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own beyblade. ~ Penguin Pop
Twisted Fate
Chapter One: Ice
"TYSON!!! Get up!!" Tyson was rudely awakened by a shrill voice. He slowly half-opened his eyes, to see Hilary yelling at him. His eyes jolted open as a loud *SMACK* was made by her hand hitting the floor on which he slept. "TYSON!"
"Yeah, I'm up already!" He moaned as he scrambled out of his blanket. "What now?"
"Remember how Mr. Dickenson arranged for us to participate in the World tournament?" Max cut in, with a cheery grin. "Well today's the day! We're supposed to have our stuff ready and be at the airport in half an hour!"
Tyson, now fully awake, sprang out of his covers to find the rest of his team eating breakfast. He quickly got dressed, grabbed some breakfast and packed up.
"Hey little dudes and dudette! What's chillin'? It's time for you homies to split, dig?" Tyson's grandpa bade farewell as the Bladebreakers made their way to the bus, taking them to the airport.
"Hey, Mr. Dickenson! Great to see you again!" Rei greeted the stout man with his tiny spectacles.
"You too, Rei. I'm so glad you all could make it. As you know, this next tournament takes place in America, so you will be taking a private jet. This tournament has some of the best beyblading teams participating in it. It should be quite a challenge!"
"No way, Mr. D." Tyson said, confidently. "We're the world champions! There's no way we could be defeated."
"Tyson! You have to take this seriously!" Cried Kenny, almost pulling his hair out. "Yes, you are the world champ, but that doesn't matter! You aren't invincible! You're --"
"Hey, chief. Calm down," Rei cut in.
"Yeah," Max agreed. "Tyson, you gotta be a little more serious... but Kenny, you could be a little more relaxed."
"What?" Kenny said, annoyed. "How can I be more relaxed when HE acts like he-"
"Well I should be going now, and so should you." Mr. Dickenson said. "Here are your tickets. Have a good trip!"
"Thanks, Mr. Dickenson," Hilary replied politely, slightly bowing her head. "Bye!"
The Bladebreakers had boarded a private jet, and had been on the plane for an hour already. Max sat with Tyson, Rei with Kai and Hilary with Kenny.
(Max's POV)
I'm so glad we joined up again. I don't know where I would be without them. Tyson is my best friend ever. Enough in common to be friends, but different enough not to clash head on. He's totally confident and ready for action.
Rei is a great friend. Caring, understanding and always ready to help others. Confident, but definitely thinks before acting. He's very well balanced.
Kai is really mysterious. He's really opened up, though over the last year. I think he finally is starting to respect us. He keeps his distance, but it is always Kai who saves us when we are in trouble. I mean, he's probably saved all of our lives more than once. I think he finally understands we just want to be his friends.
Kenny is a big help. Panicky and nervous, he always finds the flaw in our plans. It's a good thing though, he always knows what's wrong, and can fix it.
Hilary is headstrong and brave; she is never afraid to voice her opinion. Whenever the Bladebreakers are about to break up, she's always there to help us.
(Tyson's POV)
Who woulda thought we woulda made it this far! The Bladebreakers are still together. Max is my best friend... and Kenny is my other best friend. They're both the best friends a guy could have.
I don't understand why Kai still doesn't talk to us! He still likes to be alone.... Oh well. He's still my friend, even if he won't admit it.
Hilary. Hilary just won't leave us alone. I'm... glad. Even though I will never admit it, she helps us out, and I like having her around...
(Kenny's POV)
Wow, I can't wait to get to the tournament. The team is back! The team. my friends. Although I'm closer to Tyson and Hilary than the others, we're still friends.
(Rei's POV)
Man, I'm so happy to be here. With my team, the Bladebreakers... my friends. Okay, so I've got lots of friends, but they've grown really close to me. Tyson is really fun to be with, and Max and I get along really well.
I try to understand all that Kai has been through. He's really opened up to us lately, and finally accepts us as friends.
Hilary is really great. She has qualities that all of the Bladebreakers have. Tyson's headstrong attitude, Kenny's smart and logical ways, Max's cheerfulness, my friendliness and Kai's help-out-when-needed way. I'm glad she started hanging out with us!
