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Twisted Fate
Chapter 5
(Kai's POV)
I watched as the flames of Dranzer flickered in the darkness. The light danced across Hilary's face and I saw that she had been crying tears of loneliness and hopelessness; the tears glistened as they ran softly down her face. Now the tears had stopped; the sparkle of hope returned to her eyes.
She now looked me in the eyes. "Thank you, Kai," she spoke softly and quietly. A slight smile appeared across her face. After hours of crying and sobbing she could still manage to smile. I had to give an encouraging smile at her determination.
I called back Dranzer, but Hilary didn't seem to mind. The light disappeared and the darkness prevailed, but this time it hadn't completely overwhelmed her, or myself, for that matter. Dranzer's light had given us courage.
I put Dranzer safely back in my pocket, and drifted off to sleep. My dark memories came back, haunting me, but this time Dranzer's warmth helped me through them. Reminding me that they were all in the past.
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(Rei's POV)
Was it morning or was it night? It's pretty hard to tell when you're in eternal darkness and have been for days. I had a feeling we'd been sleeping more, slowing down. Depression does that to you; you feel like you never want to wake up and live.
We seemed to always feel tired and exhausted; one never truly knew when sleep was necessary. Kai was the only exception. He was awake and alert always. He told us when we could sleep and when we would continue. He gave us enough sleep that we would feel rested, but not enough to keep us lost in our dreams.
Kai led us through the forest of darkness. Without him we would have been so lost in our misery we would never find hope. Just like he had told me.
Kai's leadership and support had helped us out; but I couldn't help but wonder how he was managing. We did nothing; we followed and obeyed him silently. We offered no support or help.
I could barely make out the outline of Hilary with my eyes, which happen to be extremely perceptive. The others couldn't see a thing in the darkness surrounding. except maybe Kai. He could tell exactly where we were.
"So, Hilary, what's up?" I asked her faint image lifelessly. I had started the first conversation in days. I hadn't even bothered to look at any of my friends before now. I had suddenly realised the Bladebreakers' friendship was wasting away. I had to do something before it was lost. I had made a plan to make conversation with someone the next day; and here I was doing it. Well trying to, anyway, it required a tremendous amount of effort to even look up.
"Oh, nothing," she replied. She wasn't sobbing anymore, that was good. I hadn't noticed until now, but she had stopped days ago.
"You. feeling better?" I asked. I couldn't think of anything to say, but I forced myself to. I felt kind of guilty asking now, almost a week later. But then again, nobody else had spoken since the never-ending darkness, except for Kai. I almost laughed as I thought about it - Kai had spoken more these past few days than the rest of us combined. Of course, I didn't; I could barely think, let alone smile.
She nodded a "yes", and I could have sworn I saw a faint smile upon her face.
Suddenly, we felt the earth shake. It was extremely terrifying - how would you feel if you suddenly felt an earthquake in total darkness? I instinctively gripped Hilary's hand tightly. "Brace yourselves," Kai told us. His voice remained cool and calm as ever. The earth suddenly started to tremble violently again and sent us flying.
"Aah!" Kenny screamed, and the sound of him flying into a tree was heard clearly, causing me to flinch. I could hear trees hitting the ground as the earth continued to shake. Violent winds like a tornado ripped them out of the ground. My eyes were squeezed tightly shut, as I tried to hold my ground. I felt Hilary's grip release as she flew backwards.
"Hilary!" I cried out, but found it was hard to breathe because of the winds.
"Ow!" Tyson moaned as Hilary flew right into him. I was relieved. I felt my feet lift from the ground and next thing I knew I was sailing through the air. I managed to grab onto a tree branch. I didn't know how long I could hold on as I was tossed through the air like a snowflake.
"Aah!" Max cried out.
"Sorry, Max!" I yelled as I realised that I had just kicked Max in the eye.
"It's--" Max started, but was suddenly thrown straight into Tyson and Hilary.
