I'm Ky, a Kairu Champion. I race around the world to find a powerful energy known as Kairu. Not long ago, Lokar unleashed a power called Shadow Kairu. After going on a journey, I found Prism Kairu, a force I thought had the power to change Shadow Kairu back into normal Kairu. After using it, instead of turning all the Shadow Kairu back, it only worked on Kairu that had already been found. The rest of it transformed into something not Shadow or Pure Kairu. This new Gray Kairu changes from good to bad depending on who has it. Lokar also has a new team of E-Teens that have a type of move called a Violet Move, which increases their Kairu strength during a battle. With the odds stacked against us, we have to press on to fight Lokar and save the world from him and his Dark Teams. My quest is to save the world from Lokar by conquering all types of Kairu, and to one day ascend to the level of

REDAKAI!

"Come on, attack me!" Sara was standing in front of Rueth, who had transformed into Ivivette. Sara shook her head.

"No! I can't hurt you!" She looked at Rueth. "You're my leader, and I hate fighting without a good reason!" Mae laughed in a corner of the room.

"She's too weak to be a good Kairu Warrior. I can't believe such a weak willed person was able to manipulate pure Kairu! What happens when it comes to Boomer and you have to fight him?" Rueth nodded.

"Yeah. Now that you know the truth about him, you have to attack him, past friendship or not." Sara looked confused.

"Truth? What-" she was cut off by a glare from Mae, the first serious look Mae had ever had on her face, one hidden from Rueth so that she couldn't see it. "Um, I mean, even with knowing the truth, he's still my friend. I've known him since I was in diapers! You can't expect that kind of friendship to just disappear." Rueth nodded.

"I understand that, but you have to do this! In order for you to become a Kairu Warrior, you have to train! Transform and attack me!" Sara sighed.

"Fine! LEONESS!" Sara turned into a giant creature resembling a lioness, with yellow fur, red eyes, humanoid arms and legs, wearing a green leotard with a black lining on the hem and down the sides. "LION'S ROAR!" Sara opened her mouth, blue sound waves coming from it as she made a very irritating noise come out similar to a lion's roar, but with an undertone that really hurt. Rueth covered her ears.

"My ears!" Sara lifted up her right arm, which was glowing red.

"LION'S CLAW!" She projected a lion's paw at her with its claws out, knocking over Rueth. She transformed back into her normal form. Sara changed back, a worried look on her face. "Oh my gosh, are you okay?" Rueth rubbed her head as she sat up, smiling.

"Are you kidding? That was amazing! She stood up. "You have got to be one of the most promising Kairu Warriors I've ever known with so little training! You've only been doing this for a little over a week, and you've pretty much got everything down. But you're not ready for a mission yet; since you've only mastered a couple X-Drives, and you only have lion based attacks for now. You need to learn how to use them in ways other than how they're meant to be used." She turned to Mae and Sara. "I'm gonna go get something to drink. I'll be back in a bit. Don't kill the newbie while I'm gone, and I really hope that it stays as a joke." She left. Sara gave Mae a confused look.

"What was up with that glare you gave me when I was about to tell Rueth why I was really here?" Mae giggled in her creepy little way.

"Because she's not supposed to, silly. She's only supposed to be our leader, and nothing else." Sara still looked confused.

"Why shouldn't she know?" Mae's giggle turned into a full on creepy, little girl like, laugh.

"Isn't it obvious?" Sara shook her head.

"No! It's not obvious to anyone except for you, which either makes you the most well informed E-Teen or the cleverest one! If I'm gonna be on this team, I should be able to know why I can't tell my leader the truth!" Mae smiled and spoke in a singsong voice.

"Somebody's not very smart." Sara got angry, and held up her hand with a glowing red paw with its claws extended from her X-Reader.

"Just tell me already!" Mae laughed in a maniac, little girl like style.

"Fine, I'll tell you! Just put those claws away, Miss Kairu Code Breaker." She looked confused, then looked at her hand, horrified.

"No! I'm not going to break the Kairu Code!" She canceled the attack. "Now tell me why I can't tell Rueth the truth!" Mae giggled.

"That rhymed." Sara glared. Mae pouted. "Fine, I'll tell you, Little Miss Cranky Pants."

Maya and Boomer were swimming in the small cove by the monastery, while Ky just sat there in his swimsuit with his feet in the water. He was in deep thought.

