Kai unlocked the door and opened it. It was all dark inside, and for a couple of seconds he was unable to see anything. Then, slowly, someone came out of the shadows. He felt like he could stand at that same spot forever. His little sister was pale, like the snow, her blue eyes had no light. Her hair (light blue) reached to her waist, and she was way too skinny. They looked into each others eyes for a long time, not really believing what they saw. Kai didn't say anything, just walked forward and embraced her, like she was the only that was real. She felt so tiny in his arms, and he was afraid that if he let go, she would disappear. They stood like that for å long time, before Kai suddenly remembered the time.

"We don't have much time," he said, looking into Anya's teary eyes. "We have to go."

"Anywhere," she whispered with a smile. Kai took her hand and led her and the boy out of the dungeons. All the halls they passed, were now empty. Suddenly, Kai felt a familiam warmth in his pocket.

Dranzer, what's the matter?

::: They are waiting:::

Well, yeah, I know. We're on our way out right now.

::: Not them, someone else:::

And thats when he saw them. He slowed down, and then stopped. They were standing in the entrance hall. Outside the windows, he could see a dusin of cars parked in the street, and some of them, he saw, were police cars.

"C'mon, Kai," Anya said, pulling his sleeve. But Kai could hear them now, that slow, sad song in his heart. Shadows were running over the walls, and even the floor. He knelt down in front of his little sister.

"Anya, I need you to listen to me. You have to get out, now. Find your cousin, Gryff, he's outside waiting for us."

"I'm not leaving without you," Anya said, now crying. She looked so small and helpless, Kai felt his heart break only by looking at her.

"Its okay, I'm coming too. Theres just something really important I have to do first, okay?" Anya nodded, drying her cheeks with her hands. Kai embraced her again, and then rose to his feet. Anya looked at him one last time, took the little boys hand, and started running for the door. Just then, someone came running out of a door nearby, nearly running into Anya. Kai first thought they were guards, and quickly grabbed Dranzer, but he then saw Tala's familiar red hair.

"Tala! Bryan! Have you-"

"Kai, are you insane!?" Tala yelled. Bryan grabbed Anya and the boy and started runnig for the entrance door. "Get out of here, now!"

"I can't, not yet. Tala, please just trust me." Tala then saw the shadows on the walls, and nodded. He understood. He ran after Bryan, and soon they were all out of the Abbey. Kai was the only one left.

"No. Not the only one." He turned to the shadows and saw that they had now turned into light instead. Kai tried to relax, as they came closer. Suddenly, they all changed. In a second, the hall was filled with children again, only that these children were shining like hundreds of stars. Kai was nearly blinded by the light and had to cover his eyes. When he finally looked up, he looked into Falco's eyes.

"Thanks for coming back," Falco said. Kai nodded. He looked down at his hands, and knew what he had to do. Just like he'd done in that church. He reached out to them, and suddenly the light became too strong for him to be able to see. But he knew it was working. He opened his eyes, and saw that the dark hall had turned into a world of bright light. Everywhere, he saw children laugh and hug each other. And then he saw her. Kai started walking towards one of the human stars, and saw that she froze in fear as he stopped in front of her. Kai reached out his hand and placed it on her shoulder.

"Hey," he said. "There's nothing to forgive." He knew that she was the only one who had heard. Helena nodded.

"I am so sorry," she whispered. "It shouldn't have ended like this." Helena's eyes were shining like the purest silver, and Kai knew that this was the real her. The Helena he'd seen outside Hiwatari Castle hadn't been real, at least not to him. He felt a sadness in his heart, but still he knew that this probably was for the best.

"You know what? It doesn't have to." And then he leaned forward and kissed her. Her lips felt like satin, and for a couple of seconds, she couldn't have been more real. The lights around them disappeared, and they were the only one left. Only Helena's light lit up the hall. Kai could feel the light disappear, and when he opened his eyes, Helena was gone. He felt so cold, and he couldn't move. Just standing there, where she had last been, was a comfort.

"Look at that!" Ray said, pointing at the hundreds of kids running out of the entrance doors.

"No, look at that!" Tyson said, and turned towards the road, where twenty police cars where now parked, dusins of people coming out and running with their guns lifted. The air seemed filled with voices, as the kids stopped outside, and formed a huge crowd. Ray had to fight his way to the nearest policeman, who looked like the one in charge.

"Thank you for coming," Ray said, holding out his hand. "I'm Ray Kon." The policeman shook his hand and nodded.

"Maybe you can tell me what's going on here!?" he said, looking totally confused as he looked at the huge crowd of kids.

