I'm back with chapter 6! The plot kinda thickens in this chapter, but, as I promised, the Steel Warrior flyover formation race and the Zero vs. Sakyo battle are in this chapter!
Gingka: GalaxyPegasus14 does not own Metal Fight Beyblade.
The sound of jetpacks igniting echoed through the forest. Ten streaks of flame shot into the air as the ten Legendary Bladers, now known as the Steel Warriors, soared high into the sky. Perfectly in sync, the first group to reach the predetermined height took off towards Snowy Mountain, following their blue-clad leader. Moments later, the second group reached their height, and took off after the first, the red-orange clad leader soaring effortlessly with his teammates behind him.
"Left a bit Kenchi! You are too far over!"
"Right here?"
"Yup, got it!" the gold-clad form of Lizardflight gave a thumbs up to the other gold figure of Firearrow, who was flying just in front of him, and just behind Stormflight.
"Hey, the number one blader is also the number one at flying formations! Cosmicbark, you are off!" the only figure in the first group who was wearing red called to the other blader in front of him.
Under his mask and alias of Dragonfang, Ryuga smirked with satisfaction as he heard the other group repairing their formation, glancing back and seeing that his own formation was perfect. However, whether their formation was perfect or not, the other group was still ahead, and neither Ryuga or Kyoya, aliases of Dragonfang and Wildwind, intended on losing to Gingka, even if the warrior dubbed 'Stormflight' was their leader. No matter what, they would always be rivals.
"Concentrate Dragonfang, Wildwind!" Warriorbelt called from the back of the formation.
Wildwind glanced around and noticed that he was way off course. The green-clad blader quickly corrected this however, and the group continued on as before, all of them aware that this was not just a race, it was a test of their flying skills, as well as their teamwork. If even one member of the group was out of sync, the formation would be off. The two groups reached the top of the mountain at the same time, touching down on the icy peak for a moment, then blasting off again, still managing to keep their formation, although Yuki and King were now misaligned and had to adjust their flight path accordingly. As the group neared Metal Bey City, they could see the explosions that indicated a fierce battle.
-In Bey Park-
"Go, Ifraid!"
"Dragoon!"
The battle between Zero and Sakyo was well under way, neither opponent giving an inch as their beys clashed at the center of the stadium. Red clashed with blue as the two locked their gazes, the clash of their glare equally as intense as the clash of their beys in the stadium below.
"Keep it together Zero!" Maru cheered.
"Go get him Sakyo! You can do it!" came from Takanosuke as usual.
"Dragoon, charge!" Sakyo ordered, sending the silver and white bey charging at its silver and red opponent. Ifraid dodged, the fiery ifrit dancing circles around the dragon in the sky, taunting it. The fierce black dragon roared in anger at its opponent, who raised his sword and held it in a defensive position.
Below the two creatures, their beys raged, Dragoon still unable to make contact with Ifraid, who was maintaining a tight circle in the center of the stadium. Dragoon let out another roar, still angry as his blader began looking frustrated.
However, the moment Dragoon's roar faded, a second, more threatening roar split the air. Sakyo and Zero looked up, and froze. Twisting and turning directly overhead was a fiery red-orange eastern-style dragon, the unmistakable form of Ryuga's L-Drago. The dragon faded into thin air as a formation of five bladers flew overhead, their orange-clad leader catching his dragon bey out of the air and saluting Sakyo as he flew over. Just behind them, a second group flew over, with the familiar form of Stormflight leading it.
Madoka waved at the two groups, then turned back to watching the battle, which Zero and Sakyo had resumed. Ifraid was now in the process of shaking the stadium, using its typical move, Burning Upper, which Zero had started the moment his attention returned to the battle. Sakyo, as usual, was using his left-rotation to counter it, the stadium sitting perfectly still as the two spiraled around each other.
"Keep it going, Ifraid!" Zero called, his Blader's Spirit shining out around him as he ordered Ifraid to go faster. The stadium slowly began to wobble, much to everyone's surprise.
Sakyo raised an eyebrow, surprised, even if he chose not to show it. "Dragoon!" the dragon roared in response, and finally made contact with Ifraid.
The Steel Warriors glanced back as an explosion and pillar of red light filled the sky. The air shook for a few seconds, then the light and noise faded.
When the dust cleared, both Ifraid and Dragoon were lying motionless in the pile of rubble that had been the Zero-G portion of the stadium.
"Looks like you two will have to be confined to specialized stadiums now as well!" Madoka laughed once she saw the results.
"Specialized stadium?" Zero and Sakyo were confused as they went to pick up their beys.
"Yeah, any battles between two Legendary Bladers are now restricted to either a remote area or a stadium coated with a special alloy of metal, developed by Yuki to be near-indestructible. So far, because of the cost of it, there is only one stadium completely coated with it."
