CHAPTER 3: Darkness
I woke up the next mourning before anyone else. I quickly took a shower and got dressed, putting on a pair of low-rise jeans, black t-shirt, and a brown and pink leather jacket. As I looked at myself in the mirror I touched my fingers to my necklace. It was an ice blue crystal pendant. Kai had given it to me 2 years ago when we were reunited in Russia after the championships.
I didn't want to see Kai right now, I couldn't see him. I had no idea what I was going to do. I knew I loved him, I think some part of me had always known. I just didn't want to admit it to myself. I pulled on my boots and left the mansion. I had to go for a walk, I needed some time to think. I had left a message with Henry to give to Kai. I would be back by breakfast so he wouldn't have to put up with Tyson and the others alone. They'd probably annoy him with a lot of questions if I weren't there.
I walked down to the pier. I stared out at the water. All I could think about was Kai. About everything we had been through over the years. The training and torture at the Abbey was enough to make any friendship strong. But there had been many battles since then. All of which I was there for, but I could only watch. Kai had always insisted that I not interfere. I think in his own way he was always trying to protect me. A lot had happened to me after Kai left the Abbey. I had to do it all alone. Maybe he felt guilty about not being there to protect me from it. Finally after much thinking, I decided what I would do.
"I'm going to..." I began.
Before I could finish what I was going to say, something struck the back of my head. Everything slowly turned black as I fell to the ground. My last thought was of Kai as I lost consciousness.
When I regained consciousness, slowly
opening my eyes. I tired to move my arms, but I couldn't. They were
bound behind my back. I looked around, trying to figure out where I
was. The room I was in had only one light in the center. The corners
of the room were dark, I could barely make out a door about 10ft. in
front of me. I was lying on a small bed. I slowly sat up as I heard
the door begin to open.
I squinted my eyes to try and make out who
was coming through the door. They slowly stepped into the light.
"How nice to see you again Julie."
I knew that voice.
"I can't say the same about you...Boris." I said angrily.
"Such hostility," Boris began, as he grabbed a chair from the darkness and sat in front of me.
As he sat down I spat in his face.
"Now is that any way to greet the man who created you." Boris said smirking.
FLASHBACK:
A year ago I had went back to the Abbey. It was in ruins. Kai and I had destroyed it before we left. We had hoped to leave all memories of it behind. But still it haunted me. I had returned to learn the truth of who and what I was. I had heard my parents talking, they said that Boris created me.
I had found the truth in the basement. I had been grown in a tube. Boris wanted to create the perfect soldier, a stronger bond between bit-beast and human. So he grew both Serai and I in the same tube. Because of which our souls were bound together as one. We felt each other's pain, happiness, everything. My parents hmmmm...they were just two people who happened to have the right chromosomes. The records of everything were in the main computer.
PRESENT:
"I see you know the truth of everything." Boris said with a smile. "That saves me the time of having to explain that."
"Yes. I do." I said starkly.
Boris simply laughed.
"What do you want with me Boris?" I questioned.
"I want you to destroy your friends, including Kai."
"And what makes you think I would do that."
"Because you won't have a choice," Boris smiled as he pulled a remote out of his pocket. He pressed a blue button on the remote.
At that moment, I felt a shockwave go through my body.
"Now you will do what I ask. And destroy your friends."
I felt my head nod without my moving it.
"I'm sure your wondering what is going on." Boris smirked. "You see when I created you I implanted a microchip in your brain. You will do as I ask. You may not want to destroy your friends, but you will. And you will witness it all, with no way to stop yourself."
'No, this can't be. I could see everything, but I couldn't move my own body. What was I going to do. I thought.
A single tear ran down my cheek, as my eyes glazed over. No emotion was left in my eyes, they were lifeless. Now Boris would have me destroy my friends. And with no way to stop myself, it would be up to them to find a way.
KAI's P.O.V:
When I woke up I took a shower and changed my clothes. I went downstairs hoping that Tyson and the others would be gone. Unfortunately when I went into the dining room they were already eating breakfast.
I sat down to eat, hoping they wouldn't notice me.
"Mourning Kai!" Daichi shouted, food spitting out of his mouth.
"Daichi! That's disgusting!" Hilary stated sticking up her nose.
I shook my head sighing as they all looked at me. As I looked around the table I noticed that Julie wasn't there.
"Where's Julie?" I asked.
They all shrugged their shoulders.
"Maybe she's gone to train or something." Rei commented.
They all continued eating.
"She left a message for you Master Kai." Henry said, appearing beside me. He handed me a note, and disappeared again. I opened it, reading over the page.
'Hey Kai :D
I decided to go for walk. I have some things to think about. But I'll be back by breakfast. I know how annoyed you'll get if your left alone with Tyson for too long. Just try not to kill him before I get back :D I'll see you at breakfast, PROMISE!
Julie'
"But she's not back yet," I said wondering where she could be.
It wasn't like Julie to be late. I couldn't help but get a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. Something was wrong I knew it.
"I'm going to go look for her." I said getting up, leaving the note on the table.
The others read it, and quickly followed me.
"Will help you look for her Kai." Max said.
"...whatever..." I said with a sigh.
'I was quite capable of finding her on my own. However, I was in no mood to argue it with them.'
We looked for hours, but Julie was nowhere to be found. It was getting dark, we all met up at a cliffside over looking the ocean. It was the last place I could think to look.
"Where could she be?" I asked, looking over the ocean.
"I don't Kai." Kenny replied.
"We've looked all over town." Rei said with a sigh.
