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Chapter 23 – Captured

"Mr. Dickenson," the assistant said, slowing down the van.

"Yes?" Mr. Dickenson smiled. He looked what was ahead and saw the police cars blocking the road. "Hm, I wonder what happen. Stop the car."

The driver did as he was told, stopping in front of the police cars. Harumi looked as a man with dark brown hair and gray eyes walked up to the van. The driver's window opened. "What's the problem here, officer?" the driver asked.

"I'm sorry, but I must ask you three to get out of the car," the policeman said.

Harumi looked at Mr. Dickenson as he got out of the car. Even the driver did the same so Harumi got out as well. Did they do something wrong? Is there something going on around here that they must get out of the car? Harumi closed the car door and then the policemen then pointed their guns at the three of them. What's going on? Harumi thought, raising her hands in the air.

"Officer, I believe there's a misunderstanding…" the driver said.

The man with dark brown hair and gray eyes walked to Harumi. He quickly put a small rectangular glass on her right arm. She backed away, confuse.

"Call me Goldman," the man grinned. He brushed his dark brown hair back and looked at Mr. Dickenson. "I work for the Silver Company. Master Dean would like a word with you so please don't resist and come along with me."

Dean? Mr. Dickenson lightly glared, but nodded.

Tenshi… Harumi called in her mind. But no reaction. Why won't you come out? Harumi looked around. She looked at the glass on her arm. Is it… because of this? She bit her lower lip, worried now that they have been trap by the men of the Silver Company.

"…Ruby?" Kai stared at her, shock.

She only smiled, but her body ached all over, her muscles slightly pulling inside her. It's just like the time when I broke the Harumi's bit beast's barrier. She thought to herself. Is this the pain Hajime bear all this time?

On the helicopter, Robert hurried to the pilot with an alarmed face. "Turn back," he demanded. "We have to get Kai." Not that he is worry about Kai but they're supposed to go find the White Tigers after all.

"I'm sorry, but…" the man nervously looked at him. The pilot is already trying his best in turning the helicopter around, but it was not working.

At the other helicopter, the girl with the white wings grunted when she saw Sachi and Kai. The helicopter she was holding onto slightly turning against her will. She harshly pulled it down once, making the people in the helicopter falling off their seats.

"Ah!" Kenny slipped, falling out of the helicopter.

"Kenny!!" Tyson and Hilary shouted with wide eyes.

"Kenny," Eve was shock. She looked over to Xue. He was staring at the guy with the black wings with a confused face. "Xue…?" she tapped on his shoulder. What could he be thinking at a time like this?

Xue did not say anything. He felt like he knew the guy with the black wings. Xue was sure of it, but he cannot put his finger on it. Is it just my imagination? He asked himself. Dark blue hair… is it Leo? No, it can't be. He doesn't have wings! Xue hit his head with his fist. It must be someone else. Xue turns around and notice that Kenny is longer in the helicopter. "Where did he go?" he wondered.

Sachi, while holding Kai, turned her head and saw Kenny falling down from the helicopter from above. "Kai, hold onto me!" she said.

"I am!" he looked at her hand.

"I can't catch Kenny if you're holding my hand!" she shouted, reminding him that she only had one hand. She glided along the wind and turning back to the helicopters.

Huh? Does she want to me to hold her…? He slightly blushed.

"Put your arms around my waist, dumbass!" she ordered. Kenny fell right pass them. She hurried and stopped in the air. "Hello! Kai?! Kenny just passed us! He's going to die if you don't hurry up!"

Kai mumbled as she pulled him up. His other hand reached around her back and then his other arm around her. He held on tightly around her body. Sachi quickly flew down towards Kenny and then she grabbed a hold of his hand.

"I got you, Kenny," she assured him.

He quickly nodded, taking a hold of her hand with both of his hands. "Thanks," Kenny smiled, relieved.

Flying back up, the closet helicopter was the one was heading to China so she flew towards it. "Sorry!" Sachi half smiled at Kenny. She threw Kenny towards the helicopter. She felt something snap on her wrist and groaned painfully.

