Phantoms

Blazing sunlight and a slight bit of movement pulled at Tyson's conscienceness. He opened one of his blearly midnight blue eyes dully. Only to end up completely confused and perplexed at the thin, pale, and criss cross scarred arm wrapped around his bare chest.

Tyson 'Who in the sam hell!'

He stared down at the arm following the path of the thin white scars across the parts he could see.
Then he slowly and carefully rolled over. When he noticed the long grey and dark blue hair wrapped around his arm he relaxed.

Tyson 'Kai? What the hell? Why the crap are you in my bed? Ah well I guess you had your reasons. I should go make something for us to eat and call the others. Beside's there's alot I want to ask about and that I need to tell you'

Tyson eased himself off from under Kai's arm and gentley untangled himself from Kai's hair then slid out of the bed. With one last confused glance back at the man in his bed he slowly began to shuffle his way towards the kitchen. The scent of fresh coffee hit him full force in the hallway and made him stop to look around.
Noticing the shoes at the front door he could'nt help but smile before he entered the room.

Hiro was sitting at the table nursing a cup of black coffee with his laptop open, his back to the doorway.
His long slate colored hair was loose and mid back length. He was wearing a black t-shirt and a pair of old jeans. And was so engrossed in whatever he was typing on that he did'nt hear or notice Tyson sneaking up behind him. With a evil grin Tyson jumped foward and grabbed his brother by the shoulders.

Hiro "AHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Hiro fell sideways out of his chair and rolled to his feet assuming a fighting stance instantly.
Tyson burst out into a fit of laughter holding onto the door frame for support, tears leaking from his eyes.
Hiro glared at his younger brothers antics and straightened his posture with a sigh before giving a half hearted smile.

Tyson "Hah! You should've seen the look on your face! That never gets old. I see why gramps did it now."

Hiro merely grumbled under his breath and sat back down.

Hiro "Good morning to you too I guess. You seem like you're in a pretty good mood and feeling better considering."

Tyson "Maybe. Dad with you?"

Hiro "No. He's still in Egypt."

Tyson slid into the seat in front of him and leaned foward to rest his head on his arms watching him type.

Tyson "Oh.."

Kai woke up feeling the sun's warmth caressing his face from the window beside the bed. Slowly opening his tired crimson eyes he began to stretch cat like making his spine pop. Rolling over onto his back he noticed that he was alone in Tyson's bed. Heaving a disappointed sigh and grabbed the blue haired man's pillow he had wrapped himself around and buryed
his face into the fluffy softness of it.

Kai 'Where'd you get off to now Tyson? It's unnatural for you to be up and moving before I am. You really are like the wind now I can't keep up with you.'

With one last squeeze to the pillow he sat up and rolled off the bed onto his feet with a grunt. He made his way into the bathroom then shuffled of n the direction of the kitchen. Smelling fresh coffee and making out Tyson's muffled voice he picked up his pace happily.

In the kitchen Tyson reached out to fiddle with the latch of Hiro's laptop case absent mindly.

Hiro "Can I ask you something Tyson?"

Tyson "Hmm? Oh I guess so. You might not like the answer though."

Hiro "If I told you I found something that could fix things would you want me to use it?"

Tyson sat up and eyed his brother. "What do you mean by fix things?"

Hiro "Like getting Dragoon back."

Tyson stared at Hiro like he was retarded "I already have him back."

Kai choose that exact moment to wander into the kitchen.

Kai "Tyson? Who're you talki-"

He not only froze midstep but midsentence when he seen who Tyson had been talking to. Hiro jumped to his feet wide eyed. Then in a blur of sudden motion he had grabbed Kai by the collar of his shirt and slammed him hard against the wall. Tyson jumped up and began trying to pull his brother off of his friend.

Tyson "Hiro! Stop! What are you doing! Stop it! Please!"

Hiro "YOU! Why the fuck are you here? Have'nt you caused my brother enough pain already? WHY WON'T YOU JUST DIE! Did you come back to rip his heart the rest of the way out and drain what little life he has left in him!"

Tyson "Hiro! SHUT UP! He does'nt know about any of that yet! He does'nt know anything! Let him go!
I found him last night! I asked him to come here!"

Hiro "It's his fault you're sick Tyson! Your hear me Kai it's all YOUR fault! Whatever you did back then hurt him! You and that discusting evil rich piece of shit you was spawned from. If he had'nt worried and cried for you so much. Then he would'nt be fucking dying! I HATE YOU Kai! I HATE YOU for killing my little brother! Grrrrh!"

Tyson "Hiro! Please! Please stop... Please..."

Hiro "I have to get out of here before I kill you, you filthy bastard. You're lucky I love my brother so much. Tyson I'll call to check on you later. We need to talk. And Max called. You may want to call him back he sounded off again."

Hiro slammed Kai into the wall one last time then let go, grabbed his laptop and bag, and stomped out of the dojo.

