Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 11:36:37 EST From: Papito6187@aol.com Subject: Beryl Saga 4 Hello there! Did yah miss me? Nah, you missed the story! S'all good! Anyways, I'd just like to first off, thank all of you who emailed me with response to the story! I love getting mail and it makes me feel better when it's a good response, so I know y'all like it! Anyways, I know you're like (assuming you're actually reading this) just get to the damn story already! So, here's your wish! When we last left our heroes! "Whoa! What a dream!" Joey said waking up from his blissful sleep, "So, am I attracted to him? That was weird. I mean, all those thoughts I was having in my dream I've had while awake too! What am I going to do?" He got out of bed and made his way to the kitchen. ------------------------ "Whoa! What a dream!" Beryl said waking up from his blissful sleep, "Shit, I WISH that would happen! Woo! It's a little hotter in here than usual. I need me something to drink!" He got out of bed and teleported to the kitchen. ------------------------ And now, the continuation! Joey was wandering through the halls looking for the kitchen. He saw a faint light up ahead and walked towards it. As he got closer, he saw someone standing in front of the refrigerator in his boxers with a glass in one hand and a carton of milk in the other. He knew it wasn't one of the guys, cause he would've recognized the body, so it had to be Beryl. Beryl was standing there in his boxers and was about to take a sip of his milk when he heard one of the floorboards squeak. He flipped the light switch on with his mind and looked behind him to see Joey coming towards him. "Hey Joey!" Beryl said. "Hey. What you doin up?" Joey asked now standing in front of the counter. "Couldn't sleep." "Me either." "My dream woke me up." "Yeah, mine too." "What was it about?" "Eh . . . it was nothing. What about yours?" "Same here." There was an awkward silence. They each stood there with their glass of milk looking at each other. "Alright, I'm gonna head back to bed." Beryl said. "Yeah . . . um . . . me too!" "Good night." "Night." Joey stayed leaning on the counter and Beryl turned invisible. "That was close! Any longer and I would've kissed him!" Joey said thinking Beryl had left. Beryl heard this and decided to make a move. He walked over in front of Joey, grabbed him by the back of the neck and kissed him. Joey was shocked. He didn't know what was happening at first. When he caught on, he thought it was Chris at first. Then Beryl re-appeared. Those 2 seconds scared the hell out of Joey but when he saw it was Beryl, he started to kiss him back. The kiss, just like in the dream, was magical. Only this time, it was for real. Time seemed to slow down as they stood there in the kitchen making out. They were the only ones in the world. ----------------------------- "What time is it babe?" Lance asked. "1:15" JC said. "Damn! We've been at it that long?" "We've gone longer." "True." "I'm gonna go get something to drink, you want something?" "Nah." "I'll be back." JC got up and made his way in the direction of the kitchen. As he got closer he could see that somebody was in there. It looked like Beryl, he wasn't sure cause his back was turned, but he would've known off hand if it were one of the others. He was about to say something but Beryl moved a little to the side and for the first time he saw what he was doing. "He's making out with Joey?!?" JC thought. JC stood there silently for a couple of minutes shocked at what he saw. He turned around and walked back to his room. His look of shock was evident, to Lance who said, "Josh, what's wrong?" "Uh . . . nothing!" "You look like you've seen a ghost! What wrong babe?" "Nothing, really!" "Don't give me that Joshua!" JC knew that when Lance called him by his full name he was serious. "I saw . . ." JC began. "Yeah?" "I saw . . . B . . . B . . ." "Brady?" "No!" "Then what?" "I saw B . . . Beryl and . . ." "What about Beryl? Is he ok?" "I saw him and J . . . Joey . . ." "What? Just tell me!" "I saw Beryl and Joey making out in the kitchen!" JC said quickly. "What?!?" Lance said in disbelief. "I saw . . ." "I . . . I heard you!" "Oh." "You sure?" "Positive!" "I gotta see this!" "No! Don't go out there! They might see you!" "B . . . But . . ." "No James! It's enough that I had to see it, now let's just get to bed!" "Alright, alright!" "Night!" JC said giving Lance a kiss on the cheek. "Yeah, yeah . . . night." Lance said disappointedly. He waited for JC to close his eyes and he got a big grin on his face. "And don't even think about waiting till I fall asleep to go out there and look! Let them be!" JC said closing his eyes again. "Take the fun out of everything!" Lance thought. "Love you too!" -------------------------- "Wow!" Joey said after they finally broke apart. "My sentiments exactly!" Beryl agreed also in shock. "We had the