Tala: Where's Chaos? *looks around for author*
Kai: Good question. Have you guys seen her?
Chris: I think she's lying down. This last chapter wore her out.
Tonya: Sweet! So that means I get to pick who does the disclaimer!
Everyone: Why do you get to pick?
Tonya: Cause I'm her main OC and get the most torture. Ok so the lucky winner is...Craig!
Craig: Why me? *glares at the small girl*
Tonya: You're the only one who hasn't done yet.
Craig: Fine. Chaoschick12 doesn't own beyblade or its characters. Just Chris temporarily and us OC's.
~*Resignation*~
"Master Boris, where are we?" A small ten year old red headed boy asked as he followed at his master's side.
"I'm visiting a friend Tala." The man replied, not bothering to look down at the boy. "Let's just say I want to show my friend how well my star pupil is progressing." Boris said as a grin appeared on his face. Tala shrugged his shoulders as he walked.
The two walked in silence down the marble halls. Where Boris made his base in the cold terrain of Moscow, his colleague chose the heart of the mountains in Greece. The air was much warmer here and Tala had to fight to keep from fidgeting. He was so used to the cold weather that this slight change made it seem like he was burning up. As they weaved further down the empty halls lit by torches, they began to hear slight echoes. Crashing blades could be heard as well as faint voices. Boris led Tala around one more corner and through an open door that led into a huge room.
"Whoa." Tala mouthed as he looked around from the top deck.
The room was huge, easily bigger than any training room they had back at the abbey. Pillars of different heights and sizes were placed everywhere with wire darting around the pillars everywhere. They looked down at the bottom floor to see hot coal scattered all over the floor, explaining why it was so much hotter in this room than in the halls. Boris grunted with displeasure. He'd been hoping that these facilities wouldn't be as impressive as they seemed.
"Ah Boris, I was hoping you'd be joining us this evening." Boris glanced to his right to see a man standing there perfectly still. He had long white hair that was kept in a loose braid that fell to his waist. His teal eyes locked on to Boris as a small smirk tugged at his lips. "And I see you brought a guest." His soft lyrical voice continued as he looked at the boy who stood at attention beside Boris.
"Yes, yes. You've seen my boys and I have my top pupil here with me. Now where is this 'super soldier' of yours?" Boris tried to say calmly with a slight hint of malice in his tone. The man's smirk widened as he looked back out at the training area.
"Down there."
At the sound of two blades crashing, all eyes turned to the small figures standing on one of the bigger pillars. A boy about Tala's age was locked hand in hand with a girl that was younger than him by a year or so and much, much smaller. Their blades mimicked their fight as they broke apart. Everyone watched silently as the two ducked and dodged around the wires. They were already beaten and bloody, yet they kept going. They knew the consequence if they stopped. The two kept attacking each other from a far and up close. No commands were yelled as the blades followed their masters' will easily.
"Impressive, but hardly anything to brag about." Boris scoffed. Tala had to fight to roll his eyes. He'd been put through much worse than that.
"Oh this is only the first stage." The man replied as he clicked a button near him.
Down below the two felt the pillars begin to shake and immediately jumped off them before they were reduced to rubble. Each was now perched on a wire, fighting hard to conceal the pain they were facing now. Tala squinted and saw blood coming from the girl's feet. He looked at the boy who was bleeding even more from his feet since he was putting a lot more weight on his feet instead of keeping it centered.
"What kind of wire is that?" Tala asked quietly, slightly afraid of getting in trouble but unable to contain his curiosity.
"A razor sharp wire that is as strong as steel. By taking away the pillars and forcing them to battle while in pain, it teaches them to block out the pain they feel in order to focus on their fight. If not then they fall and get burned as punishment." The man shrugged as Tala turned away from him. He had to fight shivers from over taking him there.
