Oh wow, looking back to the author's note in the last chapter, it has been a really long time since I updated this story! Oh well, now that Stormflight: Together We Stand has been completed, and it's sequel is in-progress, I will try to update this one a lot more… Gingka?
Gingka: GalaxyPegasus14 does not own Metal Fight Beyblade, only Anashi and the LBA. CONGRADULATIONS YOUNGER BLADERS! Ok, i'm good…
Me: and just to spice up the story a bit, I decided to give the beys each a different personality, so, if you havent already noticed, Foxe is VERY ADHLAF (Attention Deficit-Hey Look a Fish!) Flame Pegasus is very polite, and Gingka's Pegasus is about like him, always hungry and slightly ADHD. More beys are introduced in this chapter. Enjoy!
We are in now master! Ooh look, a jellyfish!"
Foxe, don't get off track and ruin the whole mission
Ok, ok, I've got it… Sheesh, cant a bey just eat one small jellyfish without getting in trouble?
You dropped the last one into Toby's hands! Now keep swimming!
Ok, ok, I'm going, I'm going! Ooh, are these those paintings you were talking about?
I don't know, what do they look like?
They are very messy, and they taste good! Red and pink and green and-BLUEEEE!
Toby face palmed as the blue fox swam around excitedly, tasting each and every part of the painting on the wall. Lyra sat restlessly on his arm, fidgeting around, obviously ready to go.
Go ahead and scout out the paths on front of us Lyra
Ok master, going now!
And be careful
Of course I will! I'm not as crazy as Foxe over there!
Foxe and Toby were soon following behind Lyra again, quickly catching up to it in Jack's arrangement room.
"this way" Toby whispered into his helmet microphone, leading the way down the hallway on the opposite side.
-back in Koma Village-
"let it rip!" Zero and the others were training.
"yahoo!" suddenly came from overhead. Everyone looked up, only to see Gingka and Pegasus breaking the sound barrier once again.
"whoa!" Anashi yelled, trying desperately to regain her balance on Flame, who was trying frantically to help her get back on his back rather than his neck. The two landed with a splash in the river, and Gingka and Pegasus went to help, but had lost control of their speed.
"whoa! Slow down Pegasus!" Gingka yelled, Pegasus trying frantically to slow down before she knocked down half the forest.
Ryo face palmed as Gingka continued yelling. "watch out for that tree! Not towards the rocks! Slow down! Ahh! Look out for that-ouch! That hurt! Whaaa!" the two crash-landed in front of Zero and the others, a dizzy Gingka getting up and trying to walk straight before crashing into a tree and falling again. He shook his head to clear his vision, then looked around for Pegasus, who he soon found stuck in a bush.
Anashi and Flame soon arrived, having gotten themselves out of the river, and Anashi laughed and dismounted to help Gingka untangle his own winged horse from the bush. As soon as she was out, Pegasus reared and whinnied.
That was the most fun ever!
What! You hit my head on a tree branch!
Well, that was an accident.
I told you to avoid that tree!
Whatever… I'm hungry again
Gingka face palmed. "you're always hungry! There is grass all around us you know!"
Good point Pegasus nickered, instantly bending her neck down and grazing. Flame soon joined the blue Pegasus, still looking and feeling like a Shetland Pony standing next to an Arabian mare.
Zero turned back to his battle with Shinobu, still trying to figure out how to get Ifraid to come out.
"Phoenic! Molten Wing!"
"Fireblaze, Burning Fire Strike!"
Maru watched the Phoenix vs. Phoenix battle with interest, wondering which flaming bird would come out on top. Suddenly, Ren's aura began to shine around her, and the heard a clink come from her bey. At that moment, Ryo's Fireblaze knocked her Phoenic out of the arena, ending the battle, but her own blazing Phoenix was still there, seated at the edge of the stadium.
"you did it Ren!" Maru exclaimed, catching everyone's attention.
Ren picked up her bey and examined its stone face. Sure enough, a set of jewels had replaced the eyes of Phoenic on the design, and the fiery bird was now staring at her. She reached out towards it nervously, and it let out a shriek.