Although Kenny made it in the helicopter but he was thrown into it and had bumped into Robert who was still talking to the pilot. Now it's Robert who is falling out on the other side of the helicopter.

"Robert!" Oliver cried.

"Oh my god!" Enrique looked outside. "Sachi! Robert is…!" He did not want to count on her but she's the only one who can call to her bit beast and someone needs to get Robert.

The girl with the white wings let go of the helicopter that she was forcing it to turn. She rapidly soared towards Kai and Sachi. Then she kicked Sachi's back when she was not looking.

Sachi let out a cry and flapped her wings to stay up in the air. She ignored the girl and hurried to help Robert.

"Wait, take me back to the helicopter, Ruby," Kai told her. He must be pretty heavy for her so he does not want to be in her way. She is the only one who is fighting these two strangers who just appeared out of nowhere. She will not be able to go to her full potential if she keeps him hanging on her.

"No time for that," she said. "And don't call me by that name!"

Robert was falling with his back downwards so he can see Sachi and the girl with the white wings. "Griffolyon…!" he called. His bit beast did not appear. "Damn it…"

Sachi reached her hand out to Robert and he reached for her. They grabbed onto to each other and Sachi smiled. "Now to avoid that girl…" Sachi said out loud to herself, meaning the girl with the white wings. Sachi turned around and flew back up, passing right against the winged girl. "Success!" Sachi grinned.

The white-winged girl sighed, annoyed. "Sorry, but you leave me with no choice," she quietly said. The white winged girl waved her arm, creating a beam of light that pierced through Sachi's right wing. Sachi let out a sharp cry.

"Ruby!" Kai exclaimed.

Sachi flapped her wings harder as the pain in her wings sent her a shock wave. She turned and headed to the helicopter that had regained its proper piloting. She saw Tyson waving his arm to her. With the remaining of her strength, she threw Robert towards Tyson. Her wings disappeared and she lost her eyesight. She and Kai started to fall.

Tyson grabbed Robert's hand as Xue helped. "You okay, Robert?" Tyson asked.

"…Just pull me up," he said.

Kai lightly let Sachi go and moved to look at her face as they were falling head down. She seemed tired and her eyes were unfocused again. He wrapped his arms around her, looking around. "What are we going to do now…?" he asked himself.

The girl with the white wings followed them and above her is the guy with the black wings. The two of them flew around Kai and Sachi, twirling around as a black light and bright white light appeared around them. Kai had no idea what was happening but before he knew it there was a gray glowing rope wrapping around him and Sachi. He tried to move the ropes away, but it tightened quickly and his arms came at his sides. The ropes forcefully pulled the two of them together, face to face.

They stop falling and were hanging from the ropes that were held by the two mysterious people. Kai looked at the unknown guy and girl. The guy was holding the black glowing rope and the girl was holding the pure white glowing rope. Did they combine some kind of power to make this kind of rope? Kai thought to himself. It's a strange power that he had never seen before. Perhaps it's a fusion power.

The black-winged guy looked to his left and watched the helicopters leaving. "…Understood," he nodded after a moment, listening to the earphone in his ears. He looked at the white-winged girl. "We are asked to bring these two to Goldman first."

"Are they watching us from afar or something?" the winged girl asked, amused. "They sure know how to spy, but whatever." She nodded with a slight smile. The two of them quickly flew the opposite way where the two helicopters were heading, pulling Kai and Sachi along with them and both holding onto the rope tightly.

"Why. Can't. I. Take. This. Off!!" Tyson groaned angrily. He was trying to pull the rectangular glass off his right cheek, though he feared he might tear his skin off and stopped. He looked at everyone in the helicopter.

There was Robert, Xue, Eve, Rin, and Hilary. And the pilot man. Tyson saw Kai and Sachi being taken away earlier, which he's really worry about. On the other helicopter there must be Oliver, Enrique, Spencer, and Kenny. The groups were mixed up for Mr. Dickenson's plan, but will that affect anything? Tyson does not know that but then again it probably would not matter because now they cannot call out their bit beast because of these small glasses on them!

