Redakai: The Dark Team Chapter 4: Episode 4 Sara's First Mission, a redakai: conquer the kairu fanfic

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!

Maya looked through a window of the monastery walls, seeing Gia writing something down all by herself and looking miserable. Boomer and Ky were sparring with Balistar and Apex.

"I still feel really bad about what I did to Gia. Maybe I should apologize and ask Master Boaddai to let her train with the rest of her team again."

"It really all depends on Gia, not on you Maya." She turned around.

"Master Boaddai! You can read my thoughts now?" He shook his head.

"No, but I can read your facial expressions. You're regretting telling me what Gia did, but it was the right thing to do. She's been like this for nearly a month, so I'm sure she's learned her lesson. Why don't you take over Ky's match with Balistar? I want him to determine if Gia really has learned her lesson. Being a good leader, he should know if Gia's ready." He turned towards all those who were sparing. "Ky!" Ky and Balistar stopped battling so that Ky could go over to Master Boaddai.

"What is it Master B?"

"I think that Gia's ready to become a part of Team Tiro again. I would like for you to do her assessment on whether I am right or not. Being a good leader, you should be able to see if Gia's ready or not." Ky nodded.

"No problem. I'm guessing Maya's gonna take over sparring with Balistar?" Master Boaddai nodded.

"That's correct." He smiled.

"That's great." He turned to Maya. "Be careful. He's gotten a lot better." Maya smiled.

"Don't worry. I can handle a sparring match with him." She went to start sparring with him. Ky turned to Master Boaddai.

"So, what do you want me to do?"

"Go through some scenarios with her. Ask her what she would do in a situation, and determine if her answers are for the good of the team or not." He nodded.

"Got it." He walked in to talk to Gia. Master Boaddai looked around to make sure everyone was busy. Once he was sure of that, he then went to a part of the monastery no one else but him knew. Turning a small statue, he walked down a secret set of stairs, which were covered behind him. Once he reached the bottom, he sat down in lotus position. In front of him was a small glass circle with a red button next to it. Pushing the button, the image of a man wearing a clock appeared before Master Boaddai.

"I received your message. I'm sorry to hear the news." The clocked figure nodded, the cowl of his hood keeping his face obscure.

"It's terrible. I did what I did for a good reason, and I never wanted anyone else getting involved." Master Boaddai nodded.

"And you're absolutely sure that this is Lokar's doing?" He nodded.

"No one else would be capable of pulling that off without my knowing until the next morning. It has to be him. But why would he do that?" Master Boaddai thought about that.

"I'm not sure. Perhaps he doesn't even know that you're involved in this, but right now, it's unclear. What I do know is that if Lokar is behind this, we still stop him, and we'll be able to put your mind at ease." He nodded.

"Thank you for that." Master Boaddai nodded back.

"I know you don't want to get involved, but if the situation gets too out of hand, I'll need to ask you to come to the monastery." He nodded.

"I understand. I'd be there now if I didn't think that I'd be a detriment, not to mention I'd just cause a lot of confusion." Master Boaddai nodded.

"It just wouldn't be the same without Rachael anyway. Thank you for informing me though. As soon as I can get a good grip on what's going on, I will immediately take action." He nodded.

"That's all I ask." The holograph disappeared. Master Boaddai sighed as he stood up.

"This is indeed a confusing situation. I just hope everything turns out alright."

Sara sat on a bed, thinking.

"So, if that's why Rueth doesn't know why I'm really here, does that mean that she doesn't know why anyone's here?" She stood up. "Maybe I could use this to my advantage. He clearly doesn't want Rueth to know what's really going on around here, so if I threaten to tell her, maybe he'll let me go, along with Jeremy, Paul, and Lexi." She shook her head. "No, if I do that, he'll just get mad and hurt them. But if I tell Rueth the truth directly, then I should easily be able to get her to help me. Maybe she'll be able to get my brother and friends out while I distract Lokar. No, maybe it should be the other way around, or maybe-" The door was thrown open, hitting the wall loudly and pulling Sara out of her thoughts. Mae stood there, smiling, like always.

