Seeker: Another chapter for you fantastic readers! Okay, so this is the chapter that you find out who the friend of both Kenta and Gingka is. One or two of you figured it out last chapter (I have no idea who at the moment) but here's a gift for you! Virtual cookies!
Kenta: Tell me who it is!
Seeker: Read. But before you do that, do the disclaimer.
Kenta: -sighs- Jesusseeker1 does not own MFB. Off to read!
A blonde man who was shrouded in a tan cloak moved towards the sounds of clashing beys and evil laughter.
"It's hopeless! You pathetic excuses for bladers don't stand a chance!" a voice cackled.
"We'll see about that," the blonde muttered as he crouched behind a clump of bushes, his goggles mirroring the battle that raged before him.
"Get them! We can't let them get past us into the village!" a man yelled, his brown and blonde hair blazing in the bright light. When his red and white bey landed next to him after a huge explosion, the amber eyed blader growled. "We have to hold them back until reinforcements get here!"
All eight of the bladers nodded in agreement before their beys began attacking their enemies even harder than before.
Slowly, one after the other of the defenders' beys was knocked out.
It was when only the leader's bey was still fighting that the hiding blonde whipped out his own launcher, his bey shooting into the swirling dust of the explosion that marked the defeat of the leader.
The enemy, a big burly man with yellowed teeth, began laughing, a sinisterly sound that made the villagers look uneasily at each other while their leader growled. "You really thought you could defeat me! I'm undefeatable…" The man was cut off as another, much larger explosion blew him off his feet, his bey being thrown deep into a huge oak several yards away.
As the dust began to clear, a flash of blue returned to the bushes before the blonde man stood, his ferocious aura burning around him. "Leave."
The hulking man shrunk in fear at the raw power that wrapped around the man before the enemy quickly nodded, dug his bey out of the tree, and ran for his life.
Chuckling, the amber eyed leader watched his enemy run before turning to the blonde. "Thanks."
The blonde smiled. "Anytime Sora."
"Is the hair dye really necessary though?" Sora asked as he grabbed Cyber Pegasus.
Thankful that the goggles hid his excessive eye rolling, the blonde snapped, "We've been over this a hundred times! They can't know who I am!"
"Them or our enemies?" Sora asked with a smirk, gesturing over his shoulder towards the confused villagers as they watched the two argue.
"Both!" the blonde exploded, waving his arms wildly.
Chuckling, Sora shook his head before he turned to the questioning glances of his friends. "This is Remo, the strongest blader I know. He's come to help us."
"What happened to that other guy you said was a double agent?" a man asked, his orange hair blowing gently in a breeze.
"Simple. I am him," the blonde replied.
When the villagers looked from Remo to Sora, the amber eyed blader nodded in confirmation.
"Come on. We need to get back to the village. I can imagine you have some information we need, Remo," Sora called over his shoulder as he began leading the way back inside the village.
With a quick nod, Remo followed the villagers into the small clump of houses they called home.
Sora then led Remo to the center of the village where a few logs were situated around a bonfire pit. Taking his seat on a log, Sora motioned for Remo and the others to sit as well.
Suddenly, a young boy with bright green eyes and blazing red hair popped up in front of Remo. "My name is Anis. Would you like to be my friend?"
The six year old's father stood from his log to sweep his son away but was stopped by a wave of Remo's hand. The blonde then crouched in front of the boy, smiling at the wide green eyes that stared into his goggles. "I'd love to be your friend, Anis. My name is Remo," the man replied holding his hand out for Anis to shake.
Looking excited at being treated like he was an adult, Anis enthusiastically shook Remo's hand. "Nice to meet you Mr. Remo. Are you a strong blader?"
"I am," Remo chuckled. "Do you beyblade?"
Anis looked serious as he nodded his head vigorously. "Yes sir Mr. Remo. I love beyblading with my friends."
"May I see your bey?" Remo asked.
"Sure!" Anis then dug around in his pocket before whipping out a green and gold colored synchrome bey. "This is my Scaled Hydra!" the boy stated proudly.
His father smiled as he watched before turning to look at Sora. The leader was grinning from ear to ear, watching the older blader meet the younger.
"A defense type," Remo stated as he scanned over the bey, his sharp eyes catching sight of the scaly design on its green warrior wheel.