"I know Master Boaddai said we had the day to relax, but I can't stop thinking about it. That battle with Team Femmicore, they kicked our butts, but Rueth kicked my butt with my own fighting styles. Did Lokar train her specifically to be my match? Does she know all of my signature moves, and every thing that I do in a fight? How is it that she could possibly know so much about how I fight?" Suddenly, he felt water in his face. Maya was splashing him.

"Come on Ky! Quit being such a downer!" Boomer nodded, swimming on his back.

"You can't just sit there and brood all day. You're gonna get that glum expression stuck on your face!" Ky smiled and stood up.

"Find, you what me to come play, I guess I'll go in head first!" He ran back, then ran back towards them very fast, jumping high up in the air before landing in the water and creating a huge cannon ball that created enough of a wave to send both Maya and Boomer underwater. He shot right back up. "Yes! Perfect score!" Maya popped back up out of the water, looking mad.

"You could've given us a heads up! Usually, when people are about to do that, they shout "CANNON BALL" at the top of their lungs!" Boomer popped back up and looked really excited.

"That was awesome!" They high-fived. Maya crossed her arms and rolled her eyes. Then, a shout came from the top of a cliff.

"Make way for us! CANNON BALL!" A figure jumped from the top of a cliff and curled up, creating a huge splash. Popping up was Gia, wearing a purple bathing suit. Apex, wearing red trunks, looked cautiously from the top, looking very nervous.

"Um, I'm not sure if this is a good idea." Balistar, wearing blue trunks, came up behind him.

"There's only a 3% chance of you actually getting injured from this. Due to the pattern of the waves, the speed of the wind, the height of the cliff, and the trajectory you'd be going at, there's almost no risk." Apex still looked pretty nervous.

"I don't know. 3% is an awfully large number." Gia glared up at him.

"Quit being such a chicken Apex! Balistar, push him off!" Balistar, not one to risk his life by making his leader angry, did as he was told and pushed Apex off. He screamed the entire way down, landing on his back. Balistar face palmed himself.

"He should've at least tried to get into a proper position for landing." Gia laughed.

"It's his own fault for being such a chicken! But hey, he made a great splash!" Maya gave her a disapproving look.

"What you did was dangerous and stupid. Apex could've gotten seriously hurt." Ky looked around.

"Guys? Where is Apex?" Boomer's eyes widened.

"I don't see him!" Maya glared at Gia.

"This is what I mean!" She then dove down and looked around in the water, hoping to find Apex. She saw him far off, slowly floating down, with a huge red mark on his back. Maya swam as fast as she could to get him. Once she got close enough to grab him, she hooked her arm underneath him and swam up towards the surface, bringing him with before swimming to the shore. Everybody was already at shore when Maya laid him down on the beach. She pressed her ear to his chest, getting worried, but looking relieved. "He's breathing. He'll be okay. I think he's just been knocked out." Ky smiled.

"I'm glad it's just that. The situation could've gotten far worse."

"Indeed it could've." They all turned to see Master Boaddai's Astral Projection. "I came to alert you of something, and see a rescue mission. Does anybody care to explain?" Maya glared at Gia and folded her arms over her chest.

"Gia used her status as a leader to make Balistar push Apex off of a cliff and into the water. Had Apex jumped willingly, it would've been a different story, but since he wasn't prepared for it, he nearly drowned. He was lucky that I got there quickly enough to keep him from drowning. He's still unconscious from the experience." He nodded.

"I see. Gia," he turned towards her, "is any of this true?" She sighed.

"Yeah, but I swear, I didn't realize something this bad would happen! I promise I didn't!" Master Boaddai frowned at her.

"It was still because of your irresponsible actions that Apex was put in such great danger, and obviously," he looked to where Apex was laying, "he'll most likely be traumatized by this experience when he wakes up." She glared at him.

"I'm the leader, and one of my jobs as a leader is to make sure my teammates are up to the task!" Master Boaddai used a very scary face and a terrifying voice.