We did it! Oh man, this is more awesome than I thought! Being able to come out and converse with you Mistress Ren, it's an honor, a real honor! a female voice sounded in her mind, sounding very excited.
Yeah! Nice to actually meet you, Phoenic! Ren thought to her bey. what do you want to do first?
I-I don't know actually, what do we do first anyway? the Phoenix looked nervous, and, next to Ryo's, looked like a sparrow next to an eagle. Fireblaze was perched carefully on Ryo's shoulder, watching everyone with a disinterested look on its face.
Well, we could try what they are doing Ren indicated Ryo and Fireblaze.
Phoenic eyed Ren's shoulder nervously. are you sure?
of course I am! Ren held out an arm towards her own bird, who carefully hopped up it until she was seated comfortably on Ren's shoulder. Ren reached up and stroked the shining breast of the bird, still half-in-shock at what she had done.
Moments later, Zero defeated Shinobu, who flew back from an explosion and was caught by a large salamander.
"Shinobu… you did it!" Zero exclaimed, feeling a bit jealous now that he was the only one who had not unlocked the doors to his bey's mind.
"I what?" Shinobu asked, then looked behind him.
Doh, hi master! Saramanda said, giving his master a really cheesy grin.
Saramanda?
Doh, yup! That's me, that's me! Saramanda's grin grew wider, creeping Anashi and Ren out a bit.
A couple of hours later, Zero was sitting by the river, a little distance from the others, who were enjoying a picnic lunch with their beys. Gingka and Pegasus had flown back to the house to see if Sakyo had woken up yet, with the intention of interrogating him if he had.
"haha! Saramanda, you can't catch me!" Ren teased, running away from the grinning salamander, who was trying to shake her Phoenic off his head.
Zero sighed, then got up and went further downriver to be alone. "why cant I do it and they can?" he asked himself, turning Ifraid over in his hands. "what more is there to it? I have tried everything they did!" frustrated, he picked up a stone and skipped it expertly across the river, then sent another one flying after it. He sat down in exasperation, wondering what more he had to do to get Ifraid to come out. He felt stupid in front of his friends, now that they had all unlocked their beys and he had not. He rested his chin on his knees and gazed out over the water, watching it as it flowed by.
Suddenly, he felt a hand on his shoulder. Startled, he looked up, only to see Gingka smiling down at him.
"mind if I join you?"
Zero nodded.
Gingka sat down next to him. "so, what are you doing all the way out here by yourself?"
"just thinking"
"its about the fact that you are the only one who hasn't unlocked your bey, isn't it"
Zero nodded slowly, wondering how Gingka had known.
The Legend Blader sighed. "I know what you mean, its kinda hard, seeing all your friends having so much fun with their beys and not being able to join them with yours."
"you mean you-" Zero trailed off, looking at the older blader in surprise.
"yes, I was the last one to unlock my bey as well. It took me about a week before Ryuga told me the secret to it."
"what is it?"
"you have to get that full connection, know all your beys abilities, and be constantly talking to it during battle, communicating it all, channeling your thoughts and feelings into it. Only then will your bey be able to come out."
Zero gazed at the Legend Blader as he spoke, even now awed at his presence. "that's it? that's all I have to do?"
"pretty much" Gingka replied, getting up. "lets see if we can surprise them and get it to come out. Pegasus!" he called for his bey, who soon appeared, landing at his side. Gingka grabbed her bey off the ground, then attached it to his launcher.
Zero's hands shook as he readied his launcher, a mixture of excitement and nervousness at battling the Legend Blader one-on-one with only them there, wondering if this would be the battle that Ifraid would finally come out in.
"ready, 3!" Gingka called.
"2!" Pegasus nickered.
"1!" Zero shouted.
"Let it Rip!"
"Ifraid! Get him!"
"Pegasus! Barrage mode!"
"dodge it!"
"don't let it get away Pegasus!"
After about five minutes of light clashes, the stamina of Ifraid was wearing down. Pegasus had also lost noticeable stamina, but was still spinning strong.
"come on Ifraid, why wont you come out?" Zero thought, clenching his teeth and his fist, channeling his frustration into his bey, as well as his excitement and nervousness. "Ifraid, fly!"