They watched as the two continued their battle upon the wires. Blood was drawn and stained the once almost invisible wires. Cuts covered their bodies as the two continued their battle. What amazed them even more was the fact that the two had picked up speed as they leaped from wire to wire. They would connect, push back, and circle each other before attacking again. The girl was easily faster than the boy and much more at ease on the wires than he was. It didn't take her long to turn the battle in her favor as she kicked her opponent hard, gaining the upper hand. She sent the boy falling, causing him to bounce off the sharp wires. He watched as the hot coals drew closer and closer to him as he raised his arms in defense to protect himself as best he could. But he never hit. The boy opened his eyes and looked up to see the small girl hanging from her ankles. Blood trailed down her leg, over her spandex bottoms and half top, and on to her face. A few drops fell onto the other boy who was still just inches away from the coals. He swung back up and helped his bloodied opponent up and off the wires safely. The two looked up towards the balcony, waiting to see what their master would say.
"That was excellent. You, meet us up here shortly. I wish to introduce you to our guests." He looked at the bloodied girl who just nodded in return. "You, clean yourself up and then meet me back here in one hour. We need to work on some of your weaker areas." The boy nodded and left with his partner. Tala felt a little pity for the boy. He recognized that tone and knew it all too well. Boris had used it so many times with him and knew that the boy was in for it later.
"Is that all you wished to show me?" Boris asked a little annoyed. He knew his boys were good, but not quite that good. Of course he'd never admit it out loud
"Not all." The man turned when he heard small footsteps on the marble floor. The girl stood at attention before the men and Tala. Cuts riddled her from head to toe, some deeper than others. Parts of her body were already blue and purple and she was still bleeding from her wounds. "This is what I really wished to show you."
The man held his hand out and the girl managed to swing her leg up to where he could catch her ankle. Tala watched as she winced when he twisted and turned her ankle. Boris's annoyed look was wiped clean off his face and was replaced with shock. The deep gash that had been there moments before was now reduced to a much smaller cut. Her ankle bled freshly as her master twisted and turned it to show Boris the proof.
"That is what I wanted to show you. You're dismissed." He nodded to the girl who nodded as she limped away.
"But that's impossible!" Boris hissed as he stepped back. Tala wondered what had freaked Boris out so much.
"Nothing is impossible. I just proved it to you." The man grinned as he faced Boris fully who was gritting his teeth.
"Does Voltaire know about this?" The Russian asked as Tala wondered what Voltaire had to do with it.
"He will after you tell him." The man chuckled as he turned away. "You and your boy are welcome to stay if you wish. And thank you for visiting me my old friend."
The last thing Boris saw was the man's mocking smile as he turned and walked away into his facility.
_._._
"Why did that memory come up last night?" Tala asked himself as he stared out across the glittering desert.
It had been two days since the end of the China leg of the tournament. Many of the other teams chose to stay behind to enjoy the resort. As soon as they'd finished their match, his team had picked up and left. Tala just shook his head as he looked at the moon that was still high in the sky. It was plenty of light for him to get some practice in. He slipped his boots on and grabbed his blade, not bothering to grab his jacket. Even though it was cold, it was still nothing compared to Moscow and to him it felt good compared to the blistering heat of the day. He didn't have to worry about being quiet. Kai had already taken off to do some training of his own. Tala easily snuck out of the motel and began thinking of places where he could train. He wasn't sure where yet, but he knew he'd find somewhere. He began jogging and eventually reached the outskirts of the town. He kept going and eventually ended up very far away from the city. He could barely see it as he headed down a dune, but wasn't too worried about getting lost. He kept going until he began to hear a familiar whirring sound. Tala veered to the left and gradually noticed that the noise was growing. He climbed to the top of a dune and looked down to see some ruins beneath him. Darting around in those ruins was Tonya.
"She reminds me about that girl in my dream." He said softly to himself.
He continued to watch her dart around, barely kicking up any sand when she touched the ground. She easily darted from the broken pillars, pushing off one and moving higher on to the other. He saw her reach the top of one and flip herself in the air. She angled her body to where she landed on one arm and held herself there, perfectly still.
"I know you're there red. So you might as well come down here." She glanced over, her hair falling to the other side of her face as she held her position perfectly. He watched as she pushed herself off with one arm and landed lightly on her feet.
