Sorry for the long awaited chapter but I made it extra-long and this will be the last chapter of this arc.
Oh and a lot of my original characters are back so if you forgot them remember to look up the character profile I put up 2 chapters ago.
So I will leave you to it.
Kai stood at the end of the tunnel that led into the stadium. Behind him Daichi, Tala, and Hilary stood determine for the fight that would either deny or directly lead to the finals. Kai took a deep breath and turned to the group. Kenny came up to them with a touch pad in his hands.
"Are you guys ready?" Kenny asked.
"Just show us what you got," Kai answered back.
"You're going against the United four. Three of the four members have water abilities so this is going to hinder you a lot Kai.
"What about the fourth member," Hilary asked.
"That's the worst part. One of their offence team members uses wind."
"We never went across a wind user have we."
Tala answered Hilary with a shake of his head.
"So?" Daichi said. "We'll take her out like we did with all the rest of them."
"Daichi wind is one of the strongest elements. They can put out fire, move water and crumble earth. Not only that but the blader we're up against is so strong she barely even uses her powers sticking with her weapon of chose; the short sword."
Kenny tapped his touch pad and held it out. It showed a picture of a dark skinned girl with short black hair.
"Her name is Asari, she's Nigerian, 19 years old and even though this is her first National tournament she never lost a fusion battle…ever."
"Crap. Even Tyson's lost a couple of battles," Tala sighed.
"That's because Tyson gets cocky. This girl looks like she's always in control," Kai said taking the tablet and looking into the blue piercing eyes of the picture. He could tell those eyes meant business. There was a wisdom behind them that said that she knew what she was always doing.
"Do you have a plan?" Kenny asked. Kai looked up to see everyone staring at him. He thought for a moment and smiled.
"You know Kai you look creepy when you smile," Daichi shivered and Hilary hit him over the head.
"So what's the plan," Tala smiled back.
"Remember when we were in Bivolt and we wanted to sneak something from the kitchen when Boris was on watch." Kai said.
"Yeah?" Tala said back.
"We're going to make a few adjustments to that."
Max walked down the steps and finally spotted both Tyson and Rei with their teams sitting further down.
"Hey buddy," Tyson cheered as Max made his way past Brooklyn and Kira and took a seat in between Tyson and Rei. Rei gave him a small kiss and placed his arm around the blond.
"I see your arms out of the sling," Tyson said as he took a fistful of popcorn from a large bucket and stuffed his mouth happily. Max laughed.
"Yeah just a couple of more days and if the Bladebreakers make it to the finally I can play,"
"Oh they'll win Max don't worry," Maria said happily from the other side of Rei.
"I don't know Maria," Chris said next to her. "Asari is in this fight and she took Lee out pretty easily."
"Shut up Chris!" Maria shouted back angrily and Chris shrugged.
"Yeah Asari is a tough opponent but knowing Kai and Kenny they'll come up with a great strategy." Tyson said
Just then the lights on the over head screen that was showing advertisement went blank and DJ Jazzman's face appeared as he walked onto the field.
"Bladers are you ready for another amazing battle," He cheered and the crowed went crazy. "This will be the last battle to determine who makes it to the finals and will go up against the BBA Revolution. On this side we have the United Four."
Two guys and two girls walked into the stadium smiling and ready to fight.
"And on this side I know you love them The Blade Breakers!" One again the crowed went nuts as Kenny, Hilary, Tala, Daichi, and Kai walked into the stadium. They all took their positions and DJ Jazzman left the arena.
"Bladers are you ready…"he asked. Everyone nodded. "3, 2, 1 LET IT RIPE!"
Once everyone fused Kai looked at Asari. She was beautiful in a short red dress with red, black, and gold colored butterfly wings coming from her back. Seeing her up in the stand when she fought was nothing compared to seeing her up close. But now wasn't the time to be admiring her magnificence. He looked back with a nodded and Hilary nodded back creating a solid wall of crystal. Tala jumped forward next to Daichi leaving there defense completely open.
"What are they doing?" Tyson wondered out loud.
"I don't know," Max answered back. Kira glared in suspicion.