(Kai's POV)
I didn't know why I decided to rejoin the Bladebreakers. But now I realise I did because they're my... friends. Annoying, sometimes, and often don't think before acting, but they're my friends. Rei understands me better than the rest of them; I respect him for it.
(Hilary's POV)
I don't know why I started hanging out with the Bladebreakers. I sometimes feel I shouldn't be here. But, I would have to say, they're my best friends, they're not like all those girls at school that just wanted to be popular. I like Tyson, but I don't know if he really appreciates having me around. He sure doesn't show it.
Rei, Kenny and Max are really supportive and they are really happy to have me around. They are so nice to me, and appreciate me. Kai, well I don't know what to think. He doesn't show that he appreciates me, but doesn't show otherwise. But you never know with him.
(Normal POV)
Hours passed, and the Bladebreakers had fallen asleep. However, it was no coincidence.
After the incredibly long ride, Kai awoke to a throbbing headache. He was lying in the snow, and was pretty sore all over. He sat up, and looked around. His vision was blurred, but after blinking a few times, he saw the rest of his team on the ground, still unconscious.
Kai subconsciously checked his pocket to make sure is Dranzer was still there. 'Good,' he thought, as his fingers ran over the cool, smooth metal, 'but what happened?'
Kai heard a slight moan, and saw Rei had shifted. Rei slowly opened his eyes, and saw Kai. "Hey Kai?"
"Hn," was his response.
"What happened?" Rei asked.
"I don't know. I think we were knocked out with sleeping gas on the jet, then were transported here."
"Well. pretty badly 'transported' if you ask me," Ray remarked, rubbing his arm.
Pretty soon, all the Bladebreakers were awake. They were complaining of various injuries. "Look," Kai's cold, smooth voice interrupted the moans and whining. "We're in the snow, and there are no footprints, only the imprints caused by our bodies hitting the snow. From the looks of it, we were dropped here, by the plane."
"So. you're saying we were abandoned in the freezing cold?" Hilary asked, hoping it wasn't true.
"But didn't Mr. Dickenson give us those tickets? Wasn't that a BBA jet?" Tyson questioned.
"Yeah, but we were asleep most of the time. Knocked out by sleeping gas, probably," Rei put in.
"Well don't just sit there! Let's try and find a way back!" Hilary said, abruptly.
"Good idea," Kenny said, standing up at once.
The Bladebreakers made their way through the thick snow and freezing winds. They were shivering and near frozen, as they were dressed in their usual attire. Even Kai looked slightly pale, and kept his arms crossed.
As they were walking, they came across a frozen river. It seemed to go as far as the eye could see. They were trapped. "We have to cross it," Kai decided, as he led them slowly across. They were steadily walking across it when they heard a deadly crack. They froze, still as they could be, muscles tensed. All of a sudden, they saw Kai fall through the ice.
"Kai!" They all cried, wide-eyed in terror. They saw him fighting the freezing cold, struggling for air, and within seconds his head fell beneath the icy water.
Kai looked around. He felt weak, but knew something was missing. He saw out of the corner of his eye Dranzer, drifting towards the bottom of the lake. He began to swim over to where his blade was sinking, and reached out in an attempt to grab the one thing that mattered to him in life.
Kai felt the comforting metal slip past his fingers, down into the darkness. He silently cried "NO!" as he saw it fall. He quickly tried to grab it again, this time succeeding, and only then did he realise he was completely out of breath.
"I'm going in to save him," Tyson said, heading towards the water.
"No, Tyson. You'll never reach him in time. If you stay in that water for a few seconds, you'll be so cold you will start to lose consciousness." Rei stated. He was devastated, but hadn't lost his sense of judgement.
"I agree, Tyson, there's no way you-" Kenny stuttered, about to break down.
"We don't have any rope or anything." Max started looking around for anything that could be of use. There was nothing around them but snow.
'Come on, Kai, you can make it' Hilary stared at the ice beneath which Kai had disappeared. 'We're counting on you.'
Kai could see the light. The glaring light reflected above the ice, he was so close, yet so far. He could barely keep conscious, and was completely out of air. He had almost made it. He struggled to keep trying to swim. With the last of his energy, he reached out with one arm to the source of light. Everything went black.
