Chapter 7
"I don't want anyone coming anywhere near these bladers unless Mr Dickinson, myself, Sarah, or the bladers themselves say so. Got it?" Megan says to the head security guard.
"Yes ma'am." The guard nods, and he heads off to tell the rest of the detail.
Megan sighs, looking around. The press was filing into the room, while the bladers were in a back room, waiting for the conference to start.
Megan walked inside and up next to Mr D, as the bladers filed in.
"I would like to start this press conference." Mr D states. "Please keep your questions relevant to the competition, and nothing personal."
"Fiona Hathaway." Megan says, pointing to the reporter. She stood and faced the Bladebreakers first.
"Bladebreakers, is it official that you will be competing together as a team this competition? Or are you splitting up into your old teams?"
"We will be sticking together for this competition." Max states.
"Yuna Riders." Megan says.
"Brooklyn, are you in a stable state of mind to compete?" The bladers all looked like they were about to attack her at that question.
"Excuse me." Megan says with an undertone of danger. "I thought we had an understanding."
"I'm sorry, but I'd like to know if my life is in danger." The women says, being snobby.
"Well, I'd have to ask you to leave then. Now." Megan orders, giving the women a nasty glare.
"You can't tell me what to do. I have right to free press!" The women shouts.
"Well, do you realize that I could kill you in a second." Megan says, raising her eyebrows. The women looked shocked at the threat and stomped out, huffing.
"Excuse me Miss Masefield?" A reporter asks.
"Yes?" Megan addresses him, with a slight edge in her voice.
"What did you mean by that comment?"
"I meant that I could kill her. She crossed a line that she shouldn't have. She didn't back off, so I threatened her. Its that simple." Megan shrugs, sending Brooklyn a smile. He smiled gratefully back.
"Anymore relevant questions?" Mr D asks, pleased that Megan stood up for Brooklyn.
"Are Miss Masefield and Tyson Granger twins?" A reporter asks. Megan groans, head in her hands, as the bladers laugh.
The rest of the press conference and opening ceremony went smoothly, no signs of Voltaire or Boris. But the bladers were still on the look out.
"Thanks Captain." Megan thanked the head of security. She walks down the hall, towards her office.
"Hey Meg."
Megan spins around, in launching position, blade and launcher in hand, only to find Kai standing there, a smirk on his face.
"Bloody hell Kai!" Megan says, putting away her blade. "You nearly scared the wits outa me!" Her accent flowing heavily as her heart started to calm down.
"Sorry Meg." Kai smiles. Megan shakes her head and spins around, continuing down the hall.
"It's not your fault Kai. I've just been on edge ever since I heard Voltaire and Boris are loose." Megan says hugging herself. "I've never met them before, but I fear them greatly."
"Its only natural, after you heard what they have done to my team and I and Brooklyn and his team. They manipulated all of us." Kai says, his fist clenching, knuckles turning white. Megan looked up at Kai and took one of his hands in hers, unclenching his fist. She hugged his arm, leaning her head on his shoulder. Kai looked down at the girl he had come to love in the past couple days and his eyes softened.
Megan leaned up against the man she had come to love, and smiled. There was something so familiar and comforting about Kai. He made her feel safe, secure and loved. When she bladed with him, it was like they had become one, it wasn't something that she could easily explain.
They walked into her office, seeing Mr D waiting for Megan. Megan pulled away from Kai and went to stand by Mr D.
"Mr D what's up?" Megan asks.
"Ah Megan, Kai. Good, good, just the 2 people that I wanted to see. Please sit down." The 3 sat down in the couches that where in front of Megan's desk, Kai and Megan in one and Mr D in the other.
"What is it sir?" Kai asks.
"It seems that someone saw Megan blading with the you Kai, against Tala and Bryan and leaked it to the press. I just heard about it 5 minutes ago."
"Ahhhh hell..." Megan groans, leaning back into the couch. "As if the press didn't want to dig into my past enough before..."
"Sorry Meg, but the public is now demanding to see you blade." Mr D says. "They aren't going to let it go either, I'm afraid."
