By the time Zero and Mal got over to the Legendary Bladers, they had already created a crater in the ground, courtesy of Pegasus's Stardust Driver.
"whoa! that's huge!" Zero exclaimed, looking down into the crater that Pegasus had made.
Gingka caught his bey out of the air as it flew back. "are we all ready th- hey, I remember you! You're that kid I gave the synchrome bey to, right?"
"I-uh-I- think so" Zero replied, surprised that such a powerful blader, who had only met him once, would remember him.
"well, nice to see you have been working on your blading skills" Gingka replied. "now, lets get started, shall we?" this evoked a cheer from the LBA squads.
"hmm, so we wont be battling everyone we know. I wonder what technique this other young blader will show today, he looks about my age" the young red-haired girl thought, getting her launcher and bey ready.
"3!" Gingka started.
"2!" the rest of the legend bladers joined in.
"1!" everyone else called
"LET IT RIP!" everyone shouted, launching their beys into the stadium.
Almost instantly, Gingka, Ryuga, and Kyoya were locked in a fierce clash. The rest of the Legendary Bladers paired up and started battling each other just as quickly. Dunamis was locked in battle with Titi, who was chasing down Kenta. On the opposite side of the stadium, Yuki and Aguma were locked in a battle of brains vs. brawn. King of course, was locked together with Masamune, and Chris was just jumping between battles, trying to take everyone out at once. Explosions were happening everywhere and Zero just didn't know what to do. He didn't see any opponents who he wanted to take on, or rather, who he was bold enough to take on. Suddenly, another bey locked into battle with his Ifraid. Startled, zero looked up, only to see that young black ops girl looking right at him, smirking.
"Ifraid, fight back!" he called, and Ifraid sent the girls orange and silver bey flying.
"hang in there, Flame Pegasus!" she called, her bey landing right on the edge of the stadium. "whew! That was close! Attack, Flame!" Flame Pegasus zoomed towards Ifraid.
"Benkei, do you notice anything about that girl?" Madoka asked, stepping over to stand next to Benkei.
"bull? No I- wait a second! She looks just like Gingka did at that age! Except, shes a girl and-"Benkei was interrupted by an explosion.
"Pegasus fly!" Gingka called, trying to get Pegasus higher than Leone, who was gaining height rapidly, due to the fact that L-Drago had tossed him into the air.
"too late! Leone, King Lion Reverse Wind Strike! I've got you this time Gingka!" Kyoya called, sending his bey into full action.
"argghh!" Gingka yelled as Pegasus crashed into the stadium floor, followed closely by Leone's tornado.
At that moment, Ifraid and Flame Pegasus zoomed past Gingka, clashing fiercely. Flame Pegasus appeared to be losing, as Ifraid unleashed a barrage attack.
"Anashi!" Gingka called.
The other red-head turned her attention to him. "what?" she called back.
"don't let your guard down! You know what to do!" Gingka called, turning has attention back to Pegasus and Leone's battle. "don't forget what I taught you! Fight back Anashi! Pegasus! You have to fly out of there! No one can out-fly you, so come on!"
L-Drago was circling menacingly above Leone's tornado, safe from harm, and Kyoya and Ryuga seemed to be plotting something on the other side of the dish, giving Gingka a clear opening to get out of there. Gingka closed his eyes, concentrating. And didn't even seem to notice when Kyoya sent Leone crashing down to land on top of Pegasus- or so he thought.
"hey, why is he cheering you on?" Zero called, bringing Anashi's attention back to the battle- and her opponent.
Anashi smiled, pulling something out of her pocket. "well, he did teach me everything I know about BeyBlade and he helped me create my special move" she said.
"so? What difference does that make? He gave me my bey!" Zero called back. "he wanted me to become stronger than him!"
Anashi held up a blue piece of fabric. "well then, I guess its just…."she was interrupted by another explosion and a startled "WHAT?" from Kyoya.
Gingka had a huge grin on his face. Leone had missed Pegasus by a lot, and the only ones left visible in the stadium were Leone and L-Drago, who had somehow been shot down. Ryuga still maintained his calm, but was obviously surprised.
"where's Pegasus? I don't see it anywhere!" Madoka said, looking around and scanning the stadium with Mal's help.
Gingka laughed. "if Pegasus isn't in the stadium, and is not on the ground around the stadium either, where else could it be?" he asked quizzically, turning his attention to Kyoya.
"but-how?" Kyoya asked, shocked. "how is it even possible that I missed it?"
Gingka just stood there, smiling. "Pegasus was already higher than Leone when you started the Reverse Wind Strike Kyoya.
"what?" Madoka, mal, and Kyoya exclaimed at the same time.
