Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade; it belongs to Aoki Takao.
Watching Him In His Field Of Memories
I'm roving through a field that is speckled with wildflowers of purple and blue.
The sky is bright blue, fluffy white clouds rolling slowly along due to the force of the gentle wind caressing my face.
Even in this beautiful place, some feelings of fear and hate linger in my heart, weighing down my soul with their unwanted burden.
Why are they there?
What am I afraid of?
What do I hate?
I can't answer these questions, though I wish I could.
But for now, in this peaceful reverie, I'll be content with my ignorance in that subject.
I like this feeling of being shielded from the bad, being able to enjoy this natural beauty surrounding me.
Suddenly, I feel a fire in my heart.
Flames flickering and dancing inside of me, and it's a familiar feeling.
The flames grow larger and stronger, and abruptly, in the distance, I see a fast-approaching shape, also familiar.
As it nears, I notice it's a phoenix.
A phoenix?
Why a phoenix?
It looks familiar, what's it doing here?
The phoenix alights next to me, a happy sound, like the purring of a cat, erupting from its throat.
I stop wandering about, and I stare at it.
It's red, a bright, blazing red, making that purring noise as it gazes at me with indescribable emotion dancing in its black eyes.
Why is it watching me so?
Another wind blows by, harder than the last, and a red feather floats off of the magnificent creature before me.
I reach out and catch it.
The contact causes memories to rush through my mind.
FLASH
A great, red phoenix rises from a spinning object in a blinding glow of light.
I'm gawking at it in awe.
FLASH
I'm yelling a name out at this magnificent beast, in a stadium, with glaring lights and shouting people...
"Dranzer?" I say, and my voice echoes throughout this field.
It purrs more enthusiastically, and begins rubbing its mighty head against my hand.
I pet it, and memories play like a movie in my mind.
I see another familiar object in my memories, but what is it?
I wait, and the phoenix—Dranzer—shows me what it is.
FLASH
A beyblade?
I see it, spinning, crashing and colliding with another.
And I see myself, commanding it.
Interesting…
But I brush off these thoughts.
I want to stay in the present.
In the here and now, with this phoenix.
"Dranzer…there's something here…in my heart…haunting me," I tell the mythical bird, hoping for some answers.
Or am I hoping for answers?
Maybe I don't want to know what's scaring me, what I hate.
Dranzer bows its head, sadness radiating from it now.
Beating its giant wings, the phoenix lifts itself up and flies away, back to where it came from, leaving me alone again.
But I don't want to be alone.
"Dranzer!" I call out, hoping it will return.
Instead, another heavy wind blows by, and another red feather flutters to me.
I drop the first, and grab the second.
This feather holds the memory of people…I don't know who they are, but they seem so familiar…
FLASH
A boy with a cap, a blonde boy, a boy with long, raven hair, and a boy with a laptop.
This feather, this memory, shows them with me, and…they're saving me.
Saving me from some icy water.
And I can feel the doubt and the pain again that I feel in the memory, but I grab their extended hands...
I throw down the feather as something dark begins burdening my heart, like the fear and the hate.
Looking to the sky, I notice the clouds have become gray, and Dranzer is nowhere in sight.
"Dranzer!" I call out again, but all that responds is the echo of my cry.
I continue walking through this field, fear and hate and darkness mounting in me.
Why?
"Dranzer!" I yell again, louder, stopping my walking.
Darkness…the darkness grows…I feel something…something dark…approaching…
And then I see it.
A huge, black bird.
It looks like Dranzer, but I know it isn't.
It's as black as the night, as dark and evil as hell itself.
What is it?
Why does it arouse such darkness in my heart?
It lands next to me, and I take a step back.
And then I feel something new…power.
Power, and a longing for more.
I stare in awe at this black phoenix.
It screeches, an ugly, evil cry.
I reach out and pet it, and I can feel power right under my fingertips.
I forget all about the fear and the hate, and I concentrate on the power.
I forget about the peaceful field, and I concentrate on the power.
Power…that is what this phoenix will bring me.
But then, I remember Dranzer, and I remember those boys, and I debate against this power.
Two people's arguments resound in my head, their mouths and faces I can't see, but I can hear their voices.
'Power…power…power is the only thing that matters. Power brings perfection, happiness…escape the pain, take the power…'
'Leave it…remember Dranzer…remember those boys…forget the power and the black phoenix…they lead you to Boris, to your grandfather, to BIOVOLT…'
Boris?
My grandfather?
BIOVOLT?
A torrent of memories return.