"So, what are you still doing in here? It's time to train more." Sara nodded nervously.

"Oh, um, yeah, let's go train." Mae laughed.

"Oh, and I know what you're trying to do." Her face went from a little girl smile to a very creepy, evil smile. "If you tell Rueth what's really going on, you won't have to deal with Lokar. Oh no, he'd be far too merciful. No, you'd be dealing with me, understand?" The coldness of her eyes and the seriousness of the smile sent shivers down Sara's back. She nodded.

"Okay. I understand." Mae's face went back to friendly.

"Good! Now let's go train!" Mae ran off gleefully. Sara had a creeped out look on her face.

"I'd much rather deal the worst punishment that Lokar can come up with rather than even the least horrible thing Mae can think of."

Lokar had his eyes closed, but he started laughing.

"So, finally, it's been revealed. Perhaps now would be the best time to send my new recruit out on her first mission. RUETH!" She came before him.

"Yes Master Lokar?" His evil expression that he had would send shivers down anyone's back, but Rueth couldn't see it.

"The new Kairu has revealed itself. I want you to take Sara with you and Mae on her first mission, and give her this," he tossed Rueth a red jacket with orange hems and two breast pockets. Rueth was very shocked as she caught it and looked up at him.

"With all due respect Master, she is nowhere near ready for a mission. She's only been able to use three moves, one Blue Attack, one Red Attack, and one Green Attack, and one Monster. She has yet to master to other ten X-Drives, which would be three Blue Attacks, three Red Attacks, three Green Attacks, and one more Monster that she has available to her. If she goes on a mission this early in training, I fear that she'll end up only hurting herself by trying to use moves she's not ready for. It'd be better if Mae and I went by ourselves." Lokar smiled evilly.

"Your concern for her is touching, but she's been training for a long time now, and with her natural abilities, plus the time she has had to train, I believe she's ready. If not, you are to protect her, not only from your opponents in this Kairu Quest, but from herself. In a mission, she might actually end up hurting herself. If she does, I want you to use your special move, one that only you can use." Rueth looked confused.

"With all due respect Master, I don't think that's possible. That move is meant to only work on me, just as Mae's version of it is meant to only work on her." Lokar nodded.

"While that is usually true, Sara's X-Reader is like yours and Mae's, so if you transfer even a part of the energy from the X-Drive, then it'll transform into her own version of it." Rueth nodded.

"I understand. Where is the new Kairu?"

"In the Australian Outback. Bring it to me as quickly as possible." She nodded.

"Yes Master. We'll set out at once." She disappeared. Lokar laughed evilly.

Ky was sitting in front of Gia. A majority of his X-Drives were in front of him.

"So, if you're in the middle of an attack by the Radikor, and Apex and Balistar didn't have enough Kairu to fight, and you could only use these X-Drives," he eliminated most of the X-Drives to only leave Mild Weld, Plasma Sword, Shockwave, and Slime Grenades, "what would you do?" She thought about it.

"Well, what state is the Radikor in?" He smiled.

"Saw right through that little trick. They've got the upper hand, and have barely used any of their Kairu at this point." She thought about that.

"Then I'd use Plasma Sword to distract them, but then throw Shockwaves and Slime Grenades together, making Shock Grenades, and make them use up their Kairu trying to avoid it. Then, I'd use Mind Weld, and they'd be down for the count!" Ky smiled and held up his hand for a high-five.

"Perfect strategy!" They high-fived. "You're definitely good at this." Master Boaddai walked in.

"Ky, I need you to come outside." He nodded and stood up, going outside to talk with his teacher.

"What's up Master B?"

"I've detected a Kairu deposit in Australia. You need to go and retrieve it. Maya and Boomer are already on the ship, getting ready to leave." He nodded.

"Alright then." He started heading out, but Master Boaddai put his hand on Ky's shoulder.

