Move Along
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Chapter 3
Colpo di Icky
Icky Thump
Yah-hee, icky thump
Who'd-a thunk?
"Oh my god." I can't believe I'm doing this." Kai stared at the, cream colored door before him. He thought about doing this many times, but he didn't think he would literally go through with this plan. "What the hell am I doing here any ways?" he questioned himself "I must be crazy for doing this."
Sittin' drunk
On a wagon to Mexico
"Shit! Now I'm talking to myself." he cried, facing away from the door. How could this have possibly turned out this way? If he wasn't so stupid, probably things wouldn't be like this. He would probably be with Mika snuggling together on a soft couch. He would tell her how much he loved her over and over again, and she would say the same. Then he would kiss her on the forehead and watch her go into dreamland. Unfortunately, for him his little fantasy could not be fulfilled. Life was cruel.
Her hair, what a chump
And my head
"HOLA!" He jumped startled that someone actually opened the door, especially since he hadn't rung the doorbell. "Yo! What's up...Kai?" The bluenette turned facing the blonde.
Got a bump
When I hit it on the radio
"Holey-moley it is you!" the blonde grinned.
Red-head señorita
"Hey Max..." he growled. Max pounced on him giving Mr. Grumpy pants a bear hug.
Lookin' dead
"Dude I missed you." he said
Came to said,
"Max. Let. GO. Of. Me." growled glaring daggers at the bubbly boy.
"I need a bed" en español
"Oops. Sorry." Max apologized "Let's just go in then." He walked in linking arms with Kai and skipping into his living room. "I really regret coming here." he mumbled
"Hmm...You Say something Kai?" Max asked merrily.
"Nope." the bluenette sighed.
"Okie-dokie arta-chokie." he smiled
So I gave a drink of water
"Who gave it you?"
I'm gonna sing around the collar
Max stared at him confused "Gave me what Kai?"
Kai crossed his arms staring at him suspiciously "Seriously, Who gave you the sugar?"
Max gasped loudly "What makes you say I had sugar? Aren't I always like this?" he defended
Kai thought for a moment, scrutinizing Max's personality he took a deep breath finally locating his answer "Yes. Yes you are."
"You see. You can't accuse me for having sugar when, I clearly had none."
"It's in your room isn't it? In the drawer next to your bed?" Kai announced, interested in what his reaction would, be. There has to be at least something that will make him amused.
Well, I don't need a microphone
Max's eyes widen with horror. "OH EM GEE!" he cried running up the stairs and into his room adding a "NO!" into his sentence. After he finished re-hiding his stuff. He calmed himself down sitting on the couch in front of Kai.
"So..." Max began "What're you doing here anyways?"
"Oh right." Kai said "Keep an eye out for Mika." and with that, he stood up beginning to walk out the door.
"Hey hold on a second Kai." Max called, standing up from the couch "Why? Did something happen?"
Icky thump, with the lump
In my throat
Kai flinched, stopping abruptly. This basketball sized lump began to form in his stomach, making him feel sick and very close to puking. Yet, he didn't answer his old friend feeling the guilt that once was kept away, now revealing itself throughout his body.
"I'm assuming something did happen." Max replied sadly. "Look Kai... I don't know what happened but, I do know that I'm coming with you. I'm going to help you find Mika."
Grab my coat
And now it's reckon
Kai turned around mouth a gape and eyes widen. This was not happening. "No. No. No. No. No. NO!"
Max Pouted "Come oooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!" he begged going down on his knees and hugging the mahogany eyed teen's legs. "Let me come with you please."
I was ready to go
"Never. I'd rather die than take you along."
Max eyes watered giving Kai the puppy dog pout "R-really?" he asked sniffling
Yeah, I swam beside the hair
"Yes."
"WAHH!! Kai you're so mean!" Max complained not letting go of his legs.
Kai rolled his eyes sighing "Fine you can go. If you let go of my legs."
She had one white eye
Max smiled happily "YAY! Thanks Kai! I'll go pack." and with that Max scampered off into his room, feeling jolly. While Kai, who sat back on the couch, breathe in deeply. "I really regret coming here."