"It is your job as a leader to make sure you keep your teammates out of harm's way! It is your job as a leader to act responsibly! It is your job to make sure your teammates know that you wouldn't do something that could hurt or mess up the team! It is your job to stand my your team, no matter what your personal feelings are on any matter! Since you did not do either of those, you nearly drowned one of your teammates! As of this day forward Gia, your leadership title will be stripped and your membership as a part of Team Tiro will be revoked until you have earned it back! You will train separately from Apex and Balistar, you will not eat with them, you will not even be able to talk to them until you have earned back your rights to be a member of a team, which could take a very long time! After that, you will still need to earn back your position as a leader! Am I clear?!" Gia looked hurt and shocked, but she knew she couldn't go against his orders.

"Yes Master Boaddai." He nodded.

"Return to the monastery right now, and start your individual training! Your day off is now gone, and you won't have another one for a very long time!" She started walking away, heading in the direction of the monastery. Master Boaddai calmed down. "I'm sorry for that, and I didn't want to cut the day off short for anybody, or go to such extremes with her punishment, but I've detected a Kairu deposit in Madagascar. Looks like your free day is gone." Ky crossed his arms over his chest.

"That's fine by me. I didn't even want a free day anyway." Master Boaddai nodded.

"And that's why I ordered it. You're starting to concern me with all this non-stop training. Sooner or later, your body won't be able to keep up with it." Ky smiled and gave him thumbs up.

"Don't worry Master B, I'm sure I won't hit that point." Master nodded.

"Very well then. Please head to Madagascar as soon as possible." Maya nodded.

"We'll head out now." His astral projection disappeared. Balistar waved them good-bye.

"Later guys! Hope it's a short quest!" Boomer groaned as they started heading back to the X-Scaper, which was on the cliff.

"Another vacation day interrupted. When are we gonna get a day just to relax?" Maya looked down at the ground.

"I'm not sure, but I feel really guilty. If I had just kept my mouth shut, Gia wouldn't have been kicked off of Team Tiro. I mean, I knew that Master Boaddai would punish her, but I didn't realize that he'd do all of that. She probably hates me right now." Ky looked back at her.

"Since when are you so worried about what Gia thinks of you?" Maya sighed.

"I just don't want to make an enemy out of a friend. Remember when Zane got kicked out of the monastery?" All of them thought about it, the images flashing through their minds. "His hate for you took over, and now Zane is one of our most formidable enemies. I don't want to do that to Gia. She didn't do something as bad in a Kairu way as breaking the Kairu Code, but in a general way, she did something far worse. Because of that, one more screw up on her part might get her kicked out, just like Zane." Ky put his arm on her bare shoulders, this other hand on her upper arm.

"Look, that was a different circumstance. Zane had been doing stuff like cheating and breaking the rules time and time again. Master Boaddai will reinstate her when he knows that she understands how to be a leader. And she's not gonna hate you. She'll probably realize what you did was for the best and she'll eventually forgive you." Boomer nodded.

"Yeah, besides, is Gia the type to hold grudges?" Maya glared at Boomer.

"Yes!"

Team Radikor stood before Lokar.

"I've detected a Kairu deposit in Madagascar. I suspect Team Stax is already there, but not to worry. I've got the perfect plan, and I want each of your to have these X-Drives." Three blue X-Drives appeared before him, one going to each member, who held out their X-Readers. Zair smiled.

"Cool, a new Blue Attack, Mirage of Lies!" Techris nodded.

"This is also a Blue Attack, Nightmare Scene." Zane looked at his.

"Another Blue Attack, huh? Well, this Spinner's Web attack will definitely be useful in battle." Lokar rolled his eyes.

"I would not give you useless attacks! Now go to Madagascar and get me that Kairu!" They all nodded as they flew off. Lokar smiled evilly. "With those Mind Attacks, Team Stax won't have a chance against the Radikor." He laughed evilly.

Team Stax walked through the forest. Maya kept looking around, amazed.

"The forests of Madagascar truly are amazing!" Boomer nodded.

"Perfect thing to get your mind what happened with Gia!" She glared at him.

"Actually, I had forgotten what had happened with Gia, at least until you mentioned it again." Boomer covered his mouth.

"Oops." Ky looked around with a serious face.

"We can't spend time thinking about what Gia did. We have to find the Kairu, and fast." Maya gave him a look.

"Is it so you can get back to the monastery and train like crazy to face Team Femmicore again, or so that we don't have to worry about E-Teens, or is it so we don't have to face Team Femmicore when you think we're not ready to beat them yet?" He barely thought about his answer before saying it.

