Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade in any way, the only character I own is myself and anything else I use in this story is purely coincidental.
Chapter 7: Evil's Plan Intensifies Slowly But Surely
Down in the cells, the Bladebreakers were scared. They didn't have a clue what was going on and they were worried about me, especially Kai.
"This is ridiculous. We have no idea what could be happening to Dawn." said Hilary loudly and the others looked at her.
"I agree with you, Hilary, but there is nothing we can do..." started Tyson.
"No, Tyson. There has to be something we can do." interrupted Daichi.
Tyson was about to retort when he heard a sound from Kai's cell and looked round.
"What's up, Kai?" he asked.
"You are right for once, Tyson. There is nothing that can be done except have hope she has survived, though if she has, she's probably worse off." he answered.
"You what?! As long as she's alive, how could there be a problem?" asked Hilary slightly angrily.
"Black Drazier." answered Kai simply and everyone said "Oh yeah." and hung their heads slightly.
They heard the door open and Boris entered.
"Sorry to keep you in the dark, Bladebreakers. I should fill you in I suppose." he said.
"What do you want now, Boris?" asked Tyson.
"You've never had good manners have you, World Champion?" asked Boris slightly teasingly and Tyson frowned.
"More than you'll ever have." he answered and Boris was about to react when Kai got his attention.
"What have you done with Dawn?" he asked furiously.
"Why would you care what happens to her? You're a former student of the abbey, Kai, and you have no sense of emotion." said Boris. "Or at least you shouldn't have." he continued with a hard glance at Kai.
"You can't do much more to me." said Kai and his gaze fell. Boris realised Kai was referring to his own markings and believed there was nothing worse than that.
"You're right. We can't. There is nothing more special than being a part of Biovolt...and having a way to prove we own you." said Boris with a smirk and Kai growled angrily.
He left the dungeons and the others turned to Kai.
"Kai...you were marked by Biovolt?" asked Hilary cautiously.
"Yes." he said harshly. "They were removed and the triangles on my face at the moment are face paint, but it did happen many years ago." he continued quietly.
"Have they realised your triangles are face paint, and no longer markings?" asked Daichi slowly.
"Most likely. They aren't fools, they would know the difference between face paint and tattoos." said Kai and he turned away and the guys left him alone.
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Over in the room I had been put in, my sleep had become restless. I was twisting and turning with the merger fresh in my mind and I could feel Black Drazier inside of me carrying out his plans to take over my mind. I started to groan and the door opened.
"She looks ready. Black Drazier should have full control by now." it was Voltaire and he watched in delight as I squirmed in pain while Black Drazier's control over me was finalised.
I woke with a start and jumped up from the bed.
"What's going on, Voltaire? Nothing feels right." I asked and my arm started to move by itself and I gasped in fear.
"Don't panic, Mistress. We are one and we will work together. I'm just practicing to make sure the experiment worked and I can take control of you if you disobey orders." said the evil bit beast inside of me.
I gasped and Voltaire smiled.
"You see, Dawn. You're now one with Black Drazier. Merged to be precise. You share your body and mind with him now. I will make sure you understand this though: he has full control over what you do if you even think about disobeying." he said.
"So, I have lost my freewill, basically?" I asked in fear.
"Yes, child. You have and you will do all Biovolt wishes, so get ready. You'll be battling my precious grandson soon." he said.
"What? I can't battle Kai. With this sort of power, I'll hurt him for sure." I said.
"Listen to me, Dawn. I want this to happen, I wish for it. Black Drazier follows my wishes as I say, so you better think that over." he said.
I then started to groan in pain and Black Drazier did a slow, but evil, growl in my mind.
"You will follow his command and battle Kai. You'll do everything you are told by Biovolt or I'll just keep causing you pain." said Black Drazier.
I continued to groan, but I couldn't fight this pain. It was burning away at me inside and I felt like I was dying, it was horrible.
"Okay...Black Drazier. I'll follow...orders. I will battle Kai...and do whatever Master Voltaire wishes." I said to the bit beast weakly.
The pain dropped suddenly and I was fine. I nearly cried, but kept my composure and faced Voltaire.
"When does the battle begin, Master?" I asked.
"Soon enough, Dawn." he answered and as if on cue, Boris entered. "Take her to the main courtyard and get her ready for battle."
Boris nodded and left. I followed him.
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Back in the cells, the Bladebreakers were still quietly discussing plans. They were being ever so quiet, but could guess that Kai could hear them. It was a wide dungeon and their voices echoed.
"We have to help her, we know that. But how do we get out of these cells?" asked Max quietly.
"Well, we could always use our bit beasts, except they aren't too stealthy." whispered Tyson.
"Could any of us concentrate our power and somehow destroy the bars quietly? Like Kai with Dranzer's flame power." asked Ray, even more quietly, but Kai slightly looked over.
"It's possible I guess, but then that means Daichi could help. His Earth abilities could destroy them right?" asked Hilary quietly.
"Yeah, but Strata Dragoon is louder than most and I can't stop that." said Daichi slightly louder so Tyson made shh-ing sounds to him and put his finger on his lips.
"Quiet, Daichi. The guards can also hear." said Tyson.
Daichi nodded and quietened down.
"You can whisper all you want, guys. I don't think it will help us. Even if Dranzer could get us out." said Kai.
They heard the doors open and Voltaire walked in.
"You!" said Tyson, Ray, Max and Kenny.
Daichi and Hilary just looked up at the old man and Kai growled slightly.
"It's nice to see the Bladebreakers in my abbey, and welcome to some newcomers." he said as he glanced over Daichi and Hilary, then he turned to Kai's cell. "You better be battle-primed, grandson, because it's time to put Dranzer to the test, so to speak." he continued.
"What have you done to Dawn, grandfather?" Kai asked.
"All in due time, grandson. Just wait and see." he said.
He unlocked the cells and the bladers followed him to the main courtyard, for the battle they never wanted to have...