Hey! Sorry it's taken a while, but I wanted to get this up before the holidays! I don't know when the next chapter will be up, but please bear with me! ^^
SLIGHT SPOILER: For those that have yet to read the manga, or no nothing about what's in it: In the manga, Lee and Mariah are cousins. It doesn't directly state this in the anime, and in this fic, I'm sticking with the manga on this one.
WARNINGS FOR CHAPTER: There is slight suggestive stuff on both human and bitbeast kind. I hope to keep it to a minimum, but sometimes it doesn't work that way. If it makes anyone uncomfortable, just skip over it. Sometimes people think its disgusting when others write/talk about it – bestiality that is. (For those that don't know what that is, bestiality is when a human and an animal…..do it……yeah….freaky….
Kai? Do disclaimer?
Kai – (sigh) Why do I always have to do it?
(puppy eyes)
Kai – (grrr) Dammit! Disclaimer: She doesn't own Beyblade.
-S-S-S-S-S-
CHAPTER SIX – A NEW ENEMY WITHIN
-S-S-S-S-S-
Jet sighed, rubbing his forefinger on the bridge of his nose. He was currently waiting for Max's mom Judy and Mariah to stop bickering. After he had practically dashed from the room that they had been in, Jet had made his way closer to Kai's location, and Dranzer's.
Dranon was ecstatic that his "claimed" was still alive and was pushing the young dark haired teen to run faster than lightning, and he had been, until a large rumbling caused part of the temple's roof to fall, trapping them in another room. They had tried moving the rocks, but they were just too big, and Jet was at his brink end. Dranon's power would get rid of the rubble, but that meant for his body to falter, rendering him unconscious for the next few hours.
At this rate, that was a risk he was willing to take.
It had nothing to do with Kai's current situation – well, partially. He knew that his phoenix was safe with Dranzer and the others, especially when he practically threatened Brooklyn to keep an eye on the teen.
No, that wasn't why he was willing to risk the depths of unconsciousness.
Judy and Mariah's shrill screaming was the reason.
Mariah had started panicking when the rubble fell, keeping them from reaching her cousin and Ray's boyfriend. Obviously, she didn't think that Lee could handle himself.
Judy had snapped at her because she was worried about the rest of her team as well, but the pink haired girl didn't seem to care all that much.
They had been bickering for going on ten minutes now, and still had not even stopped to breathe.
And Jet and Tala's patience were wearing thin.
"ENOUGH!" a voice cried, silencing the two.
All eyes darted to the frustrated neko-jin, his golden eyes betraying every emotion he was feeling at that present moment.
"Both of you just stop. I've had enough," Ray stated a little more calmly.
"So the kitten broke first," Tala muttered beside his darker counterpart.
Jet was as surprised at the red head. Ray had as much patience as Kai, if not a fraction less. Those two were always the last to break their cool.
"Mariah, I'm worried about Lee, too, but I know he can take care of himself. Plus, he's not alone. Judy, the others will be fine. They're stronger than you think. As for getting out of here, we need to figure that out instead of arguing amongst ourselves," the tiger continued.
Jet's eyes closed as he listened to the tiger explain their situation. Dranon, do you think that you can take over my body for a while?
You want me to take over and find the others? the dark bitbeast asked, wide eyed.
Jet snorted, gaining a raised eyebrow from his cousin in the aftermath. Can you?
I can, but you know the consequences.
I know them, but I've gotten stronger since the last time. I think I can hold out a little bit so we can get out of here. Tala can help me if I can't last that long.
He felt the wolf hesitate before answering a yes.
Dark eyes opened to gaze upon ice blue.
"You plan on switching places, don't you?" Tala asked. His cousin was the only experiment that Biovolt had started that actually worked. A human infused with a bitbeast.
Jet nodded. "It's the only way. You and Wolborg don't have the strength to switch yet. I know you've been trying, believe me." He smirked. "We are blood relatives, with our bitbeasts the same, deepening the bond between us. Whatever you try to do with your bitbeast, I know about, and Wolborg's complaining does not help when Kai and I are in the mood."