"Yes, no, I mean, the first, no, the last, I mean, ugh!" He turned around to face his only female teammates, "Maya really? We need to get to that Kairu before Team Femmicore!" She frowned at him.

"And why do you assume that Team Femmicore is the on we're gonna face in every mission? Ky, you need to calm down and think things through! We're probably not facing Team Femmicore today!" He glared back at her.

"And now, just because you've said that, we're definitely gonna face them, and none of us are ready to face them!" Zane, Zair, and Techris watched from the air, laughing quietly. Zair smiled.

"They're fighting themselves! We won't even need to use our cool new attacks on 'em!" Techris nodded.

"They're taking each other out!" Zane nodded, smiling evilly.

"This is definitely gonna be fun to watch! We can watch Ky and Maya destroy themselves!" Maya and Ky kept fighting, and Boomer looked nervous and unsure what to do.

"I can't believe you Ky! If we face Team Femmicore, it's not because I said we wouldn't! It's because Lokar chose to send them, and it's not you haven't been practicing non-stop! You're gonna kill yourself from doing that!" He took a step forward in a semi-threatening way.

"I'm not gonna do that! Training won't kill me, and it wouldn't hurt if you did it every now and then too!" She looked pretty pissed at him.

"And what's that supposed to mean?!" Boomer finally acted by getting in between them.

"STOP IT, BOTH OF YOU!" They were both shocked by Boomer's sudden reaction. "You two just need to calm down! It's really hot here, and when people get too hot, they get angry. When my parents worked on the farm, they wouldn't say a single negative word until they got done and got in the house, with the air conditioning. Once they were cooled down, most of the negativity melted away, until it was actual, factual negative things that had happened, and then they'd work it out so that it wouldn't happen again. Every time they said a negative thing before getting into the house and cooling down, they'd say a positive thing to make up for it. We need to put that system into play. Now, find something positive to say to each other right now, or I will call Master Boaddai and have him deal with this!" Ky was very shocked.

"That was unexpected, but I'm impressed." He smiled at his friend. "It's good that someone can keep calm while the rest of us are going at each other's throats." Maya took in a deep breath.

"Well, I guess I'll start it off. Even if it's for the wrong reasons, the dedication you've been holding to your training is beyond compare. It's amazing that you've been able to keep at it for 2 weeks straight, only stopping to eat, sleep, and go on Kairu missions." Ky smiled.

"Okay then. I'm really glad you're so concerned for my well being. It's nice to know that there's people who care that much." They shook hands, smiling. Boomer smiled.

"Aw! Come on guys, group hug!" He grabbed both of them and brought them into a big hug.

"Aw, well if that isn't sweet, and revolting." They stopped hugging and looked at who had spoke. Ky looked annoyed, but relieved at the same time.

"Well, if it isn't Team Radikor! Did Lokar finally let you out of the lair? So far, the only teams we faced are that new team, Team Femmicore, and the Battacor." Zair rolled her eyes.

"Ugh, I really don't like Team Femmicore! Don't mention them, okay?" Ky put his hands up in mock defeat.

"Alright, we won't talk about it, okay?" Zane rolled his eyes.

"I'm gonna die of boredom if we don't do something fun soon! Kairu Challenge!" Ky smirked.

"Challenge Accepted!" The sky changed as they all stacked up. Zane pulled two cards out of a wheel.

"BRUTICON!" Zair pulled out her own two cards.

"CYONIS!" Techris pulled out his.

"SILVERBAXX!" Ky pulled out his two cards.

"METANOID!" Boomer got out his cards.

"FROZTOK!" Lastly, Maya stacked up.

"INFINITA!" They all stood, facing each other. Zane made the first move.

"ANTI-MATTER BEAM!" Ky flipped over the attack so that it wouldn't hit him before landing on his feet and pulling out an attack of his own.

"PLASMA SWORD!" He threw it at Zane, who somehow grabbed it by the hilt. He stood there, admiring it.

"Nice sword, but what happens when it's thrown back?" He threw it back at Ky, who was too shocked to dodge it. He got up after the attack hit him, shocked.

"I never knew that you could catch an Attack and throw it back. But then again, there are some attacks that it would be impossible to catch, like SONIC CHARGE!" Ky was right about that. Zane couldn't avoid that attack. Maya stood in front of Zair, smirking.

"Looks like you're gonna get a royal butt kicking from me. Then again, when's that new?" Zair looked pretty pissed.