"KAI!!!" Rei cried out. He saw the gloved arm reach out, just centimetres below the surface. It was starting to fall deeper and deeper, and Rei saw Kai was slipping back beneath the icy waters. Rei submerged his arm into the freezing water, almost crying out at how cold the water was, in an attempt to reach Kai. He grabbed, and just barely held onto the freezing cold hand.
Rei was just holding on, as Tyson came over to help. They both helped pull Kai out of the freezing water. They lay him in the snow, and sighed with relief as Kai took in a sharp, painful breath.
Kai forced himself to breathe. In. out. it was a painful task. It hurt, and after another breath in he choked, and started coughing violently. He was numb from the cold. He forced his eyelids open, and saw his team staring at him, their eyes full of concern. He quickly sat up, trying to ignore the pain. He was independent, and didn't need anyone, and if he did he would never show it.
As concerned voices swarmed him, Kai shrugged them off, and stood up, as painful as it was. "I'm fine," he said, though the rest of the Bladebreakers didn't believe him for a second, but he refused to rest and they knew they couldn't make him.
The Bladebreakers continued their journey through the snow. Kai was falling behind and soon collapsed.
"Kai!" Hilary exclaimed, as she glanced back at his unconscious form. "We're setting up camp right now!"
"Yeah, the only thing is we don't have any of our stuff!" Tyson retorted. "It was all on that jet!"
"Well that doesn't matter. We'll just have to settle with what we've got." Hilary looked around; there was just a vast blanket of snow as far as they could see.
"Oh, yeah I bet we'll be okay with NOTHING!" Tyson said, his temper starting to flare up.
"There's bound to be something!" Hilary and Tyson had quickly started a quarrel, face to face shouting.
"Hey guys, you helping or not?" Rei interrupted the argument, and motioned towards where Max, Kenny and himself were building a snow shelter, to block the bone-chilling winds.
Pretty soon, they had built a strong, sturdy fort, and actually had enjoyed themselves making the fort. It was as tall as them, sturdy enough to block out all the wind, and had enough room in it for all 6 of them. Proud of themselves, the Bladebreakers stood and stared at their creation, realising what teamwork and effort can do.
They dragged Kai inside the fort, and lay him on the snow. It was surprisingly warm, as it was a great insulator. Hilary put her hand to his pale forehead.
"He's definitely got a fever," she said quietly. Kai's face looked as if he was fighting something. His eyes were closed tight, and his muscles tensed.
The Bladebreakers sat in their shelter, shivering from the cold. Kenny sat alone in one corner, trying to fix Dizzi, but not able to. His laptop had been horribly damaged from the fall from the plane. He soon dropped off into a deep sleep.
Rei was sitting with his back against the side of the fortress. He was watching Kai, making sure he was okay. He was deep in thought, reflecting the events of the day. He glanced up to the clear, almost black sky, staring at the stars.
Tyson lay down, and saw Max and Hilary fast asleep. Hilary was shivering from the cold, and Tyson felt as if he should do something, but didn't know what. He sighed, and got up from where he lay, knowing he wouldn't sleep. He sat down where Rei was, and looked at Kai's freezing body.
"Hey, Rei?" Rei's eyes immediately darted towards Tyson, and then saw Kai, shaking and shivering in his sleep. He could sense Kai's pain, but it wasn't just from the cold.
Rei could sense Kai was suffering inside, as well. "It's the fever," he told Tyson. 'Nightmares.'
Kai was watching himself at 5 years old. "Grandfather, please don't.." he was silenced as another kick was aimed at his small body. He cried out as he was punched. The beating never stopped. The only way to make it stop was to hide his fear and pain. That was what they were trained to do, never show weakness. Trained in the Abbey for his whole life, he never knew his parents, never feeling love. Instead of love he got abuse, from his grandfather and from Boris. The five year old was kicked again, this time knocking him unconscious.
Kai now saw himself, 7 years old. He had crept out to find Black Dranzer. As he took the blade and launched it. He could only stare in horror as the building collapsed around him, hurting, and killing. out of control. He sat there not knowing what to do, and was left to watch everything he knew be destroyed. because of him.
Kai was watching himself just a year ago. He had betrayed his team, his friends, for Black Dranzer. as his Grandfather had wished. He stood there, watching, as he took their bit-beasts, not able to overcome the great power of Black Dranzer. And still, they had forgiven him. He hadn't deserved it.