FLASH
I see a purple-haired man, towering over me, sinister grin plastered on his face, a beyblade of ultimate darkness clutched in his hand, inviting me to take it…
FLASH
I see an older man, taking me away from two familiar people who share my features, and I look so small…
FLASH
I see a gigantic building, standing above me, somewhere cold, with huge gates and cloaked guards…
I pull away from the black bird.
I don't want these memories as I suddenly know the fear and hate in my heart are for Boris, my grandfather.
"Get away from me!" I shout at the phoenix. "Get away!"
"But, Kai…"
I turn around quickly, and before me stands an older man…my grandfather.
"Power. You want it. You know you do…"
His voice resonates throughout this plane of existence.
"No!" I yell at him, and I turn around to run.
The black phoenix isn't there anymore, and I'm relieved by that, but I don't care…I just run.
As I sprint, pictures of those boys and my grandfather and Boris and that building and Dranzer and the black phoenix flash through my brain.
And names, too…
FLASH
Tyson
FLASH
Max
FLASH
Ray
FLASH
Kenny
FLASH
Voltaire
FLASH
Boris
FLASH
Dranzer
FLASH
Tala
FLASH
Bryan
FLASH
Spencer
FLASH
Ian...
And I wonder who those other names belonged to as I keep running.
And I wonder why I'm not running out of breath.
Finally, I stop sprinting.
I stare at the sky, which is red…deep crimson…a shade of blood.
And more memories come…
FLASH
I'm sitting in a room.
It's dimly-lit, grimy, dusty.
Tears are trickling down my cheeks.
I look like I'm only six or seven.
Blood is caking the left side of my head.
And a boy, with red hair and limp bangs, comes over to me.
He has a cloth, and he uses it to dab my face.
And I'm crying, and he's dabbing…
Who is that boy?
He looks so familiar.
But I can't place him.
And then…
FLASH
I see another boy, with lilac hair and eyes.
And he's flicking me off.
I don't why.
I'm sitting in another dim room, on a bed.
And he's on the bed opposite me.
Flicking me off, while three other boys sit behind me.
One of them is that redhead boy.
The lilac-haired boy has gauze all around his arms, as he sits there, middle finger aimed at me...
What was that?
Who were those boys?
And then…
FLASH
Two boys, sitting in that dim room, holding each other.
One's blond, the other has dark hair.
They're both crying, and there's things in front of them.
And again, I see me, and the lilac-haired boy, and the redhead boy sitting on beds.
We're watching them sadly.
And they're watching those things sadly.
But I don't know why, right now.
Those things are small, unmoving, with little pictures of strange creatures on them...
But who were those boys?
What are all these memories?
"I don't understand! Dranzer!" I shout out, and I want the phoenix to come back.
But instead, the purple-haired man, Boris, comes.
He's just suddenly there, in front of me.
"Kai…you want power…you know it…" he whispers to me, and I don't want him to.
I want him to leave me alone.
But I'm not going to run again.
And I want answers.
So I ask him my questions.
"Who are these boys I'm seeing? These boys who saved me, and these boys in dim rooms with me. Who are they?"
"I don't know, Kai."
"Tell me. Just tell me!"
"I don't know."
"Tell me!"
He's silent, then he pulls something from his cloak.
It's one of those beyblades, with one of those pictures with the strange creatures on it.
Andthe picture is ofthe black phoenix.
"No…" I want to scream it, but I can't.
It just comes out as a whisper.
"You can't do anything, Kai. Just take it. You want it. You want power…"
And I start crying.
I don't want to do that, but I do.
First one tear, then another, then many.
And as I cry, it starts raining.
I look at the sky.
It's still blood-red.
But now the gray clouds are spilling rain, my teardrops.
And I keep crying, and wishing this will end, and hoping Dranzer will come back.
The BladeBreakers and the Demolition Boys are watching their friend, through a window. Kai is sitting in a white, padded room, huddled in a corner. He's mumbling, and occasionally he yells out things like "Dranzer" and "Tell me". His friends don't know what's happening, and they sadly watch their poor friend, lost in his mind.
A doctor tells them that whatever was in his past pushed him inside himself, because he hated it and feared it so much. All of the emotions of his past, and all of the sudden memories caused him to escape into his mind. The doctor said they don't know if he'll get out of it, but they will wait and see.
For now, Kai stays in the mental institution, his friends watching helplessly as he suffers in his mind, hoping he will escape it. And they have faith he will, because he's strong, and they know he'll pull through.
But all they can do is watch.
Heya! Hope that wasn't boring, and hope it made at least some sense. I tried…
If you like, I could expand this, and write more chappies so you can see ifKai recovers of not. Mwahaha. If you'd like that, please writesoin your review.
Please review! Thanks!
have a nice day
CyborgRockStar
