"We where all scared...what the hell was that all about?"
"I don't know!" Ivy protested backing up. "I just don't know..."
"Look, its ok we can figure it out"
"You don't know anything, how can you figure something like that out? You only figure for two things, food and beyblading!"
"Hey that's not fair!" Tyson protested, walking up closer. "Look, we have Kenny, Mr Dickinson, we can try Ivy. It's something to do with that Beyblade, and we are the best in business to find out what it is! no need to feel guilty, its just a very old and powerful Beyblade, and its another dragon bit beast. I only know of two. we will figure it out. Come on, what do you say?"
Ivy sighed with little relief, knowing he hadn't figured out that it was her making all those things happen, and assumed it was her blade.
"Ok..." she replied eventually.
"Look your aunt is back at the dojo, she would be worried, come on we should get back." he said after a few moments.
Ivy said nothing. She was numb. She didn't know what just happened to her, and the fact he or his friends didn't seem to care and still wanted to be friends and help her, confused her all the more.
This never happened to me before.
She rubbed the back of her neck, and nodded slowly to Tyson.
"Lets go" she said, and started to head to the entrance, but noticed the figure standing in the entrance of the alley. Tyson noticed her reaction and spun round to look at him.
"Oh...How sweet!" the stranger declared, entering the alleyway.
"Who...what..do you want?" Tyson demanded.
"don't you two make a pair, I bet you two as well as your friends are more sickening then a tub full or ice-cream and chocolate sauce" He laughed, walking towards them. "Too much goody two shoes for me"
"Stay away from us" Tyson warned, arming his blade.
"Oh come child. I have no need for your playthings. put them away, geez a bouncing ball is more intriguing then a spinning top"
"What are you going to do, throw insults at us then go your merry way?" Ivy said, folding her arms.
"Indeed I am, Ivy Hanaoka! I have heard some much about you little lady" he laughed evilly, staying in the darkness.
"Show yourself! how did you know my name!"
"There is no need to show myself...yet...we haven't progressed that far in the game yet. You are worth a lot of money to a lot of people, and the time is right...I am going to get paid" he said walking backwards.
"This is going to be such fun" he expressed clapping his hands together it seemed with evil excitement.
"Well you have go through me and her friends first!" Tyson declared.
"Oh is that so? gee you are annoying. Humph. I have faced more menacing stuffed toys!"
"Who do you work for?" Tyson seethed.
"That's none of your business kid," he replied lighting a cigarette. "But you will when the time is right"
"God you guys just don't give up do you? we can't have a break" Tyson shouted in anger. He was just getting used to settling in a normal routine.
"Oh this time the game plan is different" he said, taking a drag on the cigarette. "This time your fighting for your lives, as well as beyblading!" he laughed.
"This does not make sense, why tell us all this!" Ivy protested.
He replied with a snigger. "You see there was one reason for that only"
"Enlighten me"
"I'm bored...I need a challenge...last target was too easy to take down" he sighed, stabbing out the cigarette on the wall, the cigarette ashes still alight flying everywhere.
"Anyway I will defiantly be seeing you again missy. Nice to meet you!" he grinned, and left the Alleyway in the darkness as silently as he came.
"Is he gone?"
"Tyson!"
"Max?"
"Tyson! there you are! we where getting worried" Max said relived, running down the alleyway to them.
"Come on Max we have to get back" Tyson said seriously, taking Ivy by the hand before she protested.
Max stared at them blankly as they walked past him.
Hearing their voices, Rei came running round the corner, his eyes fell, as well as the expression on his face, as he read Tyson's.
"Dude…what's happened?"
"I will explain once we get back in the Dojo, where it's safe"
"Safe?" Max repeated quietly to Rei, watching Tyson dragging an very protesting Ivy around the corner.
"I duuno what he meant by that. Looks like we about to find out either we like it or not" Rei replied to Max's silent question.