RTC: I love you guys! I got four reviews within 24 of posting the last chapter! I really appreciate the reviews; they keep me going. Authors live off of their reviews! So, without further adieu, here are the responses:
Tatiana: Well, you guys are doing a good job of cheering me up. I'm glad you like it.(I know that sounds lame, but I'm writing this fic because people like or I'd have quit by now.) I'm also glad it's making sense so far. I've been trying to keep it on the same lines as the show, except with a bit more violence and suffering. (There wasn't enough of that in the show, if you ask me.)
DarkShadow411: Well. I've gotten four for this chapter (as stated above) and I hope to get more, of course. In case you didn't notice from the author's notes from the other chapters, I update as soon as I get three reviews. So, basically, my updating speed depends on you guys (plus about three days for me to type up and post the chapters).
Phoenix from the flames 1978: Glad all the POV switching isn't scaring you off. I wrote the original chapters all in normal (third person) POV, but I decided that POV switching would work better for this fic, so there may be some problems I missed up till chapter eight. Feel free to tell me if I've goofed. Thanks for everything; you've probably gotten my PM, so I won't go in to details here.
Iluvbeyblade: I love reading about Kai suffering, too. Why do you think I write about it? (Kai: Hey, leave me alone! Go bug Tyson or Daichi!) Ray's screwed up family will become more important later, but in the meantime, they're fun to write about. It's part of Ray's torture.
Jellybean-kitty: I'm updating aren't I? I try to post the chapters at least once a week.
mythicalspirit14: I'm always happy to have new reviewers and I'm glad you think the fic is good.
Kai: She's picking on someone else, for a change! Will miracles never cease!
Ray: Glad you're happy. (Sulks)
Daichi: Ha, ha, you guys are being tortured!
RTC: Yeah, and if you don't shut up, I be forced to torture you or remove you from this fic.
Daichi: Fine. (Now he goes off to sulk)
Ray: Why do you have to torture me?
RTC: Because you're my favourite character/muse and I enjoy making the (fictional) people I love most suffer.
Ray: You'd think you'd do that to your least favourite people.
RTC: Since I feel like being nice, I'll make someone else do the disclaimer.
Hilary: How is this fair? I haven't been in any of your author's notes, you've been ignoring me and now I have to do the disclaimer.
RTC: Well, I think the others have all done it- except for Daichi, who I don't trust to do this properly- so now it's you turn.
Hilary: (knows she's defeated) Fine. Ray-Tiger-Cat does not own Beyblade, though she does control the plot and own Kari- glad it isn't me!
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Another Attack
"Should we go check up on Ray?" asked Tyson. Everyone had left except for Kai, Tyson and Daichi.
"I don't think that's a good idea, Tyson," replied Kai, "He might still be mad."
"And he might not be. Let's go." Tyson objected and heard Kai mumble something about a stubborn mule, but Kai followed anyway and Daichi tagged along.
"Ray?" Tyson called as he knocked on Ray's door.
"Yeah, come in," was the reply. Ray was sitting cross-legged on his bed.
"Are you angry?" Daichi blurted out, earning a glare from Kai.
"At Mom? Yes. At anyone else? No," said Ray.
"When are we going to leave for...," Kai mumbled and suddenly fainted.
"Kai!" everyone shouted and Tyson and Ray caught him.
"I think the training wiped him out. I knew I shouldn't have let him," Ray berated himself, "Here, let's put him on the bed."
A few minutes later, Kai awoke and sat up.
"Are you alright?" asked Daichi.
"Yeah, I'm fine," he responded.
"You don't seriously expect us to believe that, do you? You're not fine and you're not training for a few days," Ray ordered, "And now it's time for bed. I want us to leave as early as possible tomorrow."
Ray wasn't kidding about leaving early. He had woke up at five o'clock and had roused Tyson and Daichi, too.
"It's too early to be awake," Tyson complained.
"Next time, don't dump all that cold water on us. And how come Kai gets to sleep late?" Daichi added.
"Kai's not well and anyways, knowing him, he'll be awake soon," Ray said, "Now let's get moving."
Within an hour and a half, Ray had gotten everything and everyone ready to go, including Kai who had woke up at half past five.
"Okay, we don't have enough bikes for everyone, so some people will ride with me," Lee called out. He was driving a jeep with all the equipment, food and everyone's bags.
"Kenny, Hilary and Kai will ride with Lee," Ray commanded. Kai started to protest, but Ray cut him off and said a quick good bye to his sisters. The departure and trip past uneventfully, unless you count Lynn holding Ray's hair and crying, "Way no go bye-bye." (A/N For those of you who didn't get it, she's saying she doesn't want Ray to leave.) Once they arrived at White Tiger Hills, everyone unpacked and decided who would be in which cabin.
"Training time," called Ray.
"First challenge is beyblading one on one on this terrain." Lee said and everyone paired up: Max vs. Lee, Kenny vs. Gary, Ray vs. Kevin and Daichi vs. Mariah.
"Hey, who do I get to fight?" whined Tyson.