"what the-" Gingka looked up in surprise as Ifraid used a nearby rock to leap into the air. "follow it Pegasus!" but Pegasus didn't move, and, when Gingka looked over, the winged horse was coated in stone. "wha- Pegasus move!" the bey, still spinning in place, was merely glowing, nothing more.
"come on Ifraid! Get him while he is stuck!" Zero called, taking his chance. "Special Move: Shooting Star Crash!"
"Pegasus! You have to move!" Gingka started shoving on Pegasus's wings, trying to get her to respond. However, he was unsuccessful, and Ifraid soon crashed right into Pegasus. Gingka froze, knowing he couldn't be defeated that easily, but still holding his breath.
Suddenly, the two bladers heard Pegasus's mode change, four times, cycling through all four modes on its fusion wheel. Then came the distinctive clank of rubber coming in contact with the ground, announcing the entrance of Final Drive Mode into the mix.
"Pegasus? What are you doing?" Gingka asked, turning to the winged horse, who spread its wings and reared in reply, freezing in that pose.
"Gingka-san, look!" Zero pointed at the bey spinning on the ground. Ifraid was circling it, but it seemed to be spinning faster than before the special move. "h-how are you doing that?"
"th-that wasn't me!" Gingka exclaimed, confused.
Suddenly, the dark blue and red on top of Pegasus changed to the same silver as it's fusion wheel, which fused itself together into one piece, then split evenly in two, the bottom half changing to a bright blue as the Final Drive performance tip changed shape and turned completely red. At the same time, Ifraid's stone face seemingly changed, and soon, the flaming ifrit leapt out and took a battle stance in front of its master.
Gingka whirled, watching in surprise as Pegasus finally broke free of the stone, but she was different now. Light, silvery-blue armor covered her face and most of her body, while her wings were left free to soar like before. Suddenly, Gingka realized what had happened to her: she had turned into a Synchrom bey like Ifraid.
"Gingka-san, I did it! I mean, we did it!"
Gingka turned back to the battle and found Zero ecstatic, having already grabbed Ifraid's bey out of the match. The young blader was now speaking to Ifraid, who was gazing down at him. The fact that they were talking was evident on Zero's face, as his expression turned from surprise to wonder and back in moments.
Gingka chuckled, then grabbed his own bey and turned to Pegasus.
Pegasus? You're still the same horse, right?
Of course I'm the same horse! What do you think I am, crazy?
If I had any doubts before, that just confirmed your point.
Good, now can I go finish eating?
Yes, of course Gingka chuckled. "come on Zero, Ifraid, lets go show everyone else that you did it. Plus, I think I need Maru to tell me if this crystal wheel had been made already and if it has a name, otherwise, I have to come up with yet another one!"
"another name? what do you mean?" Zero asked, confused.
Gingka chuckled. "I had to name the previous two evolutions of Pegasus, because there was no other bey that had previously been seen that had those parts"
"I guess that makes sense" Zero trailed off, glancing over at the fiery creature walking along next to him. The four walked in silence for the next five minutes, until they reached the clearing where everyone else was.
"Zero! You did it!" Maru exclaimed as soon as she caught sight of the flaming Ifraid.
Are these the friends you were talking about that beat us to unlocking their beys?
Yup, that's them Ifraid
Interesting. That one's grin is creeping me out. Ifraid indicated Saramanda across the clearing, who was wrestling with Shinobu.
"Gingka, why is Pegasus wearing armor?" Ryo questioned, watching as the armored winged horse joined Anashi's Flame Pegasus in grazing.
"it evolved again" Gingka replied. "hey, Maru, could you come here for a second?"
The young girl nodded and ran over. "yes, Gingka-san?"
"I need you to scan this bey, tell me if it has any specific parts that already have names" Gingka handed Pegasus to Maru, who immediately set it on the ground and got out her laptop.
"the only part that my computer recognizes is the crystal wheel, which is Samurai. Where did you find this bey? It's an amazing combination!" Maru exclaimed.
"it just evolved from my Big Bang Pegasus while I was battling Zero" Gingka replied, surprising Maru and his dad.
"it did? Again?" Ryo said.
