Yay! I finally managed to update two weeks in a row! ^_^ Hey, where's Gingka?
Zero: He left. He was muttering something about you trying to kill him again.
Me: Great, and he isn't even in this chapter. He's mentioned, but that doesn't count. Well, I guess it's up to you to do the disclaimer then!
Zero: Galaxy does not own MFB.
The sun had just finished setting. Zero and his group of friends were heading home from Bey Park after a long day of battling. Two things were on their minds: the upcoming selection tournament for the Beyblade World Championships, and the story that Zero was currently telling, one about the night before the Neo Battle Bladers final match.
"So, like I said, I was still mad at Kira for taking out Shinobu and injuring him so badly, so I was knocking over pile after pile of those giant steel beams that they use to build large buildings. There was this giant machine, I don't know what it was for, but I didn't see a machine, I saw the beast of Bahamudia standing in front of me. In my anger, I sent Ifraid flying towards it, fully intending on blowing it up. Suddenly, out of nowhere, another bey appeared and slammed into Ifraid from above, completely knocking it out. It landed at my feet, motionless. I was still mad, and started yelling, until I saw who it was. Then I felt really stupid for yelling at all, since it was the Legendary Blader, Gingka Hagane himself. I started feeling even more stupid as we started battling, because at first, he started yelling at me, telling me that it wasn't about revenge, and if that's all that was fueling me, I would never be able to defeat Kira, and wouldn't even be able to come close to defeating him. In the end, if he hadn't come, I wouldn't have been able to win. It was the strong bonds that I created with all of you guys, and the weak one that I created with him in that battle, that was what allowed me to win." Zero finished eagerly, looking around at all of his friends.
"But, how did the battle go?" Ren asked.
"Yeah, that's what I was wondering!" Maru spoke up.
"Well-" Zero began, but was cut off suddenly by an explosion that sent them all flying backwards.
"Let it Rip!" The black-haired blader called, launching Ifraid.
"You idiots don't stand a chance! Bahamudia!" Kira scoffed.
"Oh yeah? Go, Oroja!" Eito called.
"Levizer!"
"Saramanda!"
"Phoenic!"
Zero's friends launched into battle as well, their spirits fueled by the story Zero had just told. One day, they too would meet the Legend. One day, they too would battle him. One day, they would defeat him, and become stronger. But first, they had to defeat the group in front of them, and then make it to the World Championships.
"Let's go guys! Attack together!" Zero called excitedly.
"We won't let you!" Another DNA blader, who Zero and the others had never seen before, called. His blue and silver bey soon sent Ren's Phoenic into the air.
"Baihu, keep her occupied. I'll deal with Zero." Kira ordered.
"Got it!" Baihu replied.
"Iwayama, you're with me." Kira said.
Iwayama nodded. "Begirados-Goreim!"
Zero growled under his breath in frustration as both Bahamudia and Begirados-Goreim attacked him at the same time.
"Send them flying, Ifraid!"
"Uwahh!" All of Zero's friends were sent flying at once by the DNA bladers, their beys landing next to them.
"They're too strong!" Eito exclaimed.
"Guys!" Zero half-turned, then growled in frustration as his friends began picking up their shattered beys. All of the DNA bladers' attacks were now focused on Ifraid, and Zero had nowhere to run.
"Go get help! Get Manager, or Director Otori! Get somebody while I hold them off!" Zero called.
"Right! Good luck, Zero!" The group called, splitting up.
"Bad idea, Zero. You are the one we came for." Kira smirked.
"What?" Zero was surprised.
"If we can take you out of the equation, then you can't fight in the World Championships! Bahamudia!"
Zero's friends, running for help, only saw a huge explosion, and soon heard Zero screaming.
That was the last they were to hear for a long time of Zero Kurogane.
"And that's all, Manager. We ran back, but couldn't find him anywhere. We looked all over." Shinobu told Benkei the next morning.
"And we spent all night on it too. We can't even find a trace of the DNA bladers." Ren sighed, leaning against the counter of Bull Burger.
"Well, I'll notify Tsubasa about it, and that's really all we can do right now. Hopefully, the WBBA's agents can find him. In the meantime, you guys need to put all you possibly can into winning the selection tournament. Even without Zero, with you four on the team, we can win." Benkei said. "But first, you all need to go get some rest. You've been up all night, after all."
