Anashi led the group deeper and deeper into the cave, the very same cave where Lightning L-Drago had once been locked away before Ryuga and the Dark Nebula broke in and stole it. Lava bubbled below, pointed rocks hung down from above. The whole place had a sense of danger to it. As they entered the very center of the mountain, the lava had risen nearly up to the rocks they were walking on. The heat was intensified here, and whispers stole through the red glow. Anashi signaled to the others and they all put up their helmets.
"we can talk this way so that no one will know we are here" Anashi whispered through their communication link. "follow me, and stay close. This is where it could get dangerous."
She led the four bladers behind her through the cave, cautiously approaching the exact spot where Ryuga had stood, nearly ten years ago, and had crushed the crystal containing Lightning L-Drago, freeing it and causing the world to fall into a crisis because of it. Gingka had been able to stop the dark bey from taking over the world, but it seemed that that had not been the end. Anashi hid behind a pile of rocks, the same pile that had fallen and blocked Gingka from their father that fateful night. Maru and Zero crouched in the shadows, Ren and Shinobu right behind them. A dragon, purple and fierce, flew overhead, peering left and right into the cave, then disappeared through a hole just above the bey-shaped slab of rock that it had once sat on.
"get out, get out, get out!" Anashi hissed, retreating back towards the outside through the same exit Gingka had taken. A second dragon appeared, one Shinobu and Zero recognized all too well. It, like the other, had three heads and a very dark aura. The small group quickly retreated out of the cavern and ran back to Koma Village, Anashi contacted Gingka on the way.
Gingka, waiting in his office, was casually watching the busy city traffic out the window. He turned to his desk as his computer informed him that he was getting a message from one of the agents. It had to be Anashi in Koma Village, as King and Zeo were out of signal range, hundreds of feet below the ocean surface.
"LBA Headquarters, what is it?" he said, holding down the button to activate his microphone.
"Gingka, it's Anashi, we have confirmed the sighting of Lightning L-Drago" came his sister's voice.
Gingka sighed. "alright, I was hoping to not have to hear those words, but since we cant help it, ill get a move on to counteract its activity. Where exactly was it and what was it doing? We have to stop things now if we can."
"it was in the center of Mount Hagani, the same cavern where you said it was first released from."
"got it, be ready for further instructions. I need you guys to stay there and protect the village if you can, I am not sure that Hyoma and Dad can counteract it by themselves."
"oh, and one more thing: there was another dragon, but this one had wings. Zero and the others said that they had battled it and lost before, and that its name was Dark Knight Dragoon"
"alright, just be careful and contact me if anything happens."
"will do, see ya!"
Gingka sighed and stepped away from his computer, only to return to it the moment he got another message, this one from Tsubasa.
"why would he be calling me?" Gingka muttered, activating the connection.
"Gingka, we have another threat" Tsubasa said as soon as he came onscreen. Madoka was standing behind him, a worried look on her face.
Gingka ran a hand through his flaming hair. "what is it?"
"we seem to have a new enemy here, another organization trying to take over the world"
"well, who is it?" Gingka sighed.
Tsubasa sighed. "take a wild guess, we have fought against them before"
"HD Academy?"
"close, but no. they did help the HD Academy though."
"Please don't tell me it's Excalibur" Gingka said, the image of their rivals appearing in his mind.
"no, it's the Garcias, they are up to something. You know that bey, Bandid Goreim? Its blader works for them, along with another blader named Kira. They are a threat. I thought I would let you know. If you an do anything about it, that would be great."
"Well, I can try, but I am currently monitoring two other threats, one of which has just been confirmed. It seems that a lot of our enemies are reawakening, first Nemesis, now Lightning L-Drago, and potentially the HD Academy again as well."
"Lightning L-Drago? But isn't that the same bey as Ryuga's current one?"
"apparently not, there must have been another bey there that became Meteo L-Drago, which Ryuga must have somehow freed and then thought that it was the same bey as Lightning."
"well anyway, I need to get back to my work, talk to you soon"
"be careful Gingka!" Madoka called, waving.
Gingka grinned. "when am I ever not?"
Madoka sweatdropped. "let's see, there was the time against Lightning L-Drago, against HD Academy, against-"
"ok, ok, I get it" Gingka laughed. "I'll be more careful than I was then, I promise. I have a couple of things to investigate at the moment, hopefully we can counter this threat before it becomes large enough to take over the world."
"alright, ill leave you to it then" Tsubasa said, ending the communication link.
Gingka turned and strode down the hallway to the elevator. After heading down to his floor, he entered Pegasus's room, finding her sleeping peacefully on one of the floating platforms. A shrill whistle soon attracted her attention, and she was soon down, ready for commands. A silent message passed between the two, and Pegasus followed obediently. Gingka dove under the waterfall once again, not minding his suit, and came up in another section of his floor. Pegasus entered behind him as he began to suit up into his LBA Black Ops uniform. Once again, his helmet closed, hiding the flaming red hair of the Legendary Blader. Once again, his suit made the transformation from dark blue into bright blue. Once again, the blank space on his right shoulder was replaced by the emblem of Pegasus. Gingka mounted Pegasus, then pressed another button on his suit, activating the rapid response system in his quarters. Gears clicked into place as a long tunnel extended itself to the top of the building. Pegasus leapt into the air as a narrow beam of light shone down from the sky above. Tsubasa watched, surprised as a blue bolt shot out of the roof of the LBA and headed off in the direction of Koma Village.