"apparently, but this time, it just evolved, I didn't see anything hit it this time. With Maru's analysis indicating the crystal wheel as Samurai, my bey has now evolved from Big Bang Pegasus F:D to Samurai Pegasus W105R2F!" Gingka replied.
"wait a second, you knew what the spin track and performance tip were?" Maru seemed surprised.
"of course I did, Wing 105 Right Rubber Flat was the original spin track and performance tip combination that this bey held before it evolved. It was originally Galaxy Pegasus W105R2F, Madoka probably still has its stats somewhere on her computer, along with the ones from my original bey, the first Pegasus I owned."
"wait, you have had more beys than just this one?" Zero seemed surprised at this.
"yeah, with this new evolution of Pegasus, this would be my fourth Pegasus, if you count the separate evolutions."
"what was the first one? The first bey you ever owned?" Shinobu asked.
"man, that's far back. I think the first one ever was the one I grew up with, just a regular training bey, I don't remember what its name was."
"what was your first Pegasus and how did you get it?" Zero asked.
"well, that one is rather a long story, but in short, I got it from my dad, who owned it before me, and its name was Storm Pegasus 105RF, that was the one that won Battle Bladers. It was a great bey, and I really wish I still had it around somewhere"
"what happened to it?" Ren asked quietly.
"it disappeared after defeating Lightning L-Drago, after using up all the power it had. It was nearly a month before I got another bey"
"which one did you get after that?"
"well, I thought that no other bey could replace Storm Pegasus, but then my dad told me about the 'legendary bey' which supposedly had more power than both Storm Pegasus and Lightning L-Drago combined. The only reason it was legendary was that because of its power, nobody could control it, and it had been sealed away. So, being the reckless, crazy guy that I was, I went to go find it, and eventually became the first blader to control it and to give it a name: Galaxy Pegasus W105R2F"
"what happened to that one?" Maru asked.
Pegasus let out a whinny that sounded like a snicker, and gently shoved Maru over.
"that one just knocked you over!" Gingka chuckled. "it evolved into Big Bang Pegasus F:D when the star fragment hit it, making me a Legendary Blader."
"so, its this one?" Zero poked Pegasus playfully, and got knocked over himself by a smack from one of her powerful wings.
"yes, the one and only original legendary bey, before any of the others even existed."
"wow, that's cool!" Ren exclaimed, holding our her arm to the side as Phoenic landed on it.
Gingka smiled "well, as Anashi has already heard many times, 'many years ago, a Star fell from the sky'"
"cool!" Zero exclaimed, sitting down next to Ifraid, who was just gazing around, taking in the scenery.
"Speaking of Pegasus, where did she go?" Ryo asked suddenly, breaking the silence. Almost as if in response to his question, a loud whinny rippled through the air, accompanied by yelling coming from the village.
"sounds like our 'guest' is awake now" Gingka said, getting up and whistling for the winged horse. After a couple of moments, she flew over their heads, then landed next to Gingka with a snort. He put his LBA helmet up and mounted her, then they flew off to find out what Sakyo was up to.
"so, Zero, you finally did it huh?" Ren said, suddenly noticing Ifraid casually seated next to his blader.
"yeah! Gingka-san helped me do it by telling me the basic trick to it!" Zero replied.
"cool! Want to race? If Ifraid is up to it of course." Anashi said, riding up next to the group on her Flame Pegasus.
"sure! What do you think, Ifraid?" Zero asked the flaming warrior next to him.
Ifraid shrugged and got up off the grass.
"umm, assuming that we aren't riding, since I don't think it would be very easy for Zero to ride Ifraid" Ren said, "and I am not sure that Phoenic's wings could support me, she is a little small for riding"
"she should get bigger as you get more powerful with her" Ryo commented, Fireblaze perched casually on his head. "but, as far as I know, Phoenixes don't seem to get very big, even if they do gain a lot of power. So instead, why don't you guys race each other on foot, and have your beys race each other?"
"sounds good to me! Ready Ifraid?" Zero asked, turning to the samurai standing next to him.
Of course. Ready when you are master. Ifraid replied, placing one foot back in preparation.
Anashi climbed off Flame, who lined up next to Ifraid and Phoenic.
"hey! Wait for us!" Shinobu called, running over to join the line with Saramanda.
