Miles and Cloud came back to their seats, calm on the outside. On the inside however, they were terrified...
Devin was still asleep, but Bri was awake. Miles got into his seat next to her, quiet...
"Hey Miles!" She said happily. However, she went serious when she noticed him shaking just a little.
"Miles, is everything alright??" she asked...
He didn't answer.
"Aw, come on, Miles. I won't go into anything you don't want me to. Again, is everything okay?"
He hesitated, then he shook his head.
"Is it because of your "Personal" issue?"
He hesitated again, and nodded...
"Is it getting to you?"
Miles stayed still and silent.
"You can tell me, Miles. I care about you, and I want you to feel okay. It's getting to you is it?"
Miles closed his eyes, and a tear ran down his cheek as he nodded slowly.
"Awwww..." she said, frowning, and she hugged him, and he hugged back, crying a little.
After a few minutes, he let go. "Thank you, Bri..." He said quietly. "Thank you very much..."
About an hour later, around 7:30 PM, they landed in Cairo. The four friends walked off and down the terminal. They spotted the team in no time...
"Hey guys!!" Miles said. "Wait, one, two, three... Where's your fourth Member?"
"Our captain's in the hospital..." one of the boys said. "We played Russia first, and he got hurt just a little, so we're postponing our match until tomorrow morning. The Russian Captain really didn't do too much, but he got hurt for being a little too angry..."
"Oh...can we go talk to him?" Cloud asked.
"Sure!" another one of the boys said. "Let us take you there!"
When they walked out, they expected to see a lot of builldings and some sand, which, they did. What the four friends DIDN'T expect, was that it would be 112 degrees outside!
"Oh my god, it's hot!!!" Miles said, fanning himself...
Devin took his thicker shirt off for his thinner one. "I'll say!!!" he said...
" We're so sorry for the heat, guys..." one of the Egyptian boys said again. "We recently got told the forecast was heat around 110 for today... We're really sorry. Come on into the vehicle. It's cooler there..."
"Wow! How do you guys stand that?" Miles said after getting into the vehicle.
"We build a resistance to it over time. Allow us to introduce ourselves. I am member Safiro Mabara. I use Counter Scorpio 145D. This is Estuardo Tut. He uses Thermal Gemios T125SF. Lastly, that's our sub, Ahmir Lasad. He uses Thermal Lacerta WA130HF..."
"Nice to meet you!" Miles said. "I'm Miles Serge, and this is my bey, Pegasis! This is Devin Collins. He uses Corona. Cloud right there uses Orojya, and our sub Bri uses L-Drago..."
As soon as he stopped, they arrived at the hospital. They went in and went to his room.
"We're here to see Raj..." said Ahmir to one of the doctors outside the door...
"Okay then." One of them replied. "Mr. Kitzputa, some people are here for you!"
The two teams walked in...
"Hey Raj! How's it going?" Estuardo said...
"Really good, guys!" He replied. "I get out tomorrow! I'm guessing this is our opposing team?"
"Yep!" Safiro said. "This is sub member Bri, members Cloud and Devin, and the Captain, Miles. Guys, this our captain, Raj Kitzputa!"
"Nice to meet you all!" Raj said. "And this is my bey right here!"
He reached over to the counter beside him and showed his bey. "Jade Gil AD145WD..."
"Cool." Miles said. "Um, guys, can you go to the limo for a sec? Me and Cloud wanna ask Raj something private..."
Devin started. "And what would that b--"
He was interrupted by a punch to the stomach from Bri. "Sure thing, Miles..." she said, all of them except Cloud, Miles, and Raj were in the room.
"So Raj..." Miles started. "We got info about Russia, but they all got injured before they could tell anyone. Maybe you could help?"
"Yes..." Raj said..." I got defeated by someone whose name and Bey I forgot. He really wasn't aggressive like the others, but I got carried away and started yelling at him. That's how I got this..." He pointed to a large bandage on his head. "Anyways, I observed that Diablo bey you guys talked about. I know all of this: Definitely Diablo, Definitely the 4D bottom X : D, and the Clear wheel is a definite grayish-blackish mix..."
But before he could continue, disaster...
All of a sudden, there was a flash, then just as quickly, Miles was on the ground, screaming.
"MILES!" Cloud said.
"Miles, what happened?" Raj said, concerned.
Miles then replied weakly. "I...t-think I just got cut..." He turned over, and there was a bloody knife that had caught a part of the side of his leg... "It hurrrrrrts..."
"Nurse!" Raj yelled, carefully getting up. He, along with Cloud, then laid Miles on the bed. A nurse came in and started tending to the wound, while Cloud picked up the knife...
"There's a letter attached to it..." Cloud said.
"W-What's it say?" Miles asked...
"It's smeared..." He said.
"Here, I'll read it..." Raj said, taking the letter. He then read the letter:
Miles, Cloud...
We have warned you several times to count your blessings and give up. Yet even still, you and your team do not listen to us. Nine teams have fallen to us already. It is only a matter of time.
Since you aren't going to give up in trying to figure it out, I will tell you my bey...
It is Diablo Nemesis X : D. It is a defense type, just like yours...
Also, there is one member on your team I despise, I hate...
That is your fellow partner, Cloud Starcutter...
Cloud, you have been my hated enemy since we were friends in elementary school. You bladed with me for several years, then you turn your back on me and leave for the USA. How despicable....
You were my favorite Russian partner for eight years, then you quit on me, saying I became evil and wicked. How dare you...
I will make sure you are my opponent when the US faces Russia, and I will convert you back to your aggressive, insane Russian ways, no matter what it takes...
Oh, and one more thing...
Miles, Our captain you've heard of? It is. It is who you think it is. It is R-Dev, and he told me to tell you this:
Get ready to say goodbye to all your friends, because when you and I battle, I can guarantee that you're not walking away.
So I tell you again; count your blessings, and think before you make your next move...
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P.S., there's a clue to to my name in what I wrote, if you really want to know. Look carefully...