A few months ago. Wyatt had been persistent. Never losing his faith, and was happy just to be with Kai. But Kai had rejected him. He was rude to him, told him to get lost. Wyatt was just trying to impress him, to earn his friendship, or at least acceptance. His pupils were dilated, the power overwhelming. He couldn't control it. it was controlling him. He lay in Kai's arms, weak and unaware of what was happening. It was all Kai's fault, this never would have happened if it weren't for him. It was his fault, it was because of him.
He saw himself, just at the World Championships. His bit-beast Dranzer was losing, and he saw his blade stop spinning. He then felt as Dranzer was taken from him, his soul being torn from him. He didn't deserve Dranzer. He was unworthy.
Kai was lost in a never-ending nightmare. his life was replaying over and over again. He was lost in his past of torture and hatred. He wished it would stop. He was now crying inside, sorry for everything that had happened, why wouldn't his past leave him alone?
He hated himself, and wished he didn't exist. 'I'm sorry for everything I've done! Please. stop.' but the moments of torment didn't cease.
"Kai! Wake up!" Tyson? It couldn't be. he heard the familiar voice enter his mind, as he stared at his past. 'Why would they want me? I am worthless.'
"Tyson, don't worry. Kai will be okay," Rei's comforting voice was heard through the flashbacks. "He's probably fine."
"Fine?" Tyson started to speak loudly. His voice rang through the pictures in Kai's mind. "Look at him. He looks like he's in pain. We've gotta wake him up!"
Kai was confused. why did they want him to get up? It was his entire fault; everything in his life was a horrible mistake. "Tyson, as much as we want to help our friend out, we couldn't." Rei was confusing Kai even more. Friend? No, Kai was a traitor. He had betrayed them. Rei's voice continued, "He has a fever, and is experiencing nightmares. We can't wake him."
Kai heard Tyson whisper "don't give up, buddy. We're here for you." Suddenly, Kai realised that life was worth living. He wanted to get up, and the memories would stop haunting him. He wished he were back with his team-- his friends.
And at that moment, Kai awoke.
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~ Penguin Pop
Twisted Fate
Chapter One: Ice
"TYSON!!! Get up!!" Tyson was rudely awakened by a shrill voice. He slowly half-opened his eyes, to see Hilary yelling at him. His eyes jolted open as a loud *SMACK* was made by her hand hitting the floor on which he slept. "TYSON!"
"Yeah, I'm up already!" He moaned as he scrambled out of his blanket. "What now?"
"Remember how Mr. Dickenson arranged for us to participate in the World tournament?" Max cut in, with a cheery grin. "Well today's the day! We're supposed to have our stuff ready and be at the airport in half an hour!"
Tyson, now fully awake, sprang out of his covers to find the rest of his team eating breakfast. He quickly got dressed, grabbed some breakfast and packed up.
"Hey little dudes and dudette! What's chillin'? It's time for you homies to split, dig?" Tyson's grandpa bade farewell as the Bladebreakers made their way to the bus, taking them to the airport.
"Hey, Mr. Dickenson! Great to see you again!" Rei greeted the stout man with his tiny spectacles.
"You too, Rei. I'm so glad you all could make it. As you know, this next tournament takes place in America, so you will be taking a private jet. This tournament has some of the best beyblading teams participating in it. It should be quite a challenge!"
"No way, Mr. D." Tyson said, confidently. "We're the world champions! There's no way we could be defeated."
"Tyson! You have to take this seriously!" Cried Kenny, almost pulling his hair out. "Yes, you are the world champ, but that doesn't matter! You aren't invincible! You're --"
"Hey, chief. Calm down," Rei cut in.
"Yeah," Max agreed. "Tyson, you gotta be a little more serious... but Kenny, you could be a little more relaxed."
"What?" Kenny said, annoyed. "How can I be more relaxed when HE acts like he-"
"Well I should be going now, and so should you." Mr. Dickenson said. "Here are your tickets. Have a good trip!"
"Thanks, Mr. Dickenson," Hilary replied politely, slightly bowing her head. "Bye!"
The Bladebreakers had boarded a private jet, and had been on the plane for an hour already. Max sat with Tyson, Rei with Kai and Hilary with Kenny.