"ready, three! Two! One! Go!" Ryo called from his seated position in the grass.
Ifraid took an early lead, until Flame caught up to him. However, Saramanda soon caught up, and he and Ifraid were soon neck and neck, leaving Flame and Phoenic to chase them down. With the bladers however, the roles were reversed, Zero and Shinobu were trailing behind Anashi and Ren, who quickly created a huge gap between them.
"come on Zero! You can do it!" Maru cheered.
-meanwhile, at the Hagani home-
Gingka stood at the door to the closet he had locked Sakyo in, wondering what he should do. Inside, he could hear the younger blader shouting at the top of his lungs for someone to come and let him out. Having come to a decision, Gingka opened the door and stood in the doorway.
Sakyo whirled, his red eyes blazing in anger. "who are you?" he snarled.
"I am the Black ops Leader of the LBA" Gingka replied calmly, showing no emotion in his voice. "I might ask the same of you, why were you plotting with Doji and Lightning L-Drago in the top of Mount Hagani?"
Sakyo froze, caught off guard, but soon regained his composure. "Doji? L-Drago? I do not know who they are."
"yet you do, I saw you there plotting with them, you were to signal your allies at the HD Academy, who are being watched and investigated by four of my fellow squad leaders right now"
Sakyo gasped, then realized he had just given himself away to this unknown figure. "I already signaled them, there is nothing you can do!" he said.
"nope, wrong again, I kidnapped you before you could do that, I saw the helicopter coming, but it flew right over our heads"
Sakyo's mouth dropped open, his face turning beet red in anger as he rushed Gingka, who calmly took one step back, closed the door, and held it shut while Sakyo threw all his weight against it, trying to shove it open.
"what were you planning on doing?" Gingka asked.
"if I tell you, will you let me out?" Sakyo asked, trying to bargain.
"either way, I will find out, Sakyo." Gingka replied, locking the door and walking away, leaving a small microphone just in the door frame so he could hear if Sakyo said anything of importance.
"how in the world does he know so much?" Sakyo growled. "if only I had Dragoon right now, I would be out of here! Maybe Master Doji will figure it out, and come rescue me. After all, I did get him into the mountain anyway, and I distracted the attention of many people by defeating those other two bladers. I am trying to follow in the footsteps of-" Sakyo paused for a moment. "and the only way I can think of to do that is to help Master Doji take over the world! Plus, he promised me that I would be the next dragon emperor, and rule the world with him at my side, backing my every move with his L-Drago, the bey that I saw destroy his original Wolf bey completely, swallowing it up in one bite!"
Gingka smiled. "the next 'Dragon Emperor' hmm? I think I can remedy your misplaced thoughts." he glanced up, and saw Anashi's Flame and Ren's Phoenic flying together, obviously having fun.
Pegasus, come on. We are taking a short trip back to the LBA HQ
Aww! But I was watching these younger bladers race!
We will be back in less than an hour if you hurry Pegasus, now get back over here.
Fine, fine. I'm coming. Pegasus grumbled.
Gingka grabbed Sakyo's bey off the coffee table and placed it in his pocket, then stepped outside to wait for Pegasus. As soon as she arrived, the two took off for Metal Bey City and the LBA.
Ok, so now that you have seen the rest of them, Saramanda is a bit stupid-acting (just because I thought it would be funny and contrast Shinobu) Ifraid is very polite and formal, and Phoenic is a bit of a nervous wreck. also, I had Big Bang Pegasus evolve to Samurai Pegasus, just to keep the story up a bit with the anime. Hopefully I will be back with another chapter soon, and be on the lookout for my other two stories that haven't been updated in a while to gain a conclusion, because I have no further plotline for "Separated from Love" or "Aftermath of Nemesis". speaking of Aftermath, that storyline is about to become a trilogy with the currently in-progress story "The Adventures of Gingka and Pegasus" which stems off of the flashback in Rule of Nemesis where Gingka and Pegasus meet. Also, noting the many mistakes in Rule of Nemesis, I am going to take it down and re-write it with the same basic plotline, but change the facts so that it doesn't contradict itself. So, be on the lookout for that! Until next time, LET IT RIP!