Ginga and Kyouya need more love, yes? (: I think so, at least! Therefore, this FF was born!
It's basically a following of the anime, except with Ginga/Kyouya incorporated into it. I'm not the best writer out there, but I try to do my best for you people that read take your time to read my works! Also, I cannot guarantee that this piece is mistake-free. I'm sure there are mistakes somewhere, but I cannot find them, so... Sorry about mistakes!
Also, I'm planning to add Ryuuga/Kenta in this sooner or later, maybe? And I'm still contemplating on whether I should include the Metal Master/Metal Fury seasons for this FF. I only have the Metal Fusion planned (not really), so...yeah.
Enjoy, guys!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Metal Fight Beyblade in any way, shape, or form!
"Sagittario, go!"
The yellow-orange bey zoomed through the round stadium, making its way to the target. After a while battle, the opponent's bey was running out of stamina. Sagittario, being a stamina type, is able to hold up long battles like this, which made it better for it to endure for this long. With one final hit, the other bey was sent flying into the air, until it landed on the concrete floor behind the opponent.
"The winner of the third round is Yumiya Kenta!" Blader DJ shouted, pumping a fist in the air to emphasize his exuberance on seeing an amazing battle yet again. "Give it up for Kenta, folks! He's now in the best eight!"
Yumiya Kenta is boy at the age of eleven. His partner, Flame Sagittario, is his pride and joy. His bey spun towards him as he caught it with ease. Kenta rose his bey up towards the crowd, who cheered for him and the excellent battle. He grinned proudly, flashing his bey around back and forth. His pointer read 1250, which was a significant number compared to the rest of the bladers in Bey City.
Among the crowd were two teens, grinning to themselves with malevolence as they saw the high number of points Kenta held. They looked to each other in agreement and headed out of the stadium, waiting for their own target to arrive towards them. Their plan was set. It was just a matter of time until they were going to get their goal. After all, they did things their own way.
Yumiya Kenta was in for it soon.
. . .
One boy, carrying a sack on his back with flaming red hair, walked through the streets of Bey City, awed by how many people were talking about beybattling – kids, teens, and adults. It was as if everyone was coming together as one, and that's what made him smiling the whole time since he has arrived.
"Hey, there's a beyblade tournament going on!"
"Really? We have to hurry, then, so we don't miss it!"
The traveling boy blinked, watching the two kids run to some direction, probably that led to a Beyblade Stadium somewhere in the city. The enthusiasm was getting to him. With the same smile on, he continued on his way. It was getting dark, too. Taking a nap somewhere would be okay, for now.
Being in this city makes me feel so nervous, though, he thought, turning to the orange, glowing sky. Something's going to happen, that's for sure. I'm certain things have just started now.
. . .
Kenta let out a long sigh, lowering his head in defeat.
Unlike the third round, the fourth round was a disaster. No, that was just an exaggeration. He did okay during the recent match, but his Sagittario just could not match up to the opponent's bey. He was hoping to meet his goal by being the overall winner, but that was just unlikely now.
"Don't worry," Osamu said with encouragement, patting Kenta on the back as they rode down the escalator. "You'll do better next time, for sure! Being a part of the best eight isn't bad at all! You and Sagittario were amazing while you lasted!"
The green-haired boy turned to his friend and put on a smile. "Thanks a lot, Osamu. I just wished I had gotten a bit further down the tournament. Sagittario and I worked really hard to come this far."
Their other friend, Takeshi, pulled out his bey and put it out towards Kenta. "Maybe you'll get further with my attack-type bey! Who knows? You might even win!"
Kenta shook his head, putting on a bigger smile. "It's alright, Takeshi! I'm committed to beating the whole tournament one day with my Sagittario! I've already decided for it to be my partner and someday with a lot of practice, I know Sagittario and I will get far!"
"That's true," Takeshi said, laughing a bit sheepishly while scratching the back of his head. "It won't mean much if you don't win with your own bey, huh? Then this is what we'll do!" He pointed to the training room where many kids were shouting happily to their beys. "We go train right now until the sun goes down!"
"It's already dark, though..." Osamu turned to the outside window with a frown. "My mom will kill me if I don't make it home quick! Who knows what might happen if I get home too late, if I think too much...!"
Takeshi gaped at the setting sun. "You're right! I should be going home right now!" The skinny boy turned back to Kenta and sighed. "We'll train another time. Right now, we have to hurry home!"
"Okay! See you, Osamu, Takeshi!"
. . .
Wow, it really is getting dark, Kenta thought, watching the not-as-bright sun sinking lower into the horizon. Unconsciously, the boy shook violently down his spine. I'm starting to get a bad feeling for some reason... Is it because I know I'll get in trouble if I get home too late...?