"Alright, thanks Manager. See you guys later." Kaito said, as he and Eito turned to leave.
-Two days later-
"Saramanda!"
"Phoenic!"
"Oroja!"
"Levizer!"
Shinobu and the others were completely occupied with battling. Many bladers had gathered, now worried after the news about Zero's disappearance had spread. All of them were wondering, 'what if they target me next?' This thought had caused some to stay indoors and hide, but it had motivated the others to train even harder, so that, if the DNA did target them, they would be able to defeat it.
"Whoa! So this is the Zero-G stadium?" the group heard another excited voice as they finished their battle, with Shinobu and Ren coming out victorious.
"Another newcomer?" Ren seemed interested as she caught sight of a blue-haired teen looking around excitedly at the stadium.
"Hey, bro, isn't this awesome?" he turned to another teen, obviously older than him, with the same blue hair.
"They look exactly the same, except one is older." Shinobu commented, observing their blue hair, both tied back into a samurai-style topknot, as well as their dark green eyes.
"Calm down Isamu, it's just a stadium." the older one said.
"You're boring, Arashi. Come on, let's battle." Isamu said.
"Not in the mood." Arashi replied, leaning against the wall. His bright blue bangs completely covered the left side of his face, creating, in combination with his facial expression, a look of complete boredom and nonchalance. In contrast, Isamu seemed fascinated by everything, and also seemed to be quite friendly. Shinobu guessed that Arashi was probably around sixteen, while Isamu looked about fourteen.
"I'll battle you!" Ren volunteered, running over to the two brothers.
"Cool! what's your name?" Isamu asked.
"I'm Ren Kurenai. You?"
"Isamu Hikou, and that's my older brother, Arashi. He's a bit of a bore sometimes." Isamu said.
"Hey! Am not!" Arashi protested, narrowing his eyes at his brother. Isamu merely laughed and walked towards the platform at the edge of the stadium.
"This is Thief Phoenic." Ren said, holding up her bey. "And, it's going to be the first one to defeat you in this stadium, since you obviously haven't battled in it before." she attached the silver and gold bey to her launcher.
"Cool! This is my bey, Shinobi Kerbecs. You won't defeat it, I can promise you that!" Isamu replied, holding up a silver and red synchrom and attaching it to his launcher.
Shinobu and the others watched with interest to see what kind of moves this newcomer would show off in battle.
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
"Let it Rip!"
"Go, Phoenic!" Ren attacked immediately, sending Kerbecs flying across the stadium.
"Kerbecs!" Isamu shouted, trying frantically to regain control over the bey. He sighed with relief once his bey landed safely away from a pocket, heading for the center.
"Hah! Run, Phoenic!" Ren grinned, assuming that she was going to have an easy win. However, Isamu had other things in mind. He did seem a little surprised once Phoenic began pulling Kerbecs up the side of the stadium, but didn't seem very impressed.
"Kerbecs, TriFlame Strike!" he called. And just like that, it was over.
"Whoa, he's strong!" Eito exclaimed.
"Come on Arashi, just one?" Isamu pleaded, turning to his older brother.
Arashi sighed. "I don't know why I even bothered coming with you." He said, walking around to the opposite platform and stepping onto it as soon as Ren stepped off.
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
"Let it Rip!"
The first clash rocked the stadium.
"Go, Kerbecs!" Isamu called, chasing down the black and silver bey of his brother.
"Chimera, block it." Arashi said calmly.
"Maru?" Eito turned to the pink-haired girl, who already had her laptop out and was scanning the brothers' beys.
"Isamu's bey is a defense-type, Shinobi Chimera C145WD." Maru reported. "That's how it was able to block Ren's attack, but it also has three heads on its chrome wheel that give it a pretty strong attack power."
"And what about Arashi?" Kaito asked.
"His bey is…" Maru trailed off, analyzing the data on her screen. "Star Chimera W105ES. Stamina type, but also has three blades on the chrome wheel for increased attack power."
"We didn't create those beys." Madoka commented, walking up to the group.
"They better not be more DNA bladers." Shinobu said.
