As promised, here's the next chapter! As always thank you for your wonderful reviews and support. And without further ado...

Ultimate Betrayal

Judy sat in her office, resting her head on the desk, having dozed off while watching the screen of her computer. Kai had convinced her that only a small group should be used to try to end the occupation, but Judy had her doubts, as had Emily.

Said American opened the door to the office only to find her old coach sleeping in front of her and, deciding it was best to leave her, silently closed the door again. There was no need to disturb the director until they had heard news from the team. Judy had been working hard and it was only fair that the older woman got some much needed rest.

"Everyone's pretty tense, huh?"

Emily whirled around to be met with a young man with a bleach blond braid down his back and ocean blue eyes. "Mystel."

The young man smiled upon hearing his name before politely replying, "I didn't mean to startle you. I was getting a bit bored waiting around so I decided to see if there was anything I could do."

Emily shook her head, "For now all we can do is wait for one of them to come back, hopefully with good news." She sighed, "Michael was right in suggesting they didn't take devices to communicate with us, though it also means that we have no idea what's happening."

Mystel smiled, "It's hard being left behind, but I know if anyone can stop the King it's GRevolution. After all, they were the ones who put away BEGA against all the odds."

Emily clutched the file she had been holding earlier closer to her chest. The traitorous part of her mind started asking question after question, reminding her how this plan could fail. The thoughts raised in a crescendo until Mystel's voice cut through. "There are so many ways this plan could go wrong, but I think this attempt will be something without leaving us completely defenceless if we happen to lose."

Emily looked away, "There are only so many times we will be allowed to fail. We can only survive by the skin of our teeth so many times."

Mystel nodded, "You're right, but does that mean we should give up? Ultimately we could all just disband, lay low for a few years and come back as regular citizens and never have to worry about fighting again. The trouble is we see how many people benefit are far outweighed by the many people that suffer and we feel we must do something, because that is who we are."

A small smile worked its way onto Emily's face, "Maybe."

Mystel gave her a huge smile and turned to walk away before stopping, "By the way; Michael went out to find Hilary, who had left earlier on. He said they should be back soon. I think he must have had an idea where she was."

Emily's smile quickly turned into a frown, "I told him to wait here! What if something happens while he's gone?"

Mystel shrugged before walking away, "I'm sure it's nothing. They'll be back before you know it, Emily."

"Hey Quetzalcoatl are you sure this is the right place?"

The one known as Quetzalcoatl rolled his eyes from their hiding place. Of course this was the place as long as their intelligence was correct, but it was hardly their problem if it was wrong (though they would most-likely get blamed for the failure). Serpent-like eyes watched the building from around a corner before Quetzalcoatl turned back to his companion.

"I'm pretty sure Kraken. The information said the base was here and in front of us is a suspicious-looking building. This is not a coincidence."

Kraken grinned, "Let's inform the captain and finish this group off once and for all."

"Damn, I can't see a thing down here."

"Then why are you talking? The only thing that'll do is give away our position to the enemy… that is if they don't already know we're here considering your complaining."

Tyson glared back at his old friend, but quickly realised this was useless as Kai, like him, could not even see a few centimetres in front of him, let alone a couple of paces ahead.

Finally after turning another corner (to which Tyson had once again walked into a wall and grumbled about it to Kai) the two young men saw cracks of light ahead. Both crept forward, not wanting to alert anyone on the other side to their presence if anyone happened to be there.

Tyson, quickly taking the roll of leader, held his hand up and counted down on his fingers. When only one finger was still up he stood up from his crouching position and slammed himself into the door, causing it to burst open, and landing in an empty room.

Kai calmly stepped out, a look of disgust on his face due to Tyson's immaturity, "Did I not tell you no one would be here? With the amount of noise you just made I wouldn't be too surprised if you just alerted half the guards in this building to our presence."

Tyson rolled his eyes, "You are completely overreacting, Sourpuss."

"Who is the former member at this base? I seem to recall that I'm the expert here, Tyson."

"Alright Mr. Expert, where are we?"

Kai took his time looking around the brightly lit room, which was strange in itself considering there was no one here. Usually the lights would be off if there was no one around, which meant there was a large possibility there was actually someone there.

Kai put his finger in front of Tyson's face to silence anything the other was about to say as he looked around the room. There were several desks lined up on either side of the intruders and all facing towards the left where several large machines were standing. From where he stood Kai heard Tyson suck in a breath.

"I thought they'd have given up on experimenting on Bit Beasts after all the trouble that it caused."

Kai narrowed his eyes, remembering some of the things that happened. "If it's any consolation they experiment on humans just as much."

Tyson pulled a face.

"Brian told me you two would be here." A gravelly voice observed.

Both men turned to see the man from their nightmares standing to the side of the room, seemingly appearing out of thin air. Both Kai and Tyson were instantly on guard as Boris Balkov stood in front of them, a superior smirk on his face. He stood calmly towering over them with his hands behind him back.

"I have to admit I thought that my soldier was following along with his courageous leader and preparing to betray me." Boris continued, obviously mocking Tala.

"Where's Tala?" Tyson questioned straight away, while his partner remained silent.