One blank stare
Lookin' up, lyin' there
X-x-X
"Ow... my head." Mika groaned. She sat up in her bed. She shared a room with Kat and looked over her figure making sure she was ok. They had all started drinking last night at the party. (Except Kat, Kaito. Kazune and Sakura) Her head hurt. She remembered Kyo being dragged to her room by a very naughty Mushra. Kazune had thrown a fit but Sakura had calmed him down and he fell asleep, he was tired anyways.
"Ugh." Mika sighed looked out the window through the drapes. She was thinking about nothing when it all hit her like a ton of bricks.
On a stand in her hair
" Arg." she growled clenching her teeth and squeezing the area where her heart was. The images flashed in her head like a flicker of a broken movie that didn't want to be forgotten.
"Go away please." she whispered her head digging into the pillow and her teeth cutting into her lip. She hugged herself trying to make the pain go away.
"Please go away." She whispered as his face came to her mind. That face. Disbelief. Why?
"Why?" she mumbled tears leaking down her face. It was barely a day since then how could she possibly think it would go away that fast. She looked at the moon. She was at her weakest now. She was suffering because the sun couldn't drown out the sorrow.
Was a candy cane
Black rum, sugar cane
Dry eye, somethin' strange!
She got up from where she was and looked at the city. It was too quiet with the children gone. Nobody was out at this time. No one. She looked around and saw a woman walking down the street.
La la, la la la la la la la la la laaa laaa laaa
Well, Americans:
What, nothin' better to do?
Her lazy eyes followed her and she saw the woman stop right in front of her sight and turn to look at her. Mika took a step back and looked as the woman looked up and took off her hat letting her luscious red hair fall around her. Her honey brown eyes looked at her. Laughing at her. It was that woman.
She didn't glare. She didn't growl. She just stared. Stared at the woman who smirked up at her. She closed her eyes as she let the pain take her.
Why don't you kick yourself out?
You're an immigrant too.
Mika where are you?
I'm...
Mika?!
I'm...
MIKA!!
I'm...
Mika where are you?!
Kai?
Yes! Mika I'm-
NO! NO! I don't want to hear you!
Wait listen!
NO! NO! Leave my head! Get out! Get out!
Mika! No listen! I didn-
NO! NO! Go fuck your stupid bitch and leave me the hell alone!
Who's usin' who?
What should we do?
Mika bit her fist and screamed. She had her damned connection with that bastard. How could she forget? She reached into her shirt and brought out her golden sun and wanted to fling it at the wall. But she couldn't. She felt her heart being squeezed gently and emotions pour into her that were not her's.
Well you can't be a pimp
And a prostitute too
"Fake! Fake! Fake!" Mika repeated to herself over and over again. She tossed the sun away from her and bit into the skin of her knuckles waiting for the connection to fade. It couldn't last without mutual wanting of the connection. Right now she could hate the connection and disconnect it.
Icky thump, handcuffed to a bunk
Robbed blind
She writhed on the ground madly and knocked over a chair. Kat woke up with a start and looked around the room for enemies. She then saw Mika on the ground writhing in pain. She ran to her sister and embraced her to make her stop Mika shot her eyes open and looked at her sister.
Looked around
And there was nobody else
Mika's eyes were glazed over with sorrow as her breath came in short ragged gasps and tears leaked out the side of her eyes. She looked at her sister and dug her face into her hands.
Left alone
I hit myself with a stone
"We were connected." she mumbled looking at Kat. Kat blinked and looked at the woman. The connection. How cold she forget. It was the way to your love.
"Kat. It hurts. Please make it stop." she begged knowing that no matter how much she begged for it to go away it would never ever go away.
"Kat I'm sorry for waking you." Mika sighed after a while. She got up and walked to her bed and stared at it for a long time before passing out and falling on her bed.
"Mika!" Kat called out and managed to get to her while she fell. Kat let Mika down easy and looked at her sleeping face. She sighed and covered her with blankets. Mika had this peacefull look on her. Like the only place she could escape it all was her dreams. She looked at her hand covered in dry blood. Her teeth marks still leaking blood.