Anis looked at his new friend in surprise. "How did you know?" he asked in wonderment.
Remo pointed towards the warrior wheel. "There are scale designs here on your warrior wheel and that's a sharp ball performance tip."
"You really know your beys, don't you Mr. Remo?"
Chuckling, the blonde nodded. "I suppose I do. Would you like to battle me latter?"
"Yes sir!" Anis exclaimed before he paused. "What kind of bey do you have Mr. Remo?"
Glancing around as if it was a big secret, only exciting Anis more, Remo leaned in a little closer and whispered loudly, "I have a very special bey Anis. Do you think you can keep it a secret?"
With wide eyes Anis nodded his head slowly, patiently yet eagerly waiting for Remo to tell him what kind of bey he had.
"I'll give you some clues and you'll have to figure it out," Remo decided, making Anis even more excited.
"Remo…" Sora began but was cut off by a sharp look from the blonde that instantly shut the leader's mouth, much to the surprise of the villagers.
Turning back to Anis, Remo smiled. "My bey is blue, red, and silver. I have many special moves. I've also fought against the best in the world and won. Do you know what bey I have?"
Anis focused on the ground in front of his feet as he ticked things off on his little fingers. "Did you win against Mr. Sora too?" he asked after a few moments of contemplation. Receiving a nod, Anis once again resumed his thinking.
The boy then sprang from his frozen position, his eyes bright with excitement and complete awe. Anis quickly motioned for Remo to come closer, the blader quickly doing so with an amused smile on his face.
Whispering his guess into Remo's ear, the boy's face practically glowed with joy.
Pulling back, Remo looked at Anis with an impassive face. A small grin then appeared, making the six year old squeal with delight.
"I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! I can't believe it's true!" Anis cheered, making Remo laugh. "Do I get to battle you now?"
Nodding, Remo ruffled Anis's red hair. "As soon as I talk with your daddy, Sora, and the others. Go tell your friends that they can all come and battle with me but don't tell them who I am. When I'm finished, I'll come find you, and your friends and you can battle me. How does that sound?"
"Yes sir!" Anis yelled over his shoulder as he ran towards a small group of children that were battling on a small saltwater beach.
Chuckling, Remo stood and faced the adults.
"Did he really guess your bey?" Sora asked with an amused smile as he watched Anis start talking and wave his arms towards the group of adults with a big grin on his face.
"He did," Remo replied, grinning and nodding.
Anis's father, a tall man with hazel eyes and red hair like his son, looked disbelieving at the blonde. "What bey do you have?"
Remo smirked. "You heard the clues I gave Anis and he figured it out. I know you adults can figure it out."
"And does Sora know?"
All eyes turned to the amber eyed leader who smirked. "Of course I know what bey he uses. I should know the bey my leader uses, shouldn't I?"
Once again Remo was the center of focus.
"But aren't you just the informant?" Anis's father asked in an accusatory tone.
"No. In reality, Sora is my informant," Remo replied evenly. "He works for me on the front lines, protecting you and your children. I don't pay him, but he stays loyal for some reason," Remo teased.
Huffing, Sora rolled his eyes. "I've alway been loyal to you. Ever since I first saw you in that tournament, I've been loyal. I don't plan on changing my life's work at a moment's notice."
Remo chuckled. "No I suppose not." He then turned to the rest of the adults. "Have you figured it out yet? Can you tell me what bey I use?"
They all looked at each other and shrugged before turning back to face the blonde man. "No we can't."
"What if I told you I am the strongest in the world at beyblade?" Remo asked, a sly smirk on his face.
Everyone's eyes nearly popped out of their heads as they stared at Remo in shock. "You're…"
Gripping the sides of his goggles, Remo flipped them up just enough to reveal his eyes before he repositioned the goggles on his face, once more hiding them perfectly from view. Holding his finger to his lips, Remo shook his head. "Don't tell the children. Let them figure it out. If they're half as smart as Anis, I'm sure they'll figure it out quickly. Right now, I need to tell you about our enemies' advances."
Half an hour later, Remo stood, thanked the eight adults and their leader for their ideas and strategies, then began walking towards the beach. Standing on the edge of the sand, Remo watched the young bladers battle their hearts out.
"Hydra! Push him back!" Anis yelled as he punched the air. The six year old then whooped triumphantly as his bey defeated its opponent.