"I'll bring you all to America first," the pilot said, flying the helicopter as fast as it could. Even there were no more pursuers in sight; it is best to leave the skies as soon as possible before anything else happen. They are too vulnerable in the air. "I even lost contact with Mr. Dickenson's assistant… So please remain seated until we get there."

"…What do we do now?" Xue turned to Eve with a question look.

Eve looked back at him, uncertain. She touched the small glass on her right wrist, thinking quietly.

Hilary looked over to Rin's small glass. "Does it hurt?" she asked, wondering if it does or not.

Rin smiled. "It doesn't. I'm rather relieved."

"Huh? Why's that?" Tyson blinked.

Rin smiled again. "…No particular reason," she said. She knows her bit beast will not come and bother her now that this small piece of glass is preventing it from reacting to her feelings. She hummed to herself, looking out the window.

"Aren't you worried about your sister?" Tyson asked. Rin looked somewhat happy about the situation they are in. Her own sister had just been capture! Why is she so calm?

Rin glanced at him. "A little," she said. She does not know if she should worry or not. She does not know Sachi that well enough and they only just met. There's no special bond between the two of them yet so Rin just does not feel anything about it. "But now that we're out here with no bit beast… what's the point of going? I knew I shouldn't have come here…"

"Why are you saying that?" Hilary asked her with a light glare. "Why are you so relaxed? Your twin sister… aren't you worry about her? I am! Especially Kai!"

Eve looked over the younger teenagers and sighed.

Rin was puzzled. "…Kai?" she asked, her voice in high pitch. "What's this got to do with him?" Hilary slapped her forehead and turned away without another word. Rin shrugged and looked back outside.

Rin seemed like a different person now. Although, what do they know about her? They just met after all.

Tyson turned to Robert. "So…" he began. Since Robert is older than the rest of them, he might know what to do from here and Tyson does not have any other ideas. "What do you think we should do when we land?"

Robert stared at Tyson for a moment. "We'll see," he said.

"I'm going off to find Jamie when we get there," Xue announced with a bright smile. Behind his smile, he was worried about Sachi. Maybe she will be okay. Oh yeah, she's with Himawari-chan. She'll be just fine… Xue nodded to himself. He could see Kai and Sachi getting along just fine together in the enemy's hands.

"Uh…" Kenny looked at the guys in the helicopter.

Enrique felt uncooperative now that he cannot summon Amphisbaena. There are only guys on the helicopter too so he felt even more discourage about going to China. Oliver is trying to talk it out with him. Spencer sat quietly, waiting until they reach to their destination. Since there's nothing they can do to help Kai and Sachi, he should focus on his task. It's not like he likes working for Mr. Dickenson, but seeing Bryan again would be nice. Enrique and Oliver were talking too loud.

Kenny rubbed the back of his head. "How did this happen to me?" he moaned silently.

"Ow!" Sachi cried. She was still tied face to face with Kai. They were thrown into the back of the truck and she fell on her back, hitting the back of her head. "Owww…"

Kai glared and turned his head as the truck closes by the black and white winged couple. "Where are you taking us?" Kai demanded. But then they closed the door. Kai looked around the dark truck. A dim light was lighted around the corners. He could see some meat hanging up inside the truck and the air felt cool. "We're… in a freezer…? That's not good," Kai said. He hoped they will not freeze. He looked at Sachi. Her eyes were closed. "Ruby?"

"Shh…" she hissed. "…I need to hear what's going on outside."

Kai blinked and listened as well. He could hear faint voices from outside.

"You two done your job well," a man said. "Not what I expected, but this will do. The both of you should go after Dragoon before they get to America."

"No problem," a girl's voice said with cheerfulness.

"Let's go," a guy said with annoyance.

Flaps of wings were heard and then it faded away.

Kai glared. "Damn… they must work for the Silver Company. Now they're going to go after Tyson…"

Sachi shivered. "Is this some kind of freezer, Kai?" she asked, turning her head. "I can sense… some kind of non-living objects in here… are they food? Speaking of food, I'm getting hungry."

