Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade but I do own Omen!!
Hello every one. I'm home sick from school so I'm doing this coz I have nothing better to do. Hope you enjoy.
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Previously...
"This place will be your final resting place Kai."
Omen's face looked dark and murderous. He was no longer morbidly cheerful and amused. He looked angry and foreboding. Kai glared back with intense hatred. The teens ran back towards each other, eager to continue their fight to the death.
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The three boys nodded and Hilary led Daichi at a steady run out of the cave.
'Please be fast Hilary...' thought Ray, 'Tyson isn't going to hold out much longer.'
He gazed at his navy haired friend who was too weak to even stand now. His face pale and his breathing ragged and deep.
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Normal POV...
Hilary and Daichi ran through the forest, picking up speed after they'd exited the dreadful cave. Daichi had seemed to have become slightly more normal but he still hardly spoke, his mind still lingering on what happened to Kenny. Hilary held his hand tight, not wanting to let go lest he fall back into his dazed and grieving trance. She did not want the young boy to become overwhelmed by grief. He kept up with Hilary easily, being fitter than her and more accustomed to the forest.
'We have to get back to that Ranger Station.' Hilary thought, 'My mobile isn't getting any range from all these trees and the mountains.'
"Come on Daichi!" she said aloud to the young blader. "We have to hurry! Tyson really needs help!"
The child looked at her fearfully.
"He wont die will he?"
Hilary was silent for a moment. She hated lying to anyone. Though, even she herself did not know whether Tyson was going to survive, even if they did get him help.
"He wont if we hurry." She finally replied.
She smiled reassuringly at Daichi.
"Tyson's a fighter! Remember? He doesn't go down without a fight! You should know that Daichi. Plus, do you really think he'd want to miss dinner tonight?"
Daichi gave a half-hearted smile at her words.
"That's right!" His voice began to regain its lost fierceness and passion. "He wont die! I know he wont! He can't. I won't let him!"
"Neither will I!" Hilary replied.
The feelings of worry, dread and anxiety still bubbled in a tempest within her though. The Ranger Station was at least an hour away still and Kai was facing of with Omen. Who knew what Omen would do next? He was unpredictable and that was one of the characteristics which made him so terrifying.
'Please be safe Kai...' she prayed silently. 'God, please protect him!'
Daichi started picking up speed. Hilary snapped back to reality and hurried with him.
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Max felt his eye lids getting heavier. The injury on his head was causing him to drift between consciousness. Ray shook him slightly as his head began slumping forward.
"Max! You have to stay awake!" the chinese blader urged. "If you fall to sleep now, you could fall into a coma."
Max raised his head and nodded wearily.
"Alright Ray... Sorry."
"You don't need to apologise." Ray replied, "Just stay awake. You too Tyson. The same goes for you!"
Tyson looked at him. The pain in his body was not even comparable to the pain in his heart. His tear streaked face was so pale and his eyes looked so hollow. His eyes no longer shed the watery beeds yet his cheeks were still wet.
"That bastard..." He said weakly. "H-he k-killed... Kenny... I h-hope... Kai k-kills him!"
He coughed harshly, spitting out the bloody taste from his mouth. Ray raised a hand to his forehead though even he knew that action wasn't necessary. Tyson had a terribly high fever.
"We need to get out of here." Ray said, trying to stand.
His injured legs shook under his weight but held strong.
"Come on guys," he continued. "The sooner we get out the better."
"But what about Kai?" Max asked, not moving. "We can't leave him here alone."
"It wouldn't matter if we stayed here anyway." Ray said wisely. "He and... Omen, are already some where in the maze-like network tunnels and even if we found them what could we do? We'd only be getting in Kai's way. We're all injured and the last thing Kai needs is to be looking out for us and himself at the same time. He has the best chance at defeating Omen but if we turn up he'll be distracted and Omen will have the advantage."
Max and Tyson were both silent, absorbing the information quietly. They both knew Ray was right, he usually was.
"But w-what about... K-Kenny?" Tyson asked softly.
Max and Ray looked down to their fallen friend.
"I'm n-not... leaving him h-here..." Tyson said stubbornly. "N-not in this place!"
Ray knelt down, ignoring the seering pain in his leg, and scooped the small lifeless boy into his arms.
"Of course we're not leaving him here." Ray replied firmly. "Max, help Tyson."
The blonde nodded and stood up, pulling Tyson to his feet. Ray turned and walked towards the entrance of the cave. Tyson and Max followed him slowly.
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Kai and Omen were both locked in combat. Omen smirked and began pushing Kai back with surprising strength.
"You're getting weaker Kai! Am I too strong for you am I?"