As he watched the sun, he paid no attention to get what ahead of him. Kenta bumped into another person, falling down in the process. The person he bumped into wasn't lean or anything like that, which made him shiver. The boy opened his eyes, while rubbing on his aching butt, to see a big-sized teen in front of him. With him were two other guys, who looked equally scary.
The young boy gulped, knowing that he was already in for some trouble knowing that the older males were looking at him with greedy eyes.
"I-I'm sorry!" Kenta squeaked.
The big guy in the middle, who Kenta figured was the leader of their little group, just grinned in a taunting manner. "Sorry doesn't cut it, kid. You have to pay for that, you know. And you know how we do things around here, eh?"
"B-but it wasn't on p-purpose! I r-really didn't mean t-to b-bump into you...!"
"Shut it, brat!" one of the others snapped, causing Kenta to jump in fright. "You need to know your place! You're talking to Benkei-san here!"
"That's right," the remaining member snickered. "And do you know what we want? Your precious points."
The green-haired boy gasped, quickly grabbing onto his pointer. He observed the high number he had earned and shook his head, glaring at the three. "N-no! I earned these points with Sagittario's and my hard work! Wh-why don't you play fair?" A sudden realization washed over him. "...You're the nasty Face Hunters, aren't you?"
"Nasty?" Benkei questioned with anger. "Why, you... You know what you need right now?" He took out his launcher and bey, inserting the top into the machine. "A beating from us, that's what! You have no choice anymore, kid. We know about the high number of points you have, and we're definitely getting those!"
Kenta gulped. He scrambled to his feet and tried running the opposite way he came from, but two other Face Hunters already had their beys ready and blocked the young boy from running off. Kenta turned back to Benkei and glared at him, almost ready to cry.
What did he do to deserve this?
. . .
The fiery red-haired boy walked along a road, content with what he has seen so far. Bey City, as he has heard from others during his travel, was amazing. The residents he have met were wonderful and nice. He was happy to have come to the city and was deciding on staying for a while.
Besides the happiness that overwhelmed him, there was something else he was feeling.
Anxiety... But from what? I've never felt anything like this. Why is it that stepping into this city has made me feel so...nervous? Sure, I did feel anxious at times, but this is different. It's a...bittersweet kind of different. I'm happy to have stepped here, but at the same time I'm sad. Why is that?
His thoughts were interrupted by a familiar sounding clash that seemed nearby. There was a beyblade match going on somewhere, but it didn't seem like those joyful kind of matches he had seen so far. This one seemed more...fierce. The reverberations gave the hint.
He noticed the setting was changing; he noticed that he was now running to wherever that battle taking place was. It took willpower to stop himself for a moment.
If I go to wherever that is...will my life change? That's the kind of feeling I'm getting right now. If I go, then I'm going to experience a whole new change for my life. Should I...go? I know I'm going to start feeling inward pain if I continue my way there... I'm going to start a whole new adventure, one with many bumps.
"But that's the joy of life," he told himself, smiling brightly. His launcher and bey were taken out from his waist pack and he continued on his way, letting the breeze play with his hair as he ran.
. . .
His hypothesis was right at mark. There definitely was a battle taking place, and it seemed fierce, alright. What angered him was the fact there were five bladers evilly snickering to a lone boy who seemed like he was horribly losing the match. Before he knew it, the boy launched his own bey into the battle, knocking out the enemy's bey away from the suffering young boy's bey.
Eyes were widened and turned to where the new, mysterious bey came from. Kenta gasped with hope while the Face Hunters glared at the newcomer.
"It's not right to battle cruelly," he found himself talking.
"Stay out of this!" Benkei snarled, before putting on an upward curve to his lips. "Unless you want to go against the five of us at once, but it's going to be a five-to-one handicap match. If you don't go against us, then we're going to take that little boy's and your points!"
"Heh. Fine by me."
Kenta rushed towards the newcomer with pleading eyes. "You don't have to do this...! Those jerks did nothing to you, plus I don't want you to be involved in this when you don't need to be! I-I can't allow you to lose everything all because of me...!"
A hand reached to ruffle to the other's green hair. "Don't worry about it. These guys are no match for me. Trust me, okay?"
There was determination that blazed in the amber colored eyes, Kenta noted. The young boy found himself succumbing to the other's certainty and merely nodded. He watched the taller boy smiling with confidence and turned back to the already set bladers.
"Three, two, one... Go shoot!"
It was only a matter of seconds until the match was over. Kenta was shocked by the speed of the mysterious male's bey. The Face Hunters' beys were simply no match for the winner.