"Really? That's so cool!" Zero exclaimed.
"I-I'd like to see it." Sakyo said.
Madoka smiled. "Then follow me, because it happens to be in Metal Bey City!"
The two rivals glanced at each other and followed Madoka out.
"Hey! Wait for us!" Shinobu, Ren, and the Unbara brothers, as well as Takanosuke, called, taking off after them.
-Meanwhile-
The race had reached Tokyo, and Stormflight and his group were just ahead of Dragonfang and his group. Crowds glanced up as they heard the sound of jets flying overhead, but saw nothing, except for a few wisps of smoke and steam. The groups reached the top of the assigned tower at the same time, then turned and headed straight back for Koma Village.
"Get back in formation Firearrow!" came from the helmets of both Lizardflight and Warlord at the same time.
The gold-clad warrior, glanced back and smoothly glided back into place.
"Ha! We are so going to beat you there, Hagane!" Wildwind's voice sounded in Stormflight's helmet. The blue-clad leader waved as he kept on flying, gliding smoothly past the other group.
"Is that so, Wildwind? It would seem that I am in the lead!"
"Heh, not for long with that pathetic formation!" Dragonfang growled, indicating Lizardflight and Firearrow as the two younger bladers once again corrected their flight path.
"Oh yeah? Have you looked at your own formation recently?" Stormflight challenged, indicating Jadebolt, who was far off course and trying to get back.
As Ryuga glanced back and began yelling at Dunamis to get back in formation, Gingka's group took the lead by quite a bit. Minutes later, they sighted Koma Village. Ryo rushed outside, hearing them returning. Both groups landed at the exact same time, and instantly began arguing over who had gotten there first. Everyone had retracted their helmets as soon as they touched down, and yelling began even as their jetpacks were still folding themselves up.
"We got here first!"
"No, we obviously beat you!"
"Did not!"
"Did too!
"Did not!"
"Did too!
"Did not!"
"Did too!
"Did not!"
"Did too!
"Guys! You got here at the same time, so stop arguing!" Ryo yelled.
"Oh…" all ten seemed rather embarrassed.
"Well, good race guys! I guess we need a bit more practice with our triangle formations, but we did good!" Gingka encouraged. "Now, let's just keep training, Yuki, we need to figure out a way to combat the DNA's new machines, whatever they are. Have you figured it out yet?"
"No, I have been too busy repairing helmets and such to look over the data."
"Ok, then we should all get on that. Come on guys!" Gingka reached back and pulled a small computer chip out of the metal box on his belt, the memory system for his entire suit. Kyoya, Ryuga, and Chris did the same thing. The four quickly inserted the chips into Yuki's computer, and the ten bladers sat down to watch the recording of the Seasonals' fight against the DNA about a week before.
-In Metal Bey City-
Madoka and the group were standing in front of a long walkway, leading to a huge stadium. Lining the walkway were several statues, each in a different shape. Of the first pair of statues, one resembled a snake, and had wings. Maru read the inscription at the base of the statue aloud. "Quetzalcoatl, the winged lizard. Dedicated to Titi, Legendary Blader of Venus." the young pink-haired mechanic stepped back and gazed up at the winged lizard.
Across from Maru, Eito was looking at another statue, only this one looked like your stereotypical Spartan warrior, right down to the plume on his helmet. "Ares, Greek god of war. Dedicated to King, Legendary Blader of Mars." the Oroja wielder read.
Next to Eito was Kaito, reading the inscription on a statue of an Egyptian god. "Anubis, Egyptian god of the afterlife. Dedicated to Yuki, Legendary Blader of Mercury."
Ren read another inscription at the base of a statue of a skeleton wearing a cloak and holding a scythe. "Kronos, Greek god of agriculture. Dedicated to Aguma, Legendary Blader of Saturn."
"Jupiter, Roman king of the gods. Dedicated to Dunamis, Legendary Blader of Jupiter." Shinobu read from the base of a statue depicting said figure.
"Orion, legendary hunter." Madoka's voice said from down the walkway. "Dedicated to Chris, Legendary Blader of Winter." she was standing at the foot of a statue depicting a strange creature, seemingly made of fire, from the way the stone was carved.
"Leone, the raging lion." Takanosuke said. "Dedicated to Kyoya, Legendary Blader of Spring."
"L-Drago, the Dragon Emperor." Sakyo's voice was barely above a whisper. Everyone turned and looked at the fierce from of the dragon towering above them, its coils arching proudly through the air. "Dedicated to Ryuga, Legendary Blader of Summer."
"Sagitario, the archer. Dedicated to Kenta, the other Legendary Blader of Summer." Madoka chuckled at the inscription.
"Pegasus, the legendary winged horse." Zero's voice came as the young blader stood at the base of the last statue, the winged horse itself spreading its wings above him. "Dedicated to Gingka, Legendary Blader of Autumn and final defeater of Nemesis."