Kai made his red wings appear from his back and flew forward straight towards Asari. She was ready for the quick attack and quickly held her hand out forming a small sword in her hands out of air. Kai held out his hands forming two daggers out of fire. He held them in an x as she sliced downwards at him and he held her sword in place. She tried to bring the sword down but he held it steady.
"Is this all the famous Wind user can do?" He teased. She glared at him.
"Your petty attempts to break my concentration will not work on me Russian," She said in a Nigerian accent.
"My apologies," Kai said. "I didn't want to break your concentration, far from it. I want you to show me everything you have."
"Fire has no chance with wind. I'm giving you a fair chance by not using it."
Kai growled and pulled his swords away and making them melt into fire balls which he threw at Asari. She flew upwards and away from it and Kai chased.
At the same time both Tala and Daichi charged. As they ran forward they took turns creating walls behind them at different angles; Daichi making high walls of rock and Tala of ice. As they came near the other offence member who took Rei down before, created a large water gun. He sprayed it in their direction but Daichi quickly grew yellow scaled wings from his back and grabbed Tala lifting him the air. When he got over the opponent he dropped Tala.
"Novae Rog," Tala shouted as he fell, his hands out. The man braced himself as he was incased in ice. Daichi landed next to Tala and with a nodded the two looked at the defense member left. Knowing he was out numbered he looked to the sky.
"Asari!" He shouted. Asari turned and saw the predicament they were in. She was so focused on Kai that she didn't notice what was happening. She began her descent to help her team member out but Kai blew and fire wrapped around her. She turned in anger and made her sword vanish.
"Fine…you want wind. I'll give you wind," she said wrapping her hands together her one blue eye and one pink eye both turning white. As she whipped her hands outwards Kai's fire was blown out and Kai went flying. He was finally able to right himself out just as Asari went after Tala and Daichi. Daichi saw this and with a gasp he created bolder over him, Tala and Asari's own team member. The girl stopped short knowing that if she destroyed it she would also be destroying her team member.
Turning around she looked straight at Hilary and charged for her flying downward in rapped speeds. Hilary gasped and using her hands she made a tower of crystal shoot out from her shield towards Asari. The Nigerian dodged it but was hit in the back by a fire bomb. She turned around angrily to retaliate against Kia but he was nowhere to be seen. She turned just as Hilary attacked again, the crystal shredding a part of Asari's wings. The blader went down and landed gracefully to her feet. Putting her ruined wings away she took out her swords and realized she was surrounded by ice and rock walls. She dodged another attack of fire but when she looked around she could not find where it was coming from. She began to run looking behind all the walls of ice and rock but every time she thought she saw the blue and grey haired captain she missed.
"That is it. I've had enough of your childish games," she yelled. Once again she threw open her arms and took a wall down only to growl that there was one right after it. Again and again she would destroy the walls until she finally knocked the last one down where Kai stood in front of Hilary.
"I do not want to hurt you so move out of the way," she threatened.
"Make me," Kai said back.
"Why are you so eager to make me use the element that you know you cannot stand against?"
"Because I need to know what it's going to feel like when I go up against Tyson in the finals," Kai said with a hint of a smile.
"Fine then," she said and held her hands out for the last blow when suddenly the horn blew. She looked to the side startled.
"And the Bladebreakers win!" DJ Jazzman shouted.
"What?" Asari said in shock and looked back at Kai and Hilary.
"We knew we couldn't defeat you directly," Kai said. "You're too strong but I knew that if I kept your concentration on me…then the rest of my team members would do the job. Turning around she saw Daichi and Tala high fiving each other next to her fallen queen. She looked back at Kai and nodded her head.
"You found my weakness. You are a true strategist and I wish you luck in the finals."
Kai nodded back and watched her defuse and walk from the stadium. A few hours later the group came out of there changing room and was swamped with reporters.
"So how does it feel to be in the finals?"
"Are you guys up to fighting old team mates?"
"Do you think being part of the Yajuu force is helping or hurting your chances of winning?"
The group tried to squeeze their way through; well all of them except for Daichi. He stood proud smiling cheesy like in front of the camera. Hilary grabbed him by the cuff of his neck and dragged him along. Kai followed the group to the van in the back of the arena. He looked over and saw Asari going into her own van with her team members.
"Kai hurry up!" Hilary said.