Tala's cheeks took on a red hue. "Too much info!" he cried, stepping back from his cousin, gaining the attention of everyone else. "I did not need to know that."
Jet's smirk never faltered. "Well, the next time you piss off your bitbeast in doing one of your little 'switching places' antics, don't go crying to Kai because I give you images of what we're doing at the time."
The white wolf's face turned a deeper shade of red, and if it went any more, he'd pass out.
"We have a deal?"
"Y-Yeah, deal. I won't do anything without calling you first."
The dark wolf smirked. "Good." He turned to their audience and shrugged. "You don't want to know." He smiled. "But I do have a way to get out of here and to the others."
"Really?! How, and why didn't you say something before?" Judy criticized.
Jet narrowed his eyes at the blond woman. "Listen, Judy, I would have said something earlier if you and pinky over there had not started arguing, and as for how, you'll see."
"Might as well tell them cause Dranon's not gonna feel like explaining this crap," Tala muttered, blush finally under control.
Jet sighed. He hated explaining things. That was Kai's job in the relationship, not his. "Listen, when I was in the abbey, Boris decided to do an experiment involving fusing humans and bitbeasts. Needless to say, I was his only accomplished experiment. My bitbeast, Dranon, and I can switch places, but it does take a lot of energy. Afterwards, I feel weak and will more than likely pass out, but that's to be expected.
"Now, Dranon and I are going to switch places because he's the only one whose able to move the rubble and get to Kai and the others. Please, don't piss him off," he begged/whined. He did not need a pissed off wolf to deal with later.
The others nodded.
Ray smiled. "Don't worry. Tala and I will take care of anyone who even tries to piss him off." He knew first-hand what a mad Dranon was like.
Lee made the mistake of accidentally insulting black wolves while watching a documentary on TV. Jet had been so relaxed with Kai in his arms, he didn't have enough warning as Dranon and him switch places. It took Jet trying to control him from the inside and Kai and Ray on the outside to keep him from killing the lion.
Ray shuddered at the memory.
Jet nodded at Ray's statement and closed his eyes. A dark aura appeared around his body as it seemed to relax completely without falling over. The aura disappeared as soon as it came as silver eyes opened. The dark wolf smirked at the neko-jin.
"Long time, no see, cub," Dranon stated.
Ray smiled slightly, but his eyes narrowed at the nickname. And he thought Tala's "kitten" nickname was annoying.
The wolf's smirk just grew as he gazed around the others before resting on Tala's own blue eyes. "Good to see you, too, (aisu)," he nodded.
"You as well, yoru," Tala said.
"So, we have seven beybladers, two adults, and two phoenixes missing?" he asked, slightly amused at the pile of rubble separating them from the door to the others.
"Two phoenixes?" Kenney questioned.
Dranon turned a silver eye at the strategist. "Jet's and mine."
Oliver tilted his head, green hair slipping out behind his ear. "Yours?"
"That's right, oh observant one," the wolf stated, inspecting the rubble a little bit more before deciding on how to get rid of it. "My Dranzer."
"Dranzer's alive?!" Tala exclaimed.
Dranon turned back to the white wolf, eyes narrowed in a combination of confusion and thought. "I guess until he's returned to his previous form, the three of us are the only ones able to feel him," he muttered as if he were talking with himself.
Tala tilted his head at the comment but said nothing as Dranon focused his power through his owner's body. Forcing the rubble to rise into the air, he motioned for the others to follow him to the other side. Once there, the blocks of stone returned to their previous place with a loud thud.
There, they made their way down the darkened hall.
-S-S-S-S-S-
"So, which one is the phoenix?" the creature asked again, getting a little annoyed at the lack of communication between himself and the humans beside him. Not that he really cared one way or another.
Dranzer growled low in his throat, keeping Kai out of range from any attack from the humans and away from those beady eyes of the creature. "It's been a while, hasn't it, Cartenon?" the red haired asked, baring his teeth. Oh, how he wished Dranon was there with him at the moment. Dranzer was still not up to full power yet, but his power was increasing with each passing second he spent with his young master.