Went home
And learned how to clean up after myself
Kat went to lie down and she looked at her sister once again and closed her eyes. She would kill Kai once she saw him. She would indeed.
x-X-x
Kai woke with a start from his dream. He had managed to get connected with Mika. If it was for only a minute he was glad. He was however melancholy that she would not listen to him. She wanted nothing to do with him. He was the black plague to her. He clenched the pendent he fell asleep with in his hand. His gift from Santa a few half a year ago. He hoped he could send all his love and emotion to her. What was left of if. Since she was gone he was starting to feel cold. He felt the pendent it's self become cold as the connection was being cut.
He growled and sent all the emotion he could muster to her. He was left cold in the shadow of her wake. It was good to hear her voice. But it was torture to hear the pain. She was obviously in deep pain. It echoed behind every syllable she spoke. It was like the aftermath of an earthquake.
"Kai you ok buddy?" Max questioned looking at Kai.
"Fine." Kai said monotone evident.
"Look I don't know what happened but I do know that it was so your fault." Max said looking out the window of their plane ride.
"Thanks. It makes me feel a whole lot better." Kai said looking out the window as well.
"Well it probably was, since she's not here." he explained "Remember the last time, you kissed that one chick, she ran away too and--"
"Max."
"Yeah Kai?" he asked
"Shut the fuck up."
x-X-x
"Ow...my head." Kyo groaned, her head laying on the table.
"Mommy, are you okay?" Kazune asked him mother worriedly, and slightly glaring at his father for taking advantage of her that night.
"Yes. Auntie are you feeling well." Kaito had asked as well.
"Your Mommy would be fine, if she hadn't drank all those wine coolers last night." Kat explained in a smart manner, placing the pancakes she was making on the counter.
Kyo frowned "I couldn't help it, they were so good." she sighed dreamily. "And besides Mushra gave them to me."
Kazune's eyes widen. "I knew it was you damn bastard!" Kazune growled, attacking his father, who slept peacefully on the sofa.
Kaito watched happily interested at the fight. Kat placed more food on the gazing at Sora who sleepy as well on the table , in front of Kyo. "Hey Sora where's Sakura?" Kat asked cracking a few eggs.
"She's in the room, sleeping, why?" he asked.
Kyo smirked, knowing what Kat was going to question "So did you have fun, last night too?" she asked. Sora blushed, gazing at Kaito who was unaware of the conversation.
"Shsh. If Kaito heard you he'd kill me." he begged
Kyo laughed "So what'cha do? Make her scream? Cause I think I heard a screaming next door. Did you break her arm again?"
"WHAT!" Kaito growled and attacked his daddy.
"How dare you!" Kaito growled killing his daddy. Kyo started laughing like a maniac and threw some pieces of pancake at him.
"Dun..dun dunun dun dunun..." Kyo laughed humming the Darth Vader song.
"MAKE HIM STOP!" She heard Mushra yell.
"Make me stop pathetic sex-addict!" Kazune growled pulling his daddy's hair.
"You two play nice." Kyo mumbled shaking her head. She grabbed her son and lifted him off his father giving the boy a kiss on the cheek and sitting down with the small boy in her lap while she cuddled up against her husband.
"Morning guys!" Sakura smiled at the party. They replied with a 'morning' of their own and watched as Sora begged the young boy for forgiveness.
"Kaito let your daddy go." Sakura said to the small boy. Kaito smiled and ran to his mommy's embrace. It turned quiet after a while and then Sakura questioned.
"Where's Mika?"
"She's still in the room sleeping. She had a rough night." Kat sighed sitting down at the table staring into space.
"She had a connection with Kai last night. It really hurt her." Kat continued watching the door with anxious eyes.
"Oh." Sakura gasped growling lightly after the news.
"My stupid cousin never knew how to appreciate." Kat sighed tearing her gaze from the door and looking out to the window.
"Kat how are you feeling this morning?" Sakura questioned.
"Fine thank you for asking." Kat smiled keeping her gaze out the window but smiled at her all the while.
"I can't help but worry what do you expect." Sakura piped up devouring the pancakes hungrily.
"Take your time there's no hurry." Kat laughed.
"You're already started to act motherly Kat." Kyo noted.
"I guess you're right." Kat laughed lightly placing a hand on her stomach. She sighed contently looking out the window once more.