Boris chuckled, "I'm afraid Tala's a bit preoccupied right now. Such is what happens when you betray your leader, don't you agree Kai, or should I say Phoenix?"

Kai's neutral expression remained; only the clenched fists by his sides gave any evidence to his emotions. He looked between Tyson and Boris and, seeming to resolve some conflict in his mind, he took a step away from Tyson and drew his swords. They were pointed straight at his former team mate.

Tyson, who despite not being as quick as Kai in terms of reflexes, was just able to bring out his own sword in time to block Kai's first strike. Boris' eyes widened as the two supposed allies stared each other down. Once he had recovered, Boris summoned his troops and Tyson found himself surrounded. Tyson, knowing he was outmatched, lowered his weapon and ignored everyone in the room except Kai.

"I thought you were our ally." Hurt and betrayal were clearly showing on his face.

Kai's expression refused to change, "You assume I felt anything towards you or your so-called friends."

"How dare you!" Tyson attempted to hit Kai in his rage, but was held back by some of Boris' gorillas. "What about the times you saved us? What about Black Dranzer? What about Hilary?"

Kai brushed past, "I was never your ally, Tyson Granger. I knew all about you and your little friends before I joined your group. I knew enough of my connection to you to be able to manipulate you all to trust me. I have to admit, it was easier than I thought it would be to gain your trust, but then again you were so determined to trust me."

Kai walked over to where Boris stood and turned around once again to look at his former team mate. A smirk appeared on his face, similar to the one that appeared when he wielded Black Dranzer in the first World Championship Tournament. He knew he was stronger than Tyson and the young man could do nothing to stop him.

"So this is your choice?" Tyson seemed to be forcing himself to speak.

"I have no idea who you are, Granger, other than a single wasp buzzing in front of everything the Government is trying to achieve. Move aside or prepare to be squashed."

"You think that I'll just surrender like this then? You really don't know me then, do you Kai?"

Kai's eyes lit up with the simple fact that he knew more than Tyson, "Kai died on the battlefield fighting the Government. When will you accept it?"

Tyson's body shook, but his stony gaze never left Kai's face. "If you think you've won then you've got a lot to learn, Kai."

"Am I interrupting?" All in the room immediately recognised the chilly voice of Brian.

"Ah Brian so glad you could join us." Boris replied, trying to conceal the venom in his voice from being left out of the previous stand-off.

Brian looked from Tyson to Kai, "Phoenix, you and I will escort the prisoner. The rest of you need to step up security. None of the other groups have been found yet. We cannot let any of them get away from us."

Boris narrowed his eyes at Brian, but nevertheless led the rest of his soldiers out of the room. Kai was quick to restrain Tyson, removing his former team mate's communication device and smashing it on the floor before the three walked towards the prison cells. They remained silent until they reached the cell that Tala was currently occupying. He moved forward so that his face could be seen, looking only at Tyson.

"It has been a while, Tyson."

Tyson smiled, "It sure has. How're the living conditions?"

Tala shrugged, "I've had worse." He then turned to look at Brian, "You putting us together?"

Brian answered by withdrawing a gun and opening the door to his former captain's cell and motioning for Kai to push Tyson in. Tyson barely had time to get his arms out before he was on the floor and the two members of the Government Force were walking away, their footsteps echoing on the stone surfaces.

Tyson growled and turned to try and catch a glimpse of the two before shouting, "You won't get away with this!"

He later wondered if he imagined hearing Kai answer in a soft voice, "You'd be surprised."

"Don't bother shouting, Tyson. The only thing you'll accomplish will be giving me a headache."

Tyson turned back to Tala and looked at the former leader of the Blitzkrieg Boys, who looked surprisingly calm considering their position.

"I'm hoping that look means you've got a plan, Tala, because I'm out of ideas."

Tala sat back against one of the walls and closed his eyes, "We just have to wait to be rescued."

"That's it?" Tyson's shout echoed through the halls.

"Go Venus!" An arrow shot through the darkened hallway and the great white bitbeast charged at her enemies, sending them flying back.

"Hey, leave some for me!" Daichi shouted grinning, before swinging his weapon and calling upon his own bitbeast.

"Hey guys, be extra cautious. I can't seem to get in contact with Kai or Tyson." Kenny's voice sounded through their earpieces.

Both Max and Rick looked at each other in shock before Max responded, "Are you sure Kenny? Maybe they're just in a dangerous area and turned off communications until they're safe."

"I've lost Tyson's signal."

Rick tightened his fists and turned towards the centre of the complex, "Then we better hurry up and find them."

Max smiled and nodded to his friend, "Don't worry guys. Tyson and Kai'll be fine. We just need to continue with our missions."

"Well said Max." Ray's voice came in reply.

"Then what're we waiting for? Let's go!" Daichi's excited voice pierced through the earpieces causing everyone to cringe.

Brian stopped, "You okay?"

"Don't worry. It was just Daichi being too loud." Phoenix explained taking out his earpiece and rubbing his ear before replacing it.

Brian frowned, "Have they given away their locations yet?"

"No and I doubt they will as Kenny made a point of only telling each group where it was supposed to be. I only know their general starting points."

