Just Give Up...
" what a strange kid..."
" He scares me..."
" He is just creepy..."
I used to overhear them whispering about me when I used to walk in the school hall, every day, every morning...
" Why don't you just disappear?"
A kid told me with a taunting smirk after he pushed me, his friend poured a whole bucket of cold water with ice on me. I was shivering as my clothes and my bang clang to my body. I felt so cold and... So betrayed...
" He is cheating!"
" There is no way someone like him can win!"
Even after years passed, I still am the target of bullying. No one had acknowledged my possibilities as an LBX player, always thinking that I was cheating, only because my look didn't give that I was strong? Because I'm a little bit different than other kids?
" Don't you even dare fool us again!"
I looked up at the sky from my position on the ground, all beat up. My destroyed two Mad Dogs were thrown next to me. What did they do to be destroyed like that, my LBXs? What did I do to deserve all of this?
" Do you wish to make them pay back?"
My eyes snapped wide open at the L mark that appeared on the screen of my CCM. It somehow resembled a dragon.
" If you wish to make them pay back, I have the power to grant you that wish."
Since then, I've followed Leviathan. He was the only one to acknowledge my possibilities, my abilities, he was the first to accept me as I was...
The field of the D egg faded as Aizawa fell back with wide eyes, he couldn't believe he had lost.
Ban let out a breath as Odin flew back to him. Lilyan had a wide smile across her face.
Lilyan: " you activated the special mode!"
Unicorn: " you were awesome!"
Odin: " I felt more powerful! No wonder it's considered a trump card!"
Ban nodded with a smile for he never thought he will be using that mode again. He had some troubles activating it since their fight with Mizel.
Looking back at the area surrounding them, he could see that the LBXs where wiped off by his friends. Jessica was talking to someone over the phone before turning to everyone.
Jessica: " Takuya-san said the Fire Sweet are on their way here. They will take care of him as well."
Ban looked back to the boy who kneeled down as he collected the remains of his LBXs and much to his surprise, he was able to see tears falling down, though the boy was trying to cover his face with his hat.
Ban narrowed his eyes as he walked off to him.
Ban: " Aizawa..."
The boy looked up with a glare, his tears still gathering at the corners of his eyes. Ban gave him a smile.
Ban: " you're pretty good. That was a nice battle."
The boy blinked. He didn't see that coming.
Ban: " you do have potentials, and most of all, you love LBXs don't you. Let's battle some other time."
He offered him a hand to help him to his feet. The boy stared at the hand extended at him, wondering what to do. Leviathan was the only one who acknowledged him. Was. But now this man right there, right then, had acknowledged his strength.
Ban: " LBXs aren't something to be played with feelings of hatred, else you may lose your way and hurt them. Start again. I know you can do it."
Aizawa finally took the man's hand after a long debate and stood up, as he looked at the older brunette, he couldn't help but admiring him.
Aizawa: " it was awesome..."
Ban: " eh!"
Aizawa looked away with a blush.
Aizawa: " the WX Mode, it was really awesome. Losing to such mode, I don't have any regrets about it."
Ban managed a small smile at that. Aizawa looked down at what was left of his LBXs.
Aizawa: " when I fix them, will you battle me again?"
Ban had a wide grin on his face.
Ban: " anytime you want!"...
Soon, the Fire Sweet were there. Aizawa was taken for questioning while the young adults and Mizel headed back to tiny orbit.
As they reached the company, they saw Arata and the other students of Kamui Daimon already there.
Ban: " what happened?"
Arata sighed.
Arata: " more L virus attacks."
Mirai: " they're still spreading it!"
Hikaru nodded.
Hikaru: " we're just back from a battle with one of the L Virus users. How was it with you?"
Mizel: " we've got the message."
Hiro: " but we couldn't understand most of it."
Takuya: " alright. Let's wait until everyone is here first."...
In a town of Tokio City, a long green haired boy sat down on a bench in the train station. He looked down at his hand as memories from the past haunted him.
His hand shook everytime he recalled the instant his butler passed away in his arms while he couldn't do a thing. Gendou quickly clenched his fist and squinted his eyes in determination.
Gendou: ' Ayabe... I will make sure to create the future you've longed for.'
" Gendou."