"Alright, I guess I have to blade then, get them off my backs for a little while at least." Megan groans.
"I'll blade against you." Kai offers.
"Really?" Megan says sitting upright.
"Sure." Kai shrugs. "Why not?"
"And now, we have a special battle up next." DJ Jazzmen, the official ref for the BBA says the next day. "Now, you all know Kai Hiwatari, former Blitzkrieg Boy captain and world champ, now the captain of the world championship team the Bladebreakers! But you may not know Megan Masefield, not related to Brooklyn Masefield, but just as powerful in the dish! She's Mr Dickinson's assistant and runs the London branch of the BBA. Without her, none of these tournaments would be possible. Now welcome Megan!"
Megan smiled, as she walked out onto the floor of the stadium, to met Kai at the dish. She stood next to Kai and waved at the crowd.
"Ready Meg?" Kai asks.
"Ready." Megan smirks.
The stood across the dish from each other, in position.
"3-2-1 Let it Rip!" Dranzer and Drakima fly into the ring, landing at the exact same time and at the same power level.
"Wow!" DJ shouts. "Look at Megan go!"
"Lets go Drakima. Lets show everyone what we're made of!" Drakima soars forward, using the wind to propel her forward, and she smashes into Dranzer, who in turn used the fire to push Drakima back.
"Nice try Meg." Kai smirks. "Lets go Dranzer!" Dranzer rammed into Drakima. Megan grunted, thrown for a moment, then Drakima surged forward, pushing Dranzer back, until they ended up in the middle of the dish. Megan and Kai were fighting for ground, wind and fire spewing from the dish.
"Woah!" DJ shouts, backing up. "Hold on to something folks! This battle is about to get crazy!"
The battle was almost as intense as Tyson and Kai's championship match 7 months ago, but the 2 bladers were holding back just a little.
"Drakima!"
"Dranzer!" The blades clashed one last time in the middle, a blast of air, exploding through the stadium. Everyone covered their faces, and kneeled down, as the shock wave ran its course.
The dust settled and both blades had stopped spinning in the middle of the dish.
"And its a tie!" DJ shouts. The crowds cheers as Megan dropped to her knees.
"Meg!" Kai shouts, sprinting around the dish and kneeling by her, a hand on her shoulder. "You ok?"
"Oh yea, Kai, I'm alright, just bloody tired. I mean, I haven't bladed in 10 years, then all of the sudden I have an intense battle with you. I'm just not used to the strain of the battles, even though I'm in shape." Megan huffs, trying to catch her breath.
"Well that was one ridiculous battle guys." Ray chuckles, as he and Tyson walked over to Kai and Megan, with their blades in hand.
"Ugg, tell my about it." Megan says, standing up. Kai took her elbow to help her stand as her knees were wobbling. "Thanks Kai. I think I'm ok." Kai nods and lets her go, but standing at her side, just incase.
"Here Meg." Tyson says, handing her Drakima.
"Thanks Ty. So was that as awesome to watch as it was to blade?" She asks with a smile.
"More." Tyson smiles, laughing.
"Where are they now?" Megan asks into the phone. "Really?...Yea, I know. Sorry Alex...Ok, thanks...yea, let me know. Be safe Alex." Megan hangs up the phone.
"Hey Meg." Sarah says walking in.
"Hey Sar. I just got off the phone with Alex. He says that they know he's not in the UK right now, but that he could be anywhere else in the world."
"Who's Alex?" Tyson asks walking in with Kai, Johnny, Brooklyn, Garland, Tala and Ray.
"Alex Pettyfer, is M16 and a good friend of mine." Megan explains.
"Ah, I remember Alex." Brooklyn smiles. "I didn't know that he was M16."
"Uh, yea, I'm not really supposed to tell people, but you guys are trustable." Megan shrugs. "Anyway, he's coming over to help out with security. He'll be here in 15 minutes or so. But he'll be bringing M16 agents with him."
"Well, more the merrier." Tyson smiles, lounging on the couch.
