RTC: Hi guys! I'm back! Missed me? I'm quite excited because I have over 100 reviews for this fic! I never thought it would be so popular! turns cartwheels Plus I know that I have quite a few loyal readers! Thank you guys! Okay, I realized that this fic is getting really long now and that people might be getting a bit tired or are hoping that it will end soon. So, I've got a new poll; how many more chapters should I do? I'm looking at having a total number of chapters from 30-35. You decide! Okay, I also got one anonymous review so I shall respond here:

Jess: Firstly, I really hope you're reading this, because I really want you to know I appreciate you review. I can't believe you took 2 hours to read the whole thing! I'm so touched! wipes away tears And you think I'm talented? Awe! Glad you like the pairings, because I find that stuff hard to write! True, I get depressed kind of often, but I'm kind of better now, and I'm glad you were amused by the author's notes. Take a rest? Hmmm... Not sure how to do that! LOL! I'm sort of obsessed with having decent grammar and spelling, but I'm sure I'm not perfect! There's a very good reason as to why Ray and Kai get tortured the most; Kai because it's his grandfather and his problems and Ray because.. Well, I can't tell anyone that yet, but there will be an explanation for it later. Some of the other characters will get some random abuse too, Kenny and Kari got it last chapter and I have plans for some others! Oh, and don't apologize for the long review; I love them! BTW, I saw your review for 'Achieving Perfection' (which I also read, and loved) and noticed that you were planning to get an account soon, I hope you do and tell me if you post anything!

Tyson: She finally shut up!

RTC: And what do you mean by that? Don't you like my author's notes?

Tyson: Uh, no!

RTC: (pouts) Fine! (huffs off)

Ray: I'd watch out if I were you, Tyson. She's has power over the fic!

Tyson: Oh, yeah. (cowers in fear) Ray-Tiger-Cat still wishes she owns Beyblade, but I think that's one wish that's not going to come true!

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Hide And Seek

Kai's POV

The doctors managed to get Kari back on her feet, or awake anyway. She looked pretty surprised when she woke up in the emergency room and freaked out for a moment. Luckily, they managed to get her awake with just a few medications and they released her on the condition that she takes it easy. There were two problems here; one, we were worried that it could have done more damage than the doctors think, and two, now Lizzie has to take her place in the beybattles and we're all worried about her.

So, the upshot of the tournament so far is that Kenny and Kari are both laid up and we're down to just two team members. Lizzie doesn't seem quite as worried as the rest of us, but then, you can never tell what she's thinking.

When we arrived the next day, the whole place seemed kind of empty which made me instantly suspicious. I decided I was being paranoid.

"Well, it's almost time. Are you ready, Lizzie?" Tyson asked. He, Ray, Lizzie and I were the only ones there. Kari and Kenny were at home, resting; Daichi was with Kenny and Hilary with Kari, to make sure that they were okay. And of course Hilary had volunteered to watch Lynn too.

"I'm ready," she replied.

"Hey, how did you get all those bruises?" I asked. (Since she was in a leotard, you could see them quite easily.)

"Oh, um, well, nothing," she said, looking flustered. I looked around for Ray to see if he could explain, but he was out in the hall. "Well, let's go!" Lizzie said, trying to change the subject.

"Brad Best here, reporting live as the Japanese Tournament unfolds! Today we have the floor event," said Brad.

"Hey, don't hog the microphone!" AJ Topper protested. They started fighting over the mike.

"Who's that?" Ray asked.

"What are you talking about?" Tyson asked.

"Up there, in the rafters, there are some guys dressed all in black," he replied. "And unless I'm seeing things, they're carrying guns!" I wasn't about to ignore this. Ray had better than average vision and doesn't make mistakes often.

"Alert the authorities!" I shouted, but it was too late. The gang had jumped and started firing at the audience. "Run!" As we did this, a few members of the gang ran right after us. Eventually, we came to a split in the hall way. "Split up and hide! Go!" I ordered. I heard heavy breathing behind me. It couldn't have been the insane, gun carrying gang, so I turned around to see who had followed me. It was Lizzie, which surprised me; I thought she would have gone with Ray.

"Uh oh," she panted. We had come to a dead end and we could hear footsteps running our way.

"Stupid hallway just had to be empty, didn't it?" I commented sarcastically. "Okay, we'll just have to fight them."

"No! You'll get hurt!" Lizzie protests. I readied my launcher. "Wait, up there!" I look at what she's pointing to. One of the ceiling tiles had been pushed aside, probably for maintenance purposes. However, there was a small space where we could hide. "Quick, give me a boast!" I grabbed her with my good arm and she managed to grab the ledge and crawl in. Next, I jumped and grabbed the same ledge myself and attempt to lift myself up. It's a struggle. Lizzie grabbed and helped me up. I guess she's one of those people who are stronger than they look because I was safely in the space too.

We shoved the tile back into place and sigh. "Okay, we're safe, but don't make any noise," I mouthed and she nods. We sat quietly for what seemed like an eternity, but was probably only an hour or so. Lizzie started shivering, not surprisingly since that leotard was not going to be able to keep anyone warm, so I shrugged off my scarf and gave it to her. It looked like a blanket on her, and I had to stifle the urge to laugh.

"Hey! It's not that funny!" she mouthed, now curled up in the cocoon of the scarf. "But thanks." But I had to wonder if she was okay because she was still shivering. Something was definitely wrong. And we still didn't know whether the police had shown up to take care of those maniacs.

Ray's POV

I thought Lizzie was with us when we split up, but obviously that wasn't the case. I was worried because I was the one who was supposed to be responsible for her.

"We have to hide, Ray. Don't worry about Lizzie, she's tough and anyway, she's probably with Kai and we both know he can handle things like this," Tyson said, as though reading my thoughts.

"I don't know," I mumbled.

"Quick, I thought I heard something, hide!" We approached a set of large doors. They opened in to the pool. "In the supply room! We can hide there!" Tyson said. So we went into the supply room and found cupboards in which we could hide. We stayed like that for hours, but no one came. Finally about three hours later we heard footsteps approaching. All we could do was sit in the dark cramped cupboards and hope that it was someone who could help us and not those hit men or whatever they were.

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RTC: Okay, hope you guys liked! I'd better go get to work on the next chapter now! Please remember to vote as to whether or not Kai will be paired and how long you would like this fic to be. I just noticed that I have been on for almost a year now, so I'm going to try to write a really good chapter for the one year mark! So, bye!