Damien Shepard here. Here's the 1st stage intermission for Satoru's Story. Please enjoy.

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Twisted Metal: Dimensional Tour.

Satoru's Story: 1st intermission.

In another world, in a castle, a man was watching a crystal orb. Another man walked up to him and bowed down.

"My lord." The second man said. "Beryl has fallen in battle. Apparently, the fabled "Twisted Metal" contest has changed its ways thanks to its new owner."

"I see. Keep me posted and warn Saihi of this." The first man said.

"Yes, Lord Zagato" the other man said. He walked away.

"Well, Emeraude, your second plan has started to come to fruition. But I won't let that happen!"

He then started to laugh maniacally. His laughs could be heard throughout the castle.

Meanwhile...

Satoru was dreaming about his sister's death.

"It's that same dream, again. Oh God, why now?"

All Satoru saw was fire. Then he saw a young girl. Her hair was in pigtails and she was wearing some outdoor clothes.

"Mayu! Get away! You'll die!"

She was consumed by the fire. The fire then came for him.

Satoru then woke up, sweating profusely.

"It was that damned dream again." Satoru said to himself. He then heard a knock on the door. He got his usual clothes on and headed for the door. When he opened the door, he saw Nick Kang.

"Hey, Nick." Satoru said. "Did I wake you up?"

"Nah, I don't get much sleep in the first place. Why, what happened?"

"Come in and I'll tell you." Satoru said. Nick came in and he sat on the chair opposite Satoru's bed.

"So, what was with the screaming? You sounded like someone was dying." Nick said.

"Yeah. Someone did die. 12 years ago to be exact."

"Who? Was it that Mayu you were screaming about?"

"Yes. She was my older sister."

"How did she die."

"Like I said, it was 12 years ago, but I remember everything as if it just happened. One day, when I was 5, I got a fever and had to stay in bed from school. My sister, Mayu thought that my mother only cared for me. In the evening, she ran out of the apartment we were staying in. My mother had to leave to get some groceries. Later, Mayu came back. She put the scarf she was wearing on a rack above the stove in my room."

Nick did not stop him during that part of the story. He knew about some of the Japanese traditions.

"I told her not to, but she wouldn't listen. Instead, she hid in the closet, and told me not to tell anyone. I was going to, but the scarf fell and caught fire. I tried to get Mayu out of the closet, but I was too weak to even get up off of the bed. I fell unconscious from the fumes. When I woke up, I immediately told my mother that Mayu was hiding in the closet. But I was too late. Mayu had died in that fire, and I was in a coma since that day for 6 months. I have never forgiven myself for being so weak."

Nick was shocked, he too had lost family when he was a kid. He could relate with him.

"I can't believe it. I know how it feels to lose someone you love when you're a kid. Sucks, don't it?"

Satoru got up, nodding his head.

He walked over to one of the drawers in his room and got out a japanese kimono. It was blue with goldfish patterns all over it.

"Mayu was going to wear this at the next summer festival, but she never got the chance." Satoru said.

"Man, talk about sad."

Satoru walked to the door leading outside, and summarily opened it. Tommy fell out. He was listening in on the whole conversation. He got up and ran away.

"Whoa!" Nick said. "How long was he listening?"

"Long enough. He heard everything." Satoru said. "I let him listen so he could grasp part of my troubles.

By the time Satoru had finished his story, the sun rose. It was time to get ready for the next stage in the contest.

Stage 2 Coming soon.