Kai clenched his teeth and kicked the teen in the stomach.
"Not even in the slightest." he said darkly.
Kai shook his head, trying to focus his constantly blurring gaze. He didn't know why he was so fatigued. He was losing strength fast. He should have defeated Omen by now! This red-eyed bastard was of equal strength as some of the best fighters back in Balkov Abbey and Kai had defeated them all. Why was Omen so different? What kept him going? Where was he getting his strength from? Kai remembered with a jolt. He knew why it seemed as though Omen was invincible. Omen wasn't getting stronger, Kai was gettig weaker, and they both knew exactly why.
Omen jumped back to his feet and dusted himself off casually.
"You are hardly a challange any more Kai." He said.
He didn't look amused. He actually looked fed-up.
"I could spash you like a bug right now."
"Then why don't you?" Kai spat, panting slightly.
Omen shrugged.
"Have it your way."
The murderer ran at the blader and threw a lethal punch. Kai deflected it easily and punched him back in the cheek. His strike was returned similtaniously by a kick in the ribs by Omen. Both boys fells to the ground. Kai held his side in agony and coughed harshly. Omen spat blood and massaged his jaw gingerly, looking at Kai reproachfully.
"That kick must have broken at least a couple of your ribs Kai. You're not going to hold out much longer."
"I beg to differ." Kai replied vehemently.
"There's no way you can defeat me." Omen continued. "Not with the poison from those spiders running through your veins."
Kai got to his feet, holding his side.
"I don't care if I have spider, snake or fucking scorpion venom running through me! Nothing will stop me from killing you!"
"I hear you barking ya blue haired mutt, but lets see ya bite!"
Kai growled and punched at Omen repetitively. Omen caught both his fists and held them firmly. Kai gritted his teeth in pain.
"Even your own moves are causing you pain. Truly pathetic Kai."
"Shut up!"
Omen pulled Kai's fists downwards so the blader was bent then drove his knee into his gut. Kai coughed out in agony and felt another crushing blow from Omen, throwing him back to the ground. Kai clutched his stomach and sat up. Omen stood in front of him, his red eyes glowing in the pale light.
"All that big talk and this is all you can show to back it up? I'm disappointed Kai."
'Stay calm.' Kai thought, finally realising Omen's plan. 'Don't lose control. He's making me mad so I'll be reckless and foolish. I have to play this smart. He's just antagonising me.'
Kai noticed Omen panting slightly, even though he tried to hide it. This gave Kai some satasfaction and motivated him further. Omen was getting tired. Kai still had a chance. Kai stood up and smirked.
"I thought you said you were going to squash me like a bug?" He said nastily.
"You know me Kai," Omen's smile returned. "I always make good on my threats. I proved that with Kenny."
Kai growled angrily, fighting to control his rage.
"Hey, after I kill you, guess what!" Omen looked sadistically enthusiastic. "I'm gonna go after your friends! Max will go first, Ray will go next, then Daichi then the ever-suffering Tyson. Hilary will be last. Though she'd probably be insane with grief after seeing all of her friends die in front of her very eyes. Pity."
"You sick bastard!"
Kai charged him and knocked Omen to the ground with lethal blow to the chest. Omen was winding but sat up, breathing hard and coughing a couple of times. He rubbed his chest painfully.
"You'll pay for that."
"Did I catch you off guard Omen?" Kai sked maliciously. "You're not going to chuck a tantrum and cry are you?"
Omen got up and smiled, wiping blood from his mouth in amusement.
"Looks like you've still got some fight left in you."
"You'd better believe it." Kai wore an icy smile which angered Omen. "Come one tough guy. Let's see what you got!"
Omen complied and went for Kai. Once again they were locked in battle. Punching, kicking, shoving, it didn't matter to them as long as they inflicted pain upon the other.
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Hilary and Daichi were becoming tired fast. Hilary panted hard, not sure how much further she could go. She still held tight to Daichi's hand, who was basically pulling her along behind him.
"Come on Hil!" he urged. "Only a little further to go!"
They had been running for thirty minutes. Hilary's urge to help her friends and anxiety for Kai's well-being had driven her this far, but now her body could hardly take any more.
"There's the track up ahead!" Daichi panted.
Hilary and Daichi broke through the bushes and leapt out onto the worn track. Hilary looked down the road and screamed as a jeep screached to a grinding halt, coming close to running them down. Daichi's eyes were wide in fear at the near death experience. Hilary breathed hard and sank to her knees in exhaustion. She recognised the symbol on the side of the car. It was another national park ranger. A slightly rugged man opened the driver side door and stepped out and looked down at Hilary.
"Hey kids, are you alright?"