Tyson "Shit..."

Kai 'Dying? He's dying? No.. That's not true. It can't be true.. He would've said something!'

Kai was beyond stunned. He slowly slid down the wall into the floor confused and hurt that Tyson had'nt told him something so important.

Tyson "I'm really sorry about that.. He did'nt mean it. He's just scared.."

Broken red eyes raised to lock with shattered midnight blue.

Tyson 'God Kai I did'nt mean for you to find out like this.. Please don't hate or pity me.'

Kai barely managed to whisper, horror reflecting in his eyes "Why did'nt you tell me that you're sick Tyson?"

Tyson sighed and slid down beside him then shrugged "Not much to tell really. The doctors don't know what it is.
Something in my blood is killing me though. Hiro had to give me blood and bone marrow twice already.
Truthfully I'd be dead if he had'nt.. Been sick since that day. Nobody can figure out what it is.
It's not just me though Kai.."

Kai rubbed his hands over his face and sighed "Who else?"

Tyson "Rei, Max, and The Demolition Boys.."

Kai "I thought I stopped it in time.. I'm really sorry Tyson.."

Tyson "Stopped what? I have no clue what happened or even what they done to any of us that day."

Kai 'God you all prolly have implants everywhere and never even noticed or thought about it..'

Kai cringed at the sudden realisation and stood up. "Do you have a pair of tweezers by any chance?"

Tyson "That's a weird change of conversation. I think there's a pair in the first aid kit ontop the fridge why?"

Kai stood and grabbed the kit off the top of the refridgerator then walked back to Tyson ofering his hand to pull him up.

Kai "Come on. I need to check somthing. And if it's what I think then I have to get it out of you. Are the others sick too?"

Tyson looked up at him questioningly taking his hand and standing. "What? I don't understand.. And no not really. Besides me.. Tala is the only other one that really had the same problem that I have but his is mild. Blood transfusions fixed it for him.."

Kai "Trust me Tyson. There's prolly a implant in your neck and it needs to come out."

Tyson 'Implant? They got them all jeez.. Ah well I trust you Kai. I'll let you look if you want to.'

Tyson stood and walked over to a chair and sat down glancing akwardly back at Kai in confusion.

Tyson "They scanned and x-rayed all of us. I don't see how they would've missed a implant Kai."

Kai "Not all them are obvious or easy to find and take out. Some of them was designed to be undectable."

Tyson merely shrugged and turned around.

Kai pushed the strands of long silky blue black hair off Tyson's neck and sighed at the little X shaped scar he found there.

Kai 'I really fucking hate you Boris..'

Kai "It's because it's all glass, bone, and fiber optics Tyson.. It's made to blend in perfectly and not show up.
Tala prolly still has a shitload of them in him that he's not aware of. This is going to hurt but you can't move okay?
Lean foward and put your forehead on the table.."

Tyson merely nodded leaned onto the table and sighed. He could'nt contain the hiss of pain that escaped from between his clenched teeth when he felt the tip of something sharp slice into his skin. Then something began to dig and pull it burned like liquid fire down his entire spine. His vision began to dance and blur and his hands and feet went numb.

Tyson "Hnnn Kai that really fucking burns! I can barely see and I can't feel my feet and hands anymore. Hurry up!"

Kai "Can't. Gotta disconnect all the pins carefully from your spinal cord.. Be patient I know it hurts. Three more."

With a steady hand and sigh the bone colored chip pulled free with all of the attached optic wires.

Kai "There.. You know that was probably never supposed to be in you for more then a few months.
The nanos that hold the charge are long dead... The information should still be salvagable though."

Tyson turned and held out his hand for the small optic wired cube which Kai handed over wordlessly.

Tyson 'How the fuck did I not notice this was in me?'

He rolled it between his fingers and sighed. And was shocked to see the BV-X stamped on the back of it when he wiped his blood off of it with a paper towel.

Tyson "BV-X?"

Kai "Pharmacuticals. My grandfather was a very rich, evil old fucktard."

Tyson "Uh.. How did you know how to take this thing out of me though?"

Kai "I've been digging those out of me and the Demo boys since I was 6.."

Tyson "Oh.. So.. What does this thing do anyhow? What's on it."

Kai "Well I have a suspiscion that thing has been in you for the past ten years. And all of our questions have their answers in that things programming information. Got a computer?"

Tyson "Yeah in Hiro's room. Lets go..."

Kai "It'll take me awhile to decrypt this. I'm no Kenny you know. Go have a shower and get dressed.
Call Max Hiro seemed worried about him. I should have something for you by then okay?"

Tyson "Oh.. Umm Okay. I won't be long.."

Kai walked into Hiro's room and pulled open the heavy dark blue curtians. The room seemed even less lived in the Tysons did. But it was clean. Prolly in thanks to Tyson upkeeping it. A Futon, dresser, and computer on a desk spanned one wall with a walk in closet. A stereo, entertainment center with a TV, VCR, DVD player, and a few game systems sat in the other corner.He sat down at Hiro's computer and switched it on with a sigh.