"Don't call me red." Tala hissed, not in the mood for stupid names. She just shrugged in response.
"Anyways, have you made any progress?" A blank look crossed Tala's face and Tonya rolled her eyes. "Remember what I told you back in China?"
"Vaguely yes." He gritted his teeth as he thought back to their last meeting.
"I'm taking that as a no." She sighed as she walked over to him and stood less than a foot away from him. Tala took a step back and cursed internally. Backing down was a sign of weakness. "I told you already that you won't be able to master that new move of yours without learning control first."
"Why do you even care?" Tala asked, genuinely curious.
"Honestly…I don't know." She stared at the ground, trying to find a reason as to why she wanted to help him.
"I guess it's because we have more in common than you know." 'After all, the same man who was responsible for your horrible past played a part in mine.' She thought to herself, remembering all the foot notes that had Boris's name mentioned in them.
'Tonya, they just arrived. If you wish to continue with your plan, now would be the time to act.' Shadow quietly chimed in. She shook her head and looked back up at Tala.
"Anyways it's up to you on whether you take the advice or not." She waved her hand as she started to walk off.
"Where you going?" She stopped and turned her head to see Tala standing there with his arms crossed and one eyebrow rose.
"Away." Was the only word she said softly, that lost look coming across her face again.
"Not showing off this time?" She glanced up to see him looking at her with an almost playful look in his eyes.
"Heh, not this time. Besides I don't want to embarrass the little boy again." She smirked at him and Tala just returned it. She was surprised at how easily she joked with him. Her face changed a bit, but Tala chose not to comment on it. His face slowly changed from playful to serious. He wouldn't voice it out loud, but she knew what he was saying.
"You're welcome. Later…wolf." She smiled to herself as she heard Tala growl at the new name as she walked away.
She checked behind her to make sure Tala wasn't watching before breaking out into a run. She moved swiftly and silently across the sand, barely leaving a print. She enjoyed running like this. It was one of the only times she truly felt free. But she knew now wasn't the time to mess around. Chris would be waiting and she needed to hurry. She became a blur as she pushed herself faster towards the city. She slowed down gradually until she was walking. Chris was standing outside the BBA office located in Egypt with her arms folded.
"Took you long enough." Chris smiled when Tonya just shrugged.
"Sorry, got caught up." Tonya smiled as she thought back to the conversation she'd had only moments ago. Chris wondered why she was smiling so big as the two headed inside the building.
"What's that grin for?" The albino asked. Tonya just realized how long she'd been smiling and quickly wiped it away.
"It's nothing." She fought a blush as Chris narrowed her eyes and grinned herself.
"Uh huh." Chris leaned closer to her friend who just shoved her away.
"Can we focus here?" Tonya growled as Chris giggled, letting it drop for now.
"Excuse me ladies, but we're not open yet." A guard stopped the two and Chris rolled her eyes.
"If that was the case then the damn doors wouldn't be open and the lights wouldn't be on now would they?" Chris spat as the guard began to reach for his mike. Tonya reached out and held his fingers tightly in her grasp.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." She smiled sweetly before kneeing him hard in the gut. The guy slumped over as the two girls helped him to the floor. "We'll let ourselves in."
Upstairs…
"I'm telling you if we let those girls go, we lose a big portion of our profits." One man said as he looked at his colleagues.
"Their popularity with the fans has grown quickly." A lady spoke, bringing up a chart on a projector in the room.
"Not to mention that they are different from any other team in the championships." Another man said as a grin broke out across his face.
"They don't have a choice but to do what we tell them since we have what they want. We have the only files they're looking for. All others have been wiped clean from any other records we know of. So they can't go looking for it anywhere else. Those freaks are ours now." The final man said as the four just laughed in unison.
"So we're freaks now are we?" All four stopped laughing when they heard another voice. The doors opened slowly as the girls stood there, glaring at them. The two guards that had been stationed outside were lying on the ground unconscious.
"You need to hire better staff. A lot of them were sleeping on the job." Chris smirked as she cracked her knuckles. The four stood and backed away slowly as the girls entered the room. "What'ya think Tonya, two for me two for you?" Chris eyed the man and woman as Tonya placed a hand on her hip.