"Looks sister, the only one getting their butt kicked is you! LIGHTNING STRIKE!" Maya easily dodged Zair's attack, smiling to herself.

"Looks like this'll be easier than usual. You guys are normally a lot tougher than this. FIRE WHIPS!" The green whips appeared in her hands, and she flicked towards Zair, who easily dodged as well. She smiled back at Maya, who looked a bit confused.

"You really think I'm gonna go down that easy? You've got another thing coming! CONSTRICTOR CRUSH!" Before she could dodge what was coming, the attack wrapped around her entire body, crushing her.

"AH!" Ky looked towards her, his eyes filled with concern.

"MAYA!" He abandoned his battle with Zane to help her, which pissed of Zane.

"HEY! What am I, chopped liver?!" Boomer smirked.

"I've got enough power to take you and Techris on! ICE SPIKES!" Both Radikor members had to dodge Boomer's Red Attack. Techris looked over at him.

"We won't go down that easily, especially if only one member of Team Stax is gonna fight us! BOULDER PUNCH!" Boomer easily dodged the attack. He smiled and taunted them.

"Is that the best you can do?!" Zane smirked.

"No, but I'm betting I can do way better than you losers! RADIKOR RAGE!" That time, the attack knocked him over. Zane smirked.

"Ky's distracted, Maya's being crushed, and Boomer's knocked over. This is the perfect chance to use those attacks Lokar gave us." He turned towards his sister. "ZAIR!" She nodded.

"Alright then!" She let go of Maya. "MIRAGE OF LIES!" Blue waves like heat waves came from her hands.

"NIGHTMARE SCENE!" Blue winds came from Techris's hands.

"SPINNER'S WEB!" A blue web of some sort came from Zane's hands. All three of the attacks hit Team Stax collectively. The attacks seemed to sink into their skin. Ky batted at the air, trying to clear away smoke that wasn't there anymore.

"Is everybody okay?" Boomer called out.

"Yeah, I think so!" Maya nodded.

"I'm fine too." Out of nowhere, Ky heard a laugh that he hadn't heard before, but at the same time sounded familiar.

"Who's there?" From out of nowhere, Rueth appeared. She was smiling.

"Have I really been bugging you that much Ky? From what I can tell from that argument you had with Maya, you're scared of me, or at least me and Mae." He smirked at her, trying to look confident and cocky, but not really feeling it.

"A baby would be crazy to be scared of you, let alone a strong Kairu Champion like myself. I could kick your butt with one hand tied behind my back. But what are you doing here anyway?" She laughed again.

"You'll have to beat me to find out! Kairu Challenge!" He then heard Mae's laughter.

"He'll never beat us! He's so pathetic, just like his Daddy!" She came out from behind a tree as Rueth nodded.

"Yeah, he's just was weak as his Dad. A newborn kitten can fight better than that guy!" Ky looked pretty pissed from that comment.

"Nobody insults my father like that and gets away with it! Challenge Accepted."

Boomer looked around, not longer sure if he was in Madagascar or not.

"Guys, I know I said I was fine, but that doesn't mean the you should leave!" Suddenly, he was someone in the distance, laughing in a playful, sweet way. He instantly recognized the laugh.

"Sara? What are you doing here?" Suddenly, Ky was there, smiling. They slowly walked towards each other, until they were really close. Boomer was in shock. "What's going on you guys?" Suddenly, their faces were so close, they were nearly kissing. Then, they were kissing. Ky wrapped his arms around her waist, while she brought her arms around his neck. Boomer was in shock. "Sara! Ky!" He glared at Ky. "That is not cool bro! At the very least, you guys could both ask me about it before you go KISSING MY BEST FRIEND!" They broke apart and Ky smirked at him.

"Well then, why don't you just show us how mad you are? Kairu Challenge!" Sara nodded.

"I'm sure I can manage to hold my own in a Kairu Challenge. I managed to do it against the Femmicore, so against you should be easy." Boomer nodded, still looking pretty pissed.

"Oh, I'm definitely gonna show you how mad I am! I'd be fine if you had just talked to me about it first, but you just went ahead and kissed each other! In no world is that okay! You just don't drop a bomb like that on your best friend! Challenge Accepted!"

Maya was unsure of where she was, desperately searching her surroundings to give her some sort of a clue.