The winning bey, Storm Pegasis, spun back to its owner, who triumphantly held up his pointer that now read 30050 points. Of course, everyone in the vicinity was flabbergasted by the extremely high number on the screen. It wasn't everyday these people saw a pointer reading that huge number, after all.
Benkei dared to speak at that moment. "Wh-who are you...?"
"Me?" He smiled. "I'm Hagane Ginga. Don't expect me to hand my points, along with his. You're free to go."
They didn't need telling to scram off, not before screaming "You'll pay for this!"
H-how cool, Kenta thought, eyes sparkling with admiration for his savior. Storm Pegasis and he make an amazing team together! I've never met someone as strong as him!
Ginga noticed that the boy he saved was practically shining as bright as the sun. He scratched his head sheepishly, but smiled. He picked up the defeated Sagittario on the floor and held it out for Kenta to take back, who soon came back to reality and took his bey.
"That was amazing, Ginga!" Kenta excitedly cried out. "You're so strong! I-I'm Yumiya Kenta, and thank you so much for saving me and Sagittario! W-we really appreciate your help!"
"It's nice to meet you, Kenta, and it's no biggy," Ginga happily answered. His face then turned a bit serious and turned to the fleeing group. "Who were those guys, anyway? Those kind of people just keep popping everywhere I go."
Kenta let out a sigh. "They call themselves the Face Hunters. They consist of bladers who target weaker people and steal their points. They're complete jerks! A lot of my friends already had gotten their points taken away by them!"
"... I see."
Why am I getting that anxious feeling back?
. . .
Benkei jumped when the barrel came close to him.
"I'm sorry, Kyouya-san, but Hagane Ginga was much too strong for us! I-I've never seen someone, other than you, Kyouya-san, with so many points during my life! We were just simply no match for him... He dominated us and destroyed us flat!"
The leader of the Face Hunters, Kyouya, growled menacingly. So it seemed there was a worthwhile opponent for him in the city, huh? This was news that he had hoped to hear for a while. Things were getting too boring and nothing interesting happened. Until today, that is.
Kyouya chortled loudly, receiving questioning looks from the other members. This was exactly the thing that brought excitement to him! He needed to see this "Ginga" person for himself, and see just how powerful this guy really was. The dark green-haired was getting even more excited and his blood boiled with thrill.
Yes, tomorrow was going to be a day to look forward to.
And yet, there was that burning sensation to his heart. Even though he was filled with flooding elation of seeing another strong blader, he was filled with a foreign sentiment. Was it his own laughter that made his throat burn intensely, or was it something else? These unknown emotions were agitating him to no end, and yet he couldn't drive these feelings away...
. . .
"So, Ginga, you seem like you're traveling. Where do you come from?"
Ginga stopped momentarily to think about the questions. He then put on a light smile and jumped over the fence next to him, sliding down the grassy hill that was located side-by-side with the rocks and river. Kenta put on an inquiring look and followed the blader's actions.
The red-haired boy motioned for Kenta to lie down next to him, which Kenta did. He turned to the night sky and put on a content look.
"Look up, Kenta."
Like anyone, the young boy was confused. However, he still looked up to the sky as Ginga instructed. Right then, his eyes lit up with exuberance. Bright balls of gas twinkled in the darkened region high above them, but the part that amazed him was the huge trail that the stars made up. The sight was beautiful and he felt so calm at that moment just by staring at the wonder.
Ginga sighed happily. "It's beautiful up there, huh?" He paused, lifting up his upper body. "My home is right here, Kenta. I follow where the stars lead me, and they led me to this city, along with many stories from other people. Bey City really is an amazing place, filled with so many bladers."
"Bey City really is cool. ...Hey, Ginga. What's the secret to Pegasis' and your strength?"
"Mm...secret? I don't have one, really. I guess my strength comes from," he placed a hand on his heart, "here."
Kenta tilted his head. "Your heart? What do you mean?"
"Strength doesn't come in any form and I don't think strength really exists in that sense. It's kind of hard to explain. I guess it's more like the...spirit that fires up a blader. The bond between you and your bey should be the key point in a beybattle. I think that's what makes a person a true blader, right?"
"Wow...I never thought of it that way. So if I build up my bond with Sagittario, will I become stronger?"
"Yup, that's what I'm saying! And like those stars up there, the bonds you create with other bladers will create a bigger relationship with everyone. As everyone gathers together, we become stronger...as one, just like the Milky Way."
Kenta nodded understandingly, absorbing the information given to him. He turned back to the starry sky and smiled at its beauty. In a way, the sky today depicted the kind of world beyblade created. The analogy perfectly fit and Kenta was blissful to hear Ginga's comparison between the stars and beyblade. It showed him a bigger light and new determination to become stronger with his partner.