"Before you leave, tell me, how did Gia do?" He smiled.

"She responded the same way I would in every situation I described. Not to mention, I wasn't able to pull even a single fast one on her. If it was a test, I'd say she passed with flying colors," he said as he gave her performance thumbs up. Master Boaddai smiled.

"That's good to know. Now go, quickly, and be careful. There's something strange about this Kairu, It's not Shadow Kairu, but not pure Kairu." Ky nodded.

"Don't worry. I'm sure that it'll be just fine when we go and get it." Master Boaddai nodded.

"Be careful none the less." Ky nodded.

"Don't worry, we will." He ran off. Master Boaddai walked into the room, where Gia was sitting. She looked u pat him.

"Are you gonna run scenarios with me now?" Master Boaddai shook his head, smiling.

"No, you're done with that, and your isolated training. I'm reinstating you as a member of Team Tiro, and as their leader." She jumped up, excited.

"I am? Really?! Please tell me it's not a joke!" Master Boaddai shook his head.

"It's no joke. Saying something like that would be extremely cruel. But, from now on, you must use the wise judgment you showed Ky, and remember not to push your teammates off cliffs." She smiled and hugged him.

"Thank you Master Boaddai!" He nodded as he hugged back.

"You've earned it back." They let go. "And if you work diligently with Apex and Balistar, you might just get to go on your own mission soon. But for now, go and train with them. I believe Keema needs a sparring partner." She nodded, not even caring that she'd be fighting against Keema, who tripped over a ladybug.

"Alright! I'll definitely work hard!" She ran out to greet her once again teammates.

Rueth walked into the training room where Mae and Sara were sparring.

"Time to go ladies! We've got yourselves a Kairu quest!" Sara stopped, in complete shock. Mae was using her green Inferno Chain, but she skillfully flicked it back so that it wouldn't actually hit Sara.

"Cool! I've been wanting to fight again!" Sara shook her head.

"This soon? We're going on a quest this soon?!" Rueth nodded.

"I'm sure you're thrilled. Now, come on. I've got a present for your first quest." She threw a jacket Lokar had given her at Sara. She looked confused.

"What's this for?" Rueth smiled.

"It's a protective jacket. It'll keep you from getting physically injured by a Kairu Attack. When you wear that, Kairu Attacks only affect your Inner Kairu levels, and not your physical bodies. Most teams have these. Why do you think that the Battacor can come back from a major butt kicking without having a single bruise or cut? Rust me, you'll want that jacket." Sara looked at her jacket.

"But Boomer got this one for me. I've worn it everyday. I've washed it everyday too." Rueth rolled her eyes.

"The past doesn't matter. What matters is here and now. What Boomer's doing isn't the same as what we're doing, and our mission is far more important than his, which means you'll need protection that the past can't offer, but protection that the present can give you. Understand?" She nodded.

"Got it." She took off the jacket Boomer had gotten her and place the new one on her shoulders. Rueth smiled.

"Now let's go."

"AHHHHHHH!" They were all screaming as Mookee tried to get control over the ship, which was falling through the air. Ky was grabbing onto railings and other things to try and get to Mookee.

"Mookee, what's wrong with the X-Scaper?!" Mookee looked pretty scared.

"I don't know! In all the time I've been with her, she's never acted up like this! I'm not sure what's wrong at all!" Boomer tried to get to the front.

"Is the stabilizer working?!" Maya looked behind the panel where the tank was.

"The stabilizer tank is empty! We've got no way to stay in the air!" Mookee shook his head.

"The back-up tank! We need to get to the back-up tank!" Ky started crawling towards it.

"I've got it!" He pulled on it, but nothing happened. Mookee's eyes widened.

"Oh no! The ship must've used it when the main one ran out! It could've been empty for months without us knowing!" Ky closed his eyes.

"I can use my Inner Kairu to keep the X-Scaper in the air!" He focused very hard on the ship. "Come on Inner Kairu! You've gotta come through for us!" Mookee looked at the scanners.

