Hey! New chapter, new beginnings!
Sorry, I had to say it. I've heard it somewhere, but I don't remember where . . . Oh, well!
Kai - Just start the fic.
-- Meany-head.
Kai - sighs
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"You keep saying he doesn't care about you, that he trusts me more. I'll tell you what, if there are any people that Kai cares about more than anything, it's his team! He would do anything, and he is doing everything for you guys! He is sticking his life out on the line for you, but guess what? You guys are the ones who don't care! Cobra is wanting your bit beasts. If he takes Kai's Dranzer, then Kai'll-"
"CODY, ENOUGH!" Kai's voice cut in sharply.
Cody blinked, trying to hold back his angered tears, but failed. Sniffing, he quickly pushed off of Kai and ran, not knowing where he was going to go.
"Cody!"
Kai called the younger boy's name again when he didn't stop. Kai stood up quickly but stopped when a soft hand rested on his forearm.
"Let him go, Kai. We'll look for him in a little while," Ray said quietly. "He needs to cool off."
The phoenix nodded, looking at the ground he was once on. Sighing, he sat back down on the cool grass.
Kenney came forward, laptop in hand. "Kai, what was Cody going to say? If Cobra takes Dranzer from you, what will happen?"
Tyson nodded, finally looking the taller teen in the eye. "Yeah, Kai. What will happen to you if Cobra takes Dranzer?"
Kai looked at him with a thoughtful glance but quickly looked away. "It's nothing, Tyson. Cobra's not going to take Dranzer, so there's nothing to worry about."
"Kai . . . What will happen?" Ray's voice asked quietly and calmly.
Kai was silent for a long while, just staring off into space as he watched a small ladybug travel from one blade of grass to another. "If Cobra takes Dranzer . . . I . . . will die."
"WHAT?!" everyone's voices rang out, possibly being heard in the next town over.
"Dranzer and I have been bonded with each other since I was about five. Because my body is so used to having its power inside of it . . . It'll shut down. It's like when your heart beats. The body survives on the organ. You guys have the same thing happening to you as well, though not as intense as mine because of how long I've been with him. That's one of the many reasons why, Tyson, I can't beat you in a battle. I can't use Dranzer's full power because if I do, then I end up using my life energy."
"So, that's why . . ."
Kai nodded, continuing to watch the ladybug.
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Cody kept running, not looking back once until his foot slammed into an uprooted slab of concrete. Groaning, he pushed himself up to a sitting position to inspect his scrapped knees and hands. "This is just great," he mumbled to himself, wiping some of the trickling blood away with two fingers. He sighed, pushing himself to his feet and limping over to the side of the hill he was on. He sat down with grunt and, for a minute, watched the river stream by.
He sighed again and looked back down at his knees, wincing slightly from the pain in his palms. "If I hadn't been so upset, I wouldn't have hurt myself," he said quietly, berating himself for causing even more damage to his body.
"You got that right," a voice said from behind him.
Cody turned around swiftly, now gazing at a very tall and angered Jason.
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Kai stood up from his seat on the ground. "I'm going after Cody. He's still in danger, and he's now my responsibility. You guys can either come or stay. It doesn't matter to me." He started walking in the direction that his old friend had taken.
Ray watched him go for a minute. "We keep saying that Kai's a jerk because he doesn't really care for what we do nor help us, but you know what," he started, talking to the others, "we're the jerks. Kai's always been there for us no matter what. Whether we knew about it at the time or not. I've also noticed that when he's not around, we're completely blinded as to what to do. We fall apart. Kai's been there for us as our captain and even our team moral, but now that he needs us, we turn our backs on him, saying everything that we contradict him for. I feel like shit now. I don't know about you all, but I'm gonna go and help him look for Cody. I may not like it, but it's for Kai, and he trusts that boy. We should know by now that if Kai trusts someone, then we should too." With that long speech said, the tiger followed his captain.
Tyson looked at his friends, considering Drigger's master's talk.
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Cody stood up quickly, backing up from the boy that stood before him. Jason just smirked at the boy's reaction. He was afraid, and that was always good for him.
"Well, have you told anything to Kai like I said to?" he asked, stepping closer.
Cody backed up again. "No, Jason. I told you that I wouldn't. If I say that, then that spell will be on Kai! I can't do that to him! He's always been my friend."
"But he killed your brother," Jason replied quietly, hoping to hit a weak spot.
Not likely.
"He didn't kill Keith! You did, you son of a bitch! Don't think that you can pull the wool over my eyes like you did my brother. I'm not that stupid. I've accepted Keith's death, unlike Cobra, and also unlike my brother, I know that you were the one, along with Boris, who killed Keith and somehow put the blame on Kai! I'm not blind and neither is Derrick-" he stopped a minute, the whole thing clicking together. "That's why you took Derrick! He knew that you had killed Keith, and if he told Kai the whole story, then your plan would be ruined!"