"Pegasus, decoy attack!" Gingka called, and a fake Big Bang Pegasus appeared on the ground next to Leone and started attacking it. "the only thing you have attacked this entire time was that decoy Kyoya! Pegasus has been in the air the entire time we have been battling, do you really think you can attack when it isn't even in the atmosphere anymore?"
Meanwhile, Anashi's Flame Pegasus had finally managed to pull away from Zero's Samurai Ifraid.
"run, Flame Pegasus, run like the wind!" she called as Flame Pegasus's spirit came out and galloped around the stadium.
"you never finished telling me why Gingka was cheering you on!" Zero called, sending Ifraid running after Flame Pegasus.
Anashi smiled and pulled the blue piece of fabric over her head. "because, I'm his sister!" she said, putting her hands down to reveal a blue Pegasus headband, just like the one Gingka had worn during Battle Bladers and Big Bang Bladers, except that the wing of Pegasus was on the opposite side.
Madoka gasped. "well that explains it! That's why she looks like him! Gingka, you are going to have a lot of explaining to do…." she trailed off, leaving Benkei looking at her in confusion.
"Flame Pegasus! Flaming Star Crush Dive!" Anashi called, sending her bey into the air, only to have it come crashing down on Ifraid, ending their battle in a stadium out. "I win!" she called excitedly.
Gingka was too busy focusing on his battle to notice. His eyes were closed in concentration, and Kyoya and Ryuga were watching the sky, ready for anything-or so they thought.
Gingka's aura was shining brightly around him, enveloping him in blue flame. Suddenly, his eyes shot open. "Pegasus, attack! Hope you like the move I created for you Kyoya! Pegasus! Special Move! Lightning Strike Storm!" Madoka gasped as the Face Design of Pegasus appeared in the sky, followed by glowing blue clouds filling the sky above the stadium, Pegasus itself appearing soon after, sending lightning strikes down on every single bey in the stadium. "Pegasus! Finish it off with Big Bang Tornado!" Gingka called. Pegasus dove, landing squarely on its final target: Ryuga's L-Drago.
When the dust cleared, the only one left spinning in the stadium was Pegasus. Gingka had won, beating all the other bladers that were still left in the stadium with one move.
Everyone's mouth was open in shock, including Anashi's. Gingka was just standing there, smiling. He called Pegasus back to him, then walked over and handed Anashi her Pegasus. then he walked over to Zero, who was just staring at the stadium, holding Ifraid in his hand. Gingka stood quietly behind him for a moment, then placed a hand on his shoulder. Zero turned, wide-eyed.
"that was…. Amazing!" he said. "I guess I have a long way to go to catch up to you."
Gingka smiled. "come see me at the LBA sometime, and bring some of your friends, ill show you a thing or two about blading." he said, then held out a hand. Zero took it, and Madoka watched as the two bladers shook hands. Gingka then turned back to the helicopters, signaling his squad and the rest of the Legend Bladers. As he walked over, he put his helmet back up, and once again became the mysterious Black Ops leader. The other Legend Bladers followed suit, as well as their squads. As they all got back into their helicopters and took off, Kenta and Titi carrying their equipment, Tsubasa turned to Madoka, Benkei and Mal. "well, that was interesting" he said.
"yeah, who would have thought Gingka would have come up with a move that powerful!" Madoka replied.
Tsubasa smiled. "that's not what I meant" he said. "look at Zero"
They all turned, and saw Zero staring after Gingka's helicopter, waving to the Legendary Blader as he flew away.
"Zero!" Tsubasa called after the LBA helicopters were out of sight. "come on, lets get back so you can go practice with Shinobu and the others!"
"yeah, aren't they going to be jealous!" Zero said, running over and climbing into the helicopter with everyone else.
Ok, so I have decided that I will continue with this story, but I may make a sequel instead. I am going to start posting my next story today as well, but here is a sneak preview for you guys! You have been great and i appreciate all the reviews I have gotten! Here is the summary for my next story, titled "The Rule of Nemesis"
Nemesis took over the world instead of being defeated by the Legend Bladers, who are now hiding from his wrath. Will Zero and his friends find out the truth about the forbidden "myths" about the Legendary Bladers? Did they actually exist? Where did they go?
So, obviously, it is going to be the complete opposite of this story, Zero will have to find all ten legend bladers and then figure out a way to stop Nemesis. This story will continue however, because I am not done with Anashi Hagani yet! Stay tuned for more epic battles between Anashi and Zero and his friends! Also, if you have an idea for a story you want me to write, or a plot twist you would like to see in one of my stories, or even an OC that you want Anashi or Gingka to face in battle, just tell me! I will at least consider it, if not put it in a story or use it in a later story!(with your permission of course)