"We're about to hit the ground!" Ky was still focusing.

"Come on!" The ship was slowly covered with the glowing blue energy of Kairu. The ship started slowing down, until it was completely stopped, just inches above the ground. They all looked relieved. Boomer wiped his hand across his forehead.

"Wow, that was a close one." He looked at Ky, who was still focusing. "Um, Ky, we're five inches off the ground. Just let go of the ship. Don't use up all of your Inner Kairu. You'll need it if we face some E-Teens." The image of Rueth and Mae instantly flashed through his head, and with his broken concentration, the ship fell five inches. Maya smiled, relieved.

"That could've been way worse." Suddenly, she sensed the Kairu and nearly fell over. Ky quickly caught her and helped her steady herself.

"Whoa, you okay there My?" She nodded.

"Yeah, I'm fine, but there's something definitely weird about the Kairu. It's not the same feeling as Shadow Kairu, but it still feels…unnatural somehow. I'm not sure why, but it definitely shouldn't feel like this." Ky looked concerned.

"That's what Master Boaddai said when he sensed it. If there's something wrong with this Kairu, then we need to get it to Master Boaddai, and quickly." They all left. Mookee waved them out.

"By guys! I'll try and make more stabilizer for the ship! It'd be really bad if we were stranded in Australia!" They left, leaving Mookee on his own. He started going through the fridge, as well as grabbing a chemistry set. "Oh, this'll be just like the time I made my own pet. Hopefully, it won't grow too big though. I only need a small amount, just enough to last for a few years!" He started boiling weird leaves and alien peppers in water.

Maya pointed in front of them.

"The weird Kairu is that way, and it's really close." Ky nodded.

"Then that's the way we'll be going." They started heading that way, but someone called out.

"Not so fast Mr. Ego." Ky frowned as he turned around.

"Team Femmicore! It's been a while. What, did you get scared by our last match? I wouldn't blame you. We gave you quite the run for your money." Rueth glared.

"We were giving you a run for your money and you know it! I guess you're just so shocked at our loss that you're lying to yourselves. Or maybe your mommies just told you that." Ky looked really pissed.

"No one talks about my mom like that!" Mae laughed creepily.

"Well, I think it's funny how you're so protective of your mom! It's cute! You must be a big Momma's Boy!" Maya looked at the situation.

"This isn't good! His mom's always been a touchy subject, and if Ky goes into a battle angry, he's bound to lose. What should we do? Boomer?" She turned towards where he was, but saw he was gone. "What?" Boomer was walking towards a tree, a look of disbelief on his face.

"Sara?" She came out from behind the tree, looking ashamed.

"Hey there Boomer." His confusion was evident in his expression.

"What are you doing here? How did you get here?" Then, he noticed her belt, and the credentials that showed what team she was on. His face held a horrified look. "No, you didn't." She nodded, tears threatening to fall.

"Yes, I did. I'm, I'm a member of Team Femmicore now Boomer. I'm not gonna leave any time soon, if that's what you're thinking." He shook his head.

"That can't be. Sara, you're too good to be evil! The only times you ever got in trouble at school was when you were beating up bullies! You'd never become one of those bullies. What did Lokar do? He must've threatened you somehow." She shook her head.

"There's nothing to tell. I just joined the Femmicore." She thought about what Lokar had told her.

"If you ever dare tell anyone outside of this lair what your situation with working for me is, I will not hesitate in destroying those I have captive."

"I know it's hard to believe Boomer, but you'll have to accept it." She looked away from him, knowing her eyes would reveal the truth. Boomer looked her straight on.

"You're lying, and I know it. Whatever Lokar has on you, I'm sure we can help. If it's a secret, like the fact that you still wet the bed, I honestly don't care, and neither will anyone else." She glared at him.

"I haven't had those problems in three years Boomer! Besides, it's way worse than a secret! I can't let Lokar hurt them!" She covered her mouth, horrified that she revealed anything to him. His eyes widened.