"Guys, this isn't funny! You can't just leave me here like this!" She heard Zair's laughter coming from somewhere, but she couldn't tell where.

"Zair! Where are you hiding?!" She appeared before Maya, smirking.

"I'm betting you're pretty pissed right now, aren't you?" Maya looked confused.

"About what?" Zair laughed.

"I can't believe you don't remember! I stole your boyfriend, Ky!" Maya looked even more confused, and a bit embarrassed at that, because there have been Kairu Quests in the past where people have made that mistake, but Zair knew that they were dating.

"Ky isn't my boyfriend. Besides," she forced her blush away and looked angry, "he'd never go out with you anyway!" Zair laughed even more.

"You're the one he'd never go out with! You're like his sister, if he had one!" Maya glared at her.

"No one could ever be Ky's sister! And besides, I know that Ky doesn't like you! He thinks you have a little good in you, and that's about it!" Zair smirked.

"Oh really?" She turned her head, as if to call to someone. "KY!" Suddenly, Ky walked out, not really looking like himself, but still Ky all the same. He wore the same clothes, had the same haircut, was the same height, the same build, had almost the same face, but his eyes just didn't seem right. They were filled with malice, and he seemed to enjoy the feeling of wanting to hurt someone. Maya looked horrified, instantly recognizing that something was wrong with him as he walked towards them.

"Ky?" He completely ignored her and walked past her, going towards Zair, both of them smiling.

"Hey, I was wondering when you'd call." Zair smiled playfully at him.

"Sorry, it seems like Maya over here forgot what happened between us." Ky gave her a fake confused look.

"Maya, who's Maya? Oh, you mean her," he pointed his thumb at Maya, "that annoying girl who follows me around like a lovesick puppy? I'm tired of dealing with her. Why do you think I came to be with you? I like you way better than I like her." Zair smiled evilly.

"And that's exactly how it should be." They kissed each other. Maya looked heartbroken, and then looked really pissed.

"ZAIR, LET GO OF KY AND QUIT KISSING HIM RIGHT NOW!" They stopped kissing, and Zair looked at Maya, an amused look on her face.

"Jealous much?" Maya shook her head.

"I just can't stand seeing my friend manipulated like that! Kairu Challenge!" Maya got in the proper position. "If I win, you let go of whatever hold you have on Ky, and if you win, I walk away ad act like you don't have Ky under the influence of some sort of Kairu attack." Zair smiled.

"Challenge Accepted. Only problem is that he's not under any sort of influence. And Ky will fight with me." Ky nodded, also accepting the Challenge.

"We're gonna beat you, and then you'll finally leave me alone. You've been chasing after me for years, and quite frankly, it's getting annoying."

Zane, Zair, and Techris laughed as they all fought each other. Zane smirked down at the scene, focusing on how Ky was getting his butt handed to him.

"With Spinner's Web making them susceptible to any lie that can make a story-" Zair nodded.

"And with Mirage of Lies making them all hear things that aren't true-" Techris finished it off.

"And with Nightmare Scene making them see things that aren't true, even changing the attacks to look like they're attacks from someone else, they're fighting each other, thinking it's other people." Zane smiled evilly.

"They're just gonna destroy each other like this. And, since they all Challenged each other, our Challenge ended, and we won since they backed out of it to fight with each other!" He turned to Zair. "But why did Maya say something about you kissing Ky? Is there something I should know?" Zair blushed.

"No, nothing! Ky's too much of a good guy, and weird anyway. Let's just get the Kairu and go. Since those attacks don't ware off, we should take advantage of it. We can probably get a ton of quests done since they'll be fighting pretty much to the death." Maya glared at Boomer, thinking he was Zair.

"You won't get away from me Zair! SMOKE SCREEN!" To her, Zair was laughing.

"You think that attack will work on me? I use it so often that I can deal with it with my eyes closed!" Maya smirked.

"There's only one reason why I'd use this attack." She looked through the smoke and caught a glimpse of Ky. "I'm sorry to do this to you Ky, but the only thing that could manipulate you like this is a Shadow Kairu Attack. CLENSING STRIKE!" He didn't manage to avoid it. He ended up seeing it as Rueth's Floral Punch.

"That's a low move Rueth, using your Poison Pollen Power and then your Floral Punch right after that. What's up with you and plants anyway?" She smiled at him.