Cartenon gazed at the phoenix for a moment before smirking widely. "Well, well, well, if it isn't my old fuck toy, Dranzer," he sneered.
Dranzer just growled, thinking back to the flashback that he had shared with Kai only a little while ago. The man that had known who and what Dranzer had been back then was the same creature that stood before him. Cartenon was the one who raped him for days along with any able-bodied soldier that he deemed fit. Dranzer had the pleasure of sealing his soul in a rat's body long ago. 'I guess this is what happens when your soul is just too evil to remain in an animal's body,' Dranzer mused to himself, suppressing the urge to hurl at the smell the rat creature was giving off. It made sewers smell like rose gardens.
The rat creature just continued to smirk despite the growing rage in the phoenix before him. "You can't possibly be the phoenix that these humans are after. So, where is the one that you're protecting?"
Out of nowhere, Dranzer produced a long spear-like weapon. The golden rag-covered handle reached far enough to make the blade three feet long and sharp enough to slice a stone in one swift movement. Markings covered the dirty rags in different patterns and sizes, seeming as if they were part of some sort of spell. Flames engulfed the blade as fire danced in the phoenix's eyes. He wasn't giving Kai up without a damn good fight, one that would result in his death should they take his master.
"I take it you're going to fight instead of hand him over like a good little soldier?" the creature smirked. "You always were a rebellious one."
A fine red eyebrow twitched at the comment. "Is talking still all you are good for? If so, you're worse off than I thought. Ugly, stinking, and worthless."
Kai listened to the two bitbeasts quarrel before him. Dranzer was doing his best to keep the rat creature from setting his sight on him. Why was only known to the phoenix.
"We need to find a way out of here," Lee whispered in his ear, eyeing the intruders with a wary gaze.
"I know, but until we know what we're up against, there's not much else we can do," the slate haired teen replied, taking off the sling his arm was in and wrapping the material around his waist like a belt.
Kai, little one, listen to me, Dranzer's voice echoed in his head.
Kai gazed at his bitbeast's back. What is it?
Tell the others to call out their bitbeasts. I'm not up to full strength, and until Dranon comes, I won't be able to hold off Cartenon on my own. I need their help, the phoenix replied, his muscles tensing as he saw the grotesque, rat creature begin pacing back and forth, looking for an opening to attack.
How can they do that?
Just tell them to focus on their bitbeasts and ask them to come out of their bitchips. The same way they would do it if in the arena.
Kai nodded ever so slightly and turned to the others, whispering the plan to Lee and watching as the chain of words reached every member.
They all nodded, each one getting out their beyblade.
Kai took in a deep breath as Cartenon got a little too close.
Dranzer slashed out at him quickly and efficiently, not even moving from his position. Cartenon backed off a step before the phoenix's blade made contact with his furry skin. Gods, how he hated being stuck in that damned body!
He growled at the red head, back leg muscles tensing, ready to pounce on the human phoenix. Before he did, though, a bright light of different colors invaded his vision, momentarily blinding him as he hissed and covered the beady orbs sensitive to any type of light. When he finally opened his eyes, more humans stood before him, behind and next to the phoenix.
He heard the humans gasp. They weren't expecting every one of the other kids' bitbeasts to come out and become human. Definitely not. Cartenon had only informed them of one, one that they had yet to see. The dark wolf.
The rat knew it was only a matter of time before the black haired wolf came, and he did not want to be there when he did.
The wolf still had a death threat to dish out.
A tall, black haired man spoke, pushing his long ponytail behind his shoulder, "Welcome back to the land of the living, Dranzer."
"Thank you, Galeon," Dranzer muttered, his attention still focused on the beings in front of him.