"Lokar has your family, doesn't he?" She shook her head.

"No, he doesn't, but I've already said too much!"

"Kairu Challenge!" They looked back. Rueth had declared a Kairu Challenge. Ky looked extremely pissed.

"Challenge Accepted!" They both gave each other wide-eyed looks.

"We have to fight?" Boomer shook his head.

"No, you fight someone else. I'm not fighting you. I'll fight Mae or Rueth." He jumped over to be on the left side of Ky, in front of Mae. Sara, a bit confused, jumped over to be on the left side of Rueth, facing Maya. Maya looked up and was confused.

"Sara, what are you doing here?" With Maya, she could put up a convincing evil act.

"Because I'm a part of Team Femmicore obviously." She wiped out her X-Reader. "LEONESS! LION'S ROAR!" She surged with energy as the giant humanoid lioness came to be behind her. Rueth smiled.

"Great job Rueth! Now, it's my turn!" She pulled out her X-Reader. "ROOTICORE! ROOT CAGE!" A thin, but muscular, creature that looked like it was composed of red petals with a green rose for a head, two yellow roses for feet, and two orange roses for hands, and curved rectangle shaped violet eyes, and a rotted split where its mouth is, was behind Rueth. Mae pulled out her X-Reader.

"ETERNFLAMENIS! INFERNO CHAIN!" The monster appeared behind Rueth. Ky pulled out his X-Reader.

"FRACTUS! SEISMIC SHAKE!" Fractus appeared behind Ky. Boomer pulled out his.

"CHEMASTER! STAR SMASH!" Chemaster appeared behind Boomer. Maya pulled out her X-Reader.

"INFINITA! FIRE TORNADO!" Infinita appeared behind her. Sara smirked.

"I'll start this off. LION'S ROAR!" A loud roar came from her mouth and an irritating pitch as it hit Maya and Ky. They covered their ears, screaming. Boomer did not look happy.

"Whoa, since when can she pull off that kind of move? That's a high level move no doubt!" Mae laughed in her creepy way.

"You shouldn't take your eyes off of what's in front of you! INFERNO CHAIN!" The chain quickly wrapped around his legs. He had an "uh-oh" look on his face as Mae pulled it towards her, making him fall over. He glared at her.

"Do you know enjoy making your opponents fall over?!" She smiled.

"Falling is always funny! That's why you see people tripping over thing all the time in cartoons. But this is the real world! FIRE SLASH!" Boomer couldn't avoid it as he was hit by the curve of green fire.

"Ow, ow, hot, hot!" She laughed cruelly. Rueth turned towards Sara.

"Don't use all your Kairu in one move! Try a few others!" Sara nodded and stopped the move.

"LION FANGS!" A red lion head was projected at Maya. She couldn't avoid it as it clomped down on her and held her captive, draining her Kairu. Ky glared at Rueth.

"You could've warned us before hand that you stole Boomer's friend to be a member of your team." Rueth glared.

"We didn't steal her! She came to be on our team willingly! You can't steal people anyway!" Ky was a bit shocked as he looked at Sara.

"Is that true?" She nodded, trying to look as evil as possible, when really it was killing her inside.

"Yeah, that's right. I'm an E-Teen now. If you've got a problem with that, then deal. Being a E-Teen is actually kinda fun. You'll see, when I show you LION'S CLAW!" She threw a giant red paw with claws extended at Ky. Rueth glared at her as it hit him.

"Hey, Ky's mine! You can fight Maya," She turned to Mae, who was hitting Boomer with another inferno Chain, "and you can fight Boomer. You guys can switch around if you want, but Ky will always be my opponent! ROOT CAGE!" Blue roots started coming up from the ground around Ky before quickly weaving into a cage.

"Hey, what is this?!" Rueth smiled.

"Your end, at least for this Kairu Challenge!" Suddenly, she clutched her chest and she fell over, screaming from the pain. Ky was very confused.

"What's going on?!" Mae looked over, a bit concerned.