Ray. I wish you could be here. I wish you could see him, our son. Kat though absentmindly. The pain that crushed her heart was killing her slowly. She knew she had to fight, to fight for their baby. She couldn't abandon him. Not like so many had to her. She wouldn't leave her baby alone like her parents did to her.
"Mika."Sakura called out breaking Kat form her musing. She turned to see Mika walking into the room looking like hell.
"Morning." Mika mumbled sitting down on the table her face dejected and dark.
"Mika you want pancakes?" Kat questioned already getting up.
"No thank you. I'm not hungry." Mika mumbled. Kat looked at her for a whiled deciding weather or not she should make Mika eat.
"Alright everybody! Planning time!" Mushra spoke up and slammed a paper on the table. It had diagrams of a strange fortress looking building. They all gazed at the paper intently.
"This right here in black is the entrance." Mushra pointed to the front of the building.
"First we'll try to get in through the front, if they don't let us go in then we'll signal you using this." Mushra set down nine jewelry looking pieces.
"If you guys press the button in the back it will send signals to each other. It's kinda like a walkie-talkie." Kyo enlightened.
"Me and Sora will try the front approach. Sakura and Mika will you this side entrance when we give you the signal. Kyo will fly Kat to the top; the terrain around the building isn't safe for Kat." Mushra directed pointing to the side entrance and the top entrance.
"I can take care of my self you know I've been doing it for most of my life and six months with my baby." Kat huffed glaring at Mushra.
"That is true but we're not going to risk it Kat, the more you go into you pregnancy the more difficult it gets to do these things and besides Kyo wants to keep you safe and if she says so then it's done." Mushra shot back his eyes twitching slightly. He didn't like dealing with hormonal pregnant women. Kyo was worse enough with Kazune and Misha and Nina and Suzune and Alyssa and the one on the way. He'd had enough for a life time, but he just loved the act of creating, or so he thought.
"Fine." Kat glowered at the window.
"Fine." Mushra muttered, " After we get in we'll divide the stories of the building Kyo and Kat will take the top two floors. Sakura and Mika will take the next two and Me and Sora will take the first floor and the basement." Mushra concluded pointing to the floors and all their secret corridors and major area's where it was guarded.
"How do you know all this?" Kat questioned dubious.
"Last night after Kyo and I-" Kyo smacked him before he could say anything and trust me when I say this he would have spewed all the details if he could. "Ow! Fine Last night I went to investigate the building after Kyo fell asleep." Mushra finished.
"No wonder it was so quiet after round 8," Sora snickered.
"Bastard!" Kyo growled a crimson red and smacked Sora upside the head.
"Ack!" He cried in pain. Sakura tisked shaking her head, did he never learn.
"Eight! Gar! You sick perverted psycho!" Kazune glared attacking his daddy with Kazune glare daggers.
"Oh." Kat blushed slightly, eight she thought.
"Back to business children!" Kaito yelled. "What about Kazune and me!? You are not leaving us here." Kaito glared at Mushra.
Mushra got up and set his angry son on his mothers lap. Kazune hugged his mother fiercely muttering something about a sick perverted 'sex-addict.'
"You and Kazune are staying here and that's final." Mushra stated firmly.
"No! You can't do that! The Big Guy Upstairs said that we could come to help! You can't leave us here we can help protect Kat." Kazune protested.
"I can't let you guys come along it might be too dangerous." Mushra explained to his eldest son.
"We'll be fine!" Kaito growled.
"No! If something were to happen to you, I could never live with myself for letting you come." Mushra directed toward his son. This was one of those rare moments when the strong father-son bond could be seen.
"Daddy, I'll be fine trust me." Kazune stared intently at his daddy.
"It's like looking at a soap opera. (tear)" Kat smiled at Sakura snickering.
"Uh-huh like where the father and son have never seen eye to eye but the suddenly by twist of irony they communicate in the direst of situations." Sakura answered back her eyes dreamy.
"Su-re." Kat smiled forcibly struggling not to laugh at her dreamy face.
"It's fine Mushra, I believe in him." Kyo said kissing her little boys head and getting up from the couch.
"But Kyo…" Mushra was about to protest but Kyo went up to embrace him in her arms. He made to protest and hid his face in the crook of her neck.