Brian's frown deepened and he let out a small hiss in annoyance. He then continued to lead Phoenix down the halls before they stopped in front of a door guarded on either side. Brian turned to face his fellow soldier.

"The King himself wished to speak to you. I'll be nearby when he's finished."

Phoenix glanced at the two guards before he subtly passed his earpiece to Brian. The door was opened to him and he stepped inside. The mousy man who had opened the door shot to the back of the room next to his master. Ironic, Phoenix thought, since mice usually are the primary snack of serpents.

Whatever feelings he had towards the man in front of him (the mousy one did not really count as anyone in his eyes) he bowed deeply in respect. After all, the King himself had thought Phoenix a traitor moments ago and even though the plan had worked perfectly, Phoenix could imagine that the King would be cautious around him. It would be best if he no longer showed any acts of defiance.

"I see that you have returned, Phoenix. It was an impressive job taking down the Japan base, but I would have preferred you not killing off some of my best soldiers in the process." The King praised, already sensing his victory

"I could have said the same to you about my shadow bitbeast, however Japan is now yours and the others will soon fall."

The King tensed, "Are you so sure? You do realise that the other bases are waiting for Japan to either rise or fall? In other words they will just go deeper into hiding."

"They're no longer a concern. The Japan base was their largest by far. With them out of the way the other groups have lost hope. We may have lost an opportunity to capture more who are traitors to your cause, but we have kept our own loses minimal."

The King sat back in his chair, seeming to ponder what Phoenix had just said. "I see. And you are confident that they will not rise against me?"

"Once the Japan base is finished off and all the members put on trial for the world to see, no one will question us."

The King chuckled, "You seem very confident."

"I spent time with those things if you remember. They're pretty predictable."

The King nodded and smiled, "Very good." He then waved away the pathetic creature beside him, "Leave us, I wish to talk to Phoenix alone."

Phoenix watched the man scuttle out and pause before opening the door giving Phoenix a glare in defiance. However, faced with Phoenix's look of contempt, the mousy man's glare was quickly replaced with fear and he was quick to open the door and dash out.

The King had not even bothered to look at his servant, preferring to keep his eyes on Phoenix. He smiled slightly before speaking, "And now to the real business..."

"Why haven't we met anyone yet?" Rick growled out as they turned another corner in the labyrinth.

"Calm down Rick, I'm sure there's a good explanation for it." Max answered as soothingly as possible, though it was difficult because he was just as nervous and frustrated.

It did not seem possible that they had slipped detection for so long and passed all the guards. It seemed they had overestimated their opponents and yet they were annoyed by it.

"Hey you two, be thankful no one's found you yet. By the way Rick, you left your microphone on speaker." Ray said in an attempt to lighten their spirits.

"Oh right, sorry."

"Have you guys heard anything from either Kai or Tyson?" Max questioned.

"I'd be impressed if you had." A voice from the darkness answered.

Two familiar figures stood before them, one was a giant and the other was short. Both carried their weapons over their shoulders. Max's eyes widened in horror at the two, knowing that the fight was only just beginning. "Ian, Spencer."

Rick narrowed his eyes, "I remember the tall guy, but who's the pint sized one?"

Ian smirked and answered in an arrogant tone, "Watch who you're calling names. You're in our territory."

Max and Rick readied their weapons, but Ian and Spencer seemed uninterested and refrained from using their guns – Max assumed they contained their bitbeasts. Both remained unfazed by Max and Rick's presence and Max was reminded of the time they broke into the Abbey to find Kai. He also had a similar feeling of dread in his stomach.

"Where are Kai and Tyson?" Max did his best to hold in his anger, but he knew that the two had noticed it.

Ian smirked, his head rising up so that he was effectively looking down on them. "Why don't we battle? If you win then I'll tell you."

Rick smirked, "Let's see how tough you are!"

All Max could see was the scene in front of Balcov Abbey playing out in front of him, causing alarm bells to ring in his head, "Rick, something's wrong here. I..."

However, Rick wasn't listening, "Don't worry about it Max. If you're not up to fighting, I'm sure the pint sized freak and I can battle it out."

Max watched the two begin to fight each other. Ian had still not unstrapped his gun and continued to dodge Rick's attacks, grinning the whole time. Spenser stayed as immovable as ever, for which Max was relieved, but on guard in case the soldier decided to finish the match quickly.

Ian smiled, "By the time this is over you'll be at our mercy."

Rick's large fists clenched, "Hope you aren't putting money on that."

A sneer escaped from the shortest member of the Blitzkrieg Boys as he jumped back, increasing the distance between them. He straightened from his crouch and looked down his nose at them. "I wish I had."

Just then Max and Rick found themselves surrounded by Government soldiers. Each one had a gun in hand and several looked as if they could control bitbeasts. Rick growled and Max's eyes narrowed, silently wondering how they were going to get out of the mess.

"You didn't actually think we'd play by the rules did you? Or did you forget you were in our territory?"

Ok I do feel a bit bad just leaving it here, but it was too good not to stop here where I could keep up the suspense. I can't garentee that the next update will be up as quickly but I will definately aim to have it up before the end of the year (here I go making promises again...).

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