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Chapter 10.
By noon Kai and the others had to stop for a rest. They had walked for about 7 hours without stopping.
"You know I'm just wondering if the others are trying to find us at this very moment?" Asked Kay.
"Yes we are." Came a reply from behind some trees. Tyson and the others stepped out and rushed over to them.
"Tala, Brain, Spencer? What are you doing here?" asked Kai.
"Well thanks to Hiro and Mr. Dickinson we came to help. They said that you all were up against Boris and Voltaire again, but more worse this time." Said Tala.
"Well you came at a good time." Said Ian.
"What happened to Lee Ann?" asked Brain.
"Boris." Said Spark as he looked over at her.
"Is she ok?"
"We don't know. She hasn't woke up since they did the experiments." Said Rikku.
"We better get moving. We can't stall any longer." Said Ray.
They all started to walk around until they came back to Ian and the others camp. From the looks of it, Boris's men were around and knew that they were there. Spark took Star from Kai to give him a rest and started to run off away from the footsteps. By nightfall they came to a clearing and road that led into the village.
"Should we see if there's a phone in that town and call Hiro or Mr. Dickinson?" asked Max.
"Yeah I guess. It wouldn't hurt to try." Said Tyson.
"You guys I think Star is waking up." Said Spark while looking down at her.
Ian came up and started to shack her.
"Come on Star, wake up please."
Star's face went from no expression to painful.
"Star please open your eyes. Please just open them or say something." Said Rikku.
"I…it…h…hurts!" said Star in a whisper.
They all looked at each other and knew that they needed to hurry to help her. The Bladebreakers and Demolition Boys went into the town, while the others were trying to comfort Star since now she was almost screaming from the pain.
"I don't think that she's going to make it. I mean with as much that went into her she will most likely die." Said Spark.
"Shut up! She will make it. She's strong and you know it. If she did it before and lived, she can do it again." Shouted Kai.
Everyone was afraid to speak after that, but continued to watch her while she lay there in pain. Ten minutes later the two teams came back with hopeful looks that was to give courage.
"Are they coming?" asked Kai.
"Yes. They are on the way. They should be here in a couple of hours. How's Star been holding up?" asked Max.
"Not so good. Hopefully when we get back we can get something to make the pain go away from her."
"Not if I can help it." Came a cold voice from behind. "You almost had us fooled. Guards get them and take them back to the Abbey. We have some unfinished business with Lee Ann."
"Boris before you can take her you have to go through us." Said Spencer.
"If you say so. Go and when you get Lee Ann bring her back to the lab to finish what we started."
The guards started to move closer and closer to them as they moved in front of Kai and Star.
"Kai I need you to take Star into the village so you can get her out of here. Don't stall, just go when we take over each guard." Whispered Ian while kneeling down in front of them.
"I can't! You should, since she's your sister." Kai whispered back.
"Kai please do this for me. I need to pay them back for her pain and suffering from all those years."
Kai looked down at Star in his arms and looked back up at Ian before nodding. He took one last look at everyone just incase he and Star got caught in the village. Once they all started to fight, Kai ran off into the village without being seen by the others.
'I don't think this is right. I should be in there not here.'
'Kai it's your duty to help Lee Ann and her family.'
'I know, but it just doesn't feel right. Dranzer would you do the same if you were in my position?'
'Yes. Even her bit beast would too. Just do this for her brothers and friends. Wisp told me last night that in her mind all she could see was you and her family and friends. But now it's all gone. That's why she's in such pain. Lee Ann is in complete darkness alone and afraid. Start talking to her it will help.'
"Star… I've been meaning to tell you this a while back. When I saw you for the first time in years, to see you happy and in control of everything again, I…I was too afraid to say it."
Kai looked down at Star and a single tear fell on her cheek unknowingly. Kai continued to look down at her until he saw her eyes were starting to open.
"Star?" Kai said weakly.
She moaned as her response, until she could find her voice again.
"W…Where…are the… others?"
"Fighting the guards to save you."
"O…Ok."
Star closed her eyes again and fell asleep, this time more calmly.
'I wonder if she heard me?'
'Yes she did. She's just too weak to respond or to think.'
Kai looked around trying to find a safe shelter for the both of them. Instead of walking down the village street he turned to the right until he finally came to an old run down factory. When he opened the door, he looked around trying to find an area were it wasn't easy to find Star. Kai went down a staircase that was hidden under a wooden cover. When he reached the bottom, the basement looked to be living quarters that hadn't been used for years. After he set Star down he grabbed a couple of blankets and shuck them off before putting them on her. He looked at her one last time before running back up the stairs and out to the forest.
'Star I hope you stay there. We all can't let them get you. Please hold on until we come back.'
When he reached the others, he saw that only one guard was standing while the others were knocked out.
"KAI I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO STAY WITH STAR!" yelled Ian.
"She's safe. Don't worry. She or anyone can't find a way out of were I hid her."
Spencer knocked out the guard before they all followed Kai back to their new hiding spot.
On the way there no one spoke, since they were trying to digest what went on in the forest and abbey.
"Kai I'm sorry if I yelled at you back there. I'm just extremely worried for her." Said Ian.
"Don't worry. She is safe."
"Has she woken up?" asked Kimmy.
"Yes but only for a couple of minutes. By the way she was talking and by her jesters she really is weak. She barely had enough energy to speak to me or look at me."
They soon reached the factory and Kai showed them were the secret underground chamber was. Star was still in the same spot sleeping.
"Thank God she's alright. Thank you again Kai for the help you did." Said Ian.
Kai just nodding without even looking up at Ian. That night everyone slept peacefully despite the situations earlier that day. When Kai woke up very early in the morning he looked around trying to see if everyone was there, but Star was missing. He wasn't trying to panic but started to look around the basement without any success. Kai climbed the stairs that he finally saw that were uncovered. After he climbed the stairs, the first thing he saw was that a window was open that was originally closed. He climbed out and finally saw Star sitting on the roof looking out over the village.
"Hey what are you doing up so early?"
"I… I was just remembering what you said yesterday."
"Oh."
"Did you really mean it?"
"Yes. Even in the abbey I had the same feelings. But when I saw how happy you were in the hotel back in France I finally knew that the feelings were the same but were getting stronger."
"Is that why you kissed me when we went on that walk?"
"Yes."
"How scared were you when you found out Kimmy was kidnapped but Boris and Voltaire?"
"Extremely. I knew that if they wanted her then it wasn't just for a reunion."
"Yeah."
"Are you sure your ok?"
Star looked over at Kai with emotionless eyes (were you don't see any pupil just emptiness) and shuck her head before tears started to come down.
"Hey what's the matter?"
"I… I… was just scared that… I wouldn't see any of you guys… again."
"It's ok. Come here."
Kai took Star in his arms and held her as tightly as he could without hurting her. They stayed like that until the sun rose. Kai woke up with Star still asleep in his arms also holding onto him.
"Kai? Is she ok?" asked Tala as he came out.
"Yeah. Hey I thought that Mr. Dickinson and Hiro was supposed to pick us up last night. What happened?"
"We called it off before they could even get off the ground. I told him that we were safe for the time being and we would call when we were out of this area."
"Ok."
Kai turned to look off in the distance at the sun and said in his mind,
'Grandfather your not going to get your hands on my friends, sister or me. I promise that.'
(With Voltaire)
'Kai you might think your safe, but soon we will find you, your sister, and friends.'
I hope you enjoy this. This is normally longer then I write but I thought it would be nice to make it longer and in more detail. Read and review.
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