same dream didn't we?" "I think so . . . Street Fighter right?" "Yeah, and Mortal Kombat." "Uh huh!" There was another awkward silence. None of them knew what to say or do next. They both saw how confused each other was, so they started laughing. "Shhhh! We don't wanna wake the others!" Beryl said still laughing. "Ok, ok, ok! Shh!" They both calmed down and Beryl finally said, "I think we should get to bed! It's getting late." "Yeah, you're right." They stepped in closer and kissed one more time. The kiss lasted for about 5 minutes and they each went back their rooms. Beryl teleporting, and Joey walking. They both laid in their beds thinking the same thing. "Wow! What a kiss!" They both fell into a peaceful sleep. ------------------------- Joey woke up the next morning nervous and confused. He knew he liked what had happened the night before, but he was just coming to terms with his bisexuality. He was worried about telling the guys. Not really JC, Lance and Justin, but Chris. He and Chris had become best friends and although he knew he would be ok with it, Joey didn't want their friendship to change. He was nervous because he didn't know how he was going to face Beryl. He was sure of himself and he liked Beryl a lot, but until he was sure as to how and when he was gonna tell the guys, he wanted to keep a low profile. ---------------------------- Beryl woke up the happiest he had been in months. He got out of bed and looked out the window. He heard a knock on the door and thought it might be Joey. "Come in!" He said. In walked Justin in a pair of Old Navy pajama bottoms and a white wife beater. "Hey blondy!" Beryl said a little disappointed it wasn't Joey, but still happy nonetheless. "Hey! You look happy! What's the deal?" Justin said entering the room. "Nothin, I just had 2 good dreams. That's all." "Ok . . . So, you gonna tell Joey?" "Huh?!? Tell Joey what?" "That you have a crush on him." "Oh! That? I think he already knows." "What makes you think that?" "I can tell." "How?" "Duh! I am psycho! I mean psychic!" "Oh yeah!" Justin said laughing. -------------------------- JC woke up to a familiar feeling. Lips. Lance had kissed him until he woke up and started to kiss back. "Morning!" Lance said pulling away from JC. "You're in a good mood!" JC said sitting up. "Yup! I'm excited!" "About?" "The awards!" "Oh yeah. At least that makes one of us!" "What? You're not?" "It's just that they continually screw us over and don't take us seriously!" "How so?" "Come on Lance! They have us nominated for best video with `Tearin up my heart' against `I want it that way'? What kind of bull is that? We've came out with so many videos and they're nominating us for that one? Why not `I drive myself crazy'? That was our latest single, not including `Music of my heart', and it killed on TRL!" "You got a point, but I think we have a good chance." "I mean, I'm grateful and all, but I just wish they'd take us more seriously!" "They will! Don't worry!" --------------------------- Everybody met in the kitchen and they all ate. After breakfast Beryl said, "Well if we get started now, we will have enough time to get you ready for tonight." "About tonight. I don't know how we're gonna get you in!? It's a packed house!" JC said. "He could just take whichever record label person's seat next to us." Justin said. "How we gonna get him to give up the seat?" "He's telepathic! He can do something." "Ok . . . now that that's taken care of. What exactly are we going to be doing today?" Lance asked. "Some sparring, some practicing with our powers, nothing heavy, just stuff that needs to be done." Beryl said. "What about how're we gonna pull this thing off?" Chris asked. "That too!" "So, let's get started." Joey said, "Wait, Beryl, can we talk for a second in private?" "Uh . . . sure." Beryl and Joey stepped into another room. While walking there, they got stares from Justin, Lance and JC. When they were gone, Chris said, "Josh, I just wanted to say I'm sorry for last night. You were right and I just want to apologize." "It's ok. All is forgiven." JC said. "He's not the one you should be apologizing to. It's Beryl." Justin said, "He heard everything." "Shit! I didn't mean for him to hear that!" Chris said. "Then you should've waited till he was in his room." "I thought he was." "Nope." "I'll apologize when he gets back." -------------------------- "What's up Joe?" Beryl asked once they were alone. "Well, about last night . . ." Joey began. "Let me guess. It was a mistake and you're sorry but it can never happen again, right?" Beryl said as all his happiness sank into depression. "No!" Joey said quickly, "Last night . . . I haven't felt like that since Maggie. I just wanted to keep a low profile until I tell the guys." "Oh! Ok . . . That's understandable. Justin knows that I like you though." "Did you tell him about last night?" "No! I was thinking about it but I decided