XD I'm back! Posting a day later then usual, but I have a perfect excuse: I was at surf camp and had no access to internet whatsoever for four days. Anyway, in this chapter, you find out about four Warriors that are not the one who Arashi met and erm, injured, and you learn something very interesting about Arashi himself. If any of you have read 'Meeting Mom,' my mother's day special, you may have already recognized Anashi and Arashi. Anyway, enjoy the story! Anashi?
Anashi: GalaxyPegasus14 does not own Metal Fight Beyblade, just me, Arashi, Takeshi, Eiichi, and the Steel Warriors.
"Get out! Now!" the DNA agent helping fly the helicopter exclaimed, stepping into the back and opening the door.
"What?" Arashi and Shinobu were surprised.
"Well, you get a parachute, but you have to get off now, this is your stop." The DNA blader grinned and tossed a parachute to Shinobu. "Now put it on and get out."
"What about me?" Arashi demanded.
"Just grab on to the straps and hang on tight, they obviously aren't going to give us another parachute." Shinobu muttered, strapping himself into the parachute.
"O-okay…" Arashi said, grabbing hold of the buckles. Shinobu suddenly unbuckled them, loosened the straps, and buckled them around both him and Arashi. The older blader then leapt out of the helicopter.
"Ahh!" Arashi yelled and closed his eyes. Branches flew past him and Shinobu, leaving several scratches on both of them, but they made it down safely.
"That was… I am not doing that again, remind me if I ever try." Arashi muttered once they were safe on the ground.
Shinobu laughed. "You get used to it when you have been randomly picked up and rescued by the Steel Warriors a few times."
"You met them?"
"Yeah, I used to know them all very well."
"Oh… maybe they would help me find who I'm looking for."
"Who are you looking for, anyway?"
Arashi sighed. "My father."
"Your father…" Shinobu trailed off, then gasped. "Hagane! That's where I've heard your name before!"
"How did you know my last name?"
"I used to know you as well, but you were only like, four when I was captured!"
"Really? Did you know my father?"
"Yes, me and my friends all looked up to him, he was the strongest blader in the world and I would assume that he still is."
"D-do you know where he is? I left the village almost a year ago looking for him, that's why I originally joined the DNA, they promised me the chance to travel the world. I only worked for them for two weeks, but I'm never going back."
"Good, because your father would have been disappointed to find out that you were working for his enemy."
"If I had known the DNA was evil at the time, I would never have joined them."
"Yeah, it's sad, nobody in your generation seems to know that the DNA is evil, and their parents are punished if they ever tell them."
"So, who was my father, anyway?"
"Well, we have to get out of this forest somehow, so I'll tell you on the way."
"Okay." Arashi agreed, glad he had met someone who could help him.
-Meanwhile, at the Steel Warriors' Headquarters-
"Is he okay?"
"Well, he's still alive, but still in critical condition."
"Losing one of our number like this would be a huge blow, with how closely knit our group is."
"Yeah, I know. I just hope he can hang on." Titi and Kenta were standing off to the side, watching as Tamashii performed multiple medical procedures on the Warrior lying below them. None of them really knew what had happened to him, since nobody had been with them, but the alert had come to all of their helmets at once the moment he was injured, and Kenta and Titi had flown back instantly to help Tamashii heal their injured comrade. The other seven Warriors were still out in the field, but all were worried.
"What do you think Gingka thinks of this?" Titi asked, turning to Kenta.
"Who knows, Titi, who knows. Anyway, we should get something more useful than watching medical procedures done, Tamashii can take care of things here." Kenta turned away and strode down the hall.
"So, my dad was the strongest blader the world knew?"
"Yeah, nobody known could beat him, and only his rivals, Kyoya Tategami and Ryuga Kishatu, could even come close."
"Tategami? I have a friend named Takeshi Tategami, is Kyoya his dad?"
"Yeah, he is. Well, would you look over there? We're saved!" Shinobu pointed to two pairs of glowing red eyes.