Clapping, Remo stepped up behind Anis with a smile on his face. "Nice job Anis. You're Hydra is very strong."
Whirling around, Anis's smile grew even larger. "Mr. Remo! Thank you! Come meet my friends! They really want to meet my really strong new friend," Anis spewed his words out in his excitement, pulling Remo towards the others.
The younger bladers looked at Remo uncertainly as the looming blader was brought to stand before them.
Smiling, Remo got down so that he was eye level with them. "I suppose Anis told you about me." The children nodded nervously. "My name is Remo. What are your names?"
"I'm Charity," a small brunette with wide blue eyes stated.
A slightly chubby blue haired boy stood tall as he looked right into Remo's goggles with his golden orbs. "My name is Drew."
"I am Raymond but everyone just calls me Ray," a dirty blonde said as his brown eyes flashed protectively over his three friends before looking at Remo.
Smiling, Remo held his hand out to each in turn. The three children shook it, instantly becoming at ease with the blader when they each got to peer closely into his goggles and hope they had found the eyes that lay hidden behind them.
However, only Anis could find them when he looked at Remo with his pleading gaze. "Will you please battle us now, Mr. Remo?"
Chuckling, the blonde relented as he stood to his full height. "Alright. Who will I battle first?"
"Me!" Drew declared as he stomped his foot before raising his launcher.
Seconds later, the two launched. Four seconds after that, Drew's bey was knocked back to his feet.
Charity tried next and her Blazing Aphrodite could not defeat Remo's bey that flashed blue before returning to the older blader's hand.
Little Ray bellowed that it was his turn next. The young protector managed to stay in the battle a few seconds longer than Charity and Drew but he was still defeated in less than thirty seconds.
"My turn!" Anis declared as he aimed his Scaled Hydra towards the still spinning bey that was his opponent. Launching, Anis's green eyes shone with excitement as he sent a barrage of attacks towards the blue bey. However, the bey seemed more like an iron wall than a bey, unwilling to give an inch to those who tried to conquer it.
Anis lasted two minutes against the blue bey, Remo having held back his power to prolong the battle as long as possible.
When the six year old picked up his defeated bey, he turned a huge grin on Remo. "That was so cool! Can't I tell them who you really are now?" he begged.
Sighing, Remo looked from one pouting face to another, each of the children whining to know who was behind the cloak and goggles. He gave a small smile as the man pulled his goggles up so that they rested on his forehead before he held out his bey for the children to see.
"Is that…" Charity began, her voice soft in awe.
Ray looked at Remo's eyes in surprise. The color he'd imagined them to be-a vibrant blue that matched the man's bey-was not the true color they were.
"He's your friend?!" Drew yelped, jumping back in surprise when he made the connection, the young boy looking back and forth between Anis and Remo with wide eyes.
"Anis is my friend," Remo confirmed before putting his bey in its carrier case beneath his cloak. "And I believe I am his."
"Mr. Remo was my friend before I knew who he really was. Now that I know, he's my friend even more!" Anis proclaimed, hugging Remo's leg in the process.
Ruffling the boy's red hair, Remo smiled. "Good. Because I have a job for you four. Do you think you can do something for me?"
The children's faces became very solemn as they looked at Remo with all the seriousness the four children could muster.
"I need you four to become the strongest bladers in the village. I'll come back in one week if I'm not called back before then because you're being attacked. I will watch each of you battle and if you pass my test, then I'll bring you and the rest of the village to my home. Can you become stronger by the time I return?" Remo asked.
Immediately the four children lined up in a straight line and gave their best salutes. "Yes sir Mr. Remo, sir!"
Smiling, Remo returned their salutes before turning on his heel and marching towards the way he had come into the village. "Then get to it!" Remo called over his shoulder.
Not two seconds later, a massive battle royale had begun between the children, their heated bey spirits making Remo's small smile turn into a broad grin.
"We won't fail you Mr. Remo!" Anis shouted over the sounds of the clashing beys.
With a quiet chuckle, Remo walked out of the village. "I know you won't, Anis. I know you won't."
Sora: Yes! I'm in the story!
Seeker: For more than one chapter too!
Kenta: -hugs Sora- It was you!
Sora: Yup!
Seeker: And since I'm so insanely happy that today was finally my last day of school, I am posting a second chapter because I can. -does little dance- SUMMER!
