I stood, poised, on a sheet of glass a million miles high and a million miles long. One foot in front of the other. Perfectly balanced. Not looking down.

At least, not yet.

The glass was thin. So thin, a single step could be fatal. And yet, somehow it supported me. The sheet seemed to go on forever and ever. And yet, I could already see the end. But there was no need to step any farther or find the end of the glass. I knew this was the right place.

I looked down at the dizzying blur of color beneath me. I saw many places, some I recognized, some I didn't. The closest thing I could see was a far but familiar sight. In the distance, I could make out thumbnail-sized mountains overlooking a streaky blue green sea, their tips peeking through cotton ball clouds. Small glass buildings clustered together to form a little city with a forest of toothpicks smudged with green at the top surrounding it. Everything sat on a floating layer of glass. That was the place I knew as home—the City of Glass.

I spun around on one heel, looking at everything there was to see. This was my special place. Nobody knew about it. Nobody knew about the thrill I got from being on top of the world. Nobody.

What to do, what to do, I wondered to myself. There were so many places to explore, and so little time. One cluster of buildings caught my eye. I think that the name of that place is Metal City. As I looked down at the city, I felt a strange imagine flash into my mind.

The darkness…is never ending. The light…will never come again. The Time Canopy…Time Canopy…the draping light will protect you. There is nothing to worry about…nothing to fear…

…for there is nothing to fear…if there is nothing at all.

The words echoed in my head. I tried to forget, but couldn't…

…so I turned my attention to the city. The tall skyscrapers and the futuristic architecture weren't what interested me—it was the strange sphere of light surrounding the whole city like a giant, wavering bubble. It slowly rippled, changing from a light pink to an electric yellow to a perky orange. It was strangely mesmerizing.

I watched as it slowly transitioned from blue to green. The almost transparent aqua, light green, and blues reminded me of my most trusted friend, my bey, which I hadn't even touched in seemingly forever.

Speaking of beys…

Suddenly, something quick and green was speeding in my direction. I quickly sidestepped. You won't get me that easily! I taunted. But I spoke too soon. The green bey had smashed into the glass. The cracks in the glass spiderwebbed in my direction, shattering the glass sheet into a million tiny pieces. I was falling down, down, down. Fast.

But my brain was lagging. It was as if someone was trickling molasses over my brain gears, slowly but surely slowing them until they would finally stop. It was a strange feeling…but little did I know, I wouldn't remember it. Because it was then I realized that the ending to my journey was closer than I anticipated…

So much closer.

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My first fanfic! So exciting! (does a fangirl squeal)

…Oh, uhm, what an attractive sound…

I kind of threw the part with Beyblades randomly in, since this is a fanfiction site…but ah well. Speaking of which, I don't own Beyblade. Hopefully the next chapter will be longer and epic-er! You'll learn who's POV this is later. I know you're out there (stalkerish glare) so review please! Interrobangs, signing off!