Chaos: I've finally done it! *starts crying tears of joy*

Bryan: And hear we thought you were gonna just give up on it. *pats Chaos on the back*

Tala: Hey she finally got it done give her a break.

Chris: So one question remains, who's turn is it for the disclaimer? *looks at everyone*

All: Nose goes! *touches their noses*

Tonya: Kai was last! *hollers while still touching nose*

Kai: Damnit! *sigh* Chaos doesn't own beyblade or its characters. Just her OC's and has temporary control of Chris.

Spencer: Guess everythings back to normal around here. Well enjoy.

~*Search and Rescue*~

"Damnit it all! Just as we find one we lose the other!" Kai hollered as he punched the ground in frustration.

An hour or so had passed since the fight. None of them had moved or said anything since they'd watched the helicopter disappear in the cover of night. Kai was fighting back tears as Tala sat beside his friend who was on his knees while the other two remained silent. Knowing that this loss affected them a lot more. Bryan was fiddling with the collar of his jacket when an idea struck him. He jumped up and hurried back down to the base. The others wondered exactly what had gotten into him. But they quickly followed as they reentered the base. They finally found him in the main control room, typing away at the main computer in a hurry.

"Do you mind cluing the rest of us in?" Spencer asked as he watched his friend work.

"Remember the tracking devices we placed on all of us before Tala was caught and brought here? In case we got separated before we found this base?" Bryan asked, not looking up from the computer.

"Ok and?" Tala muttered as Bryan glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, a grin on his face.

"There's one on Chris." The lavender haired boy's grin only spread as his friends caught on.

"So we can track it to wherever they're taking her!" Kai hollered, hope flaring back to life within him.

"Now the only question is, who wants to fly one of those things?" Tala asked as he motioned with his head to one of the huge carries that was displayed on the screen.

While Bryan worked on the computer, the others split up to keep themselves occupied. Spencer decided to head down to one of the carriers to see if he could somehow work it. Tala went with him, to help keep his mind off what had recently happened. Kai wandered through the base, looking for weapons or anything else they could use to help them once they got in the air.

"Hey, how you feeling?" Spencer asked as he looked at his battered leader.

"Just a little worn down is all." Tala sighed as his body throbbed in pain. Once they'd calmed down after the attack, all the pain had come rushing back to Tala's body.

"I know what you're thinking." Spencer said as he looked at his friend's face. "And I suggest you stop it right now."

"How do you even know what I'm thinking?" Tala asked in a lifeless tone, knowing that Spencer had him pegged.

"You're thinking about that girl Tonya. I doubt she turned traitor on us." Spencer wiped sweat away from his face as he finished fixing up the carrier and began checking the engines.

Tala just stayed silent. As much as he wanted to believe Spencer, he just didn't know anymore. He'd seen the look in her eyes. Felt the surge of power as it crashed over them. Remembered all of what she'd said to him. Especially when she'd pointed it out clearly that he knew hardly anything about her. Sure he knew about her past, but nothing about her personality. For all he knew that could've been the real Tonya. Tala just felt so lost that he didn't know what to think anymore. He just hung his head as he sat there, lost in thought. The two just sat in silence for a couple of hours before the silence was broken.

"Hey, how are you two doing?" Bryan asked as he poked his head in.

"I'm just running a few final checks. Did you manage to crack that thing?" Spencer asked, not bothering to turn around.

"Yeah. The system is working on tracking Chris down now. What's up with him?" Bryan motioned towards Tala with his head as Spencer just shook his own.

"Second guessing himself." Was all Spencer said.

"Since when does Tala second guess himself?" Bryan asked, a little confused.

"Since he gets in way over his head for a girl he barely knows." Tala mumbled, more to himself than the others.

"You know…you're just making an ass out of yourself." Tala was caught off guard by the remark. His head snapped up and he saw Bryan grinning down at him. Tala couldn't help but see the truth in his words.

"I guess you're right." Tala chuckled weakly as he lifted his head up.

"Look, I know you're thinking about what Tonya did. We all have. But the more I've thought about it the more things don't add up. Like why would Tonya willing let her power consume her like that? From what I've seen from her personally she doesn't seem like the type to give in easily. And why would she take orders from that guy Aio if she easily out powered him? You'd think her first instinct would be to knock him off and take control of everything. But she didn't. I think that it was all an act." Bryan slid down beside Tala who began to seriously consider what he said.

"Those two are smart enough to get away with it. After all they were able to sneak around during the world championships without anyone noticing. They took out four top directors and again covered their trails masterfully. Even Boris was scared of them." Spencer commented as he glanced back at them.