"W-what is that?" Arashi whispered.
"Two of the Steel Warriors, Dragonfang and Warlord, if I remember correctly. Over here!" Shinobu began jumping up and down and waving his arms.
"S-steel Warriors? Uh-oh." Arashi began hiding in a bush.
"What's wrong?" Shinobu turned and looked at the teen in surprise.
"I-I killed one of them, remember? And I still have my DNA uniform on!"
"Arashi…" Shinobu trailed off. "Look, I'll explain things to them, they don't need to know it was you. Plus, if I just give them your name, they will know."
"Know what?"
"Arashi, your father is their leader. I know that at least he will welcome you, even if the others may be a bit distrustful. They know the effect the Evil Gene has, I am sure, and, even though you are responsible for the death of one of them, they should forgive you. Look, I'll do the talking, okay? Just come with me so we can get out of here, because your father would not forgive me if he found out that I had left his son behind in a place like this."
"Afternoon Shinobu. Long time no see." A voice said from above them.
Arashi jumped and turned around slowly. Standing on a tree branch behind him was the silhouetted figure of one of the Steel Warriors, leaning casually against the trunk of the tree with his arms crossed.
"Hello, Warlord." Shinobu said. "How's it going?"
"Good, except for the fact that one of our number has been severely injured."
"Who?"
"You don't need to know, but it obviously wasn't me. Who's your DNA friend there?"
Arashi was practically trembling in his boots.
Shinobu glanced down at him. "He is Gingka-san's son, Arashi."
"How did he get here, and in a DNA uniform?"
"Well, that's a bit complicated. The DNA dropped us both off here, they don't like us very much, especially since he got injected with your antidote, which I guess you completed recently."
"Two weeks ago." Warlord confirmed. "Wait, the antidote? It can't be… it was your fault, wasn't it?"
"If it was his fault, then he should be punished for it." A menacing voice entered the conversation.
"Wait, hold on! He was under the influence of the Evil Gene and didn't have control of his mind! He does now, thanks to whoever he killed, so can you please let off of him? He's had enough already!" Shinobu exclaimed, shielding Arashi from Dragonfang's sight.
"Severely injured." Dragonfang corrected.
"Huh?"
"If he was dead, we would have been alerted. Our comrade is still alive."
"He is?" Arashi suddenly became excited. "I never thought I'd be saying this then, but yes! I'm a terrible shot!"
"You're not actually." Warlord spoke up.
"Umm, is that a bad thing?"
"Well, yes, but you were a bad enough shot to miss his heart by a full inch. A direct hit one inch to his left would have killed him instantly. As it was, he was half-dead when his jetpacks got him back to our base, but he is under intense medical care right now."
"Which one of you was it?" Shinobu asked.
"He doesn't need to know that, let's just get them back to the village and continue our field work here. We don't have time to be standing around chatting." Dragonfang growled.
"He's not very friendly, is he?" Arashi whispered to Shinobu.
"Well, he is Ryuga, after all. He never really was friendly." Shinobu replied.
"Oh, and kid? If you haven't noticed all this half-buried wreckage, your father and I did this." Dragonfang indicated the clearing around them, which, as Arashi now realized, was littered with scraps of metal, all of them obviously DNA robot pieces.
"Wow…" Arashi trailed off, looking at all the scraps. The young Hagane gave a sudden surprised yelp as he was grabbed and lifted into the air. He looked up, and found himself in the secure grasp of the one named Warlord. For the next few minutes, he studied the face of the Warrior, wondering how his suit worked. In training, he had always thought that they were robots, until that one fateful night only twenty-four hours ago, but now he knew he was wrong. They were fully human, that was for sure, and they were strong and brave. Arashi felt proud, knowing his father was one of them, and a bit nervous.
"Shinobu said that dad is their leader. What will he think when he finds out what I've done? I'm almost scared to meet him now, but excited as well. All I remember is his voice, I am sure that the memory is the night he left us."