"Works for me." Tonya grinned, revealing her fangs.
"N-Now you girls don't want to do this." One man said as he slowly reached underneath the table, trying to find the alarm button.
In a blink of an eye Tonya crossed the room and back handed him into the wall. The other man and woman made a break for the door, but Chris easily intercepted the two. She kicked the man hard enough to cause a crunching sound to come from his ribs. He fell into the planter and shattered it, spraying dirt all around him. The woman screamed as she almost reached the door to safety. But Chris was faster. She grabbed the woman by her hair and flung her hard into the wall, knocking her unconscious. A small line of blood trailed down her head as she lay against the wall. The last man was backed against the wall as he watched Tonya slowly walk towards him.
"We were being nice because Mr. Dickinson treated us with kindness. All we wanted to do was to tell you that we won't be your puppets anymore and leave in peace. But you see, me and my friend don't take lightly to being called freaks."
The man watched as she closed her eyes and then reopened them. They were changed now. They resembled Shadow's eyes and just like the great dragon, they drove fear into the man's heart. He glanced to Chris who was guarding the door and saw that her eyes had changed, the blue overtaking the red in her eyes. Fear turned to anger as the man realized that two girls not even half his age were threatening him. He reached inside his jacket and pulled out a gun and pointed it at Tonya.
"You must think I'm stupid. Now you girls are going to let me walk out of here or things could get messy." He held the gun pointed at Tonya who just smirked at him.
"If you got the balls to shoot go ahead. But it won't do any good." She took a step towards him with her smirk held in place.
She got within five feet before the man decided to pull the trigger. The bullet hit her in the chest, causing her to stop. He looked at her, torn between shock and fear. Blood dripped from the wound and he just watched as she stood there looking at the bullet hole. He glanced over to Chris who was smiling as she just watched her friend. He looked back at the wounded girl who slowly raised her right hand and reached into the wound with her nails and pulled the bullet out.
"Ouch. That one stung a little more than I thought it would." She said as she put the bloody bullet into her pocket. The man just stared at the hole in her chest as it slowly began to heal itself until it was just a pink mark.
"How did you…" He began to shake as he looked into her eyes.
"Well, you were the one who called us freaks. Just one of the perks." His eyes shifted to Chris who just stood there smiling with her arms over her chest.
Before he could react, Tonya batted the gun out of his hand. He backed up against the wall and slumped against it, unable to control his shaking now. Tonya stood over him as she placed a boot on his chest and leaned forward on it. The heel began to dig into his skin as the man hollered in pain from the boot pressing down hard on his chest.
"Wait! Wait, I can help you! I-I-I can get you that information you wanted. Just let me go! I promise I won't tell anyone about this!" He begged as Tonya kept her cold eyes on him. "The files are on the computer right there! You can take them just let me go!"
"Chris." Tonya spoke softly as the albino moved to the computer. She easily found the files and scanned over them.
"Just the same ones we already have." She glanced over to Tonya who just nodded. Chris picked up the computer and chunked it across the room, breaking it into pieces.
"How did you get those files? We deleted any others we found." The cowering man said quietly as Tonya smiled her toothy grin.
"Let's just say someone felt like being compassionate. Consider this our resignation." Tonya hissed as her eyes narrowed. She moved her foot off of his chest and kicked the man just hard enough to knock him out. Some blood leaked out of his mouth, but the girls knew he was fine.
'Alright Daikairi. Erase their memories.' Chris commanded as she pulled out her blade.
'As you wish Christine.' The blade began to glow and engulfed the room in a soft green light. It lasted only a few seconds and then slowly disappeared.
"We're done here. Let's go." Tonya swept past Chris who followed after her, not bothering to look back at the mess they left the room in.
Ok I'm back! This chapter is just the start of where things get violent. Actually proud with how this one came out. And I threw in another tender moment between Tonya and Tala again just for you guys! ;) I just wanna thank everyone who's been reviewing and sticking with the story for this long. I promise it only gets better from here folks!