After Metal Fury, when the world was still kinda fallen apart, a big team of WBBA people went out to help the survivors of the huge global trauma Nemesis caused and eventually rebuild Beyblade. The rest stayed in their hometown to help out there, nevermind all the people from the World Championships who were trying to help out in THEIR communities.

A lot of people have been separated; over the course of this story, between stories of the refuge team, I hope to cover other characters. These include Madoka, Sophie and Wales, and hopefully others.

Now, where to begin, where to begin...

Aha. I think in Metal City.

The song Stars belongs to Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.

~Madoka's POV~

I lit a fire with what you left behind

And it burned wild and climbed the mountainside

It's so unnaturally quiet here.

Dad's busy as always in the shop, but I got so used to having Gingka and the others here with me that the silence is making my hair stand up.

I followed your ashes into outer space

I can't look out the window, I can't look at this place

For awhile it felt like I couldn't breathe.

I'm worried about them all. Ryo sent a team out to work on rebuilding, somewhere close to Nagoya I think; we haven't heard back from them yet. It's been two weeks.

Tsubasa, Gingka, Chris, and King led some other bladers out to recover survivors. I have no reason to be worried. I know they can be responsible if they try. I know they've faced worse. After Nemesis, what does anyone have to be afraid of anymore? But it doesn't stop me from worrying. Gingka is reckless sometimes. I hope he doesn't lead them into danger.

I can't look at the stars

They make me wonder where you are

It's cool out tonight, and I sit by the window on the first floor of the B-Pit. I can hear Dad in the basement, throwing stuff around.

There are so many things I wonder that I have no way of knowing. Where are they? What are they doing? Who have they saved so far? Are they all still all right?

Many times in the past two weeks I have been tempted to rent a car from the dealership and head off towards Nagoya on my own, but I know I can't do that. My place is here.

There are so many bladers who need help right now, people whose beyblades couldn't handle the star force zipping through them. Not all of them are strong like Gingka. Dad is swamped with customers and if I leave he will have nobody to help him.

Stars, up on Heaven's boulevard

If I know you at all, I know you've gone too far

I

I can't look at the stars

The thought is still tempting.

I could easily have gone with them, but what would I do? I can't use a beyblade to save my life, much less other people's. I don't have the strength to lift fallen doors and walls and bladers. I'm no use as a medic. It is best to step back for awhile and let them do their job.

Sometimes I regret not having learned to beyblade, like the others did; instead I was too obsessed with maintenance, like Dad. But often-times it turned out for the better.

All those times we looked up at the sky

Looking out so far, it felt like we could fly

That journey unfurled my wings too far. I should be happy to be back here with Dad and at home, instead of out there.

I used to not like adventure as much. When someone got hurt, I would panic inside. When two bladers started a fierce battle and yelled at each other, I would get upset. How have I changed so much? I feel like a piece from the wrong puzzle.

And now I'm all alone in the dark of night

And the moon is shining, but I can't see the light

Dad clomps up the stairs with his big shoes. "Whatcha lookin' at?" He comes to the window and sits by me.

"Nothing. I was just thinking about something."

"Little girl, you are always thinking. What about?"

"I miss my friends. I'm worried about them."

I can't look at the stars

They make me wonder where you are

"So your old Papa wasn't enough company for you?" He teases.

"No, Dad, I just worry that they got into trouble out there or something."

"I bet they're out there wondering the same thing about you."

I have to smile.

"Look up there, little girl; what do you see?"

Stars, up on Heaven's boulevard

If I know you at all, I know you've gone too far

"The constellations."

"Which ones are out tonight?"

I count them silently. Orion, Pegasus, Taurus, Aries, Pisces, Cetus, Aquarius, Cancer. I can't see them all from where we are, but I know they're there in this Autumn season. I recite them by heart, and Dad nods.

"Chris, Gingka, Benkei, Hyouma, Ryutaro, Sophie, Wales, Hikaru, and you, little girl. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't those your constellations up there?"

"Yes."

"Each of you has a beyblade. Each beyblade holds a piece of the constellation in it. You're all in the same sky, Madoka, and you're all connected. You're not alone."

"I don't have a connection with my beyblade like the others do."

"Hm. Cancer, or Gasher, is normally a beginner's bey. Right?"

I nod.

"But it's still up there. It may be a pretty small constellation, but it's got its own part of the sky like all the others."

Dad stands and kisses the top of my head, and then he leaves.

I know he's right. I smile. Dad always cheers me up.

Somewhere, I know, the team will look up at the sky tonight, and they might not think of me. But I'll be there. And even in the daytime, the stars are there; we just can't see them. That's the way it is with the team. We'll always be together even if we're miles apart.