"How about me, huh?" asked Kari.
"You? You beyblade?" Tyson asked stupidly.
"Of course. I learned with Kai, so don't expect this to be an easy match," Kari said, ignoring Tyson's stupidity.
"Okay then, 3, 2, 1, let it rip!" shouted Hilary and the matches began. The matches ended quickly except for Tyson and Kari's, who were too evenly matched.
"Dragoon! Attack!" yelled Tyson, summoning his bitbeast.
"Go Dranzelia!" Kari countered with a bitbeast of her own, which looked a lot like Dranzer, except in shades of pink and mostly white. It was easy to tell that Kari had a lot of talent when she tied with Tyson.
"Whoa! How did you do that?" he asked.
"She's won a lot of tournaments in Toronto. Actually, she's the champ in the city," replied Dizzi, who had just completed a search on Kari. Kari was blushing; she didn't like all the attention.
"Hey! What's that?" cried Mariah in alarm. When they looked to where she was pointing, they saw a helicopter with some kind of missile launcher. The missile launcher launched a net which ensnared everyone except Kai, Hilary, Kari and Ray. The net, with everyone in it, was lifted up and it looked like they were going to be kidnapped.
"We have to do something!" Hilary shouted, "Uh-oh! Ray! A snake!" The snake had slithered and was within inches of Ray.
Tyson's POV
"Never mind the snake! Kai, Kari, we need to rip the cord attaching them to the helicopter," Ray shouted. Is it just me, or did Ray look nervous when he heard about the snake?
"3, 2, 1, let it rip!" Hilary yelled again. The three beybladers launched their blades. The cord frayed but it didn't rip. However we got smart and started jumping around. It worked! The cord broke wand we fell to the ground. To everyone's surprise, the helicopter just left.
"Wonder why they left," said Max.
"No idea. Are they the same guys who attacked Kai?" asked Kevin. Just then, Hilary screamed.
"What?" asked Kenny, "Are they back?"
"No! Look at Ray!" she shouted. Ray had fainted. He was extremely pale and his left ankle was bleeding.
"The snake must have bit him," said Kari, "Look! There it is!"
"That snake isn't from these parts," said Mariah, "Get Ray inside! I need to find a book on snake poison to see what the effects are." Lee and Gary moved Ray into the main cabin and Mariah found the book.
"Uh-oh," she mumbled.
"What?" asked Lee.
"Um, let's just put it this way, Ray needs urgent medical attention."
"Or else what?" I asked.
"You don't want to know," Mariah answered, "Kevin, go call for help on the two-way radio."
"I tried to, just now, but it isn't working," he replied.
"The pager is down, too, it broke when we fell out of the net," said Lee, who was sort of panicky.
"Dizzi's malfunctioning from the fall," said Kenny in alarm. Everyone started to panic.
"Okay, we'll have to get Ray to the hospital ourselves. We can take the jeep," suggested Kai. He and Lee picked Ray up (I guess he forgot the no training/doing anything straining rule.). They put him in the jeep and Mariah, Kai and I got in. (Lee was already in the driver's seat.) Kevin threw in all of our bags and Lee tore away from the camp. After about fifteen minutes, Ray came to.
"Ray, how do you feel?" asked Mariah.
"Dizzy," Ray admitted groggily and he closed his eyes.
"Try to stay awake. We're almost there," said Kai.
"Almost where?" Ray asked, "Oh no, you're not dragging me home, are you?"
"Sorry, you need proper medication, dude. We don't know what to do," I said as we drove into town and nearly collided with some kids.
"Lee?" called a voice. It was Lizzie, on her way home from school. "What happened?"
"Ray got bitten by a snake," I said. Oops, that wasn't the most tactful thing to say, I guess.
"What!" she screamed and climbed into the jeep next to Ray, who was sprawled out over much of the backseat. "Is he going to be okay?"
"I'm fine," Ray mumbled.
At the same time, Mariah said, "We hope so." When we reached the hospital, Ray was whisked away and Lizzie, who was starting to cry, called her mom and explained what had happened. Her mom arrived shortly.
"We need to talk to you," a nurse said to Diana, "The rest of you may go see him but be warned, the medicine isn't working as well as it should be. We think the snake was drugged with stronger venom."
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Kari: I'm in an author's note for the first time! She's been ignoring me all this time. I'm so underused. I thought the point of an OC was to be the focus, not put in storage until they're needed!
RTC: Sorry! I just forgot that I own you, but you'll get some more attention in the next few chapters, just as soon as I'm finished with Ray.
Ray: Well, hopefully, that'll be soon! She set a snake on me! And I'm supposed to be her favourite.
RTC: You're still alive anyway; I could change that really easily so watch what you say to me. I'm finally done this chapter, you guys managed to inspire me, and so I felt like writing forever. Tell me if there are mistakes, please. (I wrote this in general POV and then changed it to Tyson's, so there might be some mistakes like saying they instead of us or something.) Remember to review and the three reviews before I post the next chapter rule is still in effect. I'll update soon, hopefully. Bye!