"We're not even close to being allied with those idiots." Arashi said, calmly ordering Chimera to attack Kerbecs. Moments later, the battle was over.
"I'm going to go hang out somewhere else, I'll meet up with you later, Isamu." Arashi said, catching Chimera out of the air and leaving the stadium.
Isamu sighed. "He's always leaving me behind to go do something else. I'm not even sure what."
"Well, he said he'd be back." Ren commented.
"Yeah, but he wouldn't even be around me if it weren't for the fact that he promised our parents that he would take care of me." Isamu replied.
"Huh?"
"Our parents were taken captive by the DNA, and we haven't seen them since. I was living with my grandparents mostly, because I had school, but Arashi was really hit hard when they disappeared." Isamu explained quickly.
"Sorry to hear that. One of our friends was taken captive by the DNA two days ago, and we haven't heard from him since." Ren said.
"Arashi fought to keep the DNA away, but he wasn't strong enough. He used to be a lot more sociable. His bangs were never over his eye before, but since he got a scar on his face, which hasn't entirely healed yet, he hides it under his hair." Isamu sighed. "Anyway, that was a great battle we had earlier! Who wants to go next, because I'm feeling pumped!"
"Ill battle you next!" Kaito exclaimed.
"Awesome! Let's go then, umm…"
"Kaito, Kaito Unbara. And this is my brother, Eito."
"Alright, Kaito! Let's go!" Isamu raised his launcher, and the two launched. The battle quickly became one of stamina, and the defense-type Kerbecs soon slept out.
Later that evening, the group left Bey Park together, chattering excitedly among themselves. With Isamu as the new addition, it almost seemed like Zero himself was there, even though he was probably miles away by now, if he was even still alive.
"So, are you going to enter the World Championship selection tournament next week?" Ren asked.
"Wait, there's a selection tournament going on?" Isamu seemed surprised.
"Yeah, we're all already signed up. You do need a tag team partner to enter though, for some reason." Eito confirmed.
"Cool! If I could just convince Arashi to do it…" Isamu trailed off, looking around. "I wonder where he went, anyway?"
"I'm right here." Arashi said suddenly, stepping out of the shadows of a building.
"Oh. Did you hear what we were just talking about?" Isamu asked.
"Yes, I heard." Arashi replied.
"So, will you do it with me?"
"Maybe."
"Aww, come on! We could travel the world!" Isamu said. "And, we could even look for mom and dad!"
That argument seemed to be the one that changed Arashi's mind.
"Alright, fine. But you'd better not act like an idiot while we're at it."
"Alright yeah!" Isamu cheered. Arashi sighed, wondering what he had just gotten himself into.
Zero: O.o Wait, what? I'm gone?
Gingka: Now you know how I felt for most of Stormflight…
Zero: I don't believe it!
Me: ^_^ Sorry Zero. Don't worry, you'll come back… Eventually…
Zero: When?
Me: That's for me to know and you and the readers to find out! Bye now!
Zero: Wait! Come back!
Gingka:-sighs- Anyway, this may be a bit early to announce this, but Galaxy is going to need OCs for the sequel of this story, since there are world championship teams involved. So, she wants you to submit your OCs for a chance to be in the story! Those of you who submitted an OC for the same purpose in 'Counterpart: The Adventures of Team Starwriter' only need to say whether or not it is alright for Galaxy to use them in this story as well. Just in case you don't remember if you submitted someone, there's a list below. Also, there is no limit to the number of OCs you can submit, since we need all of the team positions filled. Once OCs start to be submitted, then a list will be posted on Galaxy's profile showing which spots are still open.
OCs submitted for 'Counterpart'
.13: Illirise
Ryugafangirl: Melanie
FlameSolaria99: Morgana and Blake
Angelfromheaven2012: Sierra and Destiny
L-Drago Destroy: Maristela
Blaze scorpius: Daichi
Form for submission:
Name:
Gender:
Looks:
Personality:
Quirks:(odd little things they might do)
Bey:
Special moves:(if they have any.)
Other:
Team's country:
Position on team:
Available teams:
China
Africa
America
Russia
Europe
If you don't tell me I can use your OC again for this story, they aren't going to end up in the story and their position on the team may be taken! Until next time, Let it Rip!