"It'll be fine….." she started whispering in his ear the rest was lost in her planning.
"Mika, you hungry now?" Kat asked her smiling lightly.
"No." Mika answered abruptly and stalked out of the room.
"Oh, Mika." Sakura sighed.
"She just need time, wounds like this don't heal, I know." Kat said looking at the table as if it was the most interesting thing in the world.
"Kat." Sakura sighed embracing the young mother. So much sorrow surrounded the two women. It was drowning.
x-X-x
Mika closed the door behind her staring mournfully at the carpet. She couldn't stand to sadness that threatened to consume her this morning. It was not getting better if anything it was getting worse.
"Why?" She questioned herself for what seemed to be the hundredth time that morning.
"Why Kai?" She whimpered clasping her hand around her pendent.
"Why?"
"Mika, I'm sorry."
"You're sorry?"
"Yes, I am."
"Sorry for what, for betraying my love for you. SORRY!"
"Mika please."
"Please what Kai! Take you back and have you do it all over AGAIN!"
"Mika please I thought-"
"No Kai! I don't want to hear it! I don't! I HATE you! Damnit I HATE you!"
"Mika…."
"I just wish I'd never met you! I wish I'd never laid my eyes on you!"
Mika gasped out of her connection. Why did she so that. Did she have a death wish? She though she did.
"I don't wish that." Mika whispered into the dark room her body shimmering a light golden as she sunk to the floor.
x-X-x
"Kai are you alright?" Max questioned scanning his friend up and down.
"What do you think dipshit." Kai growled. That last connection was wounding. She wished she'd never met him. He could hear how difficult it was for her to say.
He knew it was a lie but it sill hurt him deep inside. He'd hurt her so much it made her say that.
"Awww, coomee onnn Kai! You can tell me anything!! You know that!" Max whined. It had been the longest plane ride in the whole wide world. And it wasn't because it was a whole 13 hour flight but because of the person sitting next to him.
"Sure and you'll scream it to the whole wide world." Kai grumbled.
"No I wouldn't." Max protested pouting like a three year old wanting candy.
"It's nothing just leave me alone." Kai muttered closing his eyes.
"Fine if that's how you want it." Max pouted. He closed the blind on the airplane and buckled his seat. "We're here anyway."
"About time."
x-X-x
"Station one clear."
"Station two savvy."
"Station three all set."
"Hey excuse me mister we come from the local newspaper. We want to do a story on your building do you think that would be ok if we took a look around?" A young reporter stood wearing a press pass around his neck with a camera in his hand. His brownish mahogany hair escaping his baseball cap.
"NO one is allowed in here without authorization from the boss." The solider looking guard answered in a French accent.
"Might you tell us who your boss exactly is so we might get a hold of this authorization?" Another young man with brown spiky hair questioned, a black camera bag hanging from his shoulder and a press pass around his neck.
"No can do. Get out of here before we escort you out." The guard glowered.
"No need to get rough, we get the picture, we just wanted a story." The first young man answered slyly.
"Beat it!" The guard yelled raising his gun.
"Alright, Alright, lets go old chap." The first young man smirked and stalked back the other way.
"Ghastly people manners don't you think."
"Really I thought he was rather pleasant." The mahogany haired young man removed his cap and stared at the sky watching a pure white dove circle the sky. If he didn't know better he might have thought it was a white dove.
"Honestly, ever heard of manners."
"Well since station one didn't work out how 'bout station two?" The mahogany haired male smirked.
"Mushra, I thought you'd never say that. I'm getting restless up here."
"Patience Angle. Sora tell Sakura it's time." Mushra commanded.
"Right on it!" Sora switched his attention to his mic and whispered the new command.
"They're in!" Sora smiled at Mushra. The plan was going better that they had planed
"Mushra, come onnn!"
"Alright Angle go on it's your turn." Mushra whispered into his mic and ran off into the forest to go onto the second phase of his plan.
"No problemo! I'm in!"
"Kyo be careful, the both of you." Mushra replied into his mic. She laughed angelically.
"I'm not stupid Mushra I won't get caught now our son here will be safe. Whereas he will be protecting Kat I will protect him with my life. No one and I repeat no one will touch our son and get away with it, Kappeesch."