"Rueth!" She let go of her attack, therefore letting go of Boomer. Rueth glared at her.

"Keep fighting! I can take care of myself!" Mae smiled.

"Alright then. INFERNO CHAIN!" She threw it at Boomer before he could get up.

"Oh man!" Mae threw out her arm.

"FIRE SLASH!" Ky looked over at Rueth.

"What's wrong? You look like you're having a heart attack!" She glared at him.

"It's none of your business what's wrong with me." She pulled out her X-Reader. "I'm glad there's at least some sort of plant life here. FLORAL KAIRU MELD!" Ky's eyes widened.

"Floral… Kairu Meld?" Suddenly, all of the plants, along with Rueth, started glowing purple. Ky looked in amazement. "I've never seen a move like that before!" The purple glow turned into a Kairu blue as it all came towards Rueth. She smiled, getting up as it came to her.

"That's much better. Now, to end this battle. FLORAL FIST!" The projected floral fist rushed at Ky, hitting him and knocking him against the cage. The sky changed back to normal as they all let go of their attacks. Rueth smiled. "Now, let's go and find the Kairu." She turned to Mae. "Lead the way Miss Kairu Detector." Mae smiled.

"Oh, trust me, I'll find it, without an X-Reader." She pointed in the same direction Maya had pointed in earlier. "It's that way." They left quickly before anything else could be said. Maya stood up, shocked.

"Mae can sense Kairu too? But, I thought I was the only Kairu Warrior who could!" Ky stood up and put a hand on her shoulder.

"Don't worry Maya. The fact that Mae can sense Kairu doesn't change much, It just means that she can do the same her that you or her X-Reader could do. It's not like she has visions like you do. What bugs me about the battle is the fact that Rueth went down for the count out of nowhere. Hen, she used that weird move, and suddenly she was just fine. That's not a normal Kairu Move that just anyone could pull off." Boomer nodded.

"That was pretty weird, but what I'm wondering is why Sara was with them." Maya rolled her eyes.

"Clearly, she's not the girl that you remember and somewhere along the line became evil." Boomer glared at her.

"Don't you dare say that ever again! Sara would never be evil! Lokar has something on her! I'm sure of that!" Ky got in between them.

"Take it easy guys. We don't know why Sara's there, and right now, that doesn't matter. We can try and figure that out after we figure out how to get the Kairu." Suddenly, Maya froze in place, having a vision.

"I'm pretty sure I've seen that tree before." Rueth pointed at a tree. Mae smiled.

"We're not going in circles if that's what you're thinking! I know the Kairu's this way. Trust me!" Sara looked around.

"Let's just get the Kairu and get back to Lokar. The sooner, the better." Suddenly, the ground collapsed underneath them and they fell down far. The way it collapsed, they were surrounded by a lot of rocks in a way that made it nearly impossible for them to get out. Rueth groaned.

"We hit an unstable part of an old mine! We should've walked more slowly! If we had, we would've heard the ground cracking before it actually broke! How are we gonna get out?! At this point, Team Stax will easily beat us to the Kairu!"

Her vision ended there.

"My? My? You okay?" Ky was waving his hand in front of her face. She smiled and nodded.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I don't think we're gonna have a problem getting the Kairu."

"Huh?" Ky and Boomer both looked at each other.

"And now, with the perfect amount of Gartella extract, I should have enough to last just as long as the last one did!" He was holding a bottle with a blue liquid inside over a large size beaker that had a yellow liquid inside. He tilted the bottle with the blue liquid ever so slightly, just enough to make one drop fall into the beaker. With a small puff of smoke, it turned green. He got excited. "Awesome! I made more stabilizer!" In his excitement, more of the blue liquid got into the beaker. He noticed it and his face went from excited to worried. "Uh oh." Then, it blew up in his face.

Team Stax was walking along, when they came over a hill and saw Team Femmicore. Rueth pointed at a tree.

"I'm pretty sure I've seen that tree before." Boomer smiled.