He was pulled back to reality by the call of the LBX in his pocket. Gendou realized the train had already arrived and so he stood up, picking up his bag and walking to the train...
Zenon sighed for the tenth time as he was trying to get his player to leave the screen and hurry to join the others in Takuya's office.
Jin: " I will finish reading those reports and then head out."
Zenon peered at the screen.
Zenon: " why are you reading old reports of bombing? Do you have something in mind about the World Savers?"
Jin narrowed his eyes.
Jin: " I'm trying to figure out their pattern."
Zenon: " what do you mean?"
Jin: " I want to know, what the World Savers were actually after."
Zenon sighed again and sat on the end of the desk.
Zenon: " you still didn't get your mind out of what Seredy told you."
No answer came from the man.
Zenon: " I thought the battle with Ban helped you sort your doubts, but you seem more confused to me."
Jin merely looked down. There was a lot in his mind. A lot of questions he needed answers to. But he never found them.
He stood up then, not that he finished his work, but that he didn't want this conversation with Zenon to get longer for he knew his LBX won't stop until he finds out what was actually going with him.
Jin: " let's go."...
Gouda: " Ban what!"
Sendou made sure to close the man's dangling jaw before turning to the red head, an eyebrow rised up.
Sendou: " and where did you hear that?"
Ran: " Jessica, she said they had been dating for a year now."
Asuka: " heh! I've never heard of that!?"
She said glancing back to the brunette who was still talking with Takuya. Ran put a finger on her mouth to hush her down.
Ran: " I didn't too! It was a surprise!"
Jin walked in just at that moment only for Ran to wave him over.
Ran: " Jin, you should listen to this... Turns out Ban had been dating for a while... Can you believe that?"
Jin blinked at them.
Jin: " yeah, it's their anniversary in a few months. I Don't get what the fuss about."
Gouda: " you knew!"
He nodded.
Jin: " Don't tell me you guys didn't know he was dating?"
Sendou: " how comes we didn't know?"
Kazu scratched his head as he walked over to them along with Ami.
Kazu: " sorry, we did want to tell you but we didn't have the chance to."
Gouda: " to think that Ban is already dating. I can't believe I lost to him."
Ami sweat dropped at his frustrated face.
Ami : " you could have been the first to date if you just opened your eyes a bit."
Gouda looked back at her, blinking twice.
Gouda: " what do you mean?"
Elie barged in at that moment and hugged her brother, to which the brunette smiled as he returned the hug.
Beargguy: " when she knew of the attack on the fan club, she got really worried."
Beargguy commented as he flew next to the twins.
Ban: " I'm fine, there is no need to worry."
Elie: " I will stop worrying when you stop getting yourself into deadly fights."
Ban patted her head with a chuckle.
Ban: " after we finish this one fight, I promise."
Elie sighed but nevertheless nodded. She wondered how her brother can still be determined to fight even after everything that happened? She couldn't help but smile as she recalled him at the Innovators incident. When did he grow up so much? He is not the same person who would back and cry for the death of someone anymore. He was more steadier and wiser.
On the other hand, she couldn't help but worry about the other man. The one who used to be determined despite everything, she can now see him wavering with doubt. Jin was falling down to an abyss of doubts with no way up. And worst of all, he wasn't seeking help.
She wished she could help him, but if Jin doesn't want to be helped, she can do nothing. Her brother told her a few days that Jin will pull through. She didn't know why he was sure but she guessed he had challenged him to a battle. She wished her brother was right.
Takuya: " is everyone here?"
A collective nod came as an answer and Takuya looked at the green haired kid who soon played the record on the screen. As the man spoke about the old man Ben, something in Elie's mind clicked.
Jessica: " this is all, we couldn't figure much as well."
Takuya sighed at her words and Cobra mussed his hair.
Cobra: " this man doesn't intend to make it easier for us to find him!"
Mizel: " if he does, Leviathan may reach to him before us."
Elie grabbed to her brother's arm and he looked back at her.
Ban: " what's wrong?"
Elie: " I actually may have figured out something."
Everyone looked up at her.
Elie: " the old man Ben ringing the bell, is also known as Big Ben."
Everyone blinked at that.
