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Chapter 8
The rebels
Kai turned to the next page in his book. He had read the page before repeatedly. He had not realised he was doing it. He was so tired his eyelids kept dropping. He looked around his room. It was his first night in the safe house. He had unpacked his stuff but the room still looked like a hospital room. Kai sighed. Tyson didn't have much luck either brightening up his room.
Kai's eyes closed and his head fell back against the wall. His book fell out of his hands. It landed on the floor with a soft thump.
(Start of Kai's flashback)
REBELS, REBELS, REBELS. The crowd's cheers and chanting reached all the way to the team's dressing room. Kai looked up when the chanting began.
"Ignore them, Kai," ordered Bradain. "We have to concentrate on our strategies".
"It doesn't matter I am not playing" said Kai pouting. He had been frowning ever since Bradain had started telling them about the strategy.
"This strategy has been made by Master Boris himself. He is the one who making you sit this one out and he must have a reason for doing so. Besides this team is mostly made up of bit beasts that have the power of water," said Bradain calmly.
"Whatever" said Kai.
The noise grew and grew the closer they got to the stadium floor. The noise was almost like a physical force pushing them down. Kai felt dizzy and his ears hurt. They could barely hear the announcer calling them out. Bradain walked out first into the light of the stadium. The crowd roared loudly the cheers drowned out the chanting. Alla followed bravely but Kai could see his knees shacking. Sean was next but as he reached the entrance, he stopped. Kai was right behind him and almost bumped into him.
"What's wrong?" shouted Kai over the roar of the crowd.
"I don't what to go out there. I have got a really bad feeling," said Sean. Kai smiled warmly.
"I won't tell you not to worry because right now we should all be worrying. But we can't just sit back and let others fight our fight. This is our fight, our time. We must fight for our friends, for our futures, for ourselves and all we hold dear", said Kai smiling. Sean smiled too.
"I saw you writing that down before we came on. Did you know I would falter?" asked Sean.
"I just had a feeling," said Kai. Kai grabbed Sean's hand tight, to steady Sean's nerves as well as his own and together they walked out of the dark hallway and into the light.
"The first match features Sean from the rebels" the crowd erupted in cheers cutting off the announcer. "AND" yelled the announcer over the noise of the crowd. "Jerry form viveras". The crowd cheered him as well. Sean walked up to the dish. He looked back only once to see his friends and brother smiling at him and encouraging him. He turned around and smiled. He was ready.
"3...2...1... Let it rip" yelled the announcer and two beyblades entered the dish. The match was long and drawn out. Bradain was annoyed by this and had shouted up once or twice "finish this now Sean". Kai smiled Sean was having fun and so was his opponent. When the end came and Jerry's blade landed by his feet Sean went over, shook Jerry's hand, and so ended the first battle.
Sean came down the steeps to join his team. "Well done," said Alla and Kai together.
"Thanks" said Sean. "I gave it my all and I won," said Sean smiling. Bradain stood up and walked over to his brother. He hit him over the head hard.
"What were doing out there?" said Bradain in a quite voice. "That was an embarrassment. Bladers from the abbey are supposed to show no mercy. We are supposed to be swift and destroy everything in our path". Bradain grabbed Sean by the hair and dragged him towards him. "We are supposed to be perfect," he said quietly. "Alla next up is you. Don't make this team look bad".
Alla gulped and walked up to the dish. She hadn't been nervous before but now she was. Her opponent was a thin boy with long blond hair that was tied in a ponytail at the back. He smiled over at her. Normally she would smile back but Bradain's speech was still in her head. Bradain was a bit strict at times and he was a loyal goon of Biovolt but never had she seen him like this. It was like his whole life depended on this to go well. Alla closed her eyes. This wouldn't work she was too nervous. She was shaking. She could feel Kai staring at her. She had a feeling he knew what she would do. She just wished there was another way.
Kai was staring at her. She was shaking uncontrollable. He had only seen her like this one other time. It was during the tests to qualify for this tournament. She had to battle a robot which was shooting beyblades. Alla was so nervous she couldn't really fight. So instead of fighting the machine she made her blade fly into it and destroy it. Kai let out a small gasp and Alla flinched. Kai just hopped Alla wouldn't hurt her opponent.