"Ah yeah! Maya's visions come through again!" Ky and Maya both turned to him.

"SH!" Mae smiled at Rueth.

"We're not going in circles if that's what you're thinking! I know the Kairu's this way. Trust me!" Sara looked around.

"You're definitely right that we will!" Rueth glared at him.

"Ky! I knew it! Help us out of this!" He nodded.

"Oh sure, after we get the Kairu. We're not dumb. If we help you out, then we'll end up losing the Kairu to you guys. But, if you're still here once we've got it, then we'll help you out." Sara looked up.

"Boomer, please! You gotta help us, even if we get the Kairu! We need it!" Boomer's eyes widened. Maya put her hand on his shoulder.

"Don't fall for it. Even if she isn't evil, she's working for it. We're not gonna help her, just like we never helped the Imperiaz." Boomer nodded.

"I'm sorry Sara, but I can't help you. Come on guys, let's go." They started walking away. Sara looked down at the ground, well, she looked more like at a pile of rocks that trapped her.

"I knew it was a long shot." She smiled. "But I'm proud of him. He's firm in what he believes, even if I'm going against it." Mae was pounding on the ground in front of her in a temper tantrum like way.

"It's not fair! It's not fair! It's not fair! I should've been able to sense this mine! Why didn't I?!" She glared at Rueth. "This is your fault! If you hadn't been doubting me, I would've been able to focus enough to sense this mine!" Rueth glared at her.

"Just cut it out and try to think of a way to get out of this!"

Maya stopped.

"The Kairu's right there, but that can't be it. It's… it's gray." She was right. There was a boomerang in front of them, glowing with a gray light. Ky held up his X-Reader.

"My X-Reader and your Kairu Sense both say that the Kairu is right there, and they both can't be wrong, can they?" Boomer took out his X-Reader.

"Only one way to find out." Maya and Ky nodded as they took out their X-Readers. The gray energy danced through the sky as it went into their X-Readers. Ky nodded.

"Well, that was definitely Kairu. Oh, cool, I got a couple of new attacks! One's a Green Attack called Boomerang Barrage and a Red Attack called Outback Slam!" Boomer nodded.

"I got a Blue Attack called Hot Flash and a Red Attack called Kangaroo Kick. What'd you get Maya?" She looked concerned with her new X-Drives. My?" She snapped out of it.

"Oh, I only got one. It was a Green Attack called Heat Rush." Ky looked confused as he tried to peer at her X-Reader.

"That's weird. Why'd we get two, but you only get one?" She shrugged.

"Beats me." She put it away before Ky could see her X-Drives. "But now we should get back. We did promise to help Team Femmicore out if they were still stuck after we got the Kairu. Plus, Master B wants to analyze this new Kairu."

Mookee held the blue bottle over the yellow beaker.

"I won't mess it up this time!" He put a single drop of the blue liquid in, and after a small puff of smoke came up, it turned green. He carefully put down the blue liquid before getting excited. "Alright! I got it done!" Next two him were two identical empty bottles, both from the main stabilizer system and one from the backup. He carefully poured the liquid into both bottles. He smiled.

"Alright, now to put these where they belong." Just as he picked them up, Boomer slammed the door open.

"We're back with Kairu!"

"Ah!" Mookee batted at the bottles in mid air, barely managing to catch them. He sighed in relief.

"Don't scare me like that. I finally finished making the stabilizer!" Ky smiled as he walked in.

"Perfect. Now we can get out of here." Mookee went and put both bottles where they belonged.

"Was there a lot." Ky nodded.

"Yeah, there was a lot, but the Kairu was gray. I'm sure Master Boaddai will know why it's like that, why there's this new Gray Kairu."

The X-Scaper landed next to the monastery, with Master Boaddai outside.

"I see you've collected the Kairu." Ky nodded.

"Yeah, but it's really weird. The Kairu was gray." Master Boaddai's eyes opened slightly.

