Summary: The second adventure. A shooting star falls on Earth—except it's not just a star. What follows is a quest of discovery, for things are not always what they appear to be.

Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade (Metal Fusion/Metal Fight), Bakugan, or any references that may appear.

WARNING: OOC-ness, AU, probable Mary Sue(s), and this warning will not be repeated.

When you see the summary, you may either think "How come I've searched the whole archive of Beyblade and Bakugan fanfiction but can't find any "first adventure" by this author?" or "How can this be a sequel if it takes place in two universes unrelated to the one in the first adventure?" or perhaps "This author is crazy. Why are they assuming we'd think of either of those things?". Well, I just completely fail at summaries, and this can be read as a standalone… ^.^; Please, pay the summary no mind, and enjoy.

-The Line Strikes Back!-

When I left my previous life and soared through that pathway of stars, it led to another world, where I found myself in a place unlike any other I had ever seen.

I will warn you, this story may not be as happy as the last one, but with the help of some friends, I can now tell you more of the full story, starting from the very beginning.

For when in my new life I finally flew again, I flew far, and I felt as though I could touch the very stars that had led me there. At that moment I was flying.

And then I was falling…

Ryuga was staring at his new treasure, the Bey L-Drago. With its power, it whispered to him, there was no one who could stop them. He looked out the window and saw a shooting star streak past, seeming closer than it should have been. Something about the sight jolted his memory, something he once knew and still should have known. But he brushed the feeling off, though some lingering doubt told him that things would change, for better or for worse, very fast and very soon...

Meanwhile, the star was indeed closer to the Earth than should have been. It landed in the outskirts of the town, throwing up a cloud of dust and dirt. Through the haze, two silhouettes were visible, one human like and the other could only have been called a dragon, without visible arms but with delicate wings that cradled the other figure. Before the air had cleared, the draconian figure was gone, leaving behind only what appeared to be a child cloaked in a hooded robe, holding a Bey.

"I'm alive," they whispered to it, "Thank you." Then they tucked the Bey inside a pocket and set off towards the town.

Kenta was cheerfully walking down the street, having just won one of the hourly local Bey tournaments, when he had bumped into someone. He looked up to see a …well, a person. Before he knew it, Face Hunters surrounded him.

"Somebody help me!" Only two people heard Kenta's scream. One had been sleeping, while the other had just arrived at the edge of town and broke into a run, anxious. Around Kenta, the Face Hunters counted down to the start of a battle. Kenta launched his Bey with shaking hands. As the two Beys clashed, the cloaked child had entered the town and felt a small prickling in the front of her skull. She stiffened up slightly and reminded herself to drink something that week.

Kenta was saved from defeat and the loss of his points by a different newcomer, who, with his Pegasus, easily took down all five of the Face Hunters, making himself known to them as Gingka. Kenta was awed by Gingka's strength and followed him when he left. When the Face Hunters were nearly out of sight, but Gingka and Kenta were completely gone, the cloaked girl finally showed up. She sighed while looking around the now empty area, still wondering about the scream, then caught a glimpse of the retreating Face Hunters and decided to follow them.

Benkei and the other four Face Hunters were getting berated by their leader and everyone's attention was on them, which was why no one noticed a small girl slip past them and hop up the support beams with seemingly inhuman agility. She had jumped up to a high beam, peeked down, and nearly slipped off the beam when she saw who was addressing the Face Hunters. Luckily, she managed to catch herself before she fell completely and began to hoist herself back up onto the beam. As the thoroughly scolded Face Hunters left, Kyoya made plans to deal with Gingka and above, the cloaked girl unconsciously brought up a hand to assure herself her hood was still up. Without the grip, she plummeted down and could not catch herself, landing directly in front of Kyoya.

"Well, what do we have here?" The girl struggled to stand to her feet, but was pulled up anyway when two of the Face Hunters grabbed her arms from behind and held her up. She cried out softly in pain as one of them gripped her right arm.

No more falling off high rafters for now, I guess, she thought. Kyoya was trying to peek at her face, but Rina kept her head down. Tentatively, he walked up and pulled back her hood, and his expression morphed from curiosity to abject terror. Kyoya backed away, and the girl took advantage of the moment by pulling away from the Face Hunters and running out of the construction site, pulling her hood back up on the way out. Kyoya stared into space, unbelieving, as though he had seen a ghost. He forced the thoughts away and began instructing his Face Hunters on his plan for the next day.

The next morning, Gingka's sleep was disturbed again, this time by a Benkei-shaped shadow looming over him. He was unfortunately surrounded by Face Hunters and worried Kenta into looking for him at the Face Hunters' base. Kenta found Gingka doing the 100-Bey battle with Kyoya watching from a hanging beam. Pegasus and Gingka did some weird glowy stuff while talking about Beyblade spirit as Pegasus defeated the Beys. Kyoya told Gingka he would still be defeated by Leone, and on that note Gingka and Kenta left.

The cloaked girl walked in again, escorted by Face Hunters. She walked over to the hanging beam where Kyoya was now sitting upright.

"You called?" The Face Hunters, barring Kyoya, had retreated to other areas of the site, not wishing to eavesdrop. Kyoya nodded, tense.

"I'm not sure we've met before..." Kyoya relaxed slightly. "…Have we?"

"No," Kyoya glanced away briefly, "You seem to be a bit lost. Why don't you tell me your story and I'll tell you mine." She nodded eagerly. Maybe I'm not alone here after all…

And later that day, the girl walked out of the construction site, lightness in her step and a smile on her face.