"And why would Chris give in so easily to Tonya? I mean the two were on a level playing field for awhile. Then all of a sudden she gets taken out. I think there's more too it than that. If she intended on saving her friend she definitely would've put up more of a fight than that." Bryan concluded as Tala saw the sense in their words.

"You two have a point. And to think you came up with most of this on your own. Shocking." Tala grinned as Bryan shoved him lightly. Nice to see that he could still joke.

"Marco." Kai called out as he climbed in with the rest of them. He had a bag over his shoulder, plus the finished coordinates from the computer. "Are we set to go?"

"Whenever you guys are ready." Spencer called out as he headed to the pilot's seat and began firing up the carrier.

"Shall we go give those girls a hand?" Bryan asked as he stood up, holding out a hand for Tala.

"Kai give the coordinates to Spencer. Bryan check and see how much ammo we got. Let's go give 'em hell boys." Tala grinned as the hangar doors opened above and allowing them access to the sky.

They flew for over fifteen straight hours, taking turns piloting the carrier so the others could sleep. At one point they had to land in order to avoid a huge storm blowing in. It delayed them for a day and a half, wasting precious time that could be diverted to finding the girls. Once back in the air though they were faced with another problem. They were running out of fuel and didn't know if they'd have enough to make it. Luck was on their side though however. The carrier was able to make it as far as the mountain range where the base was situated before the tank began to flash empty. It put them about a half a day's march away from the compound. If they were lucky.

"Geez, the guy really doesn't want anyone finding him this time does he?" Bryan muttered as he pulled off the final leech on his leg. They were finally resting after trudging through a wide stretch of water.

"You know what they say. Location, location, location." Spencer commented as he rolled his pant legs down.

"Well it looks like we don't have much further to go." Kai grinned as he pushed a bush beside. Below them, only a half a mile away, lied the base they'd been searching for.

"We know there might be cameras and guards posted around the area. So I suggest we look for alternative routes in to the compound. No sense in getting caught after coming this far." Tala muttered as he adjusted his gun before starting down the slope.

Moving carefully they made a full round of the base. They couldn't see any cameras posted outside and they could see why. The base was buried in the heart of the mountain, hidden by the thick foliage and moss that grew on and around. In a way it worked in their favor that they'd landed when they did. There was no way they could've spotted it from the air. The boys were starting to make their way to the entrance when a couple of guards walked out, lighting up a few cigarettes while they were at it.

"I still don't see why the boss needs so many of us for two girls." One guy said as he took a drag from his cigarette.

"They're supposed to be 'special'." The other made air quotes as he shrugged.

"Yeah, but still. I mean they got the albino locked up and the other in juice down in the lab knocked out. Plus they got them collars on those two. I don't see how they could be much of a threat." The one laughed as his buddy just grinned.

"Too bad they couldn't just leave that one stripped. Then I wouldn't mind doing this so much ya know?" The second smirked as he licked his lips.

Tala had heard enough. Taking expert aim he fired off two bullets, one placed in each of their knee caps. Before they could radio for help the boys took their radios from them and had them staring down the barrels of their guns. It took all Tala had not to fire off a shot right there at the one who'd been thinking dirty about Tonya.

"Alright boys. I'm gonna make this real simple. Tells us where those girls are that you were just talking about and we may let you keep your lives." Tala coolly said as he nudged them with his gun.

"You don't have the balls to pull that trigger." One of the men challenged as Tala arched an eyebrow at him.

"Any volunteers?" Bryan asked as Kai quickly fired off a round into the man's shoulder.

"Still think we're bluffing?" Kai smirked as his icy gaze drove the fear home inside the man.

"You feel like talking? Or do you want another bullet like your friend?" Spencer asked as Tala kept his gun trained on the man who was holding his hands up.

"Ok ok! One's in the dungeons in the west wing. The other is in the lab in the middle of the complex. Just don't shoot!" The guy hollered as Tala relaxed while the others tore off pieces of the men's clothes to gag them with. They found ropes on the men and used them to tie them up once they were gagged.

In a swift motion they easily knocked the two out and hid them in the bushes just beyond the compound. They picked up the radios the two had and strapped them on as they made their way inside the compound. It didn't surprise them that they didn't spot any cameras. The building was so well hidden and in such a remote location that they felt no need for cameras. If someone ran they had no where to go.

The four stayed together, not wanting to risk splitting up. Since Tonya would more likely have more guards on her the best place to start would be to free Chris. Following the directions that the guards had given them they headed down the west wing and came upon the dungeons quickly. Again only two guards were on duty. Using their blades this time, Spencer and Bryan launched them quickly at directly at the heads of the guards. Before they could draw their weapons they were hit hard by the blades and were knocked out. The two caught their blades as Tala and Kai found the keys on one and threw the two into an empty cell. At the very back cells, they could hear something slamming into the bars. As they grew closer they could see that it was Chris throwing her body against the bars. She'd just bounced off them as the boys came to her aid.