Elie: " it's an old story. Long time ago, there was an old and short man named Ben who people used to snub because of his height. As he took on the duty to ring the very huge bell of the clock everyday, everyone then called him Big Ben. And that's how the name of Big Ben came up."
Ban had his eyes wide mildly as he got what she meant.
Ban: " and Big Ben was the old name of the Britannia Clock Tower before it was rebuild again in Brinton."
Elie nodded.
Elie: " it was badly damaged during a past civil war and so they rebuild it Brinton with another name."
Hiro shot her a stunned look.
Hiro: " I never knew the Britannia Clock Tower had such story."
Elie smiled sheepishly.
Elie: " not a lot of people knew of it as I told you. There is no tell it was even real."
Jun'ichirou then rubbed his chin.
Jun'ichirou: " Big Ben... Brinton... Stargazing..."
His eyes widened as he got where the next message was. But before he could open his mouth, an employee called Takuya. As his face was projected on the screen, everyone were able to see how worried he was.
Employee: " president Takuya, LBX attacks had been reported all around Tokio City!"
Takuya then stood up from his desk as the shock took over him. Footages from security cameras all over Tokio City were shown, everyone had their eyes wide as they saw a bunch of the new type of Killer Droid parading the city.
People were hurrying to run away while the Fire Sweet's forces were doing their best to push back the attackers. But as expected, they couldn't do much to the dragon like robots.
Evangeline : " why are they attacking all of the sudden?"
No one could provide her with the answer she wished for. Ban quickly snapped back to reality and looked at everyone.
Ban: " we have to stop them!"
Everyone nodded in unison and were about to leave the office when Mizel suddenly stopped them. His eyes were narrowed as he looked down.
Mizel: " someone is trying to hack through Tiny Orbit's Network."
The all looked at him and his eyes suddenly widened.
Mizel: " it's Dream Future! It seems they're trying to call us."
He looked at Takuya, wondering whether he was wanting to receive the call. Takuya then nodded at the boy. Mizel nodded back as his eyes glowed in red.
The hologram screen then appeared showing a red dot blinking for a few seconds. The dragon shaped red L mark then formed around it.
Everyone were bewildered and their jaws dropped to the ground as they realized it.
Haruka: " Levia... Than..."
Mizel: " he was the one trying to hack the network?"
Soon the L mark dissipated as a certain person appeared on the screen. Grey hair, dark eyes hidden behind glasses, a white lab coat. Jin, Eva and Yuuya immediately recognized him and a shiver ran down the latter's spine at his sight.
Jin: " Gichii..."
He said through gritted teeth, the man had a sinister smirk on the face.
Gichii: " I'm honored, Kaidou-sensei's grandson still remember me."
Jin's eyes flared with anger, he could by no mean forget the one who hurt Yuuya.
Gichii: " then, it will make things easier for me then."
The man's smirk faded into a terrifying glare.
Gichii: " Kaidou Jin, surrender to us."
Everyone had shocked and confused looks as they kept shifting their eyes between Jin and the other man.
Gichii: " as you already were informed, our Killer Droids are all over the city, and more are on their way there. If you surrender yourself, we will pull our forces quietly. If you don't, don't blame us if a few lives were taken."
Yuuya was clicking his tongue in fury.
Yuuya: " you... What do you intend to do to Jin-Kun?"
Gichii's smirk returned as he looked down at them.
Gichii: " I will turn him into the strongest LBX player. You have one hour to decide what to do, Seekers. Those Killer Droids are not the same as the ones you fought against before. I advise you to hand Kaidou Jin over to us."
And the call ended. Simultaneously, all the Killer Droids around the city stopped their ambush...
Gichii smiled to himself as the call ended. He was very close to finish it, to finish the strongest LBX player ever. He couldn't hold back a loud laugh that ringed through the room.
" It seems you're enjoying yourself."
The green haired president of Dream Future walked out of the shadow with a sinister smirk as well.
Gichii: " of course I'm. I can finally give Leviathan the strongest LBX player he wished for. This player will be nothing like those who Leviathan had chosen."
Kazama Jinn chuckled at that.
Jinn: " I'm really glad that you think of Leviathan that much. Hopefully they won't cause us so much troubles and hand over the boy peacefully."
Gichii: " even if they don't, getting him won't be hard for us."