(Max's POV)
I'm so glad we joined up again. I don't know where I would be without them. Tyson is my best friend ever. Enough in common to be friends, but different enough not to clash head on. He's totally confident and ready for action.
Rei is a great friend. Caring, understanding and always ready to help others. Confident, but definitely thinks before acting. He's very well balanced.
Kai is really mysterious. He's really opened up, though over the last year. I think he finally is starting to respect us. He keeps his distance, but it is always Kai who saves us when we are in trouble. I mean, he's probably saved all of our lives more than once. I think he finally understands we just want to be his friends.
Kenny is a big help. Panicky and nervous, he always finds the flaw in our plans. It's a good thing though, he always knows what's wrong, and can fix it.
Hilary is headstrong and brave; she is never afraid to voice her opinion. Whenever the Bladebreakers are about to break up, she's always there to help us.
(Tyson's POV)
Who woulda thought we woulda made it this far! The Bladebreakers are still together. Max is my best friend... and Kenny is my other best friend. They're both the best friends a guy could have.
I don't understand why Kai still doesn't talk to us! He still likes to be alone.... Oh well. He's still my friend, even if he won't admit it.
Hilary. Hilary just won't leave us alone. I'm... glad. Even though I will never admit it, she helps us out, and I like having her around...
(Kenny's POV)
Wow, I can't wait to get to the tournament. The team is back! The team. my friends. Although I'm closer to Tyson and Hilary than the others, we're still friends.
(Rei's POV)
Man, I'm so happy to be here. With my team, the Bladebreakers... my friends. Okay, so I've got lots of friends, but they've grown really close to me. Tyson is really fun to be with, and Max and I get along really well.
I try to understand all that Kai has been through. He's really opened up to us lately, and finally accepts us as friends.
Hilary is really great. She has qualities that all of the Bladebreakers have. Tyson's headstrong attitude, Kenny's smart and logical ways, Max's cheerfulness, my friendliness and Kai's help-out-when-needed way. I'm glad she started hanging out with us!
(Kai's POV)
I didn't know why I decided to rejoin the Bladebreakers. But now I realise I did because they're my... friends. Annoying, sometimes, and often don't think before acting, but they're my friends. Rei understands me better than the rest of them; I respect him for it.
(Hilary's POV)
I don't know why I started hanging out with the Bladebreakers. I sometimes feel I shouldn't be here. But, I would have to say, they're my best friends, they're not like all those girls at school that just wanted to be popular. I like Tyson, but I don't know if he really appreciates having me around. He sure doesn't show it.
Rei, Kenny and Max are really supportive and they are really happy to have me around. They are so nice to me, and appreciate me. Kai, well I don't know what to think. He doesn't show that he appreciates me, but doesn't show otherwise. But you never know with him.
(Normal POV)
Hours passed, and the Bladebreakers had fallen asleep. However, it was no coincidence.
After the incredibly long ride, Kai awoke to a throbbing headache. He was lying in the snow, and was pretty sore all over. He sat up, and looked around. His vision was blurred, but after blinking a few times, he saw the rest of his team on the ground, still unconscious.
Kai subconsciously checked his pocket to make sure is Dranzer was still there. 'Good,' he thought, as his fingers ran over the cool, smooth metal, 'but what happened?'
Kai heard a slight moan, and saw Rei had shifted. Rei slowly opened his eyes, and saw Kai. "Hey Kai?"
"Hn," was his response.
"What happened?" Rei asked.
"I don't know. I think we were knocked out with sleeping gas on the jet, then were transported here."
"Well. pretty badly 'transported' if you ask me," Ray remarked, rubbing his arm.
Pretty soon, all the Bladebreakers were awake. They were complaining of various injuries. "Look," Kai's cold, smooth voice interrupted the moans and whining. "We're in the snow, and there are no footprints, only the imprints caused by our bodies hitting the snow. From the looks of it, we were dropped here, by the plane."
"So. you're saying we were abandoned in the freezing cold?" Hilary asked, hoping it wasn't true.
"But didn't Mr. Dickenson give us those tickets? Wasn't that a BBA jet?" Tyson questioned.
"Yeah, but we were asleep most of the time. Knocked out by sleeping gas, probably," Rei put in.