Lee stared at his bitbeast in utter amazement. Galeon stood tall and proud, a golden vest standing out against his tanned skin. Blue silk pants ajoined the attire as well as blue wrist guards and a silver cloth belt around his waist, though the shoes seemed to be amiss. His long black hair molded neatly into a ponytail, but if one looked close enough, they could see long white strands amongst the black. His eyes could rival the phoenix's with that almost-crimson gaze. 'Wow,' Lee thought, looking at the lion.
The rest looked at their bitbeasts-turned-humans as well.
Robert felt completely proud. Griffolyon stood beside him, basically towering over him. His pale skin contrasting with the short, spiked blue and white hair atop his head. He had a red mark along his left cheek, reaching from his eye to his jaw bone. His piercing red eyes reminded him of a ruby. Dark blue pants, complete with a silver, Victorian-style shirt and a blood red cloth belt matched well with his golden-brown gloves and boots.
Johnny felt the same as Robert but just didn't know it as he gaze up at Salamalyon. The salamander stood only a foot or two taller than the Scot with short blond hair that could rival Max's any day of the week. His red eyes matched Griffolyon's perfectly and seemed to stand out just like the blue and green markings that wound up and down the bitbeast's arms and neck, reaching to beyond his shirt line towards his back. He had on a tunic top that was a golden brown, the pants and boots dark shades of blue and green, almost like camouflage. The red cloth belt seemed to be slightly out of place.
Trygle and Rock Byson stood side-by-side their masters as well. Trygle was only a foot or two shorter than the bison, who stood almost as tall as Griffolyon. The eagle's skin color only a shade lighter than the other's, but his brown and gold hair did nothing to rival the dirty orange that sat atop the other's head. Trygle's gold eyes stood out against the shades of blue that consisted of his shirt, pants, and boots. His purple cloth belt and gloves helped complete the attire. Rock Byson, on the other hand, had blue eyes that matched the eagle's dress as well as a sky blue vest and silver pants that stood out against his dark skin. His shoes seemed to be missing just like Galeon's.
Zues stood in the back, towering over the rest of the bitbeasts, as he kept one eye on his master and the other two humans. The other was trained skillfully on Cartenon. The dark bitbeast's dark purple hair stood out against his pale skin, his forest green eyes tried to hide behind the red bangs that flitted out across his brow. His shirt, pants, and even boots were black that resembled his wings when in "beast form" while he had a blood red sash reaching from left shoulder to right hip, tucking underneath the gold cloth belt.
Cartenon gulped down a large lump that had formed in his throat after he surveyed who all had appeared in the room. The other bitbeasts stood behind Dranzer, who seemed to be radiating with a fiery rage, hoping to last long enough for his "claimed" to come.
Kai gazed at each bitbeast in human form, completely astounded at the similarities between the human and beast forms. He looked towards the doorway that stood behind the intruders. If only they could get there, or if Jet and the others would arrive, then he'd feel better.
Cartenon cleared his throat and glared at the bitbeasts, his form becoming even more ugly by the minute – if that was even possible. "You wanna dance?" he asked, his once calm demeanor completely erased and replaced with that of a killer. "Let's dance."
"Gladly," Dranzer said just as venomously.
"Don't worry, Dranzer," Cartenon smirked, trying to get the phoenix off balance. "I'll make sure that your little master will learn first hand what being a fuck toy is all about. That's my promise to you because I know that you liked it back then."
Dranzer growled, trying to keep a level head. As long as he was calm, he would not snap and make a mistake that could end up causing that beast's statement to come true.
"Enough talk, Cartenon," the phoenix replied icily. "Let's go."
-S-S-S-S-S-
(aisu) – ice, Japanese
-S-S-S-S-S-
Sorry to leave on a cliffy, but I really needed to get this up before I leave for home. I won't be near internet from Wednesday afternoon till Sunday afternoon due to the holidays. I'll see ya then, but please review! I'll even put up highlights!
HIGHLIGHTS
Dranzer and the other bitbeasts battle, and more old enemies come into the picture. Dranon and the others come upon a scene that will cause the wolf to make a decision that might mean his separation from Jet forever.
Find out next time, and I hope to get it up soon!
Ja Ne!