-Flashback, twelve years before-
"You're leaving?"
"Yes, I have to, to protect you guys. Take good care of the kids, okay?"
"I will. But why can't you protect us here?"
"Madoka, I know how you feel about this, I feel the same way. I don't want to leave, but I have to lead the others. They're counting on me, and we need all of our forces together. Flying back and forth between here and the new headquarters is getting too dangerous with the DNA controlling Japan. I don't want to accidentally lead them to our headquarters or worse, to here. Me and Kyoya stayed up late talking about it last night, and we both agree that this is for the best."
"Well then, you at least have to say goodbye to our two eavesdroppers over there."
Gingka laughed. "Alright you two, come here!"
Arashi and Anashi squealed and tried to run away from their parents, who soon caught them.
"Gotcha!" Gingka exclaimed, sitting down on the couch and snuggling one toddler in each arm.
"You two be good for your mother, okay?" His voice sounded sad as he spoke.
"We will!" Came a chorusing reply.
"Okay, now off to bed." Gingka released his kids and they ran for the hall leading to their rooms.
"I'll miss you." Madoka said as Gingka walked out the door.
Suddenly, the redhead turned back to her, tears forming in his eyes. He enveloped the brunette in a hug, then kissed her for several seconds.
"Eww!" Anashi and Arashi exclaimed when they saw their parents kissing.
"Guys! Go to bed!" Madoka exclaimed.
Gingka laughed.
-End flashback-
"I don't even remember his face, but his voice sticks in my mind. I know that he left for a reason, and between me and Anashi, we pieced that reason together. We know that it was to protect us and save the world, but we really miss him, even though we never really knew him. From what Shinobu told me, he really is a great guy."
By now, the group was within sight of the mountain that towered over the village.
"Arashi." Warlord spoke up suddenly.
"Yeah?"
"Do you see those lights?"
"Yeah, of the village?"
"No, beyond them, on the mountain."
"Huh? Oh! I didn't see those before!"
"Exactly, you can only see them from up here, and only when the others know that one of us is returning from an assignment or something. Those lights are coming from the open landing bay of our headquarters."
"Your headquarters? So, you guys have been right here all along?"
"Yes, but do not tell anyone except for your mother and sister this fact. And do not attempt to climb the mountain unless it's an emergency. Understand?"
"Yes sir, Mr. Warlord."
"King."
"Huh?"
The red-eyed Warrior looked down at him. "My name is King, Warlord is just my Steel Warrior name."
"Oh, okay King-san."
"Well, we are here." King said, turning his body so that his feet were pointing down and hovering lower and lower until his feet touched the ground.
Arashi stepped away and gazed around at the village, which he had not seen for almost a year.
"Arashi!" The teen soon found himself enveloped in a tight hug from two girls who had run out of the nearby house, having seen Warlord land.
"Warlord?" Madoka stepped towards the red-clad figure, who turned back to face her.
"Mom... You know him?" Anashi was surprised.
"He is one of the Warriors." Madoka replied shortly. "How have you guys been?"
Warlord's helmet suddenly retracted, much to the surprise of Anashi and Arashi, revealing tanned skin and navy-blue hair.
"We've been doing just fine, just fine." King replied with a smile.
"How is Gingka doing?" Madoka asked.
"He's okay, don't bother worrying about him." King replied as Ryuga landed with Shinobu.
"Dragonfang." Madoka greeted him.
"Mrs. Hagane." Ryuga said simply. "We have to head back to base, Warlord."
"Alright. Hopefully we will see you guys later." King replied as his helmet slammed back over his face. The two red-clad Warriors saluted the group and soared off, leaving only a small cloud of dust in their wake.
"Arashi! How did you end up meeting them?" Madoka asked, putting an arm around her son's shoulders and pulling him towards the house.
"Well, it's a bit complicated."
"What is that weird outfit you're wearing?" Anashi asked.
"A DNA uniform? Arashi…" Madoka seemed very displeased.