"Well don't just sit there! Let's try and find a way back!" Hilary said, abruptly.
"Good idea," Kenny said, standing up at once.
The Bladebreakers made their way through the thick snow and freezing winds. They were shivering and near frozen, as they were dressed in their usual attire. Even Kai looked slightly pale, and kept his arms crossed.
As they were walking, they came across a frozen river. It seemed to go as far as the eye could see. They were trapped. "We have to cross it," Kai decided, as he led them slowly across. They were steadily walking across it when they heard a deadly crack. They froze, still as they could be, muscles tensed. All of a sudden, they saw Kai fall through the ice.
"Kai!" They all cried, wide-eyed in terror. They saw him fighting the freezing cold, struggling for air, and within seconds his head fell beneath the icy water.
Kai looked around. He felt weak, but knew something was missing. He saw out of the corner of his eye Dranzer, drifting towards the bottom of the lake. He began to swim over to where his blade was sinking, and reached out in an attempt to grab the one thing that mattered to him in life.
Kai felt the comforting metal slip past his fingers, down into the darkness. He silently cried "NO!" as he saw it fall. He quickly tried to grab it again, this time succeeding, and only then did he realise he was completely out of breath.
"I'm going in to save him," Tyson said, heading towards the water.
"No, Tyson. You'll never reach him in time. If you stay in that water for a few seconds, you'll be so cold you will start to lose consciousness." Rei stated. He was devastated, but hadn't lost his sense of judgement.
"I agree, Tyson, there's no way you-" Kenny stuttered, about to break down.
"We don't have any rope or anything." Max started looking around for anything that could be of use. There was nothing around them but snow.
'Come on, Kai, you can make it' Hilary stared at the ice beneath which Kai had disappeared. 'We're counting on you.'
Kai could see the light. The glaring light reflected above the ice, he was so close, yet so far. He could barely keep conscious, and was completely out of air. He had almost made it. He struggled to keep trying to swim. With the last of his energy, he reached out with one arm to the source of light. Everything went black.
"KAI!!!" Rei cried out. He saw the gloved arm reach out, just centimetres below the surface. It was starting to fall deeper and deeper, and Rei saw Kai was slipping back beneath the icy waters. Rei submerged his arm into the freezing water, almost crying out at how cold the water was, in an attempt to reach Kai. He grabbed, and just barely held onto the freezing cold hand.
Rei was just holding on, as Tyson came over to help. They both helped pull Kai out of the freezing water. They lay him in the snow, and sighed with relief as Kai took in a sharp, painful breath.
Kai forced himself to breathe. In. out. it was a painful task. It hurt, and after another breath in he choked, and started coughing violently. He was numb from the cold. He forced his eyelids open, and saw his team staring at him, their eyes full of concern. He quickly sat up, trying to ignore the pain. He was independent, and didn't need anyone, and if he did he would never show it.
As concerned voices swarmed him, Kai shrugged them off, and stood up, as painful as it was. "I'm fine," he said, though the rest of the Bladebreakers didn't believe him for a second, but he refused to rest and they knew they couldn't make him.
The Bladebreakers continued their journey through the snow. Kai was falling behind and soon collapsed.
"Kai!" Hilary exclaimed, as she glanced back at his unconscious form. "We're setting up camp right now!"
"Yeah, the only thing is we don't have any of our stuff!" Tyson retorted. "It was all on that jet!"
"Well that doesn't matter. We'll just have to settle with what we've got." Hilary looked around; there was just a vast blanket of snow as far as they could see.
"Oh, yeah I bet we'll be okay with NOTHING!" Tyson said, his temper starting to flare up.
"There's bound to be something!" Hilary and Tyson had quickly started a quarrel, face to face shouting.
"Hey guys, you helping or not?" Rei interrupted the argument, and motioned towards where Max, Kenny and himself were building a snow shelter, to block the bone-chilling winds.
Pretty soon, they had built a strong, sturdy fort, and actually had enjoyed themselves making the fort. It was as tall as them, sturdy enough to block out all the wind, and had enough room in it for all 6 of them. Proud of themselves, the Bladebreakers stood and stared at their creation, realising what teamwork and effort can do.