"I don't know. What's up with you and Plasma attacks?" He smirked.

"I've got more than that." Mae laughed.

"You wouldn't know the difference between a Plasma Attack from a Magma Attack." He glared at her.

"I'm not gonna take that kind of talk from someone who thinks they're not too old for dollies. EARTH SLAM!" Boomer just barely managed to dodge Ky's attack.

"Really Ky? First Sara pulls that Smoke Screen Attack out of nowhere, and now you're using it to attack me? You guys really should be together. You're both just as sneaky as each other. STAR SMASH!" Maya barely managed to dodge Zair's attack. She turned to Ky.

"Ky, are you alright?" He smiled evilly at her.

"I'm just fine, in fact, I've never felt better, but that's not how you're gonna feel in a few seconds. HYPER HURRICANE!" She barely managed to dodge the attack and was shocked.

"That should've worked. The only way it wouldn't is if he really was evil! But Ky would never be evil. He's a good leader." She thought about what Maser Boaddai had said to Gia that morning.

"It is your job to stand by your team, no matter what your personal feelings are on any matter!"

Maya really thought about that.

"Ky would never do something like this. Even if he really did like Zair that much, he'd never put his emotions for someone like Zair before me and Boomer. That'd only happen in my worst nightmares!" Suddenly, she remembered what had happened before her battle with Zair and Ky. "Wait a minute. Nightmare! That was one of the words in Techris's attack! It was called Nightmare Scene! Zair used an attack called Mirage of Lies, and Zane used an attack called Spinner's Web. Together, they must've caused us to see this whole scene!" Zair smirked at Maya.

"Too scared to make a move now?" Maya had firm expression on her face.

"This isn't real! All of this is an illusion!" Zair looked a bit shocked. "Because of that combination of attacks that Team Radikor used, I'm seeing this, but it's not real. None. Of. This. Is. Real. This is all fake!" Suddenly, Zair started flickering between herself and Boomer, while Ky flickered between an evil looking version of himself and the real him, until it was really him and it really was Boomer. Both of them still looked mad. Ky still saw her as Rueth.

"Looks like your Poison Pollen Powder failed Rueth! My Kairu isn't any less than it was before! PLASMA SWORD!" Maya barely dodge it.

"He must think he's facing the Femmicore!" She shouted as loud as she could. "KY! IT'S ME, MAYA! I'M NOT RUETH!" He looked really pissed.

"Call my Dad a loser one more time, and you'll regret it!"

"BLIZZARD BLADES!" She barely dodged that. She tried reaching Boomer.

"QUIT IT BOOMER! I'M MAYA!" He glared at her as well.

"You can quit pretending that what I saw didn't just happen! No amount of apologies will help me get that image out of my head!" She groaned.

"Those attacks are manipulating what they're seeing and hearing! I need to try and get through to them." She had an idea. "I know!" She got down on her knees, holding her hands up. "They still knewwhere I was, just not who I was. If I'm in a position of surrender, then they'll see whoever they think I am doing it. If it's a strong enough of an opponent that they're seeing, then they'll be confused." She raised her head up towards them. "I give up. I surrender. You guys win!" She was right, at least about Ky. He did look very confused. In his eyes, Rueth was on her knees with her hands up, her face showing that she really was giving up.

"Rueth? Why are you giving up?" His eyes showed realization. "You're not Rueth! That's gotta be it! Rueth would never give up when she can tell she's gonna win soon! This is an illusion!" The image of Rueth flickered between Rueth and Maya, before it finally settled on Maya. "Maya! Are you okay? I didn't beat you too bad, did I?" She looked relieved and got up, hugging Ky.

"Ky! Thank the Kairu it's really you! I was so worried!" He looked confused.

"What, did you realize what was going on the entire time and try to stop us?" She blushed and let go of him.

"Um, no, not exactly." She forced her blush away. "But that's not important right now. Right now, we've gotta focus on waking up Boomer." They turned to him. He looked pretty pissed.

"What, so now you're gonna do it again?! I never thought that you of all people would pretend to surrender, but then do that just to kiss him again! That is so gross! ICE WHIP!" They both had to dodge Boomer's attack. Maya turned to Ky.

"Let's try what I did again. Since you stopped when I surrendered, maybe he'll stop when we both do it together. Obviously, he thought I was tricking him because it was just me."