"Go on ahead I'll grab a cab," Kai said and before anyone could tell him otherwise Kai ran over to the United Four. "Asari!" Kai called out.
"Yes?" she said turning the Bladebreakers captain.
"I just wanted to apologize that I used that way to win."
"The great Hiwatari is apologizing?" Asari laughed. "You are very different from what rumors say you are."
Kai arched an eyebrow.
"Yes even small villages in Nigeria have heard of you, the silent but deadly warrior. It might not have been the way you wanted to win but you lead your team to victory. It was my own fault I did not see it before it was too late."
"Yea well I haven't heard of how to actually beat someone who uses wind element," Kai said.
Asari smiled. "Oh you're trickery continues Hiwatari. If you want to know the weakness of wind you should just ask."
"What is the weakness of wind?" Kai said his face set to his stone face he was always known for.
"See that wasn't so hard," Asari giggled. "The elements that work the best are light and darkness but your team does not have these elements, am I correct?"
Kai looked away knowing full well there was no one on his team that had that kind of ability.
"But not all hope is lost. Fire destroys earth but… earth can also extinguish the flame with enough force can it not." Asari said.
Kai nodded.
"I'm sorry I cannot be more help. I must go and again good luck Tyson's team will not be so easy to trick."
Asari bowed slightly and got in the van.
The Bladebreakers, Spirit X, and the BBA Revolution sat around a large table in a hibachi restaurant. They all drank sake and clapped as the chef pulled off tricks in the flames in front of them.
"Ok so you guys have to tell me how you pulled that tactic off," Lee said.
"Well," Tala started. "Kai and I use to do this thing to bother Boris. We would steal snacks from the kitchen but the problem was that Boris was always watching. So we would take turns distracting him running behind walls and crawling through air vents calling him names while one of us got to the kitchen."
The group laughed and Tyson nudged Kai in the arm.
"So you weren't using the walls as shields," Rei said. "You were just trying to get her annoyed."
"Yep," Kenny smiled.
"Clever," Brooklyn said. "But you're going to have to do better than that to beat us in the finals."
"Oh yeah we aren't going to fall for anything like that," Lily smiled slyly.
Hilary stood up with a drink in her hand. "Well I won't need to bother with it because I can happily say that Max will be taking my place. Here's to Max's recovery."
Everyone lifted there glasses
"Kampai!" they all cheered and Max blushed. Rei kissed Max not caring for the whistles and jives from some of the other people around the table. Kai wrapped his arm around Tyson's shoulders causing his boyfriend to snuggle in closer. Tyson turned to him as everyone was busy eating and talking.
"I'm sorry about last night," Tyson said quietly. Kai looked at him questioningly.
"About what?" he asked. Tyson sat there in silence and Kai felt him suddenly shake. Looking down he notice Tyson was silently laughing.
"I was kind of hoping you would just say apology accepted because in actuality I have no idea what I did."
Kai suddenly remembered last night; Tyson coming into his room and then shrugging him off because he overheard him and Rei talking about Boris. Tyson still had no idea why Kai would have been acting like that.
"There's nothing to apologize for Tyson I was just in a bad mood. I was nervous about the game but of course I had nothing to be worried about," Kai said. Tyson's lips turned upwards to a smile.
"Oh ok that makes me feel better," Tyson sighed deeply. Kai ruffled Tyson's hair slightly and looked up. He saw movement in the corner of his eye and when he looked up he saw a girl with brown hair in a white dress over by the bathrooms; The Gatekeeper.
"I have to go to the bathroom," Kai said. He got up and walked into the men's bathroom. No one was in there but the girl who sat on the counter next to one of the sinks.
"Good evening avatar of Dranzer," she said happily. Kai hmphed with a nod and stood across from her.
"I won the match," Kai said folding his arms across his chest.
"Yes you did congratulations."
"So are you going to tell me this secret mission you want me on?"
"It's not just for you. It will be your team through the Yajuu defense force. I need you to go to Antarctica."
"Antarctica!" Kai shouted his eyes wide.
"Yes…where it all began…This was where the first portal opened and where Doriton was released. I need to know how."
"Why can't you go?" Kai asked.
"Oh I'm going with you," The Gatekeeper said. "But it's the South Pole. Just like any Bit beast magnets affect me and what magnets are as strong as the natural ones created by the north and south poles."