"Let's hope it doesn't come to that. But it makes no difference, be careful." Mushra warned her again. She laughed and cut the connection.
"Troublesome woman." Mushra muttered commencing with the plan.
x-X-x
"We're in Sora." A brunette shrouded in darkness whispered into her mic crawling into what looked like a closet.
"Mmn'kay." Sakura muttered, "Love ya too." She smiled in the darkness. She turned to look at her companion when they made the tiniest sound of pain.
"I'm sorry." Sakura murmured. Her companion shook their head eyes leaking out water.
"Even still I know you're in pain." Sakura smiled slightly kissing her companion's head. She scratched behind her companions ear and softly scratched the muzzle.
Her companion was a small black blondish fox with lavender glowing eyes. The fur was a mix of dirty blond with black and her paws were a shimmering golden color. Her two tails were pure black with a hint of gold here and there.
"Station two beginning operation." Sakura said to her companion.
"Let's go Mika."
x-X-x
Angelic white wings were all she could see. She didn't really feel all to well with the height. So she dug her face into the angle's neck the effect, seeing nothing but flickers of pure white and orange.
"Kat are you ok?" The quiet soothing voice of a child called to her.
"Mmn-hm." Kat replied, "I can't stand heights, they bring back memories." Kat whispered the rest.
"It'll be fine Kat, they gave us the order." The angle smiled down at her.
"Momma, you can trust me, I'll protect Auntie Kat." The small child spoke out.
"I trust you will, If I fail to." The angle answered. Kat felt a shift in gravity as the angles feet slowly made contact with the ground pulling her down with it.
"Thank you Kyo." Kat smiled mildly as Kyo set her gently on the floor. She really did appreciate this.
"It was nothing." Kyo smirked. Though underneath the smile she could see Kyo's face paler and the color leaving her face. A look of fatigue crossing her face. She shouldn't have used her powers. Just because Kat was pregnant, it didn't mean that she was immobilized. It was completely reckless and uncalled for.
"Don't give me that look. It doesn't matter if I would have died if I used my powers. I would have still gotten you up here. I won't stand by and watch you endanger yourself." Kyo remarked turning towards the door.
"But Kyo-" Kat began to retort.
"It doesn't matter Kat. It's just your maternal instinct I know but still I would have taken you if you liked it or not." Kyo smiled opening the door.
"Hmpf." Kat huffed. Kyo was so unreasonable.
"Let's go!" Kyo commanded running into the building. Kat followed determined to figure out this strange mystery.
x-X-x
The room was destroyed. If hell had a fit then this was one of them. Blood was splattered on the wall and on work tables. On the floor and on the glass that was shattered. It looked like test cases and what looked to be like beyblade stadiums here and there. A jail and more blood and glass. Machines and wires everywhere.
"It reeks in here." Sora muttered covering his nose. He watched Mushra go through cabinets and drawers but they were empty. Scattered and by the looks of things burnt. If someone was here, they wanted to erase all the traces that they were here.
"Someone was here. But now they're all gone." Mushra spoke out.
"This place is a mess. Like someone's messy laboratory." Sora pointed out. Entering one of the jail cages where clothes were scattered all over the place.
"Children's clothes." Mushra mumbled.
"You're ri- AHH!"
x-X-x
"Well what do you think?" Sakura questioned. Her companion Mika was sniffing for anything out of the ordinary. But there was nothing suspicious but the obvious alcohol all over the place. They sprayed it everywhere.
Erasing traces.
Mika continued walking forward. Sniffing everything. There wasn't much on the second and third floor. It was blank. Just a bunch of cubicles and offices. Nothing out of the ordinary on the second floor. They were currently on the third floor. Something wasn't right.
They more they went deeper into the third story the more smells could be contracted. Like they got sloppy and didn't finish the job.
They walked around and then that's when Sakura saw the light. It was dim. Like someone was watching TV only the light was stable so most likely it was a computer screen.
Mika made a small noise in the back of her throat, a warning hush as she crept toward the small cubicle. Sakura understood and stayed behind. She waited.
Mika crept in the shadows baring her teeth for any upcoming danger. Her tiny fox heart pounded fast and she got ready to pounce. She crouched and sprang into the empty chair that awaited her.
