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Blading Brings People Together
Chapter 10: And Enter Da Xiang!
There was a loud BANG, and a huge dust cloud covered the stadium.
"A GIANT dust cloud has covered the stadium! Nobody can see a thing! What has happened?" The Australian DJ yelled, squinting at the stadium.
As the dust cleared, it could be easily be told that it was the end of the battle... 'ALEX' HAD WON!
But Renee was lying motionlessly on the floor, unconscious, Earth Arachnid beside her.
Lightning Accipiter was still spinning, the dark blue aura around it disappearing.
'Alex' was standing, grinning like a maniac.
"Alex! What did you do?" Charice shouted.
"I won… I brought back a win!" 'Alex' giggled, before collapsing into a heap on the floor.
Accipiter flew back to Alex's open hand.
"Th-the battle is over! Alex has won, but both bladers have fallen unconscious! We'll have to postpone the next battle until tomorrow!"
"Alex!" The members of Team RLS ran over to their fallen teammate, while Team Web-Spinners rushed over to theirs.
"Renee!"
"Alex, what did you do? I know I told you to bring us a win, but you didn't have to knock Renee out, or lose control!" Charice snapped.
"Alex! What was that?" Miku cried, hitting her still teammate.
"Calm down, Miku. Still, Alex did go… a little crazy." Mitsuki soothed.
"A LITTLE crazy? Mitsuki's gone crazy too!" Miku started punching Mitsuki, who winced.
"Miku, calm down. Mitsuki's done nothing wrong." Charice said, gently pulling Miku away from Mitsuki. "What's more worrying is… why did Alex lose control like that? It's important that we find out before it gets worse. Someone could get killed!"
"K-killed?" Mitsuki choked as a medical team made their way over to the two unmoving bladers.
"Yes, killed. This… could be more serious than we thought." Charice narrowed her eyes when half of the medical team lifted up Alex onto a stretcher and hurried him out of the stadium. Renee's stretcher quickly followed.
Team Web-Spinners trailed after Renee, leaving without a second glance.
"We should go to the hospital. Maybe they'll be able to figure out what it was."
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"What do you mean? You haveto know!" Miku screeched, lunging forward at the doctor.
"Miku, calm down!" Charice growled, pulling Miku back by her arms. "If the doctor doesn't know, he doesn't know. Sorry about that; she's a little stressed." She added to the doctor, who nodded gingerly in response and left rather swiftly. Charice let go of Miku.
"So it's you." The trio turned to see Aaden glaring at them.
"What about us?"
"You killed Renee!"
"… We didn't kill her. Plus, it was Alex, not us. And Alex went crazy. Insane. Wild." Charice corrected.
"So? You knew he was going to do that, therefore, you sent him in deliberately!" Aaden reproached the team.
"Er… nooo." Charice said, drawing out the vowel. "That was as much as a surprise to us as it was to you."
"Yeah right. I'm gonna avenge Renee, just you wait!" Aaden swore, before running off.
"Aiyah, seems like someone's in trouble."
A/N: And… insert…
The trio spun around to see… the same boy that Charice had a staring contest with in her trials.
"What's your problem? Are you stalking me or something?" Charice asked, her voice becoming dangerously quiet. And when her voice went quiet, you'd better watch out. "First, one of our team members goes insane, then we're accused of sending him in on purpose, and now I discover that I'm being stalked! This is the bestday of my life."
"I'm not stalking you. You've only seen me twice. I'm a spectator. Nothing more." The boy smirked.
"… What are you doing here, then?" Charice questioned, causing the boy's smirk to vanish.
"I hate perceptive people like you."
"So you are a stalker!"
"Am not! Aiyah, stop accusing me of being a stalker! I'm not!"
"Who are you then?"
"I'm confused, are you?" Miku asked Mitsuki, who dipped her head in reply.
"How do they know each other?"
"… Fine. I'm a blader. Name's Da Xiang." Da Xiang held out his hand.
"A blader? … You're not a stalker then?"
"NO!"
"'Kay. Just making sure. Still, why are you here?"
"I think I might know what's wrong with Alex."
"You do?" The team said hopefully.
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"Here it is. The Shadow Pearl." Da Xiang showed the threesome a relic, dusty book.
"The Shadow Pearl?" The gang echoed.
"It's a dark purple pearl that was cursed so that it influenced anyone who stayed too close to it for too long. It would drive them to insanity, usually having random outbursts at any time." Da Xiang explained.
"But… that was the first time it happened… and it was right in the middle of a bey battle. Surely that's not random?" Charice pointed out.
"I've told you what I think. It's up to you to decide whether you believe it or not." Da Xiang started to leave.
"Where is this pearl found?" Charice asked quickly.
"The Old Ruins."
-XD-
"And why do we have to go with you on this potentially dangerous trip?" Kyoya groaned.
"Are you saying you're scared, Kyoya?" Charice taunted, grinning maliciously.
"No! I'm just asking why…"
"Kyoya's scared of a pearl, Kyoya's scared of a pearl, Kyoya's scared of a pe-"
"Oh shut up! I'll go then!" Kyoya snarled.
"Thought you'd say yes. Nile?"
"…" Nile was silent.
"Earth to Nile! Are you coming to the ruins?"
"Hmm? Yeah…" Nile said, half-awake.
"Good! Off we go on a potentially dangerous trip with some stranger where we could possibly lose our minds!" Charice chirped happily.
"WHAT?" Nile yelled, jerking out of his 'zone-out' moment. "I'm not doing that!"
"You said yes: you're coming even if I have to drag you!" Charice sang joyfully.
"… WHY IS SHE IN SUCH A GOOD MOOD?"
... ISHT DA XIANG! YAY! ME HAS AN IMPORTANT NOTICE!
IMPORTANT: Fan-fiction is still deleting stories than contain yaoi, yuri, lemons, violence, stories based on songs, and others… so… nearly every story on the site. Most everyone knows of the petition going around. If you haven't signed it, the link is on DarkHeartInTheSky's profile. But there is more we can do.
A Black-out Day is being organised. On June 23rd (that is, according to GTM timing, so that we know we're doing it together), do NOT go onto fan-fiction if you want to keep most of these stories. Don't read, don't review, don't message your friends, don't update. If enough people participate, then the site will notice, and will realize we take our stories seriously.
Please spread the word any way you can, in any fandom! The motto of fanfiction is "Unleash Your Imagination." How can we if we're being given a LONG list of what we cannot write?
June 23rd. Remember it. Please. EVEN THOUGH IT IS TOMMOROW!
Important notice over.
QUESTIONS:
ICHI! WHO HERE LOVES DA XIANG? I KNOW I DO!
NI! Will they survive… THE OLD RUINS? *CREEPY CREEPER VOICE*
RANDOM QUESTION! You like pandas, yes? Say yes!
SAN! WOULD YOU SURVIVE… THE OLD RUINS? *CREEPY CREEPER VOICE*
SI! DA XIANG IS AWESOME, YES? SAY YES!
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