Kai: So, you finally got to update huh?
Me: Yep. for all those who didn't know, I was cut off for doing something bad. Something about a in converstation or whatever. I'm back though!
Kai: That's a good thing?
Me: Can I just get on with the story. Besides, I think everyone would like to know what the princes are up to.
Kai: yeah, overjoyed. Please note the sarcasm in my voice.
Me: Noted. Anyway, please enjoy this next chapter. Disclaimer..
Max: ooohh Let me do it.
Tyson: I knew I shouldn't have given you that chocolate bar.
Rei: What! Tyson you idiot, you know not to give max chocolate.
Tala: dang! can we just get on with this stupid story? silverdranzer does not own beyblade. Now GET ON WITH IT!
Chapter Four
"I can't stand this! Why haven't they found him yet," Tyson cried while walking back and forth. All of the boys were sitting in the study. Tyson was pacing, Rei was reading a book in a chair, and Tala was trying to figure out a puzzle on the table.
"Calm down Tyson," Rei looked up, "It's barely been a day since Max was kidnapped. Give them time, the guards will find them. Come on and have a seat, your making me nervous."
"What do you mean calm down Rei! Max is missing, he's my friend and I cannot stand by while he's in the hands of a madman."
"Mad teen," Tala inturupted. "He was about our age Tyson. You know what I don't get? How did they get off the cliff?"
"He was probaly Avian," Tyson grumbled sitting down. "I saw a red and gold glint in the sun when they fell." After a while Tyson jumped up, "Let's go after him!"
"What?" Rei asked as Tyson jumped.
"Let's go after him. We've been trained by the guards to defend ourselves and with our skill, we could find him. Rei, you control earth with the senses of a tiger, I control wind with the abilities of a dragon, and Tala controls ice with the power of the white wolf. If we wear our overcoats, no one will know it was us. Come on, we could be home by morning."
"Tyson, are you crazy? We can't go out there--"
"Actually, he's right," Tala intrupted Rei. "We would go unseen by the guy and could get close. The armor that the guards wear would set them aside and the avian or whatever he is would spot them like that." He snapped his fingers togather. "I say we find him like Tyson said, besides it would be fun to sneak out the castle."
"Your both nuts," Rei looked disbelieving. "I can't go along with this and I wont." Tala came behind him and pulled at one of his ears, "Come on now elf. Have a little fun will ya? I know elves have been taught to "obey" all their lives, but break the rules. We might be Maxie's only chance."
Rei sighed. It sounded like fun, real fun. "Okay, but we've got to pack."
"I'll take care of the food," Tyson jumped up.
"I've got the weapons," Tala voluntered.
"I'm gonna get some first aid,"Rei got up and walked out the room. As fun as it sounded, he couldn't help having this bad feeling in his stomach.
"Okay, have you got everything?" Rei asked standing by the window. The rope was already out and Tala was already in postition to climb down the second story wing.
"Yes, Rei for the last time. Let's go already before we're caught," Tala hissed losing his patince. The boys went down one step at a time. Tala first, Tyson second and Rei bringing up the rear. When they landed on the bottom, Tala passed out the daggers to Tyson, the bow an arrow to Rei and kept the sword for himself.
Tyson adjusted the food on his back. "Can we go now?"
Tala put a finger to his mouth and led them to the gates. The two guards on were on patrol walking back and forth. Tala picked up a rock and threw it, both guards moved toward the sound.
"Have you done this before?" Rei asked suspciously as they entered the edge of the woods.
Tala looked his best of innocence, "What makes you say that? I've never done this before."
"Yeah right," Tyson rolled his eyes. It was easy to see that Tala had some experince in these things.
"We've been walking for about two hours now. The sun is almost up and I need some sleep," Tyson complained at the end of the line.
"Geez Tyson, do you want to find Max or what?" Rei asked leading them through the woods.
"Hey," Tala sniffed the air, his nose turning into a muzzle. "Whats that smell?" The dog sniffed around before turning to Tyson. "Tyson what food did you pack?"
"Um, some milk, cheese, unsalted ham, and some bannannas." Tyson listed them on his fingers.
The other two boys stopped. "You mean you packed that stuff for walking in the middle of the summer season in 98 degree weather?" Rei asked trying to be calm.
"Yeah, why?" Tyson looked confused.
"You idiot," Tala slapped his forhead. "All of that stuff is old now. It spolied while we were walking. Now were in the middle of nowhere, basically lost and you just destroyed all of the food supplies you packed." He looked ready to kill the midnight boy.
"Well just have to eat off the forest floor I guess," Rei sighed. "Tyson, loose the backpack, the mad teen is going to smell us before we can even get close to finding Max."
