Remembering- Kai
After they had seen Tyson and Rei to the ambulance, Kai personally called Mr. Dickinson to inform him of the
situation. Then, despite repeated offers of a lift from Mr. Dickinson, they began to walk to the hospital. Fortunately it
wasn't actually that far away. As they walked, Kenny and Max striding ahead and Kai brooding behind them, Max
questioned Kenny about the mosquito.
'So what is it anyway?' Kenny looked uncomfortable.
'I can't be 100 percent certain without more tests but… so far, I'm pretty sure that it's…uh…a robot…'
'WHAT?' exclaimed Max, 'I didn't know they could even make robots that small!' Kenny shifted his feet and glanced
around uncertainly.
'That's just it.' He said quietly. 'They can't. The only Business Corporation in the world capable of such technology
disbanded several years ago. It was…Biovolt!' Max's mouth fell open in surprise.
'But…' He seemed lost for words. They both turned to stare at Kai wondering, despite themselves, if he knew
anything about this.
He looked up suddenly and frowned as he caught them staring.
'What?' He asked suspiciously. Kenny answered him.
'Did you hear what I said at the end of our conversation earlier?' Kai thought for a second.
'You said but?'
'No, after that.'
Then no, I didn't hear.' Kenny looked down at his feet in dismay, wondering how many times he was going to have to
repeat this information.
'Kai, I hate having to tell you this, but the only people who could've made that robot was Biovolt.' Kai stopped
walking.
'How is that possible?' he asked. His voice had a dangerous edge to it and Kenny gulped.
'I know it doesn't sound likely but it is the only possibility. No other company has ever bothered researching this
technology. It was thought to have no real uses or benefits. Biovolt only did it as a cover up but they were nearing a
breakthrough when their real "work" was discovered.' Kenny waited for Kai's reaction. They all knew about Kai's
"involvement" with Biovolt. They didn't know any details but they knew it couldn't have been pleasant.
Kai started walking again, faster this time, and Max and Kenny had to run to catch up.
'We'd better get to Rei as soon as possible. Biovolt has a lot of dangerous poisons at their disposal.' Max and Kenny
glanced at each other, shrugged, but started to walk much faster.
When they reached the hospital, about five minutes later, Tyson was waiting for them in the waiting room. He looked
really freaked out. He ran towards them as soon as they walked in the doors.
'Guys!' he gasped.
'Tyson,' answered Kenny, 'are you okay? What's happening? Is Rei all right?' Tyson looked way to worried for
everybody's liking.
'Rei…he…in the ambulance, he had a weird fit and started screaming. They drugged him to calm him down but now
they keep saying that he's gone critical and they can't wake him up and they think he's going into a coma and they
won't let us see him.' Tyson started sniffling miserably, teary eyed. The others looked shocked. Suddenly Kai swore, a
fearful look on his face.
'I think I know what they used to poison Rei!' He gasped with dismay. 'I know how to help him but we have to hurry
before he's too far-gone. Come on!' Together they rushed to the front desk.
'Please!' gasped Kai. 'I have to see my friend, Rei Kon, it's a matter of life or death.' The lady he was talking to didn't
look very impressed.
'I'm sorry but your friend is in a critical condition at the moment and I can't let you see him yet.' Max turned away in
frustration but Kai kept on speaking.
'Look, I know exactly what's wrong with my friend, he's been poisoned. I even know what poison was used. I also
know the only way to get his condition stable again and it's not really something that I'd expect the doctors to know
because this poison is extremely rare. All I ask is one minute with him. That's all. Please, let me save my friends life,
no one else knows how.' The lady was starting to look a bit more persuaded. There was a queue beginning to build
up behind Kai. Finally she relented, realising that it was probably the only way to get rid of this persistent teenager
in front of her. Also his argument was more persuasive than those she usually got!
'It's extremely unorthodox but…I'll ask for permission so you can see him, I don't think they've brought him to the
emergency room just yet. One minute only remember!' Kai and the other's smiled gratefully as she picked up the
phone and started talking. A few seconds later She called them back.
'You can go in,' She pointed at Kai, 'The rest of you stay here. You have one minute with him.' She called a young
man over. 'Take him to room 209.' She said and indicated for Kai to follow. The two of them walked quickly off down
the corridor leaving Max, Tyson and Kenny behind in the waiting room.
Five minutes later and about four floors up they stopped outside room 209.
'Here ya go, you have one minute and I'll wait for ya here.' Kai nodded. Then he pushed open the door and walked in.
As the door swung closed behind him Kai stopped, stock still, and his face paled visibly.
In the midst of his worry over Rei and Biovolt, Kai had forgotten for a while where he was and what that meant. Lying
limp and pale in a hospital bed at the centre of the room was Rei. He lay as if dead but that wasn't what had caught
Kai's attention, no; Kai's mind was fixed solely on the IV tubes attached to Rei. They brought forth some extremely
unpleasant memories that Kai would rather have left forgotten.
Then Kai's eyes caught a movement in the shadows by Rei's bed and for a horrible moment he thought he could see
Voltaire looming out of the darkness. To his shame, he let loose a short yelp of panic before realising that it was only
a nurse watching him with concerned eyes.