Alla waited for Kai to yell up at her and scream up at her to stop. But he didn't. She turned around. Bradain and Sean had very confused faces on. Kai just smiled at her. She smiled too. Kai trusted her. It took ages for Kai to trust anybody but he trusted her. Alla turned and faced the dish. Change of plan she thought as the announcer counted down. Two beyblades entered the dish. Alla began speeding up. Faster and faster. She bashed into the opponents blade with such force both blades were sent flying.
The announcer blinked in surprise. "I declare a tie" said the announcer. Alla turned around and was met by a smiling face, a very confused face and an angry face. Alla walked down the steps. Bradain walked up as his name was called. As she passed Bradain he gave her a scary glare. When he passed Alla smiled. He had stolen Kai's glare.
"The third match of the day is against the two captains of the two teams. If the rebels win or draw they shall be on a plane to America in two weeks to play in the world finals. If viveras win then we go to a single winner take all battle. Now lets begin. 3...2...1...Let it rip", yelled the announcer as the whole stadium waited with baited breath. The two blades jumped into the ring and began attacking each other. Bradain's blade looked like it was possessed. It was bashing into the stadium taking away huge chunks. When the blades did make contact they just locked together neither gathering any ground just like Tala's game.
"Hey Brad you are crazy. Please relax a little" said Bradain's opponent Kirill.
"Shut up you are not worth to face me" said Bradain. Kirill frowned.
"Nobody talks to me like that. I shall show you. Trenva, final attack", yelled Kirill. There was a blinding flash of light like in Tala's match with Kirill. Kai was much closer this time and he could see the attack more clearly. The light came out of the blade and covered the arena. It came out like a fog. Kai frowned; his eyes were not used to this light. He forced himself to open his eyes again. Everybody around him had his or her eyes closed even Bradain. Kai remembered in Tala's match he looked down at the dish and the light. He remembered that the brightness around his didn't change in the slightest. Kai looked up to the crowd. He couldn't see them only the people close to him. The further away things got the less he could see them. Light didn't act that way only. The answer came to Kai finally. He knew how to beat Kirill. He looked up to the stadium but he was too late. Bradain's blade lay motionless by his side.
The rebel team was in their dressing room. Bradain hadn't said a word and hadn't looked at anybody since his defeat. There was a knock on the door and they all looked up as Boris came in.
"I am disappointed," said Boris quietly looking at each of them in turn. His eyes rested on Bradain. "I thought you were perfect obviously you need more training before you get you new bit beast.
"Boris please let fight again" said Bradain finally looking up.
"SILENCE!" yelled Boris. "You had your chance and you blew it. When the dish is fixed and the fourth match begins I want Kai to battle in it".
"Kai?" said Bradain.
"Yes Kai. I am sure he watched your match and Tala's and has learned from your stupid mistakes" said Boris and left the room. Kai frowned and looked down at his blade he didn't really want to play anymore.
They walked into the hallway and again they could hear the crowd's cheers and canting. Bradain walked out into the light of the stadium followed by Alla. As Sean was going out, he looked back at Kai.
"Do you want me to repeat you fight speech?" asked Sean smiling. Kai hit him on the arm playfully.
"Nah its ok, now hurry up," said Kai as pushed Sean out on to the stadium floor. They went to there seats and sat down.
"Now for the first time in this tournament a fourth and finally match will be played," yelled the over excited announcer. "This one match decides the outcome of this whole tournament. Talk about pressure. Both bladers are undefeated in this tournament but one is about to lose and one is about to win. Kai is blading for the rebels and Kirill is up for viveras. I wonder is sending their youngest blader to fight in this important match a wise choice. We will soon find out".
"Good luck Kai" yelled Alla and Sean as Kai walked up the steps.
"Kai" said Bradain. Kai turned around. "I know you can do it," said Bradain. Kai smiled and turned around. Bradain had really big mood swings but now was not the time to think about that.
"Let's get this show on the round already" yelled the announcer. "Bladers to your mark, 3...2...1... Let it rip".