"I just want the bastards dead already." Tala snarls.
"Easy Tala. We have to be careful with this." Kai says.
"Kai's right mates." Johnny says. "Boris and Voltaire have gotten away with so much, we need to make sure they are put away for good this time and have no way of getting out."
"Fat chance." Garland scoffs.
"We'll have to kill them first." Tala growls.
"Sadly I think Tala's right." Brooklyn sighs.
"Lets not talk about this now." Megan groans. "I just want to know where the hell they are."
"And thats why I'm here." Megan stands up as the guys turn around, to see Alex standing in the doorway, a smile gracing his lips.
"Alex!" Megan smiles. She stands up an walks around the desk, through the guys and hugs Alex around the waist.
"Hey Meg." Alex smiles wrapping his arms around his old friend. Kai frowns and growls on the inside. He couldn't believe how many good-looking male friends Megan had, who she was so close to.
"Alex." Brooklyn smiles. Alex pulls away from Megan, and smiles at his other old friend.
"Brooklyn. Looking good." They gave each other a 'man-hug'. "Its been awhile since our days in Northern Ireland." Alex says pulling away.
"It has. I can't believe your M16 now." Brooklyn chuckles.
"Well, I found out after Meg left for London, that my father and uncle were M16. Since we all lived in Northern Ireland, we were also British nationals, so my family could live in Northern Ireland and be M16." Alex explains. "It was only after my parents and uncle died that I found out though."
"Ouch, sorry mate." Brooklyn says.
"Its alright. It actually happened 5 years ago." Alex shrugs.
"Wow, does anyone have a normal life?" Sarah ask.
"Ummmm no?" Megan smiles. Everyone laughs. "So Alex, are you assigned here for long?"
"Yes and no. I'm assigned here until Voltaire and Boris are either captured or dead."
"Dead?" Ray asks.
"Yea, M16 doesn't care if they die or not. Secretly they rather them dead." Alex smiles.
"I knew that I loved M16 for some reason." Tala smiles sadistically.
Alex chuckled as Kai smirked at his teammate and childhood friend.
"Anyway Tala," Megan giggles. "Just so you guys know M16 agents will be following you."
"Each of the bladers, as well as Mr Dickinson, Sarah and Meg will be assigned two agents. They will be meeting you shortly, so that you know who they are, and so that you can tell them your schedule's." Alex explains. As if on cue agents start walking in. "And there they are." Alex smiles. "Meg, you should probably call the other bladers and let them know that they're going to be getting some company soon."
"Sure." Megan smiles and she sits at her desk. "Oh, and you guys can use the conference room across the hall to talk."
Everyone nods and files out, leaving Meg, Alex and a female agent in the room.
"Hey Maxie." Megan says into her cell. "Yea, M16 agents are going to be visiting you...yea, I have a friend in M16 who is helping us out with security...mhmm 2 agents per blader...who are you with?...everyone?...sweet, just let everyone know...yea, thanks Maxie!...ok, see you later!" And she hung up, looking up and smiling at the female agent. "Hi, and you are?"
"Emma Thompson, ma'am." The women says.
"Eh. No ma'am, it makes me feel old. Just call me Megan, or Meg." Megan smiles.
Emma smiles. "Sure Meg. Alex and I'll will be your agents."
"Really Alex?" Megan smirks, facing Alex. "Making up for lost time?"
Alex chuckles. "Yes, sadly."
"Thats fine." Megan says, holding her hands up in front her, playfully.
"So Meg." Emma says, sitting down on the couch, as Alex and Megan sit across from her. "What's your day to day life like?"
"Crazy." Megan giggles. Alex chuckles. "No, its mostly meetings in this building, but since the tournament is starting up tomorrow, I'll mostly be at the stadium."
"Alright. Hanging out with the bladers, press, Mr Dickinson, Sarah, basically?" Alex asks.
"Yup, oh and I moved from Sarah's house. I live here now." Megan says writing her new address down, on a sheet of paper.
"Brilliant." Alex smiles. "Finally got your own place?"
"Oh yes." Megan smiled.