"You can sense them?" Kai questioned.

"Yeah," she answered. "Viper's ability helps me feel things. My Second Form."

Kai looked puzzled. "If you're saying you're in Viper's form… then what about the tiger? You can change through the chimera's individual abilities?"

"I think so," she said. "I just learned Hajime's Second Form last night."

"Then…" he stared at her. "When you're in the tiger's form… you can see?"

She slightly smiled. "Something like that. But now I can't do anything. I still really can't use Hajime's Second Form yet and I only know the Aura Ability. I don't know what else I can do in Viper's Second Form… I don't even know how to heal like she can either."

"…She?" Kai questioned. "Bit beasts have gender?"

"Like I know."

"And that glass on your forehead…" Kai looked at it. The truck started to move. He turned away. "Where are they taking us?"

Sachi shivered again. Strange… I'm getting cold too soon… She clutch her eyes shut, shaking her head. "Are you okay, Kai?"

"Yeah."

"You've been looking up for a long time," she said. "If you're tired, you can lean on me."

Kai blushed a little. The ropes around them only wrapped around to their elbows down to their knees so he had kept his head as high as possible. He did not want to get close to her head. "I'm fine," he told her. He stared at her for a moment through the dim lights. "What about you? How are you feeling? You… look a little pale."

Sachi moved around a little. "Do y-you know anything about s-snakes?" she asked, her voice shaking from the cold.

"Not really. Why?"

She started to shiver and could not stop it. "Snakes are reptiles… they're cold blooded, right?"

Kai knew where she was going with this. "Reptiles have no control over their own body temperature…" he said, thinking out loud. She kept shivering and he does not feel that cold yet. "Wait… but you're human. How can it affect you?"

She shook her head, clueless. "I have no idea. The Second Form is not going away for some reason. Well, I didn't really master it. And now that I think about it… was I always in Viper's form from the very beginning?" If so… and if Viper's Second Form goes away, will she be able to see? Does that mean she never lost her eyesight because of Leonardo?

The rectangular glass on her forehead glowed faintly back and forth. Kai took a closer look at it but found nothing wrong with it, beside it is cracked. Why did it crack? Was it because she called forth Hajime's Second Form? Why was that again?

Kai's eyes widen. I was falling that time. He remembered. Sachi had her Aura Ability so she must have sense that Kai was falling down from the helicopter when the black winged guy kicked him. She did that to… save me? He thought. Her bit beast was strong enough to break through the rectangular glass, although it was still on her skin. Or was it that she was really worried about him and tried her hardest to use Hajime's Second Form? Anyone would have done it though. He told himself. But who else would have jump down and hold my hand?

Her actions were confusing him. Was it because she liked him? Or was it because she just wanted to? He remembers what Xue had told him too, which was the time when Xue was begging for his advises. Xue had told Kai about the time Sachi had worked hard to get Dranzer back once she knew Eve was not dead. What was Sachi thinking when she tried to get his Dranzer back? What was her reason for getting it back for? How did she lose her arm? Who was it all for?

Sachi turned her head and coughed. The cold air she was breathing in is making it hard for her to breathe properly. "Oh wow…" she said and then coughing again. "This is not how a snake feel, right? They fall asleep… but why am I still wide awake?"

Kai looked at her as she sighed tiredly. They did not talk for a while. She kept coughing. He lowered his body and put his head next to hers on the ground. Her body felt really cold. Sachi felt his warm face and their cheeks touched one another. He moved his hand and reached for hers, struggling in the ropes around them. He held her cold hand, rubbing them.

Another empty feeling. Sachi opened her eyes. Did I really use to like Kai? She wondered. She does not know. His body felt so warm, but she does not feel anything. She closed her eyes and stay quiet.

He closed his eyes as well. Who was it all for… Ruby? He wanted to ask. Her reply may be what he thinks it is but he wanted to hear her answer right from her. For some reason he knew she most likely would not say so he did not ask. He just lay still, keeping her as warm as possible.