Kohari: Yeah, I know that I've taken a long time in updating. And the school year's about to start again. I'm finally gonna be a Senior...wow. And next year, college. Well, I should probably get to the new chapter, huh?
Note: For some reason, the line thingy that separates the sections isn't working, so...gotta improvise.
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The boys marched silently off the plane, the cold winds of Russia stinging their cheeks. A hateful air hovered about them. None of the team could so much as look at Tex without the desire to punch his lights out. They followed him, each with their hands tied in front of them so they couldn't fulfill the wish of killing the traitor, glaring at his back.
The snow glistened around them beautifully, only to be deformed by footprints leading to the old stadium, some of them overlapping, but nonetheless in a relatively straight line.
Tex had been one step ahead of them the whole time. On the plane, he had predicted that they would gang up on him once they figured out the truth. Before they could do so, however, they were stopped by a group of big guys in suits bursting with intimidating muscles. At least now they didn't have anything covering their mouths. But then, there wasn't really a reason to speak. All that needed to be said was already known, and resented.
They were forced into a large lobby-like area and left alone. But the guards weren't stupid enough to trust them without locking all possible passages of escape. A sense of hopelessness fell upon the team in the dismal room.
"Hello, boys," greeted a malicious voice from the upper balcony. The same dark figure appeared, just like that time in the world tournament. "Welcome back to Russia," sneered Voltaire.
Kai spat a seven-letter cuss word defiantly at his grandfather, causing all heads to turn in his direction in surprise.
"Kai. Such a dirty mouth," Voltaire taunted. "Tools should never speak that way to their grandfathers. We'll soon cure you of that."
"You were never my grandfather!" Kai shouted. "And I am not a tool! I won't be your tool anymore!"
"Yeah!" Tyson chimed in. "We'll stop you! Whatever it is you're planning!"
"We'll never give in to you!" Ray added.
"We're the Bladebreakers!" Max told him.
"Yeah!" they all cheered in unison.
"You won't be doing anything," Voltaire informed them, snapping his fingers twice. "After all, any rash actions could endanger your friend."
The prisoners passed confused looks. Their unspoken questions were answered as Kenny was brought in beside Voltaire, bound and gagged. His teammates called out to him, worried.
"He will not be harmed as long as you're all good little boys and do what you're told," Voltaire warned them. "You will all train hard, every day, and join my army of beybladers. You will do as I or your instructors say, without hesitation, and without any lip. You will help me overthrow the U.N. and conquer the world. Understood?"
Nobody said anything. They only stared at the ground, caught between a rock and a hard place. Save their friend, with no guarantee for his safety to begin with, or go against everything they'd been fighting for and resign themselves to a life of misery and servitude.
"Understood?" Voltaire thundered, angry at the lack of a response.
Friendship won. "Yes," the kids agreed.
"Good," Voltaire snapped. "I knew you'd all see it my way." He signalled for the guards, and one by one, the boys were led away. As Kai was forced to exit the room, he promised, I won't let you go, Kai."
The blue-haired warrior turned back to him, a fiery hatred reflected in his eyes and flashing with the vow of victory.
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Kohari: Yes, I know. You're all mad that you had to wait such a long time for such a short and lame update. But I will try to update sooner this time. I just didn't want you all to get bored with the story and then forget about it. So, I'm sorry, but please review.
Note: Not proofread as of yet, but I will look at it later. If you notice any mistakes, as always, please let me know so I can fix them. Tootles!