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Um, lemme see... *looks at list of characters* Hyoma! You're up for