They dragged Kai inside the fort, and lay him on the snow. It was surprisingly warm, as it was a great insulator. Hilary put her hand to his pale forehead.
"He's definitely got a fever," she said quietly. Kai's face looked as if he was fighting something. His eyes were closed tight, and his muscles tensed.
The Bladebreakers sat in their shelter, shivering from the cold. Kenny sat alone in one corner, trying to fix Dizzi, but not able to. His laptop had been horribly damaged from the fall from the plane. He soon dropped off into a deep sleep.
Rei was sitting with his back against the side of the fortress. He was watching Kai, making sure he was okay. He was deep in thought, reflecting the events of the day. He glanced up to the clear, almost black sky, staring at the stars.
Tyson lay down, and saw Max and Hilary fast asleep. Hilary was shivering from the cold, and Tyson felt as if he should do something, but didn't know what. He sighed, and got up from where he lay, knowing he wouldn't sleep. He sat down where Rei was, and looked at Kai's freezing body.
"Hey, Rei?" Rei's eyes immediately darted towards Tyson, and then saw Kai, shaking and shivering in his sleep. He could sense Kai's pain, but it wasn't just from the cold.
Rei could sense Kai was suffering inside, as well. "It's the fever," he told Tyson. 'Nightmares.'
Kai was watching himself at 5 years old. "Grandfather, please don't.." he was silenced as another kick was aimed at his small body. He cried out as he was punched. The beating never stopped. The only way to make it stop was to hide his fear and pain. That was what they were trained to do, never show weakness. Trained in the Abbey for his whole life, he never knew his parents, never feeling love. Instead of love he got abuse, from his grandfather and from Boris. The five year old was kicked again, this time knocking him unconscious.
Kai now saw himself, 7 years old. He had crept out to find Black Dranzer. As he took the blade and launched it. He could only stare in horror as the building collapsed around him, hurting, and killing. out of control. He sat there not knowing what to do, and was left to watch everything he knew be destroyed. because of him.
Kai was watching himself just a year ago. He had betrayed his team, his friends, for Black Dranzer. as his Grandfather had wished. He stood there, watching, as he took their bit-beasts, not able to overcome the great power of Black Dranzer. And still, they had forgiven him. He hadn't deserved it.
A few months ago. Wyatt had been persistent. Never losing his faith, and was happy just to be with Kai. But Kai had rejected him. He was rude to him, told him to get lost. Wyatt was just trying to impress him, to earn his friendship, or at least acceptance. His pupils were dilated, the power overwhelming. He couldn't control it. it was controlling him. He lay in Kai's arms, weak and unaware of what was happening. It was all Kai's fault, this never would have happened if it weren't for him. It was his fault, it was because of him.
He saw himself, just at the World Championships. His bit-beast Dranzer was losing, and he saw his blade stop spinning. He then felt as Dranzer was taken from him, his soul being torn from him. He didn't deserve Dranzer. He was unworthy.
Kai was lost in a never-ending nightmare. his life was replaying over and over again. He was lost in his past of torture and hatred. He wished it would stop. He was now crying inside, sorry for everything that had happened, why wouldn't his past leave him alone?
He hated himself, and wished he didn't exist. 'I'm sorry for everything I've done! Please. stop.' but the moments of torment didn't cease.
"Kai! Wake up!" Tyson? It couldn't be. he heard the familiar voice enter his mind, as he stared at his past. 'Why would they want me? I am worthless.'
"Tyson, don't worry. Kai will be okay," Rei's comforting voice was heard through the flashbacks. "He's probably fine."
"Fine?" Tyson started to speak loudly. His voice rang through the pictures in Kai's mind. "Look at him. He looks like he's in pain. We've gotta wake him up!"
Kai was confused. why did they want him to get up? It was his entire fault; everything in his life was a horrible mistake. "Tyson, as much as we want to help our friend out, we couldn't." Rei was confusing Kai even more. Friend? No, Kai was a traitor. He had betrayed them. Rei's voice continued, "He has a fever, and is experiencing nightmares. We can't wake him."
Kai heard Tyson whisper "don't give up, buddy. We're here for you." Suddenly, Kai realised that life was worth living. He wanted to get up, and the memories would stop haunting him. He wished he were back with his team-- his friends.
And at that moment, Kai awoke.
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