"The Yajuu force will never let us go. Tyson will…"
"Tyson won't know. After the games are done and everything dies down I'll have my person on the inside write up a fake document. Tyson will think you're just going on some mission in Hokkaido since you class is at level three. That requires on-sight training.
"You have this all figured out don't you."
"Down to the letter. I hate being left in the dark and now I can finally understand why after all these years. Will you help me Kai?"
The girl looked straight into his eyes, no smiles, no jokes, just a young looking girl who wanted to understand what went wrong.
"Yes…I'll help you but I can't promise you that anyone else will go."
"I'll be taking care of everything. Don't you worry?"
Kai closed his eyes and sighed. "Fine but don't say I didn't…"
Kai opened his eyes and the girl was gone.
Tyson plopped his head onto his pillow with a groan.
"Ugg, I think I drank too much," he mumbled. Kai came into the bedroom and watched Tyson turn over to face the ceiling.
"You really need to stop drinking so much Tyson," Kai said sitting next to the blunette and taking off his shirt.
"Yeah well maybe you should stop being such a wet blanket," Tyson laughed and then groaned rubbing his head. Kai leaned down and kissed Tyson on the lips and when he pulled away Tyson was looking up at him with hazy eyes.
"Now this I missed," Tyson said pulling Kai back in. Kai lowered his arms and pulled Tyson's shirt up parting there kisses just long enough to slip the tee over Tyson's face and then brought their lips back together. Kai pulled off the rubber band that held Tyson's hair running his hands through his silky locks and in return Tyson wrapped his arms around Kai's neck deepening the kiss. The pulled away again taking deep breathes.
"You know Kai we should get some sleep…" Tyson said as Kai began kissing and sucking on Tyson's neck. "We have a…big battle tomorrow…and like you…said yesterday this is like sleeping with the…enemy…"
"Tyson," Kai said lifting his head up and staring into Tyson's chocolate brown ones. "Shut up."
"Yes captain," Tyson laughed tiredly and brought Kai's head back to himself for a kiss. Suddenly Kai felt Tyson's body go limp in his hands. Kai looked down and drool slid down Tyson's mouth with a light snore.
"What?" Kai said dropping Tyson's head which thudded to the pillow. "Hey, Granger wake up." Tyson gave a louder snore and turned over slightly. Kai shook him "Tyson you idiot." Kai sighed and got up putting the blanket over his lovers body. He walked down the hall and into the bathroom closing the door behind him; followed by the sound of a cold shower.
The next morning Max walked into the kitchen humming a song. He grabbed a pot of coffee of the counter and poured it in a mug. He turned around and jumped. Kai sat across from him silently sipping on his own coffee his hair a mess and black circles under his eyes.
"Kai…what happened to you?" Max asked taking a seat across from his captain. Before he could say anything Tyson ran into the kitchen.
"I'm so late. Kira is going to kill me," Tyson said quickly. As he rummaged around a cabinet Kai watched him silently. A tear drop formed on Max's head as he watched Kai stare daggers into Tyson's back. Tyson grabbed a meal bar from the cabinet and turned around.
"I'll see you guys at the stadium. I would say good luck but you know," Tyson laughed. Kai said nothing and took another sip as Tyson kissed him on the head. Max watched Tyson quickly closed the door behind him as he left and turned back to Kai.
"That was you taking the shower at two o'clock in the morning wasn't it," Max said. Kai didn't say anything but took another sip of coffee. Max tried to hold in his laughter but couldn't help it. Kai glared at the blond as he laughed hysterically.
"What happen? Did you get into a fight or something?"
"He fell asleep," Kai mumbled. Max stared at him for a few seconds and laughed again.
"Right in the middle? Oh Kami I am so sorry."
"Sorry for what?" Rei said as he and Hilary and Tala came in.
"Nothing," Kai said staring at Max.
"Right nothing," Max said back fearing for his life. A few moments Daichi and Kenny joined the group and they sat around the table eating breakfast.
"So how are we going to win the finals," Kenny asked. Once again Kai realized that everyone's eyes were on him. He felt a head ache coming on. Not the way to start the morning of the finals.