Lex woke up with a tingling feeling in her nose. Something smelled rotton. She sat up and looked around, the guy who had let them spend the night was already up in a fighting stance. He put a finger to his lips and she nodded. She gently woke everyone up except the boy tied to the tree. Everyone stood at a stand still ready to fight when the smell got stronger. They slowly disappered into the woods leaving Max as bait.
The morning dew settled on his clothes and messed with his senses. He began sneezing before his eyes slowly opened. He was getting sick, Lexandra was sure of it.
"Hey, do you hear something?" a voice sounded loudly.
"Shhhh, hush. He'll hear you," another voice sounded just as loud.
Bryan rolled his eyes and picked up two daggers, he could throw with expert accuracy. When his parents where killed, he trained everyday so he coud get better. He had to hunt for food, accuracy ment survival in the wilderness. Lex beside him grinned. She was usually gentle but if provoked, her anger and fierceness matched that of her brothers.
"Do you understand anything that comes out of my mouth? When he attacks us because you couldn't keep your mouth shut, I am not protecting you."
"Hey Tyson, Tala, how do even know he's traveling alone?" another person whispered, barely audiable.
Max looked up as realization came upon him. "Tyson," he yelled, "over here! Tala, Rei, I'm over here!"
Spencer shook his head. These guys were idiots, didn't they know how to make a search and rescue mission come close to working? The giant of a teen looked at the blue haired guy and Hiro. "Don't kill them, " the guy said. "Let them take the boy and go, I have no need for him." If they were'nt hiding, Spencer would have laughed. The "boy" was only two years younger than him at the most.
Kai glanced anxiously at his hidden supplies. He needed to get that bag! He prayed to Dranzer, the god of the avains that they would just take the blonde and go. Yet in his heart he knew they would look around and he would have to fight. Tensing, he pulled out the only weapon on him at the moment, a double edged sword. His reverse head sword, bow and arrows along with his daggers were still at the campsite.
A navy haired teen bounded into the small clearing and ran to his friend. "Tyson," Hiro's mind clicked. "Maybe I should tell him, what if I tried to...no. I can't do that to him. It's better if he knew I didn't exist," Hiro thought.
A red head came into the camp wearly with a sword drawn. As Tyson untied Max, Tala looked around. He saw a strange lump at the edge, it was just slightly ligter than the surrounding. As Tala picked up a bag, Kai bounded forward leading the attack. He grabbed the bag the teen who rolled out of the way of his foot. The prince jumped to his feet and his small sword connceted with Hiros thick.
Tyson threw a dagger and barely missed Spencer. The large man swung to teh side and the bud of his ax collieded with Tyson's arm. Tyson recolied and took a deep breath and blew Spencer back. With the abitlity to control wind, Tyson started a tiny tornado.
Lex motioned her brother to see the brewing tornado. The grey winged avian waisted no time in tripping Tyson and stopping him from unleasing the tornado. Max used the water from the earth to slam Bryan into a tree. The avian passed out.
Evanescence smirked and took Tyson by suprise. She came from behind and whipped him around before she kicked him across the face. The prince fell to his hands and knees.
Hiro disarmed Tala and the boy stumbled. Standing he called upon his power of ice and increasing it by allowing his demon form to show through. White wolf ears popped on top of his head, a snow white tall from his rear ( Kai: hahahahah! Oh My God, Tala has a flipping white fluffy tail! HHahahahahah) and his kanines grew sharper. He flashed a wolf's smile before ice tumbled out of the ground. He cooled the earth's mosture and it suddenly got cold. Hiro lost his footing as an ice piller came up beneth him.
Kai threw a fire ball from his fist, melting the ice. Tala turned to Kai and punched him in the gut. With fire coming from his feet, Kai recoiled and kicked the younger boy. Tala quickly formed an ice sheild as the foot came down and pushed Kai back. The two began a dance of fire and ice that no one wanted to interuppt.
Lex caught sight of Ilyana, the girl seened to be in her own world searching for something in the woods while the others fought. Why didn't she help, was she afraid? "No," Lex scolded herself, "Ilyana always faces a challenge head on." She remembered their were three voices, not just two. So where was the other voice?
A tiger roared as it lept into the clearing. It had green stripes and wore gold armor. Ilyana took a step back, it looked jsut like Drigger. The god of her people. The tigers paw glowed as he stopped the ground. Vines from the trees came to life and grabbed the wrists of everyone, breaking the fight.
Ilyana side stepped and used her rapier to ward off the on coming vines. She stood still and watched as the tiger morphed into a male with long black hair and golden eyes. He was dressed in a white traditional elven outfit, with a yin-yang head band. Ilyana recongnized the trick, he was only half tiger but had used magic to make it look like he was indeed Drigger.