Hilary and Daichi nodded numbly. The low grumble of another truck came behind the rangers one. This time it was the police. The rugged park ranger hooped out of the jeep wrangler and approached Hilary and Daichi.
"My name's Greg Sims. Sorry for the scare." He offered his hand down to Hilary, helping her up. "What are you kids doing running around the forest like this? It's dangerous."
"Greg! There's still no answer from Mark and Silvia!" The female ranger exiting the passenger side seet of the wrangler called. "We have to get going!"
Hilary and Daichi looked at each other.
"You have to help us!" Hilary begged still breathless.
"Our friends are in trouble!" Daichi said loudly.
"There's a guy-"
"He killed Kenny-"
"He's insane!-"
"Inside a cave-"
"You have to stop him-"
"He's going to kill us!-"
Hilary and Daichi's words were a jumbled mess for Greg and he held up his hands trying to calm them down, though he got the jist of what they were trying to say. As did the two policemen who had left their car to see what the hold-up was.
"Calm down!" Greg said loudly. "Just take it easy! It's okay."
"Looks like those reports were true." Said the taller of the two cops.
"What are you talking about?!" Hilary asked quickly.
The four adults looked at her.
"Yesterday a group of campers came to the police station and said they're found a ruined campsite in the forest and there was blood every where." the shorter, yet still tall cop said seriously. "They also said they'd heard screams in the forest."
"We thought it was a bear attack but when we observed the site a moment ago, there was no sign that a bear or any animal had been in the area." said the female ranger. "We have tried contacting the rangers on duty here but we've recieved no signal until a short while ago. But they still aren't answering their phone."
"That's because they're dead." Hilary said, about to cry.
The rangers and cops looked at each other. Greg looked into her eyes hard.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean they're dead!" Hilary said impatiently. "That's what me and Daichi were trying to say before! A guy is in the forest! He's insane and he killed the rangers, Mark and Silvia! And!... And he k-killed our friend..."
Hilary's voice broke and tears streaked down her face. She rubbed them away but couldn't stop the flow. Daichi also had tears in his eyes but they did not tumble down over his cheeks like Hilary's did. Greg looked back to the police men.
"Constable Malcom, I think you should call in some back-up to search the forest for this guy." He said.
"I know." the shorter officer said.
"You don't need to!" Hilary started again. "We know where he is! We can take you there but you have to hurry! Our friends are still in danger!"
"Where are they?!" Greg asked her urgently.
"They're in an old miners cave." she said.
"There are old mines all through this forest!" said the woman ranger.
"I'll show you the way." Hilary said bravely.
"Annette and I will go to the station." said Greg to the officers. "We'll call in back-up for you from there."
The police men nodded.
"Wait! Take Daichi with you!" pleaded Hilary.
"What? No!" Daichi argued.
Hilary put her hands on his shoulders.
"You will be safe there Daichi." she said reassuringly. "Don't worry. The others will be fine. We'll come back for you okay?"
"But-"
"No 'buts'!" Hilary said firmly. "You'll be safe there! Now go!"
Daichi looked at her hessitantly then allowed himself to be pushed gently into the rangers wrangler by Annette, the female ranger. Hilary stood out of the way and watched them drive off. She then hurried over to the police car where the police had already unloaded motorbikes specifically designed for the bushy terrain. Hilary jumped on the back of one at the signal of Constable Malcom.
"As you may have heard before my name is Constable Anthony or Tony Malcom." He said. "That is my partner, officer Marcus Armstrong. Show us exactly where this cave is."
"Alright." Hilary said.
The two motorbikes took off, shooting through the brush. Hilary directed them until they could just see the overgrown outcrop of the mine ahead.
'You guys better be alive!' Hilary thought nervously. 'Kai, please please please be alive!!'
"Miss?" Const. Malcom's voice brought her back to reality. "Do you know those people?"
Hilary looked ahead. Emerging out of the cave was Ray, Tyson and Max! Kenny's limp body was in Ray's arms. She desperately wanted the motorbike to speed up as she watched Tyson fall to the ground, taking Max down with him.
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Kai's bones were burning and seering in almost intolerable pain. The spiders venom was affexting him heavily yet he didn't let that stop him. He and Omen both breathed heavily, not too far from the edge of the cliff. In the dull lighting and the fuzziness of his eyes, Kai did not even see Omen pull out his favoured trademark knife he'd had hidden in his belt the whole time, and hide it behind his back.
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I apologise for the shortness of my other two chapters, they were obviously rushed as pointed out by my friend and were pretty crappy. I hope this chapter makes up for it! Please excuse my spelling errors! I'm going now coz I have a splitting headache!!! lol. Catch yaz later!! xoxoxo
Torz