Kai 'Hiro prolly would kill me if he knew I was in his room'

After a few moments of searching he plugged the little chip into the USB port with Hiro's camera cord.

Kai "Well I lucked out with the cord. Now lets see what the hell you was for and doing.."

With a few quick clicks and a bit ofpatience Kai sat in shocked horrified silence at what he was reading.


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PROJECT CODE NAME: PHOENIX FALLEN
TEST SUBJECT #0: HIWATARI KAI

BLOOD TYPE: O-

DNA SYNC RATIO: 100.0 GENETIC DNA ORIGIN FOR TESTING SAMPLES.

TEST SUBJECT #4 of 7: GRANGER TYSON

BLOOD TYPE: O+ DNA SYNC RATIO: 99.9

REJECTION TO INITAL DNA TEST SAMPLE: NO PROCEEDED TO LEVEL 2

ID#4 Scan Period 1 of 12.
Subject absorption level: Normal. USED SAMPLE 01 FROM: #0

ID#4 Scan Period 2 of 12.
Subject absorption level: Normal. USED SAMPLE 02 FROM: #0

ID#4 Scan Period 3 of 12.
Subject absorption level: Normal. USED SAMPLE 03 FROM: #0

ID#4 Scan Period 4 of 12.
Subject absorption level: Normal. USED SAMPLE 04 FROM: #0

ID#4 Scan Period 5 of 12.
Subject absorption level: Unstable. WARNING! USED SAMPLE 05 FROM: #0

ID#4 Scan Period 6 of 12.
Subject absorption level: Unstable. WARNING! USED SAMPLE 06 FROM: #0

ID#4 Scan Period 7 of 12.
Subject absorption level: Unstable. WARNING! USED SAMPLE 07 FROM: #0

ID#4 Scan Period 8 of 12.
Subject absorption level: Unstable. WARNING! USED SAMPLE 08 FROM: #0

ID#4 Scan Period 9 of 12.
Subject absorption level: Rejected: DANGER TOXIC TO TEST SUBJECT ABORT! USED SAMPLE 09 FROM: #0

ID#4 Scan Period 10 of 12.
Subject absorption level: Rejected: DANGER TOXIC TO TEST SUBJECT ABORT! USED SAMPLE 10 FROM: #0

ID#4 Scan Period 11 of 12.
Subject absorption level: Rejected: DANGER TOXIC TO TEST SUBJECT ABORT! USED SAMPLE 11 FROM: #0

ID#4 Scan Period 12 of 12.
Subject absorption level: Rejected: DANGER TOXIC TO TEST SUBJECT ABORT! USED SAMPLE 12 FROM: #0


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Kai 'Oh God.. That thing has been poisoning him with my blood for years! And trying to rewrite his DNA. No wonder he's so fucking sick.. Hiro was right.. I have been killing him..'
He turned falling out of the chair tears streaming down his face and grabbed the trash can.
On his knees he began dry heaving over it painfully. A sudden numbness filled his body and it felt like sheer electricity was running down his arms and legs. Vibrating over his chest and is his veins. Firey searing pain spread and rippled across his back making him whimper.

Kai..

Kai "Uck! W-who? Urp.. Who's here? D-Dranzer!"

Yes Kai. I know you can barely hear me and it hurts but shut up and listen. I can't talk for long. I'm weak here.. Anyhow don't think that any of this is your fault. Because it's not. You're just going to have to learn to let it go. And the truth as it comes out is going to be painful too for everyone. Don't be afraid little one. Tyson will be here for you no matter what. He'll be your strength if you let him. Don't forsake him. Don't forsake yourself.. Don't forsake me, for I am you..

Kai "Dranzer! Wait! Tell me what's going on! Please.. Oh Dranzer, please.."

Kai 'Don't leave me alone again.. I don't wanna be alone anymore..'

Twenty minutes later Kai was still sitting over the trash can in the floor with his hands over his face crying.
And that's exactly how Tyson found him.

Tyson "Kai did you find anything out from that thing that was.. Kai!"

The navy haired man was across the floor and by his side instantly. Tyson slid his arms around Kai's shoulders and pulled him into a hug. Kai instantly buried his face in Tyson's clean black shirt breathing in the scent of soap and shampoo. In silence Tyson slowly combed his fingers through Kai's duel colored hair before speaking. The evening sunlight filtered over them in dappled patterns from outside. Kai layed his head on Tyson's shoulder with a sigh and began to watch the brillant blue sky and puffy silver clouds drift by the window.

Tyson "You know you can tell me Kai. What ever it is, it'll all be okay."

Kai 'How do I tell you that I'm the cause of your suffering? And how could everything still be okay after all of this time? It'll never be okay Tyson. Not really..'