I know I wasn't the only one who thought of this.
Charcters: Read and find out.
He was forever trapped.
He was forever contained.
He wasn't meant to escape.
They weren't supposed to be strong enough.
Nor were the others.
They had escaped, though.
It began with the light. The freeing light.
The blue, flaming light that was thier freedom.
The light, it was a powerful light that fell from the sky.
It had made them stronger, mentally and physically.
It had changed them into a newer, stronger form. Forms that none other had possesed.
They had exceeded limits no spirit dared to surpass, into an unknown region of which they couldn't escape.
Thier strength, though hindered, allowed them to pass through the dark, unknown region of nothingness and into another region.
It was a more menacing region, one with clear challanges and difficult hurdles to overcome.
It was the a dark region, one that they had dubbed 'The Shadow'. It was a forest, a neverending one, with nothing but smog and hatred seeping through the bark of dead, withered trees.
There was one who ruled the forest.
'The Dark One' ruled the land, the evil one, the one that pushed thier limits, breaking them at times, and threw them closer to freedom.
'The Dark One' was gone, however, defeated by The Blue One, and they had still journeyed closer to the burning light.
As distant as they were now, they could still communicate by thier thoughts; and now as they were making thier way closer to the portal the thoughts of the other spirits started overlapping and drifting into each other's thoughts as they took trudging steps towards the flaming light.
'Am...am I the only one...who feels the power of this thing...?' A voice echoed. It rang clear through thier minds as if it was intended by everybody, though judging by the Fanged One's tone of voice it was originally intended for himself.
'No...the power has greatly increased since...' The voice stopped momentarily before resuming, with much unconcealed effort. '...we last..stepped..fo..ot..h..er..e...'
The caw halted suddenly. For a moment, the only thing that rang in their ears was the blazing flames of the portal. Another voice, the only feminine one in the group, rang loudly.
'Fanged One, Purple Feather, are you alright?' The Blue One asked, her voice echoing strongly through everyone's minds; managing to drown out the roar of the portal momentarily. The Fanged One growled and stepped closer, ignoring the feminine voice.
'I'm fine, and I'm sure Fanged One is, too.' Purple Feather said through gritted teeth. He took yet another step, almost growling in pain at it's intensity. He could clearly feel the burning power, and as they all stepped closer he felt both the light and the power escalate to a great scale. He shielded his eyes, as did the rest, from the intensity of the light.
'Augh...I...I think...I'm almost...ther...e...' The Fanged One's voice echoed though everyone's mind, excited, but hollow and weary at the same time. Purple Feather only grunted at the lion in response. He too could feel himself nearing the inside of the portal, but it he felt as if his skin was burning off, for when he stepped into the now white light he felt nothing but fire.
Everyone felt the same unmistakable pain of fire as they got closer. They saw nothing but white for a moment, and The Fanged one felt the pain subside as he felt his hand slip through the portal, in fact he felt the opposite. A warm, pleasureable breeze engulfed his hand as he forced himself through the portal, and as he took step after step closer he felt himself being freed from the prison he was held in for so long.
"A-AAAH! Kyouya, what's happening to your bey?!" Madoka screamed, catching everyone's attention as she lept from the campsite mini table. The greenette stood up in alarm at her urgency, as did everyone else, and rushed over, stopping dead where Madoka was standing.
"I-is that...a hand?!" Ginga screamed, pointing at the bey from behind Kyouya, gripping his shoulders. The lion pushed him back off of him and stood in shock at what was happening to his precious Leone. There was indeed a hand coming out of his bey, as well as a forearm.
The lion's mouth was hanging open, and his arms were at his side, a new dumbfounded look for him. Madoka was on the ground, teeth gritted in an utterly terrified look. Ginga had a half-curious and half-terrified face on him. Benkei just stood there.
It was with those expressions they observed as the hand became a shoulder, and as the now full arm bent and found the table and pushed, using it as a hoist.
"Wha-what's happening to Leone?!" Benkei shouted, turning to Kyouya. Kyouya turned back to him, shouting a quick 'How the hell should I know' before turning back and looking at his bey. The collar bone was now visible, and the neck was slowly revealing itself. Ginga walked forward, a freaked out yet curious look on his face. "Eeeeeeh! Madoka, what's happening?"
"I-I don't know! My laptop is over there, and I sure am not getting it!" She stammered, trembling and still on the ground. She used her legs to propel herself backwards, bumping into Ginga's legs.
The full head now showed the mystery person's face. Dark green hair obsured the person's eyes as he forced himself out of the impossibly small piece of metal, and as the other arm finally wedged itself out the person put it on the table and propelled himself fully out.
"Wha...what just..." Ginga couldn't finish his sentence. He grabbed Kyouya's arm and squeezed hard, trembling. The lion boy wrenched his arm away, sending a quick glare to they red-head. The boy didn't notice, for he was noticing the man laying on the ground. Burns were scattered all over the man's dark brown skin, and he was trembling.
"What the hell...how did...wh..WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!" Kyouya screamed, running up the backing away. There was only a groan in response. Kyouya was dumbfounded and shocked at the same time and it showed on his face. His blue eyes were slits and his mouth was opening and closing as if to say something.
He didn't though, and neither did Ginga or Benkei to everyone's astonishment. In fact it was Madoka who spoke first.
"L-lemme get m-my laptop." She stuttered, getting up and edging herself around the man. The man was shaking uncontrollably, and only groaned as Kyouya yelled questions to him. Ginga followed Madoka, walking around the man as if he had the plague. Curiously, he looked at her laptop, which seemed to be displaying a puzzle of numbers and letters.