"Gray Kairu? Ky, let me see your X-Reader." He nodded and handed it over. He felt for the Kairu that had just been collected. "This is most interesting indeed. This Kairu is neither good nor bad on it's own, Rather, it's both, or neutral, and changes depending on the holder of it, but still has a bit of darkness. My best guess for this is that when you used the Prism Kairu as an antidote for all of the Shadow Kairu, it didn't purify all of it. There was too Shadow Kairu for it to do that, and so any Shadow Kairu deposit that hadn't already been discovered was turned into this neutral Kairu. When left alone, it stays like this. When possessed by someone who is evil, it acts like Shadow Kairu. When held by someone who is good, it acts like Pure Kairu, but no matter what, it's still in this state, and it's powers will vary depending on who has it at the time." Ky looked down at the ground.

"So, once again, this is all my fault." Master Boaddai shook his head.

"This is in no way your fault. This just means that even the Prism Kairu has its limits, and this is what the extent of those limits were. And this Gray Kairu it's evil on its own, only when it's in evil hands." Maya looked a little nervous, so she changed the subject.

"But, that's not all that's happened. We faced off against Team Femmicore again, and Mae can sense Kairu. Not only that, but Rueth used this weird purple move." Boomer nodded.

"And Sara's working with them." Master Boaddai held up his hands.

"Slow down. I may be very powerful and able to do much, but I can't listen to multiple things at once. Start from the beginning." So they did, explaining what had happened up until the Femmicore beat them. Ky finished it up.

"And then she used Floral Fist to finish the battle. It was really weird." Master Boaddai nodded.

"I see. A Violet Move, those are extremely rare, and can only be used by certain X-Readers, ones that can only use certain attacks and monsters. Lokar must've gotten a hold of three of them and given them to each of the members of Team Femmicore." Ky nodded.

"Yeah, but what is a Violet Move?" Master Boaddai sighed.

"It's a very special type of X-Drive that enables the user to use something in their surroundings to boost their own Inner Kairu levels. They're too powerful for a normal X-Reader to handle, and they don't work if you have certain moves because they're not similar to the way the Violet Moves work. Since most X-Readers will accept any type of X-Drive, special ones were created by the ancient Kairu Warriors from long before my time. These X-Readers were always connected with nature in some way, because the Violet X-Drives always work with the natural surroundings of a person." Maya nodded.

"That's understandable, but what about Mae's Kairu sensing capabilities?" Master Boaddai thought about that.

"There are many people in the world who can sense Kairu. It' not hard to believe that Lokar finally has found a student that can sense it as well." Boomer still looked bugged.

"But what about Sara? Why would she ever join forces with Lokar?" Master Boaddai looked towards the landscape.

"I may be very old and very wise, but I cannot have every answer. What I do know is that she's most definitely a force to be reckoned with. She has incredible Kairu abilities that can't be ignored. I will definitely meditate on the matter. But for now, I'd like you to all help train Team Tiro." Ky nodded.

"We're on it Master B!" They headed towards where Team Tiro was. Master Boaddai went to the same place he went earlier. The same hologram appeared in front of him.

"I think I may have an answer for your question now."

Powerful moves like the ones that Team Femmicore used can be useful in battle, but if you don't know how to use them, then they're better off not being used. But, with the way they divided to attack us specifically before we had the chance to use even one move was pretty smart, and a good strategy. Make sure you use attacks that go with your strategy, like when Sara used a Blue Attack to keep Maya and me distracted so that Mae could use a Green Attack to take out Boomer. Matching your attacks to your strategy is key in any battle.

Next Time on Redakai: The Dark Team

Everyone at the monastery tries to give Maya a good birthday, but she can't get her mind off of the Gray Kairu. With everything going on, will she be able to celebrate her birthday? Does Lokar have a special plan in mind for his granddaughter? Does Mookee or anyone at the monastery have the skills to bake a birthday cake for her? Find out in the next episode of Redakai: The Dark Team Episode 5 Maya's Birthday Bash