"These children need to be taken care of," Ray said. "You will find that many of them have been kidnapped from their families." The policeman looked at him like Ray was the one who needed to be taken care of.

"Are you sure? I thought this was a training facility for young beybladers, we thought there was some sort of fire." And Ray could actually now see two firetrucks just aroundt the corner. Yeah, you're gonna need them, he thought.

"Listen, we have to get everyone outta here, now! Please, just trust me, its very important." Ray turned and ran into the crowd. Tyson, Runa and Loki understood, and did the same.

"Keep moving!" Ray yelled, so everyone could hear him. "Quickly, get away from the building!" He didn't have to tell them twice, they were used to obeying orders. At once the crowd started to move. Ray stopped and turned as he saw something yellow near the police cars. Three policemen had started closing the area with yellow ducktape. Apparenty, they had seen Gryffs body. Most of the kids were now on the other side of the ducktape.

Suddenly, one of the kids turned and ran back towards the entrance doors. Ray catched her mid-way and tried making her go back.

"No!" she yelled at him. "Please, my brother is still inside, I have to-"

She never finished her sentence. Both of them stopped fighting and just stared in disbelief, as all the windows facing the road exploded, and flames of fire lit up the whole building.

Ray grabbed the little girl by the wrist just in time to stop her from running towards the entrance. But he didn't really pay much attention to her. He stared in disbelief at the mansion that used to be the Abbey. The most feared building in Moscow would be gone within the night. He felt the heat in his face, smelled the smoke in the air, saw the red and orange flames through the windows, heard the sound of walls and furniture falling apart.

"No..." the girl sobbed. Ray looked down at her. Her eyes were huge and filled with unshed tears. Around him he could sense that firemen ran past him to try to put out the fire. He knew it would be close to impossible, and so did they. Tyson stood beside him now and lay a hand on his shoulder.

"Ray," he whispered into his ear. "We did it." Ray nodded.

"Yeah, we did."

Max stood by the yellow ducktape and watched the raging fire. Loki held Runa around her shoulders, both with a triumphant smile on their face. Max also felt the warm feeling of triumph inside him, just like winning a battle. Only that this time, they had saved hundreds of kids, and that made everything so much better.

"Hey," Runa said, smiling at him. "You okay?"

"Yeah," Max said. "Though I'm sorry about Gryff. What he did..." Max shook his head in disbelief. "He probably saved us all, you know." Runa nodded. She bowed her head and looked down at the melting snow around her feet.

"And still," she whispered. "I can't make myself feel sorry." Max frowned.

"Why not?"

Runa smiled and looked up, into his eyes. "Didn't you see his face? He's with Nox now. He's home, where he belongs. And we are the ones who will follow him, one day. If there's any winners here today, its him."

Max nodded, satisfied with her answer. "I guess you're right." He looked up at the thick black smoke rising from the fire. Fire... Something bugged him. Something distant and unclear, like a dream. The feeling of heat in his face, the roaring inferno blinding him, knowing that someone he knew was still inside. The dream...

"Runa!" Max yelled, making Runa jump in surprise. "Did every one make it outside?" Both Runa and Loki looked a bit troubled about his concern.

"Uhm, yeah. We got all the kids out, I think. Tala and Brian searched the whole mansion, and are now talking to the police. Tyson and Ray are standing over there, by the firemen."

"Okay..." Max said. "But then..." His eyes went wide with realisation. "And Kai!?" He asked, close to yelling now. Runa opened her mouth to answer, but suddenly she frowned and slowly closed it. "Oh my god..."

"No." Max shook his head slowly. He looked at the mansion, while walking towards it slowly.

"Max, come back here!" Loki yelled and grabbed his shoulder. But Max shook him off, and started running. He ran past the policemen, through the remaining crowd of kids, and over the yard leading to the entrance. He heard Ray yelling at him to stop, then all sounds disappeared, before the south wing fell apart. Max stopped and watched as the roof became a dark hole.

"KAI!" For a second he was sure it was he who had shouted his name. A fireman pushed him back, away from the mansion. Away from his long lost friend.

"Don't tell us to give up." Max turned and saw a little girl standing behind him. Ray was holding her hand in a firm grip. "He would never give up on you."

Kai tried to get up on his feet, but he could no longer feel his legs, nor his arms. He coughed and tried to move his arms to cover his face. He was so close. He could see the entrance doors, or what was left of them. The smoke burned in his eyes and lungs. He started to feel dizzy and weak, and he hated it. As the world went dark, he felt nothing but sadness, as he knew that when he now finally had found his little sister, he wouldn't live to spend one last day with her.

"We have to go..." Kai whispered.

"Anywhere," she said, deep inside his mind.