'Are you all right sir?' she asked. He forced himself to relax and answered her.
'I'm fine, You just startled me, that's all.' She smiled reassuringly.
'I am sorry, I'll be out of your way in just a second.' She turned back to the trolley behind her to get something. When
she turned back around Kai's eyes widened. His hands began to shake uncontrollably. Lightly held in her fingers was
a syringe needle. Kai watched her with scared eyes, back pressing into the wall. All his muscles were tensed to run
and it was only the thought of Rei that stopped him.
Ignoring him now, the nurse bent over Rei and Kai watched as, with agonising slowness, she pushed the syringe into
Rei's pale arm and injected him with a clear liquid.
Then it was over. She quickly swabbed the skin with antiseptic, turned backed to the trolley and started to wheel it
out of the room again. Before she got to the door she glanced at Kai again, and stopped.
'Are you sure you're okay?' He was staring fixedly at the trolley loaded with needles. He finally managed a shaky
answer, 'I'll…I'll be fine…' She seemed to realise what was affecting him and quickly wheeled the trolley out of the
room giving him a last reassuring smile.
Kai was left alone in the room with Rei as terrifying images swept through him. Leaving behind memories of blood
and glass cages, each filled with liquid and a small painfully thin body. Concentrating on Rei, Kai finally managed to
dash the pictures from his mind, though his hands still shook.
Moving quickly now, carefully avoiding the sight of the IV tubes, Kai moved around the room, searching for Rei's
clothes. Finally he noticed a small cabinet hiding on the other side of the bed. He quickly opened it, revealing Rei's
possessions.
Looking through the different pockets his hand soon closed over the spiky surface of a Beyblade. He brought it out.
It was Rei's Drigger. Kai smiled grimly, hoping he wasn't too late.
Turning back to Rei, he flinched slightly at the IV tubes sticking into Rei's arms. Taking Rei's cold hand, he placed
Drigger in Rei's palm with shaking fingers and closed Rei's fingers over the blade. At first Rei's fingers stayed loose
and Kai began to think that he was to late. Then, Rei's muscles tightened and his fist clenched around Drigger. Kai
smiled with relief and got up. Rei would be okay now.
Much as he wanted to stay and wait for Rei to wake, he realised that he was already way past his one minute and so
he hurried out. The guy who had directed him there was gone, probably called away to do something urgent. It was a
hospital after all. It didn't matter too much. Kai thought he could find his own way back and he also preferred to be
alone. His hands were still shaking lightly and he felt ashamed of himself. Of his weakness.
Kai hurried away down the corridor. The only thought on his mind was getting out of this place. Soon he reached the
lifts and he waited impatiently for the doors to open.
When they finally did, there was no one in them and Kai stepped in and pushed the button for ground floor. Then he
leaned back against the wall and closed his eyes, trying to calm his nerves.
The lift came to a stop and someone else got in. There was a rattling noise and Kai opened his eyes to see what it
was.
Kai balked. It was another nurse. She had a trolley. Kai turned in panic to the door. They had closed. The nurse was
watching him with concern. He was backed as far away from the trolley as he could. Pressing into a corner.
Images began flashing through his mind. Knives, blood, pain, a cold room, and then coming again and again was the
syringes. He shook from fear. He closed his eyes but he could still feel them lying there. He could still tell they were
there. A tray full of them.
'Are you okay?' again with that stupid question. Of course he wasn't okay. What did they think? But rather than say
this, Kai just nodded his head quickly. He hardly dared to breathe in that eternity before the lift reached ground
floor.
Finally the doors opened and Kai stumbled out, feeling nauseous and shaking. The nurse gazed after him with
concern but didn't follow.
Kai rushed quickly down the hall. He wanted to get out. As he neared the waiting room the others spotted him and
rushed up, surrounding him.
'Kai?' no one wanted to ask the question for fear of the answer. Finally Tyson spoke.
'Is…is he gonna be okay?' Kai had tried to keep walking, desperate to be outside. Needing to escape. He realised that
they weren't going to let him past until he said.
'Rei's fine.' He tried to push past again but they stopped him.
'Kai? What's wrong? Are you okay?' Kai could have screamed but he felt that he didn't have the energy to do it.
'I'll be fine, just let me out. Please.' It came out as a frustrated whimper and Kai winced at the weakness he was
showing. The others looked at each other, obviously confused, but they let him past just the same.
He walked as quickly as was possible without running.
At last he was outside and he breathed in the fresh air. He could feel his body calming down. His shaking hands were
hardly noticeable.
He jumped at a hand on his shoulder and turned angrily. It was just the others. They had followed him out. Max
flinched away from his glare but Kai had calmed down again.
He turned away from them again, staring out into the darkness lit with glowing orange spotlights every few metres.
What happened Kai? You scared us in there.'
'Sorry' he murmured. 'I just don't like hospitals.' In his mind, he could see the others looking at each other behind his
back.
'It doesn't matter. As long as Rei is all right. I guess we just have to wait till we can see him now, huh?' Kai nodded.
There was a short pause before the others trailed back inside to wait.
Kai sighed and then walked off, alone, into the night.