not to." "Good. Well we better get back to the guys. But first, I have to do this!" Joey said pulling Beryl in for a kiss. They stood there for a couple of minutes then got back to the guys. Once back, Beryl said, "Let's get crackin!" We'll take the elevator down." While they were in the elevator everybody was quiet. However, there were 2 telepathic conversations going on. "So, did you tell him?" Justin asked telepathically. "I told you, he already knows!" Beryl replied. "Are you gonna make a move?" "Why are you so curious? And what makes you think I have a chance?" "Please! I've seen the way he looks at JC and Lance when they're together! And I've even caught him checking out some guys when we're on the road!" "Calm down blondy! If anything's gonna happen, it will! Just be patient!" ------------------- "So, you think they were making out again?" Lance asked JC telepathically. "Probably! Not the whole time, but they definitely got some in there!" JC responded. "I think we should let them know we know, so it won't be pressuring them." "You sure you're not a Yenta?" "Shut up! I'm just happy for them! I mean, Joey hasn't been himself ever since Maggie, and Beryl, he just looks and sounds like he needs someone! I mean, look at the stuff he's been through!" "All true, but it's up to them to tell us!" "Yeah you're right." "I know! You remember how it was for us!" "Yeah, yeah! I know, I know." "So don't say anything!" "I won't!" "Good." -------------------- "Ok! This is what's gonna happen!" Beryl said once they got out of the elevator, "The warehouse has 3 main entrances." He waved his hand and an image of the warehouse and docks appeared. "This one in the front, this one on the side and here in the back. We will not be entering through any of them. "Why not?" Chris asked. "Cause they'll be expecting us through there. They now know there's 6 of us. They'll think that we'll have 2 enter through each entrance." "So where are we entering?" JC asked. "Well, there are 2 other ways in. One is through the roof, here. We would drop down and surprise them." "And the second?" Justin asked. "Through the loading dock under here. This is the plan, 3 of us will make the drop, that'll probably be me, JC and Chris." "Why you 3?" Joey asked. "Since Chris and I can teleport and turn invisible, it'll make for a better attack and we'll need JC's agility, to fight off all that come at us." "So me, Joey and Lance are going through the loading dock?" Justin asked. "Yeah. I figure you could use an invisibility spell to infiltrate the ground floor. By going in through the bottom you'll be able to sweep through there. Once you've gotten done with them we'll make our entrance. This whole thing depends on stealth and speed. The longer we take the more trouble we'll have with the guards." "How are we gonna drop down? By teleporting?" Chris asked. "Yes and no." "Whatta yah mean?" "When they are done sweeping the lower level, you will teleport down and remain invisible till they get there and we strike. Once the signal is given, JC and I will come down. We should have no problem with the jump, it's about 50ft." "Fifty feet?!?" Lance said. "It's no problem." JC said. "We'll strike as much as we can on the fall, but once we land is when you guys make your move. Any questions?" "How are we gonna get into the main floor unnoticed?" Lance asked. "Two ways, Justin and Joey. Once Justin's invisibility spell runs out you should be just about to enter the first floor. That's where Joey comes in. Grab hold of each other and he will blend in until we give the signal to strike. Anything else?" "No." They all said. "Ok, now it's time to have some fun!" "Yeah!" Chris yelled. "What're we doin?" Lance asked. "Well, I wanted to spar with all of you hands on." "At the same time?" JC asked. "No. One on one. And, you get to choose a weapon if you want." "I'll take one." "I won't." Justin said. "Me either." Joey said. "I'll take one." Chris said. "I already got one." Lance said. "Well follow me then." Beryl said. He led them to a big steel door. He opened it up and there was a walk-in closet full of weapons. "Whoa!" Chris said in awe. "Take your pick!" JC looked around and took a staff. "What should I take?" Chris asked. "I know the perfect weapons for you but you can't use it when we are sparring." Beryl said. "What?" "These!" Beryl said pulling out 2 nylon packs. "What're they?" "Throwing knives. These pouches go on your wrists. They were my best friends." "Oh! I can't take them then." "No, please, I insist. They come in handy, I have a pair of my own, I only use one though. Take them, I'll teach you how to use them later." "Thank you! And Beryl, I'm sorry for what I said last night. It was very immature and insensitive of me." "Don't worry about it. I know you didn't mean it. Now. JC, do you know how to use that?" "For some reason, yeah." "Well it unscrews into 4 pieces for compactness. Easy