Disclaimer: I do not own MFB. I only own my OCs and this plot.
The bladers groaned as they returned to Cheri's jet all worn out. They've been in Sydney, Australia for two days now. So far, they had no clues to where in the city this Mayra girl could be.
"How can no one in Sydney know who she is?" Alex wondered out loud as he collapsed onto the couch. "We pretty much went through the whole north and east sides of Sydney and some of the south and west. The WBBA don't have info on her."
"And Belisarius hasn't been contacting me either," Zakia said sadly.
Elyana plopped a gum drop into her mouth. "Look on the bright side. There are no signs of Black Earth! Two days here and we haven't been attacked once!"
"Don't jinx it!" Alex and Zakia groaned.
"Too late!" she answered brightly and ate another gum drop.
Madoka came out from the kitchen holding a tray of lemonade and cookies. She placed them on the table as she said, "So far, we know that this girl is the Lightning Warrior, her name is Mayra Skai, and her bey is Thunder Falco. Seeing as the WBBA don't have information about her, it is safe to say she has never been registered into the system like Elyana."
"There isn't a picture of her in the Warrior info that Belisarius gave us," Kyoya continued. "Belisarius must know what she looks like seeing how she somehow knows a little about all of you." He looked at the Warriors when he said this. "For some reason, she didn't add a picture, possibly because she didn't have one. What confuses me is that Belisarius never contacted Zakia to tell us clues on where the next guardian of the Element Tiles is."
Zakia sighed as took a glass of lemonade. "In Brazil, when we were figuring out how to open the passageway to Zelda, she told me that she couldn't tell us exactly where and how to. She said she can only help us because we won't always get help or direct answers. She said that she needs us to learn how to solve puzzles like these ourselves. It's for training."
"Oh, so now she leaves us in the dust just for training?" Benkei said in annoyance as he crossed his arms. "We don't know anyone here to help us search. We don't have enough clues. How are we supposed to do this?"
They thought in silence. Tsubasa furrowed his eyebrows in thought. He knows he heard that name before somewhere. But where? Mayra Skai… he thought. He closed his eyes, trying to recall the name but it was hopeless. He opened his eyes and said, "I'm going to take a walk to clear my mind."
"Be careful!" the girls said.
"Call us if you need help," Gingka added.
"Alright," he said then left.
Tsubasa sat on a bench in the Royal Botanic Garden. He left just an hour ago and he still can't figure out why that name was so familiar. He looked up and saw a brown falcon flying in a circle in the air. The falcon looked at him and dove down. It landed next to Tsubasa, startling him slightly.
The falcon flapped his wings and screeched. It flew off in one direction before coming back and gesturing Tsubasa to follow him with one of his claws. Tsubasa raised an eyebrow but followed nevertheless.
The falcon led him to another section of the park where it was empty except for three bulky boys and a fifteen year old girl. The girl was on the ground, shaking in fear with tears falling from her eyes, as the boys bullied her.
"Hey mute, you better paint me a picture for free," the one in the middle sneered. "Then I can sell it and make some money. You better be quick as well."
"Yeah, quick," the one on the right said. "We don't like to wait too long. You should be done by three days."
The girl gulped and opened her mouth but she quickly closed it.
"Got something to say, mute?" the last one asked in a mocking tone. "Oh right, you can't. You can't talk. That's what you get for being a wimp and a mute. So do what our leader says and start that painting."
The falcon screeched and started attacking the one in the middle. Tsubasa, understanding the falcon's motive, shouted at the boys, "Leave that girl alone! If you want a painting, make one yourself!"
The left and right boys sneered at him. "Who are you to tell us what to do?" the right one said. "You clearly aren't from here."
Tsubasa rolled his eyes. "Gee, how did you figure that out? If she doesn't want to paint you a painting then leave her be instead of scaring her."
The leader finally managed to get hold of the falcon and threw him at the girl. The girl made a soundless squeak and caught the falcon. The falcon quickly regained himself and was about to attack again but the girl shook her head and held him in a loose hug.
The leader, who had some bleeding cuts and a disheveled appearance from the attack, turned to Tsubasa. "I recognize you. You're Tsubasa Otori." He snorted. "Think you can bud in just because you think you're strong and famous. Think again, mate. You are in our turf."
"You must be mistaking me for you. I don't think I'm strong. I know I'm strong. You'll get a taste of what I can do if you don't leave that girl alone!"
The girl looked up at him in shock and confusion.
The three boys grabbed their beys and launched them at Tsubasa with no warning. Luckily, Tsubasa has good reflexes so he shot his bey at them, causing an explosion. The opponents' beys were sent flying off into space.
The boys' knees buckled and they ran off screaming.
Tsubasa smirked as he caught his bey and turned to the girl. He walked up to her and offered a hand. The girl glanced at his hand then at his face. Tsubasa smiled. "Are you okay?"
The girl nodded shyly and grabbed his hand. He helped her up and the girl made motions with her hand. Tsubasa cocked his head. He recognized that. It was sign language. "You're welcome," he replied.
The girl look even more surprised. She made more motions.
"Yeah, I know sign language. My uncle is deaf so everyone in my family learned how to use sign language to communicate with him. Who were those three boys anyways?"
In sign language, the girl said, "Just a group of bullies. This isn't the first time that it happened to me. I'm an artist and a lot of people buy my art for high prices. There are greedy people, even some from out of the city that would force me into painting a picture for them for free like the boys or just steal them and claim them as their own."
Tsubasa nodded and decided to speak with her in sign language as well. "That's just wrong. You do all the work but they get the money. You must be really talented if people would do that to you. What is your name?"
The girl blushed at the compliment. "Thank you but I'm not sure if they deserve to be given such praise. I'm surprised you ask for my name. Hardly anyone would ever ask me since I'm mute or they just don't care. It's Mayra Skai."