Pegasus and Gingka soared high above the clouds, not wanting to attract any attention from below. As they neared Koma Village, Pegasus dropped altitude, soon coming in for a safe landing on the top of Mount Hagani. Anashi had seen them land, and soon met them at the base of the mountain. Pegasus disappeared into a shower of blue sparks and went back inside her bey as Gingka began to flip down the mountain. Once he reached the bottom and Anashi, the two headed off in the direction of the Hagani home. Gingka greeted his dad and explained why he was here, then set off for the interior of Mount Hagani, heading to investigate why the dark bey was there.
Once inside, Gingka switched his suit back to dark blue. Staying in the shadows, he took the same route he had used to get out of the mountain nine or ten years before, quickly making his way to the center.
-at the center of the mountain-
"you are sure that none of them can defeat you?"
"yes sir, I have defeated the two that are the strongest out of them all"
"good. The legend bladers are nowhere to be found and should not have time to react before we can take over.
"of course sir"
"take over?" Gingka thought. "I better videotape this" he switched on his camera.
"is all in place then?"
"yes sir, I believe so."
"good, because our HD Academy allies are ready to move in on our signal."
"shall I go signal them then?"
"of course"
Gingka crouched, then followed the dark figure as he exited the mountain after shooting and attaching a tracking device to the other's cape. The first one made his way down the mountain carefully, avoiding clearings. Gingka soon saw a helicopter coming in the distance. The young man stopped and watched it as it approached. Gingka tensed as he noticed the HD Academy insignia on its doors. One split-second decision later, and he had the younger blader in his grasp. The young man struggled, his hood falling off as he did so. Gingka quickly hit him on the back of the neck, hard, knocking him unconscious. Slinging him over his shoulder, Gingka made his way back to Koma Village. Ryo glanced up from the couch he was sitting on as Gingka rushed through the door carrying something slung over his shoulder. He ran into a room with it, and, a couple of minutes later, ran out the door and locked it behind him. Gingka put his helmet back down and sat on the couch, ignoring the questioning looks in everyone else's eyes.
"what was that big brother?" Anashi was the first to speak.
"what was what?" Gingka asked.
"that thing you locked in that room a second ago" Anashi replied, sweat dropping.
"oh, that was one of our enemies. They only think that we are nowhere to be found, but they better look out, because the legend bladers are on the move!"
"one of our enemies?" Zero questioned.
"yeah, I think you guys might recognize him from what I heard and what Anashi told me" Gingka replied, pulling an object out of his pocket and setting it on the coffee table. "recognize that?"
Zero, Shinobu, Maru and Ren all gasped.
"that's-"Zero was interrupted by Shinobu
"that's Sakyo's bey!"
"does this mean he is on the other side?" Ren asked, fearing for Takanosuke's safety.
"yes. I heard him plotting with another figure, who I am now going to go check out" Gingka replied. "just make sure that Sakyo does not escape. I took his launcher and any possible communicators as well, so he should not be able to call for help or break out." with that, he got up and left, headed once again for Mount Hagani.
A/N: so, what did you think of chapter 13 of "The Mysterious LBA"? If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the reviews or through PM. Who knows? I might even give you a spoiler if you ask ;) anyway, I need you, my reviewer's help. I have a new story that I am writing and I really want to post it, but I have one problem: it does not have a title and I cant think of anything. So, I have posted an excerpt from it below, and I want you to come up with titles for it! After I get, oh, about five, I will either pick my favorite, or, have you guys vote for your favorite! Enjoy, and hope you can come up with some good ones!
-Madoka was scared. Really scared. She just had to find Gingka, had to get in contact with him or one of the other Legend Bladers somehow. She had been up all night repairing Saramanda and Ifraid after their battle against Goreim-Begirados. That Kira guy… he was two things: number one, the very definition of weird, and number two, a huge threat. Who knew what he was up to? Whatever it was, he must be stopped. Madoka racked her brain for ideas. The first option that came to mind was Hyoma in Koma Village.
"surely that's where Gingka is" Madoka thought, keying in her password and requesting a video chat with Hyoma.
She breathed a sigh of relief once her light, purplish-blue haired friend came up onscreen, a look of concern on his face. "is everything alright over there? You look worried" Hyoma asked casually.
"not exactly. A new threat has come up here and I was wondering if Gingka was there" Madoka replied, stifling a yawn.
"no, he's not, I don't know where he is"
Madoka jumped in surprise. "but that's where he said he was going when he left here five years ago!" she stammered, caught off guard.
"well, he's not here, he disappeared mysteriously about two years ago."
Madoka sighed. " well, thanks anyway Hyoma."
"hope you find him, and call me if you do, Ryo is getting worried."
Meanwhile, in the Himalayas, a solitary figure gazed at the rising sun. Alarms suddenly sounded in his head as his sensors picked up something behind him. He turned, almost mechanically, motors making whirring noises as they focused his eyes on the figure behind him. One glance took it all in: the burly figure, a shining dagger grasped in his right hand, the surprised look on his face as he finally saw what he had been following all the way up this mountain.
"shall I turn you into scrap metal, tin boy?" he sneered.
Metallic eyelids slid over the glowing blue sensors as the robot closed its eyes. "well now, if that was possible, I have no doubt that you would do so" came the reply as more gears clicked into place. The man lunged, only to find himself fighting thin air as the robot leapt over the cliff edge. Halfway through his fall, the robot sprouted a pair of jetpacks and flew off, leaving the stunned man behind as it headed over mainland China.-
XD and…. Start reviewing! (BTW, the robot's name is Stormflight and he is with the DNA)