to assemble, you just snap it on, twist and it locks. The center release button allows it to become 2 weapons." He demonstrated the weapon and what he was talking about then gave it back to JC. "Awesome!" JC said taking it back. "Let's get started then." Beryl said. They stepped into the main room and Beryl said, "So, who's first?" "Me!" Justin said. "Let's dance!" Justin and Beryl went to the center of the room to where the mats were. The rest of the guys got situated around the room to watch. "So, how do you want this?" Beryl asked. "What do you mean?" Justin asked. "We can do 3 hits wins, or fight till the other one gives up." "Three hits." "Good, it's better that way." "Let's do this!" Justin said as they started the match. As Beryl expected, Justin made the first move with a lightning bolt shooting out of his hand. Beryl did a cartwheel to the side, stuck out his hand palm face up, brought it to his mouth and blew fire from it. Justin stuck out his forearm and a transparent blue shield appeared. He blocked the fire by absorbing it with the shield. He shot the fire, back out at Beryl and Beryl teleported behind Justin and sweeped him. Justin fell to the floor and Beryl punched him in the chest. Justin groaned in pain and they both got up. They bowed to each other and began the next round. This time Beryl made the first move. He teleported into the air and did a dropkick. Justin caught his foot and twisted it, causing Beryl to fall to the floor. Justin still holding onto Beryl's foot kicked Beryl in the stomach. The score was tied at one. They bowed to each other and began the third round. Justin stepped in to throw a punch. Beryl blocked it, grabbed Justin's wrist, turned his back in towards Justin's body, grabbed him with his free hand by the upper arm and flipped him. Justin jumped back up to his feet, only to be met by Beryl's fist. "Ah! I think you broke my nose!" Justin yelled. "You have to learn to fight with your pain." Beryl said. "Come on then!" The guys were a little shocked at Justin's reaction, but were all glad he could take the pain. They bowed to each other and began to fight. This was the longest round. It lasted about several minutes. It ended with Beryl kicking Justin in the side in his rib cage. Beryl won the match and Justin was in a lot of pain. He had a broken nose and a fractured rib. The guys were all worried about Justin's injuries. Even though they healed fast, there was no way he would heal himself by that night. Beryl sensed this and said, "Don't worry! I'm gonna heal him right now!" He helped Justin up off the floor, "Get on top of that bench over there." "Ok." Justin said holding his side. With the help of the guys, he was now sitting on top of the bench. "Ok, this is gonna hurt, but I just need to see what needs fixing." Beryl said. "Ok." Justin winced out in pain. He felt Justin's nose and sure enough, it was broken. He then asked, "Where else does it hurt?" "My ribs." Justin replied. He felt along the side of his rib cage and didn't feel anything broken so he figured it was probably fractured. "Ok, lie down and take off your shirt." Joey laughed to himself and thought about his dream from the night before. He got a look from Beryl and they smiled at each other. Beryl them remembered that Justin was in pain so he concentrated on what he was doing. As Justin lay on the bench, Beryl put his hands together forming a diamond shape with his thumbs and index fingers. He placed them above Justin's forehead and closed his eyes. His hands started to glow green. The guys watched in amazement. Beryl slowly moved his hands down. He stopped at Justin's nose, rotated his hands counter-clockwise twice then continued down. He stopped again when he reached the middle of Justin's rib cage, right in between his pecs. He slowly moved his hands to the right then back to the middle, then slowly to the left and back to the middle again. He then continued down until he got to Justin's feet. He then broke the contact between his hands and placed them 3 inches away from the sides of his ankles. He moved his hands up along the sides of Justin's body without ever touching him. When he reached the top of Justin's head, he brought his fingers back together. He held them there until his hands stopped glowing. He opened his eyes, stepped back and the guys looked at him all except for Justin. They guys looked back down at Justin and he was covered by a green transparent shell. The shell got brighter and brighter until it disappeared. Justin's once swollen nose was back to normal, his side that was once red was now back to its original color. Justin smiled and said, "Wow! I feel all tingly inside!" They all laughed and he got up. "So, who's up next?" Beryl asked. "What about you? Aren't you hurt?" JC asked. "Not anymore. I healed myself while I was healing Justin." "Oh." "So, who's next?" "Me!" Chris said. "Ok, bring it on