"So, this is the stadium?" Kaito said, gazing around at all the statues lining the walkway.
Madoka turned and looked up at the sign above the door. "Yes, it is known as the Legendary Bladers' Stadium. This is where they practically lived before they all left, one by one. Any of their battles that were public happened here, but it has been closed for a long time. Or, at least the stadium part of it has."
"The stadium part?" Zero was confused.
Madoka smiled. "The rest of it is a museum, let's go tour it, shall we?"
"Okay!" the group said, excited. Well, everyone except for Sakyo, that is, but even he seemed interested.
"Then let's go!" Madoka exclaimed, leading the group inside. Over the next few hours, they young bladers saw many things, including models of the first three Pegasus beys, as well as models of the L-Drago beys. Included in the collection of bey models were all the beys owned by the other Legendary Bladers, as well as a few of their friends. There were pictures of the World Championships, as well as Team Gan Gan Galaxy holding up their medals and smiling. Shinobu suddenly recalled having seen Tsubasa's medal hanging in a case on the wall of his office. There was a miniature model of Hades City, as well as a picture taken later of the structure lying on the bottom of the ocean. Everywhere the young bladers looked, there were pictures and models of various achievements that Gingka and his friends had achieved. The group exited the museum to find the rest of Metal Bey City in turmoil. Srange figures were flying around everywhere, and Madoka just narrowly missed getting hit by one.
"What is going on here?" all the girls freaked out.
"Let it Rip!" Zero and Sakyo managed to take down two of the figures, which sparked and exploded as they crashed, unfortunately directing the attention of the others towards the group.
Madoka hurriedly pulled out her cellphone and called Gingka.
"Hello?"
"Gingka! We seem to have an emergency here!"
"Don't tell me, Zero wants to battle."
"Gingka, I'm serious! There are these robot things flying around!"
Gingka was silent for a few moments. "Right, see you in ten minutes. Where are you exactly?"
"Right in front of Legendary Bladers' Stadium, I-"
"Got it, just calm down and hang on!" Gingka hung up.
"The DNA is attacking Metal Bey City, we have to go now!" Gingka yelled.
"What? How dare they!" Kyoya shouted.
"Pair up for the 'whirling balls of electrified flame' and let's go!" Gingka yelled, rushing outside.
"I'm right with you Hagane!" Ryuga called, activating his Dragonfang suit and following his rival as the blue figure of Stormflight soared off into the clouds.
"Chris, come with me!" Kyoya called, the two switching to Wildwind and Warriorbelt, respectively, and flying off together.
"Kenchi?"
"Yeah, let's go!" Firearrow and Lizardflight teamed up and flew off..
"Let's go Dunamis." Aguma sighed.
"Hey! Wait for us!" King called, pairing up with Yuki. The five groups flew to Metal Bey City, splitting up to strike at what were the busiest parts of the DNA attack, as far as they could tell.
Meanwhile, the group of bladers at Legendary Bladers' Stadium was dealing with a different problem: DNA bladers had now shown up, and Madoka and Maru were huddling in front of the now-locked doors of the museum.
"Ifraid!" Zero was trying to keep the robots and the bladers away at once, along with the help of his friends… and rivals.
"Dragoon! Show them the power of the dragon!" Sakyo roared, his bey roaring a challenge with him.
"Saramanda! Don't give up!"
"Phoenic!"
"Gryph!"
The two beys pecked at their oponnents, knocking them out while Shinobu's Saramanda began making illusions of itself.
"Oroja!"
"Levizer!"
The Unbara brothers had their hands full with the bladers and robots on Madoka's left.
Meanwhile, a few miles away at the WBBA, Hikaru and Tsubasa were valiantly trying to fend off the overwhelming amount of DNA forces that had broken into the lobby and were trying to gain control of the building.
"Aquario, Infinite Assault!"
"Eagle, Metal Wing Smash!"
"Bull! Don't worry bladers! Benkei has got you covered!" the purple-haired owner called to his trainees as they attempted to fend off the bladers surrounding them. "Keep it up guys! Dark Bull, Red Horn Uppercut!" he called as his own bey sent several of the others flying.
Akuya and his gang had their hands full trying to defend Bey Park.
"Gargoyle!"
"Go now!"
Several other bladers who had been battling there as well joined in, valiantly defending themselves against the bladers surrounding them.
Another group of bladers was trying to defend themselves in Tournament Stadium, their battles having been interrupted by the DNA assault as well. The crowd, what was left of it, cheered them on while Blader Guider, who had nothing else to do and nowhere to go, commentated on the battle.
"WHoa! And there goes another WBBA and DNA blader at once! The excitement here is just too much! You go, bladers of the WBBA!"