"Aw, man, why am I always the target?" Tyson mumbled.
The winds grew stronger and the earth began to shake even more violently. I was just about to lose my grip when it suddenly stopped. As I was climbing down from the tree I was in, I heard Kai say "Go, Dranzer!" and the cry of the phoenix was heard.
Light spilled everywhere; it blinded my eyes, as we hadn't seen light for days. As I blinked, adjusting to the light, I saw the beautiful bit-beast in all its glory.
"Is everyone okay?" Kai asked. His voice remained confident and calm. I saw Kenny's limp form in Dranzer's light.
"Kenny!" everyone immediately yelled, running over.
"Uh." Kenny slowly sat up, dazed. He put his hand to his head where I could see a bruise already. Other than that, he seemed fine.
"Thank goodness you're okay!" Hilary exclaimed. The rest of the Bladebreakers had only scrapes and cuts, although some were worse than others.
"Yeah," he said faintly as Max helped him up.
"Let's keep moving," Kai said, coldly.
"Oh, come on! Give us a break!" Tyson complained. "Could ya cut us some slack? We just about died here!"
"Do you really want to stay, then?" Kai asked, smirking as he saw Tyson's defeated expression. He returned Dranzer back to his hand. "This way."
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(Max's POV)
Light! As I spotted it, I shouted to the others and pointed at the scarce light peeking through the leaves of the forest. It was the first light since Dranzer, which was hours ago. It dimly beamed down in thin rays, and became more and more frequent as the forest became thinner.
"I NEED FOOD!" Tyson cried out. "I'm so hungry I'm gonna starve if I don't get any right now! I'm dying!" Tyson said the most he had all week.
I had to admit, I agreed. We had barely eaten for days! We'd had the food and water that Kai had rationed from our previous "quest", but that was it.
I looked around at my friends' faces. Tyson was drooling and had a dazed look in his eyes. Hallucinating, I figured. Kenny clutched his empty, growling stomach. Rei had a slightly out-of-it expression from hunger. Hilary was even moaning from the hunger. She was usually teasing Tyson about always thinking about food, but not this time. And Kai.
"Kai!" I cried out. He was lagging behind. His face was severely pale. He looked extremely malnourished and exhausted. That's when I realised. "We ate all of Kai's rations. he didn't have any of his rations for himself. he didn't even have any in the arctic! That means he hasn't eaten ANYTHING since we got on that jet!"
The other Bladebreakers stared in shock at what I had just said. Realisation dawned on them, and guilt spread across their faces. "Aw, man, we're really sorry." Tyson started.
"It was my choice, and my choice alone," Kai cut in. His voice sounded weaker than usual; everyone else noticed it too.
Kenny stood there thinking, counting on his fingers and mumbling to himself. "Kai, you haven't eaten in over a week!" Kenny suddenly blurted out.
"We have to keep moving," was all Kai said, and led us out of the forest of darkness.
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"Very good, Bladebreakers. I doubted you would make it, but you surprised me. Your teamwork is stronger than I thought." A cool voice came from the screen the Bladebreakers had found; the one that symbolised the quest was over. "However," it continued, "it needs improvement, so that will be tested in your next scenario."
"What do you mean?" Tyson yelled.
"You're teamwork needs improvement," the voice repeated. "Mr. Dickenson agrees with me, so that is what will be worked on."
"What does Mr. Dickenson have to do with anything?" Max asked, curiously.
"A lot, I can assure you," the voice said mysteriously. "He is of no importance to you at the moment, though. Good luck, Bladebreakers." the silhouette in the screen hissed as the screen disappeared.
"Looks like we're teleporting again," Kai said, gesturing over towards the teleportation device.
"Nooo." the rest of them cried out, remembering the terrifying experience.
"Let's go."
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End of chappie! Sorry it was short, the next one will be longer! Please review!! Thanks! ^-~
~ Penguin Pop
I don't own Beyblade.