Nightcrawler!" "Stop calling me Nightcrawler!" They all laughed except for Chris and Beryl said, "Seriously, let's do this." "I'm ready!" They bowed to each other and started the match. Once they started, Chris turned invisible. Beryl listened intently to try and hear where Chris was. He looked at the floor mat to see where the imprints of his feet were. Once he found them, they disappeared. Chris teleported behind Beryl, grabbed him by the upper body and flipped him. Once Beryl fell to the floor, he moved in to punch him, but Beryl grabbed his fist and pulled him down on the floor next to him causing Chris to reappear. Beryl jumped up to his feet and tried to kick Chris in the chest, but Chris teleported behind him and punched him in the spine. Although in pain, Beryl got up and they bowed to each other starting the 2nd round. Beryl did a flip in the air, when Chris turned around to see him land, Beryl teleported behind him, scissorkicked him, causing Chris to fall, then kicked him in the stomach. The next 2 rounds were quick and Beryl was the victor. After healing both himself and Chris, he asked, "Who's next?" "I am." Joey said. As they stepped into the middle of the mats, Beryl said, "Street Fighter, or Mortal Kombat?" They both laughed, but then got serious and started the fight. For the first 5 minutes they circled each other, each staring at the other in the eyes. Beryl stepped in to throw a punch and Joey blocked and countered, hitting Beryl in the jaw. They started the 2nd round, Joey made the first strike. He threw a kick followed by, a punch, which were both blocked by Beryl. It was a tough round for both. Each hit that was thrown was, blocked by the other. The round ended with Beryl punching Joey in the side. Before the start of the 3rd round, Joey said, "Street Fighter?" "Fuck it!" Beryl said. As they finished bowing, Beryl turned into Ryu and Joey turned into Ken. "Yo! They turned into Street Fighter!!" Chris said. Ryu threw a fireball, which was blocked by, a fireball from Ken. Ken went in and attempted to uppercut Ryu. Ryu did a backflip and avoided it. Ryu did a spinning kick and before it could reach, Ken threw a fireball causing Ryu to fly through the air in slow motion and moan, just like the video game. As they got ready to start the next round, Beryl said, "I like Street Fighter VS X-Men better!" Beryl turned into Gambit and Joey turned into Rogue. Gambit threw his kinetically charged cards at Rogue, which she blocked. Gambit did a flip through the air, Rogue caught him in the air and kissed him, absorbing his power. He fell to the floor and she threw kinetically charged cards at him, ending the round and the match entirely. "Wow! What a kiss!" Beryl said telepathically to Joey. "Shut up!" Joey replied. Joey helped Beryl up and Beryl healed him as well as himself. "I'm goin next!" Lance said. "Ok, let's go!" Beryl replied. They both pulled out their swords before bowing to each other. Lance brought his sword down for the first attack, which Beryl blocked. The strike was powerful, bringing Beryl to his knees. He teleported about 2 feet away and was now on his feet. Lance came at him once again. Their swords were clinging. They spent 10 minutes blocking each other's strikes. Beryl brought his sword down with great force. Lance blocked it, but the force of the blow brought him to his knees. As Beryl stood there, pushing his sword down on Lance's, Lance quickly grabbed Beryl's wrist, dropped his sword, and with his now other free hand, grabbed Beryl's forearm and flipped him. Before Beryl could hit the floor, Lance grabbed his sword, jumped to his feet and stood over Beryl with his blade pointing at his neck. JC watched proudly, as the man he loved kicked ass. Lance helped Beryl up and they began the next round. Again their swords were clinging. After about 5 minutes, Lance managed to knock Beryl's sword out of his hand. Beryl did a crescent kick and Lance's sword flew to the side. Beryl did a jump kick and his foot connected with Lance's chin. Lance fell to the floor and Justin had to hold JC back from running over to him. Beryl helped Lance up and though a little dizzy, he was able to continue. As powerful as Beryl appeared to be, Lance was the better swordsman. The next 2 rounds were won by Lance, which in turn made him win the match. Like before, Beryl healed himself and Lance after the match. TBC . . . Next up, JC -VS- Beryl! Who will win in the battle of the titans? JC the Chosen One? Or Beryl, the Hybrid? I'll take some guesses! Better yet, if you can tell me who wins, and by what score, and in what round, I'll give you an advanced copy of the next . . . TWO chapters! (Dave you can't enter!) Sound good? So, let me know! Remember, I need the winner, in what round, and by what score? Good luck! Send all questions, comments, suggestions, Pokemon cards, ballots, answers, pleas, and Scooby Snacks to Papito6187@aol.com. BYE!