"Stop this," the boy commanded. "You obviously mean us no harm," he looked at Spencer and the others. "We're outnumbered, if you wanted to kill us, you would have done it long ago. So, since this is getting us no where, lets talk okay?" the teen sounded like a mother calming down her children.
"Tala, Tyson and I were looking for Max. Since we have found him, I'll let you go if you promise not to fight."
"You have nothing over me tiger hybrid," Ilyana spoke up. She stood in front of him, "Your vines and tricks don't fool or amuse me. So let my friends go and maybe I'll let you live."
Rei looked confused, "Do you not know who we are? I'm Rei, prince of the Eleven Kingdoms. Tala is the prince of demons, Tyson is the prince of Dragons and Max the prince of the Sea."
"Yeah? Well good, I wanted revenge for the dealth of my family anyway," Bryan struggled to his feet. A wave of dizzness passed him, but he steaded himself and threw the dagger in his hand. Aimed at Rei's heart.
Ilyana caught it in mid air, "Calm down Bryan, I know you wish him dead but it was the father not the son. Save the bloodshed for the king. I beleive we should listen to him and find out why our "savior," she looked at Kai, "had Max. "But first," she looked in his eyes. "I want the word of the princes that they will not start a fight or repeat what is said here."
Rei met he gaze, "You have the my word that I, Rei Kon of the Elven Kingdom will not repeat what is said or draw blood if not provoked." Ilyana raised an eyebrow at what he added. Smart.
"You have my word that I, Max prince of the Sea Empire will not repeat what is said or draw blood if not provoked."
"I, Tyson give you my word as the heir to the Dragon throne not to repeat what is said or draw blood if not provoked," the boy rolled his eyes. This was so stupid.
Tala looked at the expecting eyes, he sighed when Rei gave him the look of 'do it or else I will give you pain', and stated what the other three had said.
Spencer, Hiro, and Ilyana each took similiar vows. Bryan grumbled something on the lines of "fine, I won't hurt you for now."
Rei pulled back the vines from thier bodies. He looked at the three people left, two girls and the slate haired teen. "Do we not have your word?"
"As an equal, I don't have to give you anything," Kai growled. They took his parents, home, land, and future. He was not going to give them his word on anything.
"What does he mean?" Tala qustioned himself. "How could this peasent be my equal?"
Rei sighed, "Than I'm afriad I'll have to throw you in the dungeon when we get back." Kai's eyes glowed and his body heated up, burning the vines away. Rei stepped back startled, "How did he do that?" he thought.
Kai smirked as his expression. "You can try," he bent and picked up the bag before leaning against a tree.
"Forget about it Rei," Max smilled sitting down. "He hasn't done anything out of line."
"Hasn't done anything out of LINE?" Tyson pointed at Kai. "Max, are you crazy? He kidnapped you, held a knife to your throat, jumped off of a cliff which by the way could have killed you and.."
"Tyson," Max inturuppted "I know. But," he glanced at Kai. "We should hear his story to be fair."
"Huh, when have the kindoms been fair,"Bryan grumbled. Evanescence nodded her head in agreement and Ilyana sighed.
"Evanescence, just give your word and be done with it, " Ilyana was getting a headach. Why did she travel with such babies.
"Fine, you have my word that I won't kill you or hurt you much," Evanescence muttered the last part. Rei released her and she just rolled her eyes before sitting on the ground. The four princes looked at the remaining girl.
"She doesn't speak," Bryan called stepping closer, a dagger behind his back.
"Well than," Tala smirked, "Looks like she'll just have to stay in the tree."
"Over my dead body," Bryan grumbled coming closer. "Let her go, if you know what's good for you."
"If she can't give her word, than she doesn't get down," Tala's smirk widened at how much he was affecting the teen. "As a prince, you have to do what I say."
"Well guess what prince boy, I'm provoked," Bryan lunged forward, his dagger pulled. Ilyana jumped infront of him and used wind to keep the two apart.
"Enough," Max caughed and struggled to sit up. "Let her go Rei, she means us no harm."
"How do you know?" the tiger hybrid qustioned.
"I don't, but all she's done is help me. So I owe her the benefit of the doubt," Max looked at her. Rei nodded and let the vines move back into the trees and the teens sat down.
Me: Sorry 'bout not updating. I've had a lot to do lately.
kai: took u long enough
Me: oh shut up. hope your satisfied sammie.
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Me: yeah, oh and by the way- I'm thinking about doing a oneshot about a bad day for the bladebreakers minus max and kenny plus Zeo. see it's friday the thirteenth, anything can happen. So let me know what you think about the idea and maybe I'll post it.
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