Jason laughed at the boy's outburst. "That's right, and that's also the reason why I have to kill you. I can't have you spoil my plans, you brat." With that, he launched his blade, sending it to attack the boy.
Cody tensed, unable to defend himself as his blade was at Tyson's home.
Suddenly, before the blade hit him, something smashed into it, sending the brown blade away, making Cody out of harm's reach.
The younger boy looked up as two blades circled the one that had tried to attack him. He gasped, seeing an outline of two figures standing tall and proud against the moonlight.
"Back off of him, Jason," a familiar, strong voice called. Cody flinched when the two figures jumped to where they were now in front of him, shielding him from any attacks that might come.
"Kai," Jason hissed, baring fangs that resembled a snake's. "You and your little tiger there are going to pay for this." He launched his blade forwards, attacking the two surrounding it. Jason called out as he began his own movement towards Kai and Ray, stretching his foot out in a kick.
"Ray," Kai said quietly, "street blading is just the same as combining Beyblading with martial arts. Let your body react on instinct for the attacking while your mind focuses on the blade. Go!" At the same time, they both jumped, avoiding the attack.
Moving as one, Kai and Ray attacked their opponent. Kai made a punch while Ray made a kick, making sure that the guy before them would get away. Jason cried out in pain from both their attacks and the ones on his beyblade. He growled as both the phoenix and the tiger landed in front of the younger teen he was trying to get to. This was getting annoying. These two needed to get out of his way.
"Out of the way!" he cried, attacking Kai with his beyblade.
The phoenix tensed, sending Dranzer out in front of him. Ray stood behind him with Drigger on one side and Cody on the other. Dranzer glowed a bright red and stopped the brown blade's attempt to hurt his master. Kai glared at the teen in front of him. "Jason, I won't tell you again," he threatened. Dranzer glowed brighter, the red light illuminating the entire area of the hillside. The river quickened, sensing the fire element's anger.
Tyson and the others stopped at the top of the hill, watching the scene with wide eyes. The phoenix and tiger stood erect, waiting for the one in the shadow to attack again. "Wow, Kai," Tyson whispered, completely baffled.
Kai continued to hold his ground as each and every attack came his way. Jason just wouldn't give up. Once, he got through the phoenix's defenses, but Ray was there to stop him from going any further. After a while, the older teen stood and stared at them, completely exhausted from the continuing of attacks.
He growled. "Kai, mark my words, you will pay dearly for your impudence. If I could touch your brother, I would, but seeing as how I can't, your friends will pay."
Kai growled even lower than the boy in front of him, the fire of the phoenix beginning to lick at his body. "You even touch one of my teammates, I'll track you down and kill you with my bare hands," he threatened, the fire getting bigger with each word.
Jason took a step back, somewhat afraid of the phoenix's power. Maybe he should head the warning? Then he shook his head, disappearing in the night air.
It took a good long minute for the fire to die down around Kai. Afterwards, he just stood there, panting as his anger diminished. He sighed, turning back to look at Cody and Ray. The tiger smiled as he caught his blade. Cody stood next to him, smiling as well, glad that Kai was on their side and not the other.
"Kai?" a voice said from behind, kind of timid.
Kai turned around to face Tyson and the others. The dragon looked somewhat nervous. "Listen, Kai, I'm sorry for earlier. I guess I was just being a stubborn ol' hothead, and I'm sorry," he apologized, scratching his head in embarrassment. The others nodded behind him.
Kai nodded himself. "I'm sorry for the way I've been acting, too," he mumbled, staring straight into the navy haired blader's eyes. The other just smiled.
Cody sighed, glad that all of that tension was gone. He looked up at the team members as they crowded around the phoenix, smiling and holding their hands out, one on top of the other.
"BLADEBREAKERS!"
Kai shook his head at his teammates and turned back to the younger teen he had been protecting the entire time. He smiled, his handsome features glowing in the moonlight. "Come on, Cody. Let's get you back so you can get some of that rest that you need," he said softly.
The boy nodded and flicked some of his sandy hair out of his eyes. Together, they headed back.
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That's it for this chapter. See you guys for the next one.
Hints for chapter nine-
It's time for the battle between the Bladebreakers and the Cobra Blades! Also, see what happens when Cody tells everything of what happened that dreadful night that his brother died. What will become of Derrick now that the snake has moved up closer to his neck? Will the tag-team match of Tyson/Zeo and Ray/Max verses the CB be in a victory for our favorite bladers or end in defeat?
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