Welcome back to His Soulfelt Stars! Well, I just realised that I've made Dynamis incredibly OOC, but I promise to fix that. The reason for his drastic change, not in personality but more in speech, is because off being away from his temple and Natsumi's influence, as well as when his father told him not to become like him [his father]. So yeah, there you have it, the explanation. I do not own Beyblade Metal Fight, only the plot and my own characters, as well as their beys. Enjoy!
Pain was what greeted Dynamis that morning. Pain and blank walls of an ugly, rotten shed. Now his temple seemed like a hotel to him. He gazed down at the black-haired girl with her head on his chest, and his expressions softened. He didn't have the heart to wake her, though he knew they were taking a risk, staying in the shed. Tithi was sleeping on his backpack, and for a second he thought of calling up Gingka and telling him of what was happening. Then he realised that he didn't want to drag anyone into his position. This was something he and Natsumi had to do on their own. But do what? Natsumi hadn't even told him yet.
He felt himself dozing off, and then knew what he had to do. Slowly getting out from under Natsumi, he put her gently on the floor of the shed and pulled out his bey launcher, clenching his teeth as his arm and leg seared with new pain. But he didn't have a choice. He needed Jupiter's power to do what he was about to.
"Let it Rip!" He whispered, out of habit. Jupiter detached itself from his launcher and circled around the low-ceilinged shed with a quiet whir. He slowly focused his mind, and felt Jupiter's power flow into him. He then sent it out, towards Natsumi, like his father had taught him. He'd never done this before, but he was able to make people see things he wanted them to see, give them visions, so this couldn't be much different.
And he was right. He felt Natsumi's sleeping mind, wide open. And just like he had done to change Gingka's surroundings that long time ago, he slipped into Natsumi's dream.
She was standing alone, in the forest. She looked much younger, maybe twelve or thirteen. Surrounding her were woods. In front of her was a small cabin, inside which he could hear laughter. Suddenly, a huge explosion rocked the clearing, and Natsumi whirled around, looking for the source. Just then, the talking in the cabin ceased, and he heard someone shout, "They are coming!"
Natsumi ran into the cabin upon hearing this. There was a man and a woman in the cabin, along with a yellow-haired boy that must have only been a few years younger than Natsumi. He looked up, and Dynamis thought he looked familiar, though he could not remember why.
The man, who had Natsumi's black hair and pale skin, beckoned to her. "Natsumi, take your brother and run. You know where to go." He unbuttoned his shirt and Dynamis saw the Twisted Meteor hanging around his neck. The man took it off and put it around Natsumi's neck, hiding it under her shirt. "I need you to keep this safe. I'll keep the Hunters off your back, don't worry. I have a fake. But if they ever find out it is fake, they'll come after you." The man said. The woman, who had yellow hair and Natsumi's pale eyes, reached out and embraced the yellow haired boy and Natsumi, tears in her eyes.
"Stay brave for your father and I. Get out of the back door, okay?" She pushed them away from her. Another explosion sounded in the woods. "Go! GO!" She yelled, panic in her eyes.
The yellow haired boy was crying, but Natsumi hugged him, then picked up a backpack from the corner of the room and pulled the little boy with her. Suddenly, a light exploded around the room, filling the cabin. Natsumi's father's eyes widened.
"No, oh no. It dind't choose you…." He gasped when Natsumi reached into her pocket and pulled out the source of the light, her Springer.
"Earth Springer….." She stared at it.
Her father shook his head, both joy and pain in his glance. "It's Twisted Springer now. But the stone still has power left…."Her father pushed her towards the door. "It chose you!" He yelled when a third explosion sounded out. Natsumi's mother kissed her on the head and then they ran. Her father called after her. "Now you're imprinted! Oh, this is all my fault…." He hid his head in his hands. "Run, Natsumi! Run Chr-"
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Natsumi leaped onto her feet, startling the figure that was standing over her. The pink haired teen tumbled over, landing on the hard floor of the rotten shed with an "oof!"
"Dynamis!" She said, her heart still beating from the memories. "I'm sorry." She held out her hand, a grin slowly spreading across her face when she saw how ridiculous he looked from up high, with his tall and lanky form on the ground.
"Natsumi. I saw the memories." He grabbed her arm and stood up again, holding out his hand. With a purple streak, his Jade Jupiter leapt into his hand, and he stuffed it in his pocket. He then limped towards the wall of the shed and leaned against it, breathing almost as heavily as Natsumi. She could see pain written all over his face.
"Natsumi, I know what's hunting us now. Those people….they want the power of that stone you wear around your neck." He said.
"You saw?!" She yelped. She couldn't believe he had intruded on her dream.
"Yes, but Natsumi, you must understand that I needed to know why I'm in this in the first place." He took a deep breath and continued before she could interrupt. "That stone, the Twisted Meteor….It's a star fragment, similar to the ones contained in the beys of Legendary Bladers like myself. Except….it can give its power to many people if it chooses, or give all its power to one person if it finds him or her worthy. Your Twisted Springer…..it holds some of that power, but not all, which is why you could not defeat me."
"Yeah, but how do you-"
"Let me continue. If it did choose to give you all of its power, however, you would become more powerful than even Nemesis. That is why your father gave it to you. Those people hunting us-hunting you, more precisely, are Power Hunters, and they are attracted to the power emanating from the fragment."
"You figured out more in three seconds than I've been able to figure out for half my life." Natsumi said, impressed. "What do you want to do, then?" She asked.
"I don't know. With my leg, I can't go too far, and I fear I only made it worse by running yesterday." He sighed, running a hand through his spiky pinkish hair thoughtfully.
"We should stay here, then. This shed is empty anyway, so apparently no one uses it, even in New York. So we should stay here as long as possible." She said, considering all possibilities.
"Yes, and then…."
"When you're healed, we have to find the power container I've been searching for. If we find it, I can bury the Meteor and it won't be detected by the hunters, you follow?" Natsumi asked. She saw the confusion on his face when he muttered, "Not really."
"That's okay." She replied. "You sit down and get some rest. My mom always said that we heal better while sleeping. I'm going to buy some more food. What do you and Tithi like?" She asked, and she knew the answer before he said it with a sheepish grin.
"Pizza."