"Yeah, and I'm getting hungry." Tyson stated rubbing his stomach.
As I turned around to glare at him, a blade flew toward me. It knocked out the part of railing that I was leaning on. I quickly leaned forward, getting my footing back so I wouldn't fall over the cliff. We looked all around to see where it had come from. As we looked to the top of the stairs, there was Julie.
"Julie, where have you been?" I asked.
But she said nothing to me. Her eyes had a strange look to them. As she walked closer, I saw that her eyes were blank. All life and emotion in her eyes was gone. What had happened to her?
Tyson and the others ran toward her, to greet her. I tried to stop them, but it was to late. Julie began attacking them. What was going on...?
As my body walked toward them I tried to tell them to run. But my lips wouldn't move. Soon I was attacking my own friends. Confused, they tried to fight back. Except for Kai, I could see that he could tell something was wrong. Soon Tyson, Rei, and Max's blades were beaten and broken on the ground. I had taken them out one by one. All that was left was Kai. We stood face to face with each other, ready to launch our blades.
"I don't want to fight you Julie." He said with a sad look in his eyes.
'I tried to tell him to run. I didn't want to fight Kai...not Kai. But there was nothing I could do.'
"Kai! You can't win. Not without Dranzer." Kenny yelled to him.
'Kenny was right, he couldn't win. Kai had set Dranzer free after his battle with Brooklyn. Now he bladed without her.'
"I still have to try Kenny!" Kai yelled, "Something's been done to her I know it. I have to help her."
'No Kai RUN! I said over and over again in my head. Hoping the words would come out. But again there was nothing.'
Kai and I launched our blades at each other. The shockwaves from our blades clashing rocked the ground beneath us. Even without Dranzer, Kai was still very powerful. But without her he could never beat Serai. Serai's Ice Chains attack burst out entangling Kai's blade. Then Serai began his Wings of Ice attack, leaping into the air above Kai's blade.
KAI's P.O.V:
'How would I beat Julie. Serai was a strong bit-beast always had been. And without Julie's control over her emotions to control him he was even stronger. I needed...I needed Dranzer. She was the only one who could help me. But would she come back. "Dranzer I need your help. DRANZER!" I called her name from inside my mind.'
JULIE's P.O.V:
As Serai descended toward Kai's blade, I didn't want to look, but I couldn't turn my head away. Suddenly there was a flash of light from the sky. Serai was knocked back to the ground, spinning beside me. Kai smiled, as the light grew bright. My arm flew up in front of my face to block the light from my eyes. The light was blinding, what was it...
The flash of light entered Kai's blade. It was Dranzer, somehow Kai had called her back. Now the battle would really begin.
"Dranzer! Blazing Gigs Tempest."
Kai wasted no time unleashing his strongest attack on Serai. Serai flew toward Dranzer at the same time as the attack. He unleashed his strongest attack as well. The Ice Serenade, the attack sent forth a barrage of ice bullets. As the blades collided, there was a blast of fire and ice.
Once again I felt a shockwave through my body. But this time it was different. The force of the attacks destroyed the microchip. As the smoke cleared, Serai was lying at my feet not spinning. Dranzer was spinning at Kai's feet.
I could feel the life return to my eyes. I softly smiled to Kai, before my body gave out, and I collapsed to the ground. Again everything around me went black.
"JULIE!" Kai yelled running toward me with Dranzer in his hands.
KAI's P.O.V:
I lifted Julie's body in my arms. I called her name over and over again. But there was no response. I touched my fingers to her neck, feeling for a pulse. There was still a faint one, but it was getting weaker.
"We have to get her to the hospital!" I yelled picking her up.
Tyson ran to the road flagging down a
taxi. I picked up Serai from the ground putting him in my pocket.
Then walked to the taxi with Julie in my arms. We rushed to the
hospital. Tyson and the others met us there with Tyson grandfather
and brother Hiro.
I sat in the waiting room, waiting for them to
come tell me something.
"How is she?" Tyson asked, sitting next to me.
"They haven't told me anything yet. There still running tests I guess." I replied looking at the floor.
"I'm sure she'll be alright Kai." Rei said, trying to reassure me.
"I don't know Rei. She's gotta be exhausted, she did fight all of you." Hilary stated.
"She'll be fine Hilary." Max stated.
Just then the doctor appeared from around the corner. I quickly stood up to meet him.
"How is she?" I asked.
"She's in a coma. Her body has been through a lot of stress. It's exhausted itself." The doctor replied putting his hand on my shoulder.
I knocked his hand away, "Will she wake up?" I asked, worried.
"I can't say for sure. She could wake up in a day, a week, a month, maybe longer. Her body needs a lot of rest."
"Can I see her?" I pleaded.
"Yes, but only one visitor at a time." The doctor stated, before walking toward Julie's room.
I followed behind him, "Someone should see if they can find Julie's parents." I said as I went to her room.
"I'll do it." Hiro stated, leaving.
As I walked into Julie's room, she looked oddly peaceful lying there asleep.
"Stay as long as you like." The doctor said as he left.
I sat down next to Julie's bed, holding her hand in mine.
"Please wake up..." I pleaded to her.
Kai stayed by my side, always. He never left, he wanted to be there when I woke up. The others would bring him food and things, and Kai would go shower. But he was never gone long. My parents came to the hospital a few days after I first went into my coma. My mother Kira wept for hours, my father Wren trying to consol her. The came and went from the hospital day after day, after all they still had a business to ran. Besides I was in good hands, with Kai always there with me. Soon days had gone by, then weeks, then a whole month.