The two blades entered the dish. Kirill's blade went on the attack straight away. It hit Kai's blade hard. Kai blade fell back a few paces then when Kirill's blade came to attack Kai's, again, he dodged it and hit Kirill's head one. The first few minutes of the match the two blades played cat and mouse. The parts switched many times. Kirill's blade was slowly staring to slow down. Kai smiled and Kirill frowned. He had enough of this time for his final attack. He wasn't unduly worried. This guy had seen his attack twice already. But that didn't matter nobody blade could survive his final attack.
Trenva, final attack" yelled Kirill. The flash of light came. Kai smiled he was right. Kai saw the attack as if in slow motion. Kirill's blade glowed really bright to hide the fog like substance coming out of his blade. Next, the white fog grew and expanded when it mixed with the moisture in the air. The small light coming out of the blade was emphasised by the fog. Kai smiled now for is counter attack.
Kai's blade circled the rim of the dish. It was going faster and faster. Kai could see the first sparks as the mysterious beast that Bradain had told him about lent him his power. The sparks grew to flames and the flames grew bigger. A giant tornado of fire started and Kirill's blade was in the middle. The fog had become smaller and smaller as Kai's fire became bigger and bigger.
"The problem with your attack is that if there is little moisture in the air your attack is useless," said Kai. Kirill was speechless. 'How could a kid figure out the flaw in my attack' thought Kirill. The Kai's tornado of fire started closing in. Kirill's blade was shacking. Finally, Kirill's blade was sucked into the tornado and his blade landed by his feet red hot. He had lost. Kai smiled and blinked. He had won he couldn't believe it. He turned around and his team jumped on top of him and brought him to the ground. Alla was screaming something that sounded like "You won, you won" but it was hard to hear her because Sean was also shouting, "We are going to America". Bradain was also shouting something that sounded like "Ok ok that's enough lets get up now". Kai couldn't be sure what any of them were saying and he didn't really care. They had won. They were going to America.
(End of Kai's flashback)
Tyson knocked on Kai's door. There was no answer so he went in. He found Kai asleep. Kai had a big smile on his face. Tyson had never seen Kai have such a lovely, sincere smile on his face. Tyson sighed.
"Kai only has reason to smile like that when he is dreaming," said Tyson aloud. Kai stirred and opened his eyes. "Opps" said Tyson covering his mouth.
"What are you doing in my room?" asked Kai too sleepy to be angry. That would come later.
"Mr Dickerson is here and I want to tell him something and I want you to be there," said Tyson.
"OK give me a minute," said Kai getting out of bed. Tyson left the room and went downstairs.
Kai walked down the stairs a few minutes later. He walked into the living room and saw Mr Dickerson and Tyson sitting on the chairs. Kai pulled out a chair and sat down too.
"Ok Tyson what did you want to talk to me about?" asked Mr Dickerson.
"Well I just wanted you to know that I am not staying here. I cannot speak for Kai but I want to find the person who did this to our friends. I want him to pay and the only way I can do that is to defeat him in a beyblade battle and return our friends to the way they are".
"Tyson please reconsider. I have the police on the case. If this person can be caught, they will be the ones to do it. Also, if the people after you get all of your bit beasts the whole world will be in danger. Would you be willing to risk thousands of lives just for two? I want Ray and Max back too but chasing after mad people will not solve anything" Mr Dickerson looked so upset.
"There is nothing you can say to stop me," said Tyson but it Mr Dickerson words had made an effect. "I am not going to hide the rest of my life while Ray and Max are like that".
"You won't have to. The police have many leads they are chasing up. It's only a matter of time before they are caught" said Mr Dickerson.
"You don't know if they will be caught at all", said Tyson. Kai got up and headed for the door. "Kai wait" yelled Tyson. "Don't you want to help your friends?" asked Tyson.
"Kai hold on please. I am just worried about you two," said Mr Dickerson. Kai turned around slowly. He looked at both Tyson and Mr Dickerson.
"I won't tell you not to worry because right now we should all be worrying. But we can't just sit back and let others fight our fight. This is our fight, our time. We must fight for our friends, for our futures, for ourselves and all we hold dear", said Kai frowning. He turned around again and left the room.
Mr Dickerson sighed. Those two were the most stubborn people he knew. When the both decided on something, which wasn't often, they would see it through. He just hopped they would be ok.
A/n: Ok chapter 8 done and dusted. Please review and tell me what you thought of the chapter. :D :D :D