Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ A Hero Journey ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )

Well…at least I've started to type the next chapter….

Maoz-you should be working on Inertia…

Oh hush… I need a break from that kind of angst for a while…it's making me sad…anywho…on to the reviewers!

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`Thoughts', "talking", Kin-Golden, Kiyoshi-quiet, Hideaki-wise, Masato-justice

A Hero Journey-Chapter 4

"We may not have any choice," Hideaki said a few minutes later with a soft sigh as he just realized the full extent of the situation they were in. "The others will know that Dragoon is awake so they'll come to challenge us. We're dealing with an outsider that doesn't know how to control his beast and a beast that was just born. We don't know when Masato is going to arrive and Draciel won't be able to hold off Wolborg and the others on her own. Face it Kin…we need Kiyoshi whether we like it or not."

"Yeah Kin…" Dizzi added with a sigh as she cast another hopeful glance at the baby dragon. "We'll have to contact him as soon as possible."

"Well…I'm sure not going to do it" the golden haired boy replied stubbornly, crossing his arms over his chest. "Anyways…it doesn't look like either of them are going to be waking up anytime soon…I'd better go see if my dad needs some help."

"You can run but you can't hide!" Dizzi taunted as Kin headed out the door. "And you can't leave. Who's going to look after the outsider?"

"I'm going to see if I can get some medicine for him" the boy retorted before sticking out his tongue and bouncing out the door, slamming it closed behind him. Dizzi and Hideaki winced simultaneously before turning back to look at the sleeping dragoon and the outsider.

"Do you think one of us should stay here until Kin comes back?" Hideaki asked nervously as he glanced up at his long time friend. Dizzi merely shrugged.

"Nah…Dragoon and Draciel will protect him well enough. Besides, we have to go send a message to Masato!" the half fox girl said with a roll of her eyes before grabbing her friend's arm and dragging him out of the small cabin. The tiny ice dragon let out a soft snore that produced a few ice crystals before rolling over and curling his tiny tail around Tyson's motionless arm and drifting into a deeper sleep.

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Max let out a tired sigh as he entered the large glass door of the Russian hotel they were staying at for the tournament. When they had gotten back, the three Bladebreakers had immediately spilt up to roam the streets of Moscow for any sign of the Demolition boys. Kai, of course, had simply walked away from the group and disappeared into the night. Sighing again, Max headed for the elevator and pushed the button to go up. While he was waiting, the blonde leaned his head against the wall and closed his eyes. `Why….why did this have to happen to Tyson?' he thought miserably. `Why couldn't Kai have disappeared?'

He was startled out of his thoughts by the sound of elevator doors opening next to him. After letting the people exit out of it, Max entered and pushed the button for the 6th floor. `I shouldn't think like that…' he mused, thinking back on his thoughts. `Somewhere …very deep, deep, deep inside Kai…there's a nice person….a nice caring person that's just waiting to get out…' The elevator stopped abruptly and there was a tiny `ping' sound as the doors opened and Max stepped out into the blue carpeted hallway and made his way down to the room he was sharing with Rei. Upon finding his key in his pocket, Max opened the door and step inside his room only to see Rei and Kenny sitting on the beds.

"No luck?" he guessed, seeing the glum looks on their faces.

"Understatement of the year" Dizzi muttered from her digital prison. "No trace of the Demolition Boys anywhere."

"No trace of Kai either," Rei added as an afterthought. "You haven't seen him…have you Max?" The blonde let out a soft sigh and sat down on the bed beside the raven haired boy.

"Nope…I thought he would be back already…but you know Kai…" His sentence trailed off as the idea sunk in that 2 of their team members could possibly be missing. Clearing his throat hurriedly, Max pushed those thoughts out of his head and turned his attention back to his teammates. "Did Tyson's grandpa call at all?"

"Nope…no messages even" Kenny replied through a small yawn. "But I highly doubted they would have called…they didn't say they would unless there was a change with Tyson." Rei let out a bitter laugh.

"That's a bit of a doubled edge sword…I don't know whether to be happy or sad that they didn't call."

Max quirked an eyebrow at his friend's strange comment. "What does that mean?"

"In one way…it's good they didn't call because it means that Tyson could have gotten worse" Kenny put in as he gently placed his laptop on the bed beside him. "In the other way…it's bad they didn't call because that means he hasn't gotten any better."

"The BBA or Mr. Dickenson haven't called yet either" Rei added in a monotone voice. "So I guess they haven't decided what's going on with the match either…hopefully it'll be a rematch."

"You have to be kidding me Rei…with 2 of our best beybladers missing; we'd never win a rematch!" Max exclaimed, placing his head in his hands. "Its better they just give the match to the Demolition boys…it'll be easier that way." The Asian beyblader's eyes narrowed dangerously.

"You've completely lost it Max! How can you say that they should just give it over to those idiots?!" he said coldly, standing up. "And we don't know for sure that Kai is gone either…."

"Gone or not, have you forgotten that he lost Dranzer? And you're too weak to battle at the moment…and it's not like I have Draciel anymore...You tell what we can do in a rematch then Rei," Max challenged, his baby blue eyes flashing with anger. "We'll have to forfeit anyways!"

As Rei opened his mouth to say something, Kenny jumped up and stepped between the two of them. "Okay…why are we fighting over something that hasn't even happened yet? If we have to do a rematch, we'll figure something out, okay? But we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. It's a …long day…let's just go to bed and maybe things will look better in the morning" the brunette suggested wearily, mentally sighing in relief as he saw the anger leave the bodies of his two friends.