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Twisted Fate
Chapter 5
(Kai's POV)
I watched as the flames of Dranzer flickered in the darkness. The light danced across Hilary's face and I saw that she had been crying tears of loneliness and hopelessness; the tears glistened as they ran softly down her face. Now the tears had stopped; the sparkle of hope returned to her eyes.
She now looked me in the eyes. "Thank you, Kai," she spoke softly and quietly. A slight smile appeared across her face. After hours of crying and sobbing she could still manage to smile. I had to give an encouraging smile at her determination.
I called back Dranzer, but Hilary didn't seem to mind. The light disappeared and the darkness prevailed, but this time it hadn't completely overwhelmed her, or myself, for that matter. Dranzer's light had given us courage.
I put Dranzer safely back in my pocket, and drifted off to sleep. My dark memories came back, haunting me, but this time Dranzer's warmth helped me through them. Reminding me that they were all in the past.
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(Rei's POV)
Was it morning or was it night? It's pretty hard to tell when you're in eternal darkness and have been for days. I had a feeling we'd been sleeping more, slowing down. Depression does that to you; you feel like you never want to wake up and live.
We seemed to always feel tired and exhausted; one never truly knew when sleep was necessary. Kai was the only exception. He was awake and alert always. He told us when we could sleep and when we would continue. He gave us enough sleep that we would feel rested, but not enough to keep us lost in our dreams.
Kai led us through the forest of darkness. Without him we would have been so lost in our misery we would never find hope. Just like he had told me.
Kai's leadership and support had helped us out; but I couldn't help but wonder how he was managing. We did nothing; we followed and obeyed him silently. We offered no support or help.
I could barely make out the outline of Hilary with my eyes, which happen to be extremely perceptive. The others couldn't see a thing in the darkness surrounding. except maybe Kai. He could tell exactly where we were.
"So, Hilary, what's up?" I asked her faint image lifelessly. I had started the first conversation in days. I hadn't even bothered to look at any of my friends before now. I had suddenly realised the Bladebreakers' friendship was wasting away. I had to do something before it was lost. I had made a plan to make conversation with someone the next day; and here I was doing it. Well trying to, anyway, it required a tremendous amount of effort to even look up.
"Oh, nothing," she replied. She wasn't sobbing anymore, that was good. I hadn't noticed until now, but she had stopped days ago.
"You. feeling better?" I asked. I couldn't think of anything to say, but I forced myself to. I felt kind of guilty asking now, almost a week later. But then again, nobody else had spoken since the never-ending darkness, except for Kai. I almost laughed as I thought about it - Kai had spoken more these past few days than the rest of us combined. Of course, I didn't; I could barely think, let alone smile.
She nodded a "yes", and I could have sworn I saw a faint smile upon her face.
Suddenly, we felt the earth shake. It was extremely terrifying - how would you feel if you suddenly felt an earthquake in total darkness? I instinctively gripped Hilary's hand tightly. "Brace yourselves," Kai told us. His voice remained cool and calm as ever. The earth suddenly started to tremble violently again and sent us flying.
"Aah!" Kenny screamed, and the sound of him flying into a tree was heard clearly, causing me to flinch. I could hear trees hitting the ground as the earth continued to shake. Violent winds like a tornado ripped them out of the ground. My eyes were squeezed tightly shut, as I tried to hold my ground. I felt Hilary's grip release as she flew backwards.
"Hilary!" I cried out, but found it was hard to breathe because of the winds.
"Ow!" Tyson moaned as Hilary flew right into him. I was relieved. I felt my feet lift from the ground and next thing I knew I was sailing through the air. I managed to grab onto a tree branch. I didn't know how long I could hold on as I was tossed through the air like a snowflake.
"Aah!" Max cried out.
"Sorry, Max!" I yelled as I realised that I had just kicked Max in the eye.
"It's--" Max started, but was suddenly thrown straight into Tyson and Hilary.
