If at first you don't succeed, try Kai again!

Chapter 2

Tyson Granger threw down his Super Nintendo (1) controller in frustration and anger. Three times! Three times he had tried and failed to pass this level on Super Mario World. And each time he had fallen in the water.

"Uh? Its...its..death water." Said Rei, being a spectator to Tyson's attempts. Furiously, Tyson pushed restart and continued on, carefully dodging all the enemies.

Only to fall again in the same god forsaken water.

Tyson growled. "Stop falling in the death water!"Rei shouted, thinking to himself that death water sounded kind of cool. "NOT helping Rei!" The dragon yelled back. Rei smirked as Daichi grinned and Max giggled at their teammate's anger.

Kenny, however, was being a little more serious. "Um guys? You do know the qualifiers for the Japanese leg of the tournament is tomorrow, right? Shouldn't we be practising?"

Max began to think, pondering Kenny's questions. Elsewhere in the room "Jump...jump...FUCK!" Tyson screamed, slamming the controller again. Daichi began to laugh even harder as Rei stated "It's slippery and you died..." Tyson raised his hand "Don't!..."

"Because you fell in the death water!" Rei finished, not intimidated by the reigning world champ. Kenny looked around "GUYS!" he yelled, finally getting the G-Rev's attention.

"Don't you think there's someone missing?" Kenny asked. The team looked around. Tyson spoke up "No...Daichi's here. I know he's pretty ignorable but..." Daichi began to scream at Tyson as Tyson laughed. He had finally managed to get the one-up on somebody.

"I think Kenny means Kai." Dizzi replied, wondering how humans could be so incompetent. Max blinked in sudden realisation. "Oh! Yeah, I have been wondering where he is..." Tyson waved his hands in a dismissive gesture "Kai probably just ninja'd off somewhere like he does. Its no big deal, Kai can take care of himself."

"Still..." Rei paused, thoughtfully "I don't remember seeing Kai get up this morning. It's almost half nine and he usually up in the ungodly hours before sunrise." Max frowned, suddenly concerned by Rei's words.

"Maybe Kai's still in bed..." Tyson muttered, worriedly. None of the G-Revs knew, Kai himself didn't know, but Tyson had been keeping an eye on his moody friend. The keeper of Dragoon was awoken late at night sometimes. Sometimes it was Kai's frantic tossing and turning. Others it would be Kai muttering in sleep. Sometimes he even cried out, called out names that Tyson didn't recognise.

"Maybe the nightmares just got Kai really tired..." he thought before speaking aloud. "I'll go see what's up." Max smiled and nodded. Tyson gave a quick thumps up and headed for the bedroom.

Tyson walked quietly over to the fifth sleeping bag, a small mound under the crystal white quilt. The world champ began to shake it gently. "Hey Kai...c'mon man its time to get up." He murmured, half smiling. Remembering all the times Kai had woke him up with either yelling or cold water for training.

Kai hadn't made a sound. Tyson tensed up, worried. Usually, the captain would have whacked Tyson round the head or told him to fuck off and stop touching him. Sometimes both. Gingerly, Tyson reached for the end of the soft quilt and began to carefully pull it back.

Tyson froze. Stared. His jaw dropped unwillingly.

For what he saw in Kai's bed was just about the cutest damn four year old he'd ever seen anywhere.

The little boy was curled up, dozing quietly. His thin arms poking out off the too big black tank top. The baggy trousers hung only just on his miniature waist. The boy hugged himself for warmth and turned slightly. Gray strands of hair covered his forehead and his pale tiny hands clutched on his equally colourless arms. As he turned to face a dumbfounded Tyson, blue stripes-two on each little cheek-came into view.

And that was the give away.

"Hey...um, guys?" Tyson shouted. "What's wrong? Has something happened to Kai?" The anxious voice of Rei replied. Tyson took a deep breath.

"Does Kai turning into an unbelievably adorable toddler count as wrong?"

"WHAT?" was his team's shocked answer. As the G-Rev's stampeded into the bedroom, the toddler that was now designated Kai, rubbed his eyes with tiny balled up fists. He opened his eyelids, revealing crimson orbs that were glazed over with tiredness and confusion.

The G-Rev's stopped in their extremely loud tracks as the little boy squeaked out a ridiculously cute yawn, stretching out thin arms.

The team's jaws hung open with shock and yet somehow still smiled with their captain's new found tininess.

But this new found tininess left the G-Revolutions with an all-important question: Now what?

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Hi! Thanks 2 Z-Aquarius-Kai and Suzanne (anonymous) for reviewing! It really made me smile and I hope u guys like this chapter.

(1) A super Nintendo is this really old Nintendo console from the 80's. They still sell them in Japan so I figured Tyson would have one

*My brother hi-fives Rei in the background*

Yeah, credit for the funny stuff and the death water goes to my bro.

C u soon : )

xxrubyredrosesxx