"I'll explain when we get inside!" Arashi exclaimed. "But, only if you will tell me all about dad and the Steel Warriors."
Madoka sighed. "All right, I guess you guys have a right to know. Anashi has been asking about it anyway."
In a few minutes, the three were settled on the couch with a steaming mug of hot chocolate each.
"Arashi, you first." Madoka said.
"Okay, well, to make a long story short, I was looking all over Japan for dad, as you know, when I met a group of people wearing this uniform. I didn't know who they were, but they were all very friendly. I told them I wanted to travel the world, but, as you told me to, I didn't tell them my last name. Anyway, they said they worked for the DNA, and that there were a ton of openings in the association that would allow me to travel like I wanted to. I worked there for two weeks, and I'm never going back." he finished with a shudder.
"That's it? Wow, you weren't there long." Anashi said.
"But, he worked for the DNA, that's enough of a problem. You didn't see any Warriors?"
"Well…" Arashi trailed off and looked at the floor.
"Arashi, which one did you see?" Madoka had turned pale.
"I don't know, I can't remember. And don't ask me what color they were wearing, it was like midnight and I cant remember that either. Can we just talk about dad now?"
Madoka sighed. "I guess so. As Anashi has already found out, your father was the Beyblade World Champion, earning the title at the age of thirteen. A year later, he became famous for defeating an evil bey known as Nemesis. Two years after that, he left the public eye and nobody heard from him for about five years. During that fifth year, an evil organization called the DNA showed up, and a few of their bladers participated in a tournament called Neo Battle Bladers. You both know Zero Kurogane, he was the eventual winner of that tournament, becoming Japan's ace and following in your father's footsteps. Your father gave him Samurai Ifraid, by the way. Well, during the tournament, I was kidnapped by a robot that worked for the DNA. The robot's name was Stormflight. I was then rescued by your father. The very next day, just after the final battle between Zero and a DNA blader called Kira-" Arashi cut her off.
"Kira? I saw him at the DNA!"
"Arashi, don't interrupt!" Anashi hissed, poking her brother in the ribs.
"Sorry." Arashi muttered.
"Anyway, after Zero won, the DNA showed up, with the intention of taking over the WBBA and eventually the world. They tried to use Stormflight for this, but ended up having him looking for your father, who hacked into the stadium's speakers and announced that he was hiding in the DNA forces somewhere. I will never forget what happened next, it was all so vivid, like it happened yesterday. That day, we found out about the Steel Warriors, who had been working undercover in the DNA using your father as their agent, or rather, his own agent. They called this 'Operation Stormflight,' because Stormflight is your father's Steel Warrior name. Over the next year, the rest of them gathered together, and got their own suits and aliases. But, on one fateful day, the DNA took over Japan, and we had lost the battle. I will never forget the words your father said when he told us what had happened. He gathered us all together and made a speech, closing it with these words: 'We won't give up. We have lost this battle, but not the war. So, let the real fight begin!' Three years later, all ten of them disappeared, and nobody in this village has seen anything of them since until tonight when Dragonfang and Warlord, their real names are Ryuga and King, dropped Arashi and Shinobu off here. I only wish it could have been your father though, I would have liked to have seen him."
"Me too mom." both teens said at once.
"Well, now you know the story, so off to bed with you both. Arashi, your room is the way you left it, but cleaner."
"Thanks mom, goodnight!" Arashi kissed his mother on the cheek as Anashi hugged her, then the two went to their rooms.
"They're growing up so fast. Defeat the DNA and come back soon, Gingka." Madoka said before going to her own bed.
Me: I love family moments.
Ryuga, King, Kenta, and Titi: -singing- She didn't kill us, she didn't kill us!
Me: -Sweatdrop- Well, at least they aren't all glaring at me anymore… -glances over shoulder-
Gingka and remaining five Warriors: -still glaring-
Me: -sigh- well, hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Next chapter: Arashi and Anashi kinda meet Gingka… XD