"Let it Rip!" an explosion cleared the blocked exit as two more beys joined the fray, knocking out DNA bladers left and right.
"Ooh! And what do we have here it seems that the path has been cleared! But by who?" Guider said.
"Zip it! Everyone out!" two masked figures yelled, running in.
"WHo are you?" one of the WBBA bladers asked.
"We are Firearrow and Lizardflight, members of the Steel Warriors. Now do as we say and get out of here while you have the chance!" one yelled. "Sagittario!"
"Ahh! Gargoyle!"
"Go Variares! Stop those DNA bladers in their tracks!" a voice yelled from the top of the stands.
"Everyone out!" a blue-clad figure yelled, clearing a path to the exit as everyone in Bey Park turned to look at the red-clad figure who was still standing in a launching stance. Bladers from both the Bey Park and Tournamenr Stadium streamed out of the two locations, trying anything to get away from the DNA bladers.
"Benkei! Get these young bladers out of here!" a voice yelled over the tornado his command hadjust created.
"Wha- Kyoya-san!"
"It's Agent Wildwind of the Steel Warriors, now get out of here!" the green-clad Leone wielder replied, teaming up with his purple-clad teammate to clear a path.
"Thank you Kyo- I mean, Wildwind!" Benkei called, making a beeline with the younger bladers he had been training for the opening Wildwind and Warriorbelt had created.
"Jupiter!"
"Kronos!"
Tsubasa and Hikaru jumped, surprised as the two familiar beys joined the battle.
"Go Tsubasa, Hikaru! Get out of here!" a masked figure clothed all in purple yelled. "Jupiter! Go now!"
"They all have suits now?" Tsubasa muttered as he and Hikaru made a break for the stairs. Jadebolt and Scythestrike followed close behind, locking the doors to the stairwell behind them, then grabbing one of the two WBBA executives and taking off through the center of the stairs, quickly reaching the top and climbing into a helicopter.
"Ifraid!"
"Dragoon!"
"Ahh! Let go of me!" Madoka yelled as a few DNA bladers finally reached her and Maru and grabbed them.
"Let it Rip!" two more beys joined the battle, one silver and blue, the other black and red.
"Get them out of here!" Stormflight ordered, landing in between the younger bladers and the DNA bladers.
"Get him!" the DNA squad leader yelled, but was blocked by an orange streak as the black and red bey attacked. Another figure, clothed all in orange and red, landed next to Stormflight.
"Who are you?" Zero asked.
Ryuga turned towards the younger blader, the pair of fangs engraved into his helmet gleaming. "I am Agent Dragonfang." he said shortly, then turned back to the battle. "L-Drago!"
Sakyo soon recognized his own mentor's bey.
"Into the helicopter, now!" Stormflight ordered as a helicopter landed between him and the group of younger bladers.
Madoka quickly broke free of the DNA bladers' grasp and dove into the helicopter, dragging Maru with her. Once everyone was in the helicopter, it started to take off. Stormflight and Dragonfang dove in and closed the doors, then leaned against them and slid to the floor, breathing heavily.
"Well, that went well." Stormflight said sarcastically.
"Well? We got beat and you say it went well? With that pathetic attempt? You are weaker than I thought, Hagane." Dragonfang growled.
Stormflight chuckled. "Seriously Ryuga, cant you get a hint of a joke? Sheesh!"
"I don't see what's so funny about this."
"You really are crazy."
"What? You are the crazy one!"
"Oh yeah? Then prove it!"
"You think your pathetic attempts at humor will make me laugh? I laugh at your stupidity!"
"Well, at least I made you laugh. You changed the subject, couldn't come up with a good answer?"
Dragonfang was silent. "Retract helmet." he ordered, standing up and turning to look out the window.
"Retract helmet." Gingka chuckled, getting to his own feet.
Seconds later, the more familiar red hair of Gingka was brushing against the ceiling of the helicopter, rather than the blue hair of Stormflight. Sakyo couldn't take his awed gaze off of the white hair of the other blader standing across the helicopter.
"Quit staring, Sakyo." Ryuga growled without turning around.
The younger dragon jumped and looked at the floor.
Gingka sighed and leaned against the door. "Another day, another organization trying to take over the world."
"No kidding-ahh! Gingka!" Madoka freaked out as the helicopter door suddenly flew opened and Gingka fell out. Her and Zero instantly rushed over to the door and looked down, but the blader was nowhere in sight. "Gingka!" Madoka shouted at the top of her lungs. "Can you hear me? Where are you?"
Gingka: -_- I knew it.
Me: Knew what?
Gingka: That you were going to kill me in this story.
Me: Did I say you died?
Gingka: Well, no…
Me: Then don't assume you did, because you didn't.
Gingka: Good, I better not have or you will have to find someone else to do your disclaimers.