"BOREALIS BLAST!" They both ducked, the attack going over their heads. Ky nodded.

"Let's give it a go. I want my friend back." They both got down on the ground in surrender. Boomer looked pretty happy.

"So, you guys admit that you're wrong about what you did?" Ky looked confused.

"Did? What are you seeing buddy, cause clearly it's messed up," but what Boomer heard was, "yeah, I'm sorry for not talking to you about it and getting in your face about it." Maya looked pretty confused.

"Yeah Boomer. We didn't do anything wrong except for let the Radikor get to us. Now I'm not even sensing the Kairu anymore. At this point, they've already gotten to it," but what Boomer heard was, "I'm sorry too. I should've talked to you about it before kissing Ky. I mean, he's your friend. Maybe I should've asked you for some tips too." Boomer blushed. He walked over to them and offered both his hands to help them up.

"Okay, I get that you two like each other and wanna date now, but don't ask me for tips. That's just too weird." Ky and Maya looked at each other and blushed. Maya glared at Boomer in an embarrassed way.

"Boomer, just wake up already! I don't know what you're seeing, but cut it out," but what he heard was, "alright fine, no tips, but you'll have to deal with us kissing. That's unavoidable." He sighed.

"If you guys are gonna kiss, just try to avoid doing it in front of me as much as possible." Ky was blushing too, but he just tried not to think about it.

"If the Kairu's gone, then let's just try and go home." He turned to Maya. "Do you have any clue on how to drive the X-Scaper? Mookee's still at the monastery, helping Gia with her new training schedule, and I don't trust Boomer to drive while he's still seeing things." Maya shook her head.

"You should drive. You know how to operate the X-Scaper better than me, but try not to kill us like you nearly did last time." He smiled.

"Don't worry. That was when there was a reckless me driving. I'll be the more careful me when I drive." Boomer rolled his eyes.

"Quit flirting!"

They all came out of the X-Scaper with Master Boaddai waiting.

"I can see you didn't get the Kairu, but even more so, I sense something's happened to Boomer." Maya nodded.

"We were all hit by a combination of three attacks that had us thinking that things that weren't happening were happening. I managed to snap out of it and get Ky out, but we couldn't get Boomer out of it." Ky nodded.

"He either thinks we're dating, or thinks that we're other people who are dating. Whatever the case, he wasn't happy about it." Boomer came over, and looked pleasantly surprised.

"Hey Mr. C! Didn't know I'd be seeing you any time soon!" He came and shook Master Boaddai's hand. "Did you know that Sara and K were dating, cause I didn't find out until a few hours ago. Weird, huh?" Ky's face turned red, and Maya started laughing. Master Boaddai looked amused.

"I see. I'm sure I can remedy the situation." Ky nodded, still looking embarrassed.

"Please fix him!" Maya spoke through her laughter.

"I don't know, having Boomer think you and Sara are dating is pretty funny!" He turned to Maya.

"You do realize he thinks you're Sara, right?" Her face became as red as Ky's just was. She turned back to Master Boaddai.

"Please fix Boomer!" He nodded.

"I was intending to." He held his hand up to Boomer, who looked confused. He started glowing and he closed his eyes. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and he looked really confused.

"Hey, where did Sara and Mr. C go?" He looked confused as he realized Master Boaddai and Maya were there. "And when did you guys get here?" They all laughed, while Boomer looked confused. "Seriously, what happened? Guys, don't leave me in the dark!"

A powerful combination of attacks like Mirage of Lies, Nightmare Scene, and Spinner's Web can be very dangerous, especially since they mess with your mind and make you live some of the worst situations. It's important to know that your teammates or your friends would never do the things you see so that you can get yourself out of a situation like that. Good thing Maya knew I'd never act like that, but she still has yet to say how I acted. Maybe I should ask her about it later.

Next Time on Redakai: The Dark Team

Sara finally completes her training, and knowing the truth abut Rueth, tries to think of a way to use that information to get out of Lokar's grasp. But, before she can, they get sent of a Kairu Quest to Australia, with Lokar deeming her as worthy of a mission. How will Boomer react when he sees his best home friend fighting for evil? Will she tell Boomer why she's there? Will Boomer ask if she really does have a crush on Ky? Find out in the next episode of Redakai: The Dark Team Episode 4 Sara's First Mission