A gasp could be heard from her as a bright red 'NO DATA' sign popped up on screen, and she froze momentarily. Ginga shook her. "So who is this?" He whispered quietly, his hand on her shoulder. She made an alarmed noise and shook her head. "I-I don't know. There's no data ANYWHERE on this laptop!" She whispered loudly. Ginga turned his attention to Kyouya, who was pointing at the man and yelling.
"Who are you?! What have you done with him?!" He was up close to the man now, and his reply was barely audible.
"Who is this 'he' you are rambling on of, adolescent boy of which I do not know?" He wheezed. Kyouya stood there, processing his words for a moment, then replied.
"Leone! WHERE IS LEONE?!" He screamed, his face turning red from anger.
"M-Master?" The man said, standing up. Kyouya took a step back and turned away, closing his eyes as he ignored the man's wods.
"Muh-Madoka, get him some damn clothes!" Kyouya yelled, his face turning scarlet. He shielded his eyes from the man.
"Wha..AHHHHH!" Madoka screamed, shielding her eyes with her laptop. Her face flushed.
The man stood, bewildered. "What is the cause reaction of my standing that caused you face and cheekbones to turn such an intresting color of red? Could it be that I have made an error?" He asked taking a step forward.
Kyouya backed up. "No-no, get back! Benkei, give him your jacket!"
"Wha..?"
"YOUR JACKET!" He screamed, and like a flash Benkei took off his jacket and handed it to Kyouya. Kyouya threw it at the man.
"Here, put this on." He threw the jacket at the man. The man picked it up and handed it curiously.
"Could this be the attire of some sort of cerimonial event?" He asked, feeling the jacket in his hands. Kyouya cocked his head, giving the man an 'Are you fucking kidding me' look.
"Ceri-no! Put it on!" Kyouya yelled, waving his arm. The man looked confused.
"May I have a reason for such unusual methods?" He asked. Kyouya groaned and rubbed his temples while the man cocked his head to the right. Ginga walked over the the man, tapping his shoulder. The man swung around, facing him.
"Yes, flame-haired adolescent? What is your concern for the most intriguing motion of the tapping of my shoulder?" He asked, leaning down to see his face. Ginga scratched his chin with on finger, laughing uneasily.
"Errr...in this world, you wear clothes. So can you wrap that around you please?" The forest green-haired man looked at him, his confusion growing.
"I don't understand why you conduct such unusual methods in this world." He tossed the jacket from hand to hand while Ginga sweatdropped.
"B-b-b-bull because it's bad for you to go prancing around naked! In fact, it's illegal." Benkei shouted, stomping his foot.
The man tilted his head. "Ill..eag..al? I am most curious to uncover the definition of this word." He said, turning around and facing Kyouya and Benkei. Benkei sweatdropped and scratched his head.
"Uh...in english please."
"Yes." He nodded his head, giving off a slight smile. Kyouya growled and walked up to him, rolling his eyes.
"It's against the LAW." He said, poking the man's chest. The man made a grunting sound.
"You have laws? What might be the consiquence of whom that doesn't abide by these certain 'laws'?" He asked, now trying to put of the jacket. Madoka spoke up, her face still hidden behind the laptop.
"You'll go to jail, which is a terrible place where they don't let you eat and they tie you up and they make you do hard work." She exaggerated. The man fully had the jacket on now. the jacket barely fit him length wise, for he was even taller than Benkei. He turned to Madoka.
"Now that I have this magical piece of cloth on my body, does that mean it wards away this unpleasant 'jail' that was after me?" He asked. They all sweatdropped.
"Yeah...something like that." Ginga said. The man smiled and chuckled a little.
"So...who are you?" Madoka and Ginga asked in unision after a few moments of awkward silence. The man pointed to himself.
"You wish for me to introduce myself?" They nodded.
"My name is Fanged One. I am the guardian of the constellation Leo." He saw, bowing slightly. Kyouya took a step forward.
"So you're Leone?" He asked crossing his arms. The man looked up and smiled.
"That is what my Master calls me. Are you perhaps the Master I have been seeking and wish to meet?" Leone asked, grabbing Kyouya's hands. Kyouya flushed a bright red before yanking them away.
"Y-yeah, I am! But don't call me that! My name is K-Kyouya!" He stuttered, and he blushed even harder as Leone moved his hair away from his eyes. Kyouya could see one was emerald green and the other was deep maroon, and they both were staring at him fondly.
Leone turned around moving his attention to Madoka and Ginga as they stared at him. Ginga had a huge smile on his face, jaw open, and looked like was a starving man that had seen food for the first time. Madoka was looking at him and turning back to her computer and typing. Both of which actions confused Leone.
"So your REALLY the spirit of a bey?" Ginga asked, an excited look on his face. Leone smiled nervously, sensing something was about to happen, and nodded his head.
"Oh wooooooooooooooooow!" He shouted. Leone took a step back, starled by the sudden verbal assault. "So how do you guys fight in there? Do you have magical powers out here? How old are you? How did you get out? Why?" Ginga released a barrage of questions against the adult lion. He was shooting them out so fast Leone didn't have time to process them. He stuttered before Madoka intervened, holding her laptop.
"Listen Ginga, maybe you shouldn't ask him so many questions. He DID just come from an alternate universe." She cautioned. Kyouya nodded.
"Well, perhaps you could inquire Blue One. She is your absolute guardian and has a great amount of nerves. And it appears that she is breaking out of her prison, so you have much to inquire about flame-haired adolescent!"
"Pega-WHA?!"