Come to think of it, I wonder how long Ginga will stay here in the city.
"Hey, Gin - "
Kenta cut himself off when he saw the fiery blader snoring quite loudly. He chuckled to himself at Ginga's silliness and stood up to start heading home.
"Good night, Ginga."
Before the older boy had fallen asleep, the only thought that invaded everything else in him was why his heart was beating rapidly when he started talking about the bonds created through beyblade. Was his own metaphor telling him something greater? This never happened before.
Why is my heart beating like this...?
. . .
Ginga felt a presence in front of him. No, make that presences.
He opened his eyes to not see the morning light of the sun, but familiar eyes of the bladers he had faced yesterday. Not the good kind of bladers. The Face Hunters. Ginga clucked his tongue with annoyance and lowered his gaze with severity.
"What the hell do you want?"
Benkei smirked. "A payback from yesterday. Look forward to it, Hagane Ginga."
His heartbeat rate quickened after the words. Really, what was going on with his stupid heart lately? But most importantly, am I going to look forward to what's coming up?
. . .
I'm going to have Ginga tell me some tips to help strengthen the bond between Sagittario and me! Yeah, that's what I'll do. I'll also ask him for some pointers on launching and other things like that!
Kenta smiled to himself excitedly, as he accelerated his pace. He just hoped his new friend had not left the city yet. There were so many things he wanted Ginga to help him with, so he couldn't miss a rare chance like this when a powerful blader visited Bey City!
He finally arrived to the river after a few minutes, but was disappointed when he got there. Ginga was not there anymore.
He couldn't have gone far, though. I know Ginga is still around, so I just have to go find him!
The Sagittario user blinked when he noticed something shiny. He rushed to the item and gasped as he picked it up. It was a bey part and it wasn't something that belonged to Ginga or him. It seemed oddly familiar, though. A little too familiar...
"Ah, this belongs to one of those Face Hunters from yesterday! Oh, no... Ginga!"
. . .
It was an ambush. Of course, being the Face Hunters, things were going to end up as a trap.
"A hundred of us, Hagane Ginga!" Benkei sneered. "Do you have the strength to defeat us all?"
Kenta arrived at the scene right at the minute. He was shocked to see so many Face Hunters at once – was it the whole gang? And Ginga was going to face all of them at once? What kind of crazy battle was this? Seeing so many at one time, Kenta was filled with doubt.
"Watch carefully, Kenta," Ginga told him; he hadn't even looked behind him to see Kenta approaching the construction site. "Beyblade is not about endurance or anything like that." He smirked as he saw the upcoming beys towards him. "And it's not about the quantity either! Go shoot!"
Swiftly, Ginga took out his trusted Storm Pegasis and launched it with such austerity and celerity that so many beys were already knocked out with one hit.
Pegasis circled around the scarf-wearing boy, creating an updraft with its spinning and causing the remaining beys to fly into the air. Once no other beys were on the ground, Pegasis let out its wind-created energy all over the site, having the beys rebounding back to their owners.
Kyouya, leaning comfortably on his side, watched in surprise at Pegasis' strength. So, this was the fearful power of Hagane Ginga's that the weaklings could not defeat. There was no surprise, though. The glowing blue aura that surrounded Ginga was just enough to prove his power. And what an amazing power he contained.
"W-We'll remember this...!"
That was the final cry coming from the Face Hunters. Ginga put on a triumphant grin as Pegasis returned to his hand. He turned to Kenta, still with the grin. "Remember Kenta... The final deciding factor of a beybattle is the blader's spirit!"
"Ginga...!"
Kenta rushed to the red-haired boy with teary eyes. He tackled the taller boy into a hug, which Ginga was taken aback at but still returned it nonetheless. The young boy was just filled with bliss to see that the blader was okay, despite facing a hundred beys at once.
"Hagane Ginga..."
Both blinked at the new voice and they turned to the direction of it. They gasped seeing a dark-green haired boy smiling satisfactorily.
"Storm Pegasis, was it?" His smile widened. "It seems I have found the perfect prey for my Rock Leone!" He took out his green-colored bey, letting the metal top shine with the support of the sun's rays.
Ginga narrowed his eyes. "You're..."
"Heh. Tategami Kyouya. It's become interesting, has it not?" Kyouya chuckled to himself with bitterness in his laughter.
Ginga could only stare back with slight anger and gritted teeth. And yet, there was a light, pink blush that began to scatter on the boy's face. He tried keeping himself composed with a thought contrasted with his outside expression.
Tategami Kyouya... He's cute... No, wait! Why is he filling my heart with such intensity once I laid my eyes on him? Why is he making my heart beat quickly? And why...is it that I'm falling in love with first sight...?
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