"Well we have to think of it this way," Kenny chimed in taking the attention to him. "We have earth, water, fire, and ice and they have earth, fire, wind, and darkness which means, we match up with them with at least two elements. Wind we have seen but we haven't actually been able to beat it and then there darkness which none of us has have gone against.
"Well Kai and I saw it," Max said. "When we saw them practicing Brooklyn had made clones of himself and giant blasts of light from his mouth."
"Well he won't be allowed to use clones because you're only allowed to have four members on the field and that includes clones," Kenny said.
"Ugg this is so complicated," Daichi whined. "Can't we just go out there and kick but like we usually do."
"This isn't just a regular game Daichi. It's the finals," Hilary said.
"No, Daichi's right." Kai said.
The group turned their captain like he grew another head.
"I…I am?" Daichi said in surprise.
"Kai you don't think you need at least a small plan?" Rei asked.
"Why? Except for our last game when have we ever made big plans?"
"Kai's right," Max agreed his eyes widening in realization. "We've never really had big plans we just fought with what felt right."
"We'll just fight them one on one like we always have," Tala added.
"Then I get Tyson!" Daichi yelled standing on the chair. Both Hilary and Rei pulled him down on either side and he stumbled to his seat. While the group got pumped for the match Kai sighed and leaned back on his chair. This was it.
"AJ Topper here with Brad Best and we are about ready to start the finals of the Fifth fusion games. I can hardly believe that it's almost over."
"Oh yeah and I don't think we've had a more exciting game since it first started those five years ago," Brad Best said.
"It brings back some good memories that's for sure," AJ Topper said back. "Never did we think we would get to see the Blade Breakers fight again especially against the BBA Revolution."
"Oh yeah that is for sure. We'll now throw it over to DJ Jazzman."
"We are about to get under way for the finals," DJ Jazzman called out. Everyone was already set on their side of the field. Tyson and Kira as offence, Lily as defense and Brooklyn as there king. On the other side Kai and Daichi stood at the offence with Max back as their defense and Tala now there king again. Hilary sat on the bench with Kenny cheering them on and just happy to be out of the game and back as the cheerleader.
"You ready Kai," Tyson yelled out to his boyfriend. Kai said nothing back but shifted his legs apart and reached towards his blade and rip cord. Tyson smiled understanding the gesture.
"Everyone ready," DJ Jazzman called out. The crowd cheered uncontrollably. In the mob of people sat friends who have come to see the match from Rei, Spirit X, and other teams to Mr. Dickenson, Gramps and Hiro.
"3, 2, 1, Let it Rip!" DJ Jazzman yelled and ran out of the rocky arena. Before another word could be uttered everyone had fused and was off. Daichi dodged an attack of fire that Kira had thrown and Kai took out his swords and was matching each of Tyson's own sword blows.
"I'm not going to hold back Kai," Tyson said swiping his sword.
"I'm not telling to," Kai said back. He jumped back and blew fire from his hand. Tyson took a deep breath and caused the fire to go out before it could even reach him. He and Kai then took out there wings and flew upwards.
Daichi on the other hand was having trouble keeping Kira from getting closer and closer to Tala. Kira threw another fire ball and Daichi's eyes widen.
"Daichi duck!" Daichi heard behind him and ducked to the ground. He felt droplets of water and then Kira yell slightly. Daichi looked back up and almost laughed seeing the turquoise haired man drenched in water. Daichi looked over to see Max's hands up from the water he shot.
"Tala!" Max yelled and Tala threw his hands up. Ice came from his fingers and began to freeze the water on Kira's body. Kira growled and tried to throw another fire ball but his hands were too drenched. He took a deep breath and fire erupted from his throat and melted the ice. Gold wings erupted from his back and he took off with Daichi right behind him with his own yellow scaled wings.
Max watched Daichi chase the fire user and then looked back across the field where Lily stood waving her hand hello in her Amazonian garb. Max waved back awkwardly and Lily smiled. She slammed her hands to the ground and the earth trembled. Max lost his balance and fell to the ground. Lily laughed as Max rubbed his butt in pain. He got up and slammed his own hands to the ground. The earth shook once again and Lily looked down in confusion and then went flying from a water geyser. Max hmphed and went back to looking up in the sky.