"Fucking bars break already!" Chris hollered as she kicked them out of frustration. She hung her head as she tried to catch her breath and try again.

"You know you're gonna hurt yourself if you keep that up." Chris's head snapped up when she heard that familiar voice.

"Kai?"

Chris saw the bluenette grinning at her as he opened the door to her cell. She ran over to him and threw herself into his arms. Kai held her tightly until he heard her hiss in pain. Her shoulders and arms were covered in long bruises from slamming against the bars for so long.

"I'm ok. How did you guys find us?" Chris asked as she looked at all of them.

"Your tracker. It was still active and we were able to trace you." Bryan said proudly as Chris just shook her head and laughed.

"Bryan you are a genius." Chris grinned as Bryan gave her a thumbs up.

"Let's save the catching up for later. We still have one more left to get." Spencer chimed in, getting everyone back on track.

"Chris is there any way we can get that collar off you?" Tala asked, remembering what it had done to Tonya.

"The only way to deactivate it is by the controls in the lab." Chris sighed as she confirmed Tala's fears.

"Then let's go." Kai commanded, as he led the charge out of there. He led them back out of the dungeon and down a different route through the halls.

"So do you mind clearing up some things for us?" Spencer asked as he ran beside Chris.

"Shoot." She said, glancing up at him.

"The fight with Tonya. What exactly happened?" Spencer muttered as they hid around a corner while Bryan and Kai checked for guards.

"She faked it all. Going crazy, switching sides, sucking up to Aio, all an act. During the fight she gave me a signal and I purposely lost so that she could take me in. For awhile we had him going. But Aio caught on. He slapped these collars on and separated us. I haven't seen Tonya since." Chris's voice grew soft as she thought back to her friend who was locked away in the base somewhere.

"Well let's see if we can do something about that." Kai grinned as he spied a locker room.

Signaling for the others to wait for him, Kai ducked inside quickly. Luck was with him. One of the guards happened to be showering at the time. Kai snuck off to the side of the shower and pulled the trigger on his gun. The shot rang out loudly in the locker room, causing the guard to jump. Exactly what Kai wanted. He waited till the guard stepped out and struck him hard with the butt of his gun over the head. Kai quickly pulled the guard's uniform on over his own clothes and found a rope in one of the lockers and used it to tie up the guard, not bothering to gag him. With the shower on and the door locked, no one would be able to hear him once he came around. Kai stepped back out with the uniform on and the others just nodded their approval.

With Kai clad in the stolen uniform, he led them to the center of the compound before putting his acting skills to the test. Stuffing most of his hair inside the hat he signaled to Bryan to let loose a few rounds in the opposite direction. Kai ran around the corner, pretending to be out of breath. A group of guards was already clustered around the door to the lab as Kai drew closer to them.

"Intruders! In the base!" Kai hollered as he kept his eyes hidden as the others looked at him.

"That explains the gunfire. Where did you see them?" One of the older ones asked as Kai pointed behind him.

"Down that way, heading towards the south wing. It looked like they had the prisoner with them as well." Kai reported as he faced them again. More shots rang out as they stood there chatting.

"Alright. You stay here and watch this door. You three with me, and you two go alert the boss." The commander said as they split up into their small groups. Kai just smirked as he watched them take off.

"Good job." Spencer commented as he patted Kai on the shoulder.

"Let's hurry." Bryan said as he pushed into the lab.

Bryan locked the door behind them once they were all in. The room was dim as all kinds of machines ticked away. And in the center was Tonya. She was hooked up to all sorts of wires as she floated in the blue liquid. Thankfully though she was covered by a spandex bra and underwear. She looked at peace as she floated in the liquid. One of the bigger machines was set on monitoring her heart and another monitored her brain waves. Tala walked over to the tube and placed a hand on it. He remembered when Boris had placed him in a tube like that years ago. Spencer and Bryan were already at work on deactivating the machine. Slowly the machines shut down and the liquid began to drain. It took a few minutes, but finally it was all gone and Tonya was lying on the ground, still unconscious. The glass rose up over her, exposing a wet girl.

"Mmm…" Slowly she began to stir, pushing herself up to a sitting position. She turned to see them all and felt a smile tug at her lips as she looked up at them. "Hey."

Ah I finally did it! Man this is the worst case of writers block I've ever had! I would always come back to this chapter and struggle with how to start it and how it would go and it would just frustrate me. So after a break I was finally able to slowly start building on it and get it done! You all know the drill. I'm gonna lie down now...bye bye