Disclaimer : I don't own beyblade… but one day when I am super rich I shall own Kai…
Ne way… that's gonna be a loooooooonnnnnngggggg time from now…
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Chapter 5
He got into an empty room and slid the door shut, his entire body still sore with pain. He opened the extremely crumpled note.
Its time I activated multi player mode Kai. Its time I destroyed your players.
Kai just stared at the note. Shit!
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"Let it RIP!"
Max managed to land his Draciel skillfully in the middle of the bey dish, and as soon as he held his hand out his blade very loyally and swiftly returned back to his master.
"Good. That was a good launch Max," Kai said standing directly in front of the player, "you will just have to work on the angle when it lands. The blade has to be straight."
"Alright!" Max accepted and stepped back a little readying himself to launch again.
Three days had passed since their return to Japan and Kai's body was still trying to mend three wounds. One that the world could see and two others that nobody knew existed and the painkiller's seem to have forgotten what their job was.
In the past three days he had also noticed that the spy count had increased by a few. Not even bothering to hide themselves now. They behaved like flies hovering around your head. It irritated the hell out of Kai just to know that they were constantly watching and reporting. But nothing drastic had happened. That too, because Kai had made sure that all the team stayed together all the time, which would make it easier for him to keep an eye on them. He had given them only just so many breaks and nobody had stepped out of the house for all of the three days which had made their spirits a little edgy.
"Ok, enough already, Kai! Can't we have a battle? Some real training! Not kids stuff." Tyson grumbled yet again.
"This, is not kids stuff," Kai looked directly at him, "and besides today's schedule says launch training."
"Yes I know what the BLASTED schedule says. I'm just saying, after we launch we can have a small match, before we go and launch again." Hillary who was watching the training form the shadows with Kenny got to her feet, sensing the rising tension. "Umm… Guys… " she trailed off when Kai shot her a death glare.
"You can go inside and sleep, if you don't want to train, Tyson." Kai turned to look at Max again.
"I AM NOT GOING TO SLEEP! I AM GOING TO GET OUT OF THIS PALCE!" Tyson walked towards the gate of the dojo.
"You are not going any where."
"Wanna try and stop me? You can't make us work according to YOUR plans all the time!" and he stepped away and moved out of the house, taking the left that led to the city. Kai shut his eyes tightly and let out a very evident sigh. "Stay here… take a break… don't go anywhere till I'm back…" he ordered the others without even looking at them, trying not to let the urgency in his heart, spill in his words and then walked off. On his way out he saw a man look at him and type something in his cell phone, anger resurfaced inside him.
Kai walked briskly. He had to find Tyson and find him fast.
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It had been a long time since Kai and Tyson had left. Max and Rei trained for a while, then walked back to the shade to join Hillary and Kenny. It had been a lazy afternoon for them and the 4 o' clock sun was trying to peep into the house from behind the tree in the yard.
"Tyson should really watch his temper." Max said as he sat beside Kenny.
"Yes I know. But seriously, 'Launch' training can get on my nerves sometimes too. Even Kai behaves stubborn about the schedule." Rei was standing in the door frame cleaning Drigger. He looked at the entrance of the dojo, "wonder if Kai has found Tyson…" he spoke what he was thinking.
"Well, if he has… I am glad I am not there to see what is happening." Hillary got to her feet, "any way guys, I have really got to be going. I'll see you tomorrow." She waved to her team and ran off.
The three friends sat in the daze for a while, not knowing what to do next. The sun had already started retreating behind the horizon in the east, raining down its final rays before it moved on to light the other side of the planet.
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Kai lay in a dark room, his body pressed against the cold floor. The room was dimly lit, almost dark and the wild silence was pressing against his ear drums.
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Evening turned to night. Kenny and Rei were taking a nap. Max wandered aimlessly in to the kitchen and grabbed a packet of chips, then walked back outside the house. He was the only one awake. Tyson's grandfather had gone out for some official work. He lazily sat himself down on the stairs, ripped the packed and started slowly munching on the slightly tangy, slightly salty chips.
The team did not bother running behind Tyson and Kai, cause this had almost become a routine for them. Tyson would very often lose his temper and Kai would then disappear for hours together. These would be followed by a couple of days of no talking between the two. Really, there was no point in going to look for the two.
Max lay on his back on the wooden floor and looked up into the ceiling. He let his mind drift off to America, wondering how his mother was doing. He hadn't had any time to talk to her since their return from the tournament. But he was glad that she supported his decision of sticking with the Blabebreakers. She knew how much this team meant to him and for that and more, he loved her. A smile graced his face and his eyes closed as his mind walked off in search of some fond memories of the past.
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Kai's mind still felt hazy. As the mist cleared, the events of the past few hours seemed to reform themselves. He remembered Tyson walking off. He followed, even spotted the younger teen. But after that, nothing. He hadn't the faintest idea as to what had happened after that.
But the floor that he lay on felt real. Just as real as the heart in his chest that now, was almost pounding.