The L mark appeared on the huge screen in front of them.
Leviathan : " show me this strong player you're promising me then, Gichii."...
Tiny Orbit...
Ban and the others were pondering on what to do. Handing Jin over wasn't an option for them. The only choice left for them was to fight. But they were better as to not underestimate the warning of Gichii.
Touko sat next to Jessica as she entered the meeting room of Seekers.
Touko: " Papa had just called. No one was hurt for now, but those LBXs are just too strong. Not even the SP Fixers or the Fire Sweet would do that much."
Mirai: " the SP Fixers, the strong team of agents ready to defend the prime minister right?"
Touko nodded.
Touko: " dad deployed them for this case to help with evacuating the city."
Ban drew a breath as he called for everyone's attention.
Ban: " still, our only left choice is to fight them. We have to."
Kazu looked around before his eyes widened as he realized something.
Kazu: " hold on, where is Jin?!"
Jessica: " he didn't go on his own and..."
She was about to panic upon realizing the man in question may actually hand himself over if he saw it was the most suitable choice.
Evangeline: " don't worry, he is just in his room. Though I won't ignore that he may resort to that choice, Mi is actually keeping an eye on him."
Elie sighed as she placed her head between her hands.
Elie: " why... Why does they need Jin?"
Hiro: " the strongest LBX player?"
Jun'ichirou walked inside the meeting room along with the older adults.
Jun'ichirou: " have you come to a decision?"
Ban and the others looked up at him.
Lilyan: " isn't it obvious. We're not letting them have Jin-san, so our decision is known."
Takuya: " figure."
Haruka walked to the panel and pulled a map on the screen.
Haruka: " this is the map of the places under attack. Our only option is to split up and finish off the Killer Droids at each spot. But..."
Joker: " considering that we hardly finished off the ones that attacked NICS, I won't be an easy task."
Val Diver: " we didn't fight one before."
He turned to his player as he nodded.
Hikaru: " but from what I've heard, they have monstrous power."
His eyes met with Arata for confirmation.
Arata: " still, we're not going to give up."
Gouda: " right!"
Sendou pulled out a card and his eyes narrowed.
Sendou: " Death, Upright, loss. I have a bad feeling about this."
Asuka: " don't Jinx it."
Jun'ichirou: " let's decide on the formation then..."...
Jin was backing up all the data he had been gathering in a flash memory while he mused over their situation. As much as he wanted to believe they could fight off against those Killer Droids, the image of the destroyed Zenon flashed through his mind again and again, reminding him of their strength. He saw other LBXs in Zenond's place. Even worse, he could see his friends being shot.
He pulled out the flash memory and closed his laptop. A sigh escaped his mouth.
They can't win against that much of them, especially knowing that they had been gathering data about them. Even if his friends refused to acknowledge it, there is only one course of action to take.
Zenon: " Jin! You're not serious!"
He yelled out as his player walked to the door.
Jin: " this is our only option. We can't do anything about them. We can't fight them off. We've already lost the instant we chose to fight against them."
Everything they had been doing so far, it was all according to their plans from the start. He just realized that they were helping the enemy getting stronger day by day. With every battle they had, they provided them with precious data.
Zenon: " surrending yourself won't solve the problem either! You will only give them another factor to get stronger!"
As if reading his partner's mind, Zenon shouted out. Jin couldn't neglect that fact as well. But he knew more than anyone that it was better than letting his friends getting injured or even worse, killed while fighting off such large army of Killer Droids. He would rather sacrifice himself and not let his friends endanger their lives for his sake.
Jin: " this is for everyone's sake."
He stated frostily as he walked out, not caring about the LBX that kept yelling at him to reconsider from behind. He had already made his choice. He can no more take it, the longer they struggle against them the more powerful they get, so he might as well give up to them.
Maybe that way, it may stop there. No more powerful enemies would appear. And even if they do, they would just end up fighting against each other. There may be victims, but there were ones even when they struggled against the enemies for so long. Then, the only conclusion the man could come up with was.
Jin: " I'll go."
He said coldly as he walked inside the meeting room, startling everyone with that. Some even rose their eyebrows in an attempt to ask him if he was joking before recalling that the man in front of them wasn't one to tell a joke. Jin was already asking them to give up...