Tyson and Kai were still in the middle of fighting with their swords. One would begin to get the upper hand but the other would come back and turn the tides. They felt like they did all those years ago when they battled, that adrenalin rush that came when no one knew who was going to win.
"Ready to give up yet," Tyson laughed.
"You really think that's going to happen," Kai sneered back.
"No but it was worth a shot," Tyson said and took another swing. He brought it down with such an amount of force with the wind behind him that he brought both of them down to the ground. The crowd cheered as the two got up and continued their fight. There was no competition that this game was one of the best in a long time.
Tyson did a back flip to give him some distance and Kai took a few steps back. They both breathed heavily composing in their mind what to do next. With a nod the two of them new that in the next few minutes one of them would be the victor. They ran at each other but Tyson abruptly stopped short and looked to the sky with wide eyes. Kai stopped and tried to see what Tyson was looking at.
Suddenly the lights around the stadium went flashing red and the sounds of sirens went off. The crowed looked around in surprise and fear as they tried to figure out what was happening.
A computerized woman's voice went out over the loud speakers. "Attention, attention, there was been a rouge bit beast sighting in the vicinity. Please vacate in an orderly fashion," the voice said and then repeated.
Jessica appeared over the stadium in her fusion form of iced wings and white laced dress. She landed in between Tyson and Kai.
"What is it," Tyson said all happiness gone from his voice. Kira landed next to him and Daichi next to Kai.
"There is a rouge bit beast outside of the stadium and its partner can't be found," Jessica said.
"Are you kidding me?" Daichi yelled stomping on the ground. "Why now?"
"We told you already," Kira spoke up. "Sometimes huge bey battles attract rouge bit beasts."
Suddenly the stadium shuddered and people screamed as the fell while trying to exit the stadium. Rei and other members of the Yajuu force helped people to the exits directing them were to go. Rei looked down to the ground where black smoke appeared from the door ways. Suddenly he felt weak and he fell to the ground his legs unable to support him any longer.
"Rei," Maria said running over to him.
"Stop," Rei said stopping Maria in her tracks. "It's the bit beast…its darkness…tell…Tyson," Rei manage to get out before falling unconscious. People began to fall all around her as the smoke touched them. She backed up as it began to advance on her. Making a full sprint she ran down to the stadium and yelled from the railing that overlooked the arena.
"Tyson it's a dark bit beast," she said. "Everyone's collapsing from the smoke coming from it."
The group looked up and saw the smoke coming down the steps people falling as it passes them. Everyone in the arena ran to Kai and Tyson including Hilary and Kenny.
Maria looked down where the smoke grabbed at her legs and she dropped to the ground with a thud.
"Brooklyn!" Kira shouted and Brooklyn nodded. As the smoke came down the arena Brooklyn held his hands up his eyes turning bright green. The smoke ran up to him but stopped and billowed at Brooklyn's feet.
"So where's the bit beast?" Max asked looking around the stadium.
"This is the bit beast," Jessica answered. "Outside of the stadium this smoke made up its body forming some sort of demon body. I didn't know it could turn into this."
"How about less talking and more action, I can't hold it forever," Brooklyn said sweat forming on his face.
A walky-talky went off on Jessica's side and she held it up.
"This is Amanda. We have a few dark bladers out here applying pressure but that means it's all coming to you," Amanda's voice said.
Tyson took the walky-talky from Jessica's hands.
"What? This thing is huge and you're sending the whole thing in here," he yelled.
"I'm sorry sir we didn't mean to but it was heading for the city. We are still searching for its partner."
"Well hurry up," Tyson complained. He handed the walky-talky back to Jessica and looked at Kira and Lily who nodded back. He looked back at Kai.
"Sorry about this but I'm going to have to take a rain check on our fight," he said.
"I kind of figured," Kai sighed.
"How are you going to beat it?" Kenny asked.
"With the two elements that can defeat it the easiest," Tyson said closing his eyes and so did Kira and Lily. When they opened there eyes Tyson and Lily's eyes were white and Kira's was black.
"Light and Darkness of course," Tala said.
"What should we do?" Max asked.
"Stand back," Brooklyn said pushing forward. All the black smoke was forming together and upwards making a body of a monster, his head covered with horns and scales appeared. It laughed manically.