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A pair of large rough hands forced themselves onto his mouth, making it impossible for him to speak. Someone caught hold of his hands and feet and bound them tightly. He tried to snuggle out of the ropes but it was no use. Traces of blood appeared where the rope rubbed against his pale white skin. His eyes were wide open but he could only see silhouettes of his kidnappers against the moonlight. He felt a sharp prick near his neck and instantly his eyes slipped out of focus. But before he lost consciousness, he saw a white scarf. Just like the one that Kai owned.
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Two men lifted the unconscious body of Max, put him in the car and drove off without a trace.
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Kai opened his eyes slightly. His body was stiff from lying in the same position. He tried to understand the situation from where he lay. The surroundings were totally new to him. This could not be the abbey, nor could it be his grandfather's mansion in Japan.
His mind was curious to know more about the place, but his weak body stood against it and forced him to shut his eyes once again.
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Tyson walked into the dojo slightly more cheerful again. He spotted a half empty packet of chips lying on the wooden floor outside the house, swiftly picked it up as he passed and popped a chip in his mouth.
He entered the room where Rei and Kenny were asleep.
"Hey guys!" he said, making Rei get up with a start. "Where is the rest of the battalion?"
"Who is the battalion?" Rei still sleepy. "I thought Kai was with you. I mean he did go looking for you"
"Hn.. Kai is so stuck up in his own head that he'd never go looking for any one. He must have gone and launched himself off to some other planet." Tyson flopped down on his own sleeping bag, "and besides I don't think I wanted him to come looking for me. I was so angry I would have stabbed his eyes out. Any way, what's for dinner I'm starving."
Rei just gave him a questioning look. Everyone knew that Tyson would never be able to do that to Kai even if he had a chance; Kai was just too fast for him.
"Well, I agree that Kai must have wandered off to another planet, but where's Max?" Rei said looking at the empty bag next to where Tyson sat. "Hope he's not gone looking for you guys."
"Heyyy… don't worry about him… Maxie is a big boy now. He can take care of himself! He'll come back when he finds Kai's empty launch-pad"
"Stop it Tyson!"
"Huh? Whose a launch-pad?" Kenny spoke still sleeping.
"Go to sleep Chief! We'll wake ya when dinner's ready."
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Kai tried to move. But his body was tightly bound to a chair. He felt slightly dizzy. It was the same room but whatever little light that had lit it before, was gone. There was nothing inside the room except him and large television set that was placed directly in front of him. All the walls of the room were made of mirrors. There was no way out.
Suddenly the television set turned on. Kai stared at the horrific picture the box displayed. He tried to move. He had to set himself free somehow, anyhow. He had to stop the mindless torture.
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In another room, Max lay on the floor his hands were bound and a cloth was tied over his face to obstruct his vision. His body was bruised and there were several cuts which were letting a generous amount of blood, flow out of his body. He tried to get up, but the man standing next to him aimed a sharp kick in to his stomach. Max just fell limply back on the floor.
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Kai watched Max fall. He was angry with himself for being so helpless. The television set switched off. Silence. His mind was racing. Max! Where are you? How could I have let this happen? If anything happened to you, it would be my fault. I have to find him... "But. I'm. Stuck…" the last three words he said aloud, his teeth clenched as he tried to wiggle out of the ropes. Suddenly a second voice spoke.
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A group of six men sat in between the two rooms looking into them through the two transparent walls. Two way mirrors are such a boon. On their left a boy was almost dying from loss of blood. And on their right another boy sat helplessly bound to the chair, looking at the TV showing pictures of his friend getting tortured and making fruitless attempts to free himself.
"We have not got you here to hurt you, Kai." The tall man was looking through the transparent wall on the right, speaking into a microphone. "We meagerly want to tell you the rules to this level. Now," he paused "we have poisoned your friend." He saw the colour drain from Kai's face. "Don't worry. He is not dead. But he will be, in another hour, if you don't find him and get him to the hospital. Your time will begin once we release you."
Then he turned to the second wall and spoke into a different microphone. "Do it!" The man standing next to Max, pulled out a syringe containing transparent yellowish liquid, from his pocket.
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The room filled with smoke. Kai struggled to break the ropes that bound him to the chair. The desperation of the situation had blown his heart beat rate out of proportion. The smoke was making it difficult for him to think straight. His mind wavered slightly, but the need to find Max, helped him cling on to staying awake. His breath was coming in large gasps as the smoke in the room thickened. Then finally he gave up his attempts of breaking free, he needed to concentrate on finding some oxygen to stay alive. His body was slowly failing. Two masked men appeared behind him. Untied him, and dragged him out of the room through a door that would fit flawlessly into the mirror wall once it was closed.
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"Look, I'm starting to worry about the two of them now. It's really late!" Rei was looking out of the window. "You think we should go and look for them."
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Kai was thrown out of a car. He fell to the ground with a slight thud and rolled over. All the smoke had made the movements of his thoughts sluggish. His lungs still felt clogged. His vision was blurry. His muscles, stiff. Slowly he got to his feet, breathing with difficulty.
He stood in front of a massive rundown building, which in its time would have been grand. But today, the deep night gave it an eerie feel. Grass grew furiously in its gardens, unchecked and the creepers covered the walls like parasites. Some of the broken windows banged close and open as the winds tip-toed through the empty hallways of the building. Somewhere amidst that silent pandemonium, Max was fighting to stay alive.
TBC
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