Tsubasa stared at her. This is the Lightning Warrior? He thought. Now her name sounded familiar. He smiled at her and signed, "I think my uncle mentioned you once. He came here two years ago and bought a painting for me. He told me that the artist was a mute and her name was Mayra. He must be talking about you. Let me tell you, your painting is amazing. It's so hyper-realistic and three dimensional that I feel like I'm watching the scene in person. I think you deserve the praise."
Mayra blushed even deeper. "Thank you. Oh, and this is my friend, Strike."
Strike screeched before hopping onto Mayra's shoulder. Tsubasa smiled. To him, the two looked like an odd pair. Strike looked so tough and fierce while Mayra looked fragile and timid. He studied her appearance.
Mayra has lightly tanned skin and dark brown eyes. Her dirty blonde hair is in a bob cut with six longer locks that reaches her shoulders. She wore a sky blue short sleeved T-shirt and jean shorts that ends at her knees. Over her shirt is a black vest and on her head is a white, floppy hat with lightning bolts drawn on it. She has detached blue sleeves that start at her elbows and widens until it reaches her wrists. Her brown boots reaches mid-thigh and her gold necklace has a yellow lightning bolt charm. Her yellow and brown belt held beyblade gear. He noticed that her clothes were decorated with random paint splatters and marker doodles.
Tsubasa was relieved he finally found the Lightning Warrior. He asked her, "Mayra, do you have a bey called Thunder Falco?"
Mayra's eyes widened. "How did you know? I never battled or showed anyone my bey."
"Listen, this is going to be a long story…"
Tsubasa explained to her the whole situation. While he explained, he noticed how fragile she really is. She looked ready to break down and he didn't even reach the part about Black Earth. When he did, she went rigid and her eyes were filled to the brim with tears once again. By the time he finished, she was shaking and crying.
"Mayra, are you alright?" he asked worriedly.
"No. You must be mistaken. I can't be a Warrior! If I'm correct, a warrior should be brave and strong! I am nothing like that! I get scared so easily! I can't even fight a five year old blader in a bey battle without breaking down in fear! I'm still somewhat scared of my shadow and I never fight! You must be mistaken!"
Tsubasa looked at her worriedly. He wondered why she was so fragile and easily frightened but didn't ask her. He figured that would just make her cry even more. "Mayra," he said out loud. She turned to him. "You're not the only one in this. There are five other Warriors. We don't know how violent Black Earth can be but…this new enemy can only be defeated by the Warriors. We need all six. Without you, the world is doomed. Can you try?"
Mayra looked down so her hat shielded her eyes. It was silent between the two of them for a long time.
Finally, she took a deep breath and looked. She nodded. "I'll give it a try. I do owe you for saving me from the bullies."
Tsubasa smiled and noticed how late it was. It was nearly sundown. "Thanks, Mayra. Come on. I'll take you to the others."
Mayra nodded and followed Tsubasa. They were halfway to the jet when they saw the Warriors and the other bladers running up to them. They all had frantic faces on. "Tsubasa!" Gingka shouted. "Run!"
Tsubasa and Mayra looked at them in confusion. Then they saw the twenty robots with medium green amulets running towards them. Tsubasa prepared to run but noticed Mayra stiff as a statue. Tsubasa sighed and picked her up bridal style before running. The other bladers caught up with him and Kenta asked, "Who is that?"
"This is Mayra Skai, the last Warrior," Tsubasa said. He was surprised by her weight. She was much lighter than he expected. Not that that she was fat, in fact she was rather thin, but she felt lighter than she should be at fifteen.
"Why is she like that?" Elyana asked who was eating a chocolate lollipop as she ran.
Tsubasa shook his head at her, wondering how she can still eat in a situation like this. "She's easily frightened. She also can't speak so if you don't understand sign language, then you won't understand her."
"So you're saying the Lightning Warrior is a scaredy-cat and a mute?" Kyoya growled. "How will she fight if she can't even run?"
"We'll deal with that later!"
"Right now, we have to find a way to escape the robots!" Zakia shouted. Her mind was racing, trying to come up with a plan, but with this many people in one group and her mind being clouded with fear, it's difficult. "Do any of you have an idea?"
"It might be too late!" Benkei shouted. "They're gaining up!"
They continued running. It was ten minutes before sundown when there was a sudden sound of bullets being shot. There was a lightning bolt striking behind them with a cloud of smoke following after. The group stopped as their visions were temporarily blinded by the smoke.
"What's going on?" Gingka said as he looked around. Beads of sweat were falling down his face.
Mayra, who was pale and looked like she was going to faint, pointed behind them with her eyes wide open. They turned around and stared at the figure that was starting to appear from behind the smoke. First, tan ears appeared, then a tail with a metal spike at the end and a red boxing glove. A mini F88S-A2 Austeyr rifle was also found. The figure, or rather two figures, appeared. The bladers gapped.
"We…we were saved by…kangaroos!"
Meanwhile...
A cerulean blue haired girl was perched upon on a tree branch. The sun was still up, she knew, despite that it was pitch black in the thick forest. Only one blue-grey eye was visible since her bangs covered the other. Her only visible eye turned amber for a split second before turning back to its blue-grey color. She growled.
She only has one chance.
Something in her clenched hand flashed amber before a hilt of a sword appeared in her hand. A three-foot long, double-edged silver blade appeared next. The pommel was shaped like a fourteen pointed star and was colored amber. In the center of the guard, there was an amber colored hourglass emblem. There was a silver crescent moon charm hanging down from the pommel by a foot-long black string.
The girl stood up on the branch and readied her sword. A maniacal gleam appeared in her eye and she said coolly, "Time to play assassin."
Then…she disappeared into the shadows.
Finished! I hope you liked it!