"You're right Kenny…" the blonde boy admitted quietly. "Sorry Rei…it's just that…"

"I understand" Rei interrupted, offering Max a gentle smile. "I'm sorry as well."

"Good…now that you've all made up, can we please get some sleep?" Dizzi questioned, her voice sounding impatient.

"Sounds like a good plan Dizzi" Max murmured as he headed over to his suitcase to find his pj's. "Sleep is just what we all need…"

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The cricket was terrified…A snowy white tiger cub had chased him all over this forest and had now cornered him against a tree. The cub wiggled it's backside in anticipation of pouncing on its playmate. The predator's tail twitched impatiently and the cricket let out a desperate chirp. <This is it> he thought as an overwhelming feeling of dread washed over him. <I'm going to die…>. The tiny insect let out another terrified chirp as he saw the kitten spring and squeezed his eyes shut, waiting for the attack…But strangely enough, it never came. The bug opened one eye cautiously to find the baby tiger caught in a human's hand by the flap of skin on his neck.

The cub let out a pitiful yowl of protest and looked down longingly at the cricket. The insect opened his other eye and let out a chirp of thanks to the human who had saved him and hopped off into the forest, playing a happy song as he traveled back to his home. The baby cat struggled to follow but the raven haired human wasn't planning on letting go anytime soon.

"What have I told you about teasing things that are smaller than you?" Masato chided softly as he re-shouldered his backpack and began walking down the leafy path in the forest. "Really Driger…you should know better by now." A low grow emerged from the tiger's throat as it turned to look at his master as if to say "This is not fair!" Masato merely chuckled and shifted the cub so that Driger was now cradled in his arms. "I know it isn't fair…but you don't like it when things bigger than you pick on you so it's only fair".

Suddenly, the growl in Driger's throat became much more prominent and the tiger struggled to get out of his masters arms. Masato knew this growl all too well. He let the tiger go, knowing that if he didn't, his arms would soon be covered in scratches. Someone was coming…and it was someone who Driger did not like at all.

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Kin let out a soft sigh as he re-entered his cabin and shut the door gently. He took a small glass bottle out from his pocket and set it down on the table before going over and kneeling down beside Draciel who was lying down on the worn blanket that she had claimed when she was a baby. "Hey girl" he murmured, getting petting her shell. "Everything all right here?" The turtle let out a low murmur and the swirl like designs on her shell emitted a soft green glow; a sure sign of contentment. Kin smiled warmly and glanced over at the outsider and Dragoon. Neither of them had moved one bit since he had left. `It's good that we finally found Dragoon…but will an outsider be able to handle his power?' the blonde thought worriedly as he stood up and moved to the kitchen area of his cabin, Draciel following right behind him. Kin glanced down at the turtle and chuckled softly. "So you're hungry too…well, I suppose I can find some food for you…" And with that said he began to rummage through the cupboards.

Since Kin's back was facing the sleeping duo, he didn't notice one of Dragoon's ears pop up, as though listening for something. Soon, the other ear did the same and the dragon's eyes shot open. Something was not right. He let out an ear piercing scream that startled

all the occupants in the cabin, including Tyson who sat straight up with a look of panic on his face as his eyes landed on the dragon, to cover their ears. "What…what's that?!" the outsider cried before breaking into a coughing fit. The dragon stopped screeching for a moment only to move closer to Tyson and rub against his side as if he sensed his master's distress. This simple action seemed to calm the blue-haired boy long enough so that he could catch his breath. Kin simply stared at the pair as Tyson's coughing slowly stopped all together and he was able to glance up at the blonde.

"Max…" he croaked. "What exactly is this thing beside me?" Kin hurried to grab a ladle of water and bring it to the outsider.

"Drink" he said, holding the dipper full of water up to Tyson's lips. "You'll feel better for it." Tyson did as he was told and slowly sipped the water. He let out a mental sigh as the cool water soothed his sore throat and cleared the crackly feeling in his chest. Once he had finished water, Tyson took a hesitant breath and found that he could breathe a bit easier.

"Max…what is this thing beside me?" he repeated, glancing down at the tiny blue dragon beside him.

"My name is not Max….it's Kin remember?" the blonde replied gently. "And this…this is Dragoon…he's chosen you as a master." At this comment, Tyson's jaw nearly dropped to the ground.

"E-excuse me? D-dragoon? But he's my bit beast! Not this little wimpy thing!" Dragoon's eyes narrowed dangerously and moved to gently nip one of Tyson's fingers. The beyblader let out a soft cry and pulled his hand away from the dragon.

"I don't think it likes being insulted" Kin stated, an amused look in his blue eyes as he struggled to hold back laughter. Tyson frowned slightly.

"It's not funny! And why is he acting like this? It's like something is about to attack him" the beyblader pointed out. Kin frowned slightly as he glanced over at Draciel, whose designs were slowly fading from the light green to a deep purple which meant she was scared…about as scared as when she had met…

"Oh gods" Kin whispered, eyes widening. "They wouldn't…"

"Who wouldn't?" Tyson asked curiously as he watched the tiny dragon rise on its haunches and stare intently at the door.

"It's…Wyborg and Falborg…they've come to attack us!"

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Ok….I'm finally back after a long hiatus!!! *does a happy dance* I'm on a roll for this story and I already have the next chapter started…but then again, I just started my first year of university so I'm not sure how busy I'll be…oh well! This is one of my fav ideas so I will start updating more frequently! I promise!!

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