Mika yelped lightly and spun in the chair recovering from the impact with the empty chair. She swung lightly her head dizzy. She made a small barking motion calling the anxious angel.
"Mika? Nobodies here." Sakura ran toward the cubicle and looked around. No one was in sight. Odd, Mika made another sound that got Sakura's attention. She looked at Mika her paw on the screen her small face grave.
"What?! This can't be!!"
x-X-x
The forth floor was as empty as the second and third. Kyo walked around looking through files and computers, Kat did the same.
Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. It was pretty much company files and export files on manufactured goods and imported goods. Shipping times and what not. Inventory.
It gave Kat a migraine when she thought about who had to do all this filing and how long it would take. Kat flinched when she felt her baby provide a rather nasty kick to her kidney.
"Auntie Kat, are you alright?" Kazune questioned looking at her face.
"I'm fine. He just kicked me is all." Kat replied.
"Oh, can I feel?" Kazune questioned. Kat smiled and took his had and place it near her Kidney. He was going to be a pretty great martial artist at this rate.
"Ohh! He's strong!" Kazune chuckled.
"Mmn-hm." Kat searched a few more files but then shut the computer back to its original stand by. She got up and wobbled around searching papers and sticky notes that were scattered in the cubicles. The pain was immense she really felt like a punching bag for baby Hercules.
"Auntie I really think you should sit down." Kazune pulled Kat toward a chair and summoned a bottle of water. Kat tisked but accepted it. He shouldn't be using magic either.
"Hey you!" Kat whipped her head around and saw a security guard glaring at her.
"Identification!" He glared moving toward her. She froze for a second but then moved in front of Kazune. She wouldn't let him get hurt.
"Auntie!" Kazune whined in protest for he was backed to a wall.
"Identify yourself or I will shoot!" The guard yelled taking out his gun. Kazune growled started to conjure up a shield for them. Kat smirked. She may have been pregnant but she still had Artemis.
"Artemis! GO!" Kat brought her beyblade from her pocket and her launcher from the other taking no more than a second to launch it and a second was all she needed. Artemis flew and made impact with the guards forehead knocking him unconscious with impact.
"Come on." Kat pulled Kazune with her and started to run as fast as her legs would carry her. The little boy ran at her side keeping up without protest. They rounded a corner and bumped into a someone.
"Gah!" they yelled in unison as the impact sent them tumbling toward the ground.
x-X-x
"Ahh!!" Sora shouted "Get him off me! Get him off me!" a young boy with unruly ebony hair was holding onto Sora's leg for dear life.
Mushra shook his head in disappointment "And you call yourself a man." he muttered. The violet/brunette haired man walked up to him taking the small boy from the brunettes leg.
"Let go of me." The boy with unruly ebony hair wailed kicking with the little effort he could muster.
"Hey little guy we're not going to hurt you." Mushra cooed softly just like he did to Kaito when his mommy was away on business and he was left to take care of him when he had nightmares.
"P-Promise?" the little boys soft broken voice cried.
"We promise." Sora said the little boy reminding him of his own son who would be there any minute if they didn't get a move on.
"Who are you?" The little boy rasped out gripping on the choker that was on his throat. Mushra helped the little boy take it off using his magic. If he hadn't had his magic this thing would have stuck to him like a leach.
The little boy took a big gulp of air as if he was suffocating. He panted trying to get in as much air as his lungs would allow preparing himself for what would come.
"Calm down you're safe, we're not going to hurt you." Sora patted the boy's head.
"Mommy?" the little boy muttered.
"Don't worry we'll take you to her." Mushra reassured.
"Mo-mmy." The little boy whispered placing his tiny fist in Sora's and released a tiny crumpled paper.
"Come on we should get out of here." Mushra said looking down at the hurt boy. He couldn't have been older than six. The same age as his own son, it made him mad that anyone could be hurting these children.
"Kay." Sora agreed following Mushra out and opening the piece of paper he received.
Alice Springs
"Alice Springs?" Sora questioned baffled.
x-X-x
"This can't be! It's all the records of the children transported out of here to... Australia." Sakura muttered scrolling down the page. She took a look at it again.