"Aw, man, why am I always the target?" Tyson mumbled.
The winds grew stronger and the earth began to shake even more violently. I was just about to lose my grip when it suddenly stopped. As I was climbing down from the tree I was in, I heard Kai say "Go, Dranzer!" and the cry of the phoenix was heard.
Light spilled everywhere; it blinded my eyes, as we hadn't seen light for days. As I blinked, adjusting to the light, I saw the beautiful bit-beast in all its glory.
"Is everyone okay?" Kai asked. His voice remained confident and calm. I saw Kenny's limp form in Dranzer's light.
"Kenny!" everyone immediately yelled, running over.
"Uh." Kenny slowly sat up, dazed. He put his hand to his head where I could see a bruise already. Other than that, he seemed fine.
"Thank goodness you're okay!" Hilary exclaimed. The rest of the Bladebreakers had only scrapes and cuts, although some were worse than others.
"Yeah," he said faintly as Max helped him up.
"Let's keep moving," Kai said, coldly.
"Oh, come on! Give us a break!" Tyson complained. "Could ya cut us some slack? We just about died here!"
"Do you really want to stay, then?" Kai asked, smirking as he saw Tyson's defeated expression. He returned Dranzer back to his hand. "This way."
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(Max's POV)
Light! As I spotted it, I shouted to the others and pointed at the scarce light peeking through the leaves of the forest. It was the first light since Dranzer, which was hours ago. It dimly beamed down in thin rays, and became more and more frequent as the forest became thinner.
"I NEED FOOD!" Tyson cried out. "I'm so hungry I'm gonna starve if I don't get any right now! I'm dying!" Tyson said the most he had all week.
I had to admit, I agreed. We had barely eaten for days! We'd had the food and water that Kai had rationed from our previous "quest", but that was it.
I looked around at my friends' faces. Tyson was drooling and had a dazed look in his eyes. Hallucinating, I figured. Kenny clutched his empty, growling stomach. Rei had a slightly out-of-it expression from hunger. Hilary was even moaning from the hunger. She was usually teasing Tyson about always thinking about food, but not this time. And Kai.
"Kai!" I cried out. He was lagging behind. His face was severely pale. He looked extremely malnourished and exhausted. That's when I realised. "We ate all of Kai's rations. he didn't have any of his rations for himself. he didn't even have any in the arctic! That means he hasn't eaten ANYTHING since we got on that jet!"
The other Bladebreakers stared in shock at what I had just said. Realisation dawned on them, and guilt spread across their faces. "Aw, man, we're really sorry." Tyson started.
"It was my choice, and my choice alone," Kai cut in. His voice sounded weaker than usual; everyone else noticed it too.
Kenny stood there thinking, counting on his fingers and mumbling to himself. "Kai, you haven't eaten in over a week!" Kenny suddenly blurted out.
"We have to keep moving," was all Kai said, and led us out of the forest of darkness.
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"Very good, Bladebreakers. I doubted you would make it, but you surprised me. Your teamwork is stronger than I thought." A cool voice came from the screen the Bladebreakers had found; the one that symbolised the quest was over. "However," it continued, "it needs improvement, so that will be tested in your next scenario."
"What do you mean?" Tyson yelled.
"You're teamwork needs improvement," the voice repeated. "Mr. Dickenson agrees with me, so that is what will be worked on."
"What does Mr. Dickenson have to do with anything?" Max asked, curiously.
"A lot, I can assure you," the voice said mysteriously. "He is of no importance to you at the moment, though. Good luck, Bladebreakers." the silhouette in the screen hissed as the screen disappeared.
"Looks like we're teleporting again," Kai said, gesturing over towards the teleportation device.
"Nooo." the rest of them cried out, remembering the terrifying experience.
"Let's go."
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End of chappie! Sorry it was short, the next one will be longer! Please review!! Thanks! ^-~
~ Penguin Pop