"You think that you can defeat me. I am older than all of you combined. I am Salan the father of darkness and you will give me all your energy," It spoke it a deep voice.
Kira walked next to Brooklyn and held his arms up as well. Walking around both he and Brooklyn began to contain the black smoke that made up the beasts body. The bit beast reached down covering Kira in blackness. It began to laugh but stopped. His hand began to lift as Kira pushed upwards.
"What!" It bellowed. Tyson and Lily also lifted their hands and swords appeared while light enveloped there bodies. Tyson took to the sky and was face to face with the beast. It tried to lift its hand up but Kira grabbed onto it and wouldn't let go. Lily planted her sword on her ground; drawing light from the sword she threw the light to the bit beast. It wrapped around its hand and turned into a chain of light. With its other arm it tried to swat her away but Tyson cut at it stopping its arm in its tracks.
Creating another sword Lily did the same thing to its other wrist chaining the beast to where it was.
"Now what?" Hilary asked. Tyson flew to the ground.
"Now we wait for the team to find the person Salan is controlling," Tyson said tiredly.
"This is not possible," Salan roared. "She said that you would be weakened that I could defeat you easily."
Kai's eyes widen. The word she again. He remembered the Chester cat saying that when he was trapped in his dream of desire.
Flashback
Chains shot out and gripped Kai around the arms and chest pulling him down to the ground. "Stupid human, she was right in telling me you would be the easiest target."
Kai struggled to get up,
"She?" He asked gasping for a breath. But he fell down before he could get an answer.
End Flashback
"Who said you could defeat us easily," Kira said. Salan roared again smoke pouring from its mouth but Brooklyn held his hand up and the smoke was forced back into it.
"He asked you a question," Brooklyn said. Salan looked at the two and tried to escape from its chains but it could not get out. He finally gave up.
"The one who gave me to my partner…the one who told me that I can eat you all."
"Yes," Tyson edged. Before Salan could say anything it choked and began to vanish. The chains thudded to the ground and Salan disappeared completely.
"We found the partner and knocked him out. We are taking him to the hospital now," Amanda's voice said over the walky-talky that Jessica held.
"Good job," Jessica said and looked at Tyson. "I'm going to get back up and medical." She flapped her wings leaving the stadium. Tyson, Kira, Lily, and Brooklyn defused and Lily collapsed to her knees.
"I'm so beat," She cried. Tyson stretched his arms up and yawn while looking around the stadium; luckily the building came out pretty unscathed except for the people lying along the ground.
"Rei," Max yelled defusing himself and jumped over the railing into the bleachers. "Rei where are you?" Max yelled searching for Chinese man.
"Does this mean the match is cancelled?" Daichi complained. The group looked at him with angry glares and he shrunk down in silence.
Still searching for Rei Max saw the blader lying on the ground in front of the exit door. He ran over to him and placed his unconscious lover on his lap. He looked down to the rest of the group where Tyson was checking Maria's pulse. Tyson looked up at him.
"There fine Max, just sleeping from loss of energy," Tyson yelled out. Max nodded choking back tears and kissed Rei on the cheek.
*A week later*
Classes for the Yajuu force had continued like nothing had ever happened. For now the finals were being drawn as a tie but Kai knew that between him and Tyson they would eventually get there rematch, he would make sure of it. Currently Captain Yamato was in the middle of lecturing the class about group formations but Kai wasn't hearing a word of it. He was tapping his pencil against the table and kept looking up at the clock. This was the last classroom lecture that they would be getting before being thrown into on-sight cases and Kai knew what his first mission was going to be.
"Well that's it for this class," Captain Yamato said. "It was a pleasure teaching all of you and I hope that you will take what I taught you and put it to good use when you're out on the field," he said. The room was silent as they stared as there teacher in shock that he would say something so nice to them. He looked back at them and growled. "Well what are you waiting for you maggots now go out there and find out who your new superior is."
Everyone jumped from their seats and ran to the doors. Kai stood up slowly and watched Daichi run down the stairs to talk to Captain Yamato. Kai shook his head with a hmph and walked down with Max, Hilary, Kenny and Tala. Outside of the classroom everyone was checking out a large board on the wall showing their team and who will be there captain.
"So how are these things decided?" Hilary asked.