"Oh crapoly!" She uttered. The files were being deleted and all she could do was watch. She heard Mika hiss and then pointed to the address. Sakura nodded and took a pen and paper from the table writing it down.
"Australia... just out 12 miles west of Stuart Highway." Sakura muttered writing it down as it got deleted. So They're being kept there." Sakura said looking at Mika. She was off in another world as sorrow claimed her soft features.
"It'll be alright." Sakura embraced the small fox bringing her out of her world. She looked at Sakura with a little less emotion. She was dying on the inside and all Sakura or the others could do was watch. It killed them just as much as it killed Mika.
Mika leaped off the chair and looked back at Sakura making sure she was following. They had to keep time after all.
x-X-x
"Gah!" Just as Kat fell backward she was pulled into an embrace. She looked up to see Kyo holding her making sure she didn't fall and hurt herself or the baby.
"Dangit Kat watch where you're going. In your condition running is not the best idea." Kyo glared letting her go and turning to her son who had not fallen but stumbled forward against Kyo.
"Momma!" Kazune smiled brightly.
"I'm sorry." Kat muttered looking at her stomach guiltily. She could have injured the baby because she was reckless.
"It's nothing just be careful. Did you guys see anything?" Kyo questioned. Kat shook her head and turned to look at the guard that was on the ground unconscious.
"Just trouble I see, well Mushra and Sora said they found a kid and the name Alice Springs." Kyo enlightened them. Kat's eyes lit up. They left behind a kid!
"Is he alright?" Kat questioned.
"Yes he's alive but badly beaten. He's been starved and most likely in trauma." Kyo growled slightly thinking of the vile, vulgar people who would do this.
"My grandfather's going too far with this." Kat glared at the floor which held his face in her memory. It was all his fault. His fault she was rapped. His fault Ray was dead. His fault she was on the run and her child in danger. His fault her child would grow up without his father. Kat flinched at that. She hated to admit it even if it was her mind.
"Come on Mushra said we have enough information and Kaito will be here soon with the Van." Kyo said taking Kat and Kazune's hand running toward the elevator.
x-X-x
Mushra sat patiently in the shadows holding the small boy in his arms. Sora waited talking to Sakura silently. They heard silent footsteps and turned to their left to see Sakura and Mika rush up to their hiding spot.
"Sora!" Sakura exclaimed silently tackling him to the ground. Mika sat by Mushra inspecting the boy. She gently nuzzled his hand trying to sooth his nightmarish face.
"How is he?" Sakura asked.
"Fine I healed some of his injuries but I couldn't use anymore of my power." Mushra panted out. It was clear he was worn out. That much was obvious by his pale face and difficulty breathing.
"Stupid." They snapped their heads behind Mushra and saw that Kyo was looming over him her face fierce but worried at the same time.
"Well you would have done the same, or worse." Mushra shot back. Kat was already seated next to Mika petting her soft fur and Kazune was next to his mommy the same worried face dominating his features.
"Daddy you should be more careful." Kazune spoke out a light blush at saying that to his father. He wasn't so used to showing emotion.
"Is Kazune here?" Kyo questioned Sakura.
"Yeah he's at the front entrance. Ready everyone?" Sakura questioned passing out janitor uniforms. They slipped into them easily and got the buckets they retrieved from the janitor's closet.
"Alright then lets go." Mushra led the way with his mop and was followed as they sneaked out of the building as janitors.
"Hey where are you going!?" The same guard from before questioned.
"We've finished our shift and going to the next building sir." Mushra answered looking at the van which had Kaito driving it with a janitor suit and fake mustache on. Kazune resisted the urge to giggle and looked at his father.
"Fine, fine. HURRY up get out of here." The guard shooed. They ran and entered through the back of the truck. Kaito speed off occasionally screaming road rage. Not literally though.
"Get out of the way you drive like a chicken with two left feet!" Kaito yelled swerving to the right.
"Oi! Come on this is the fast lane. Come on you drive like my grandmother, no worse she drives better than you do! Move! Move! Move!" Kaito continued to yell. Sakura smiled proud of her little boy. Sora just stared, well scared.
And so they sped off into the sunset with a mad five year old boy.
There you have my third chappies
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co.Written by SimplySakura!
Thanks Bud!