Damien Shepard here! This is the Second Intermission for Satoru's Story. Please enjoy.
Damien Shepard presents
Twisted Metal: Dimensional Tour
Satoru's Story Part 6
Back at the castle, Zagato was still watching the orb. It was showing a young girl with beautiful, long, golden hair.
"Do you suffer?" Zagato asked.
"Zagato, please stop this." The girl pleaded.
"No, Emeraude. My heart will not change. Even if this world is to crumble, my heart will stay the same."
"Zagato, I beg of you! Please stop!" Emeraude pleaded
"Your plan to use the newly reformed Twisted Metal contest will not work. I will strike down anyone who opposes me, just like the Magic Knights." Zagato said.
Just then, Zagato's servant came in.
"My lord," the servant said." Takako has been freed from Saihi's control. Marcus Kane's contestants are proving to be a bigger nuisance than we thought."
"I understand, Inouva." Zagato said. "Prepare the Mashin for battle. I'd like to see his contestants beat them." Zagato then laughed lightly.
"Yes, my lord." Inouva said. He then walked out of the room.
Zagato turned to see the orb.
"Ironic, isn't it. You sent the Magic Knights to defeat me, and now they're going to help me destroy your plans. Fate is indeed cruel."
"Zagato! Why must you do this!" Emeraude cried.
"Do not worry, soon the ritual will happen, and this will all be over." Zagato said.
He then started to laugh maniacally again.
Meanwhile...
Satoru thought he was seeing things. He was face to face with his sister, Mayu, who had been dead for 12 years!
"I-I-It can't be…! Mayu! But-but you're…" Satoru managed to say.
"…I know, Satoru."
"I can't believe it! You're alive! But how did…?"
"I've been watching you as a ghost since the cataclysm happened. So I know about the whole "Leafe" thing. I guess I was exposed to the Leafe snow as a ghost, and was revived."
"I just can't believe it!" He walked up to Mayu. "Are you real?" He asked.
"I think so." Mayu said.
Satoru felt Mayu's face in order to see if she were real.
"Am I" Mayu asked.
"Yes! You are! You're alive! You're really alive!" They then hugged each other. Mayu quickly released her hold on Satoru.
"Satoru…about what happened…" Satoru stopped her. He knew what she was talking about.
"I forgive you, Mayu." He hugged her again. "I'm just glad that you're alive!"
After they stopped hugging each other, they went to back to the old mansion. They found Tommy and Nick talking to Takako and Sasame. A boy who was a little older than Mayu was with Tommy.
"Hey, everyone." Satoru said. He looked at the little boy. "Hey, aren't you Tommy's brother, Hoagie?" Satoru asked.
"Yep. That's me. Tommy told me everything. It seems you've grown up, Numbuh 79."
"Uh, Hoagie, he's not with the Kids Next Door anymore. The group was disbanded after the Cataclysm." Tommy explained.
"Anyway, what are you guys doing?" Satoru asked.
"Takako and Sasame were telling us who was really behind the Cataclysm." Nick said. "If you would like to explain it to him…" Tommy said.
"We would very much like to." Takako said. She then started to explain the truth to Satoru and Mayu.
"His name is Sol Zagato. He is a Shinto Priest from another world called Cephiro. He came to me and helped Sasame and me push back Himeno and the Leafe Knights' assault. But in turn, he needed some of the Leafe I had taken. I asked him what he was going to do with it, and all he said was "I'm going to end the circle." I asked him what this circle was, but he would not tell me anymore. A few days later he had me and Beryl start the Cataclysm. Unfortunately, before I could take any Leafe, the town was frozen in time."
"That was a direct result of the otherworldly monsters coming here." Satoru told her.
"Yes. 10 years later, the town was unfrozen by Marcus because he chose this place to become the second battlefield."
"If I may ask, if Zagato is from this "Cephiro" place, then how did he get here?" Tommy could not help but ask.
"He said he had beaten a group of people called "Magic Knights"."
"Magic Knights?" Nick asked.
"In Cephiran legend, if Cephiro should fall to darkness, the Magic Knights will don these legendary beings called "Mashin" and save it. I don't know what Mashin are exactly, but I do know that Zagato is rumored to have created one of his own."
"Legendary Beings, huh?" Satoru said. "It'd be really crazy if we went up against one of those, from the sound of it."
"I also know that these Mashin are now on his side."
"Looks like we might have to." Tommy said.
"Anyway, I also know that anyone who has been taken hostage by these Mashin are taken to Cephiro. What I don't know is what Zagato does with them."
"From the sound of it, it can't be good." Nick said.
'That means that Mother could be in Cephiro. But is she still alive?' Satoru thought.
"I can tell you where Cephiro is. If you'll let me join you guys as a spotter, I can tell you where to go." Takako offered.
"I think Marcus should hear this first." Satoru suggested. They went to the Zeppelin that was parked just outside of the Awayuki mansion at an open clearing. When they got into the Zepplin, they went to the main room to find Marcus.
"Ah, guys. I'd like to inform you that I've got all of the vehicles." Marcus said.
"That's great, but we need to talk to you." Nick said. They then proceeded to tell Marcus about Zagato.
"I see. It seems we still have one more battleground to fight in."
"So you'll let me help?" Takako asked.
"Yes. But we must act fast. There's no telling what could happen." Marcus said. He then called everyone back into the Zeppelin and they took off for Cephiro. Everyone could tell that the final battle was beginning."
Stage 3 Coming Soon.
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