"Some members of the board and Captain Yamato put together all our test scores and abilities and decide who would work together the best with which captain," Kenny said.
"How do you know all that?" Tala asked.
"I just had to look it up," Kenny shrugged. Hilary was jumping up and down trying to see over the massive group of people.
"Does that mean we could be split up?" Max asked in worry. Kai didn't think of that, he just assumed that they would be together when he went to Antarctica.
"Oh I give up. I can't see anything," Hilary said.
"So did you see where we are?" Daichi asked coming up behind them.
"No we can't get through," Max sighed.
"Leave that to me," Daichi said getting on all fours and crawling through everyone's legs. They waited a few minutes and the red head squeezed his way back.
"Well!" Max asked. Daichi stood up and brushed himself off.
"I have good news and bad news," Daichi said. "We are all on the same team." He said. Hilary jumped in happiness and gave Tala a giant hug.
"The bad news," Kai said impatiently.
"Umm well our captain…it's…"
Kai groaned as he and his team waited for their captain to enter the conference room. Out of all the people who could have been in charge of him it had to be this guy. The door open and Hideki Ito walked into the room. A chill ran down Kai's spine.
"Good morning," Hideki said taking a seat at the end of a table and holding a couple of files. He smiled with thin lined eyes. "I will be your captain, giving you missions and helping you along the way." He slid the files across the table so everyone had one. Kai couldn't understand how anyone could think that they would be a good match with Hideki.
Kai opened his and frowned at the words; team 12, City: Honbetsu, Hokkaido region.
"Well this doesn't sound so bad," Hilary said.
"Yes well actually this is what the reports says we are going and where everyone thinks we are heading to but I have another assignment for you," Hideki stated.
"You're the informant?" Kai said in surprise.
"Informant?" Max asked.
"You sound surprise Hiwatari-san," Hideki smiled eerily.
"I just can't see you working for the gatekeeper."
"Gatekeeper?" max asked again. "Can we just back up and start over. When did you talk to the gatekeeper?"
"When are we going to Antarctica?" Kai asked ignoring Max's question.
"Antarctica?" Everyone shouted.
"Can you all stop repeating everything I say like a question," Kai shouted.
"Anyway," Hideki continued. "We are leaving first thing in the morning at the airport. There the gatekeeper will meet us and we will help her figure out how the bit beast restoration started. That is all I had to say for today's meeting."
Hideki stood up with a smile and left the room as quietly as he did when he first came in. The group looked back at Kai.
"So you going to explained what that was all about," Tala said. Kai got up taking his file with him.
"I have a lot of explaining to do. Let's head back to my mansion and I'll explain it there," Kai said. The rest of his team got up and followed him out of the room.
~South America~
Boris walks through the quiet hall way, his black mask supported on his face. He enters a door at the end of the hallway where a man hidden by a shadow sat at a desk.
"You rang," The purple haired man asked.
"Ah Boris your just in time," the man spoke his voice barely a whisper and masked by deep breathing into an oxygen tank. "I was disappointed in what happened during the finals."
"I had nothing to do with that. It was one of your men who moved to quickly. I…"
Boris was cut short when the man slammed his fist on the desk. "You were supposed to be in charge of the operations in Japan. It was lucky they were able to defeat Salan so easily. Remind those brats that we need at least one of the Seers alive if not two for insurance," the man chocked on a few shallow breathes. Boris waited for him to compose himself.
"What would you like to do now?" Boris asked.
"I was informed that it is about that time that the first year recruits will be going on there first field mission including the higher-ups that are training them."
"That is correct," Boris said.
"Good that will leave there base more open. The time of awakening is near," The man rasped. "Begin the first stage of our plan…oh and one other thing."
"Yes," Boris said turning to leave the office.
"Don't come back unless you can bring me Black Dranzer and a Seer personally."
Boris didn't say anything but when he turned around his blank face into a frown and left the room and the shadowed man behind.
^End Arc 3^
Ugg this was a difficult chapter to write. This did not turn out the way I wanted it to and if it felt rushed that is why. I kind of lost inspiration for this arc and I kind of just wanted to finish it up so I could get to the big one that is up next. But of course I had to finish this one. I hope it was an ok ending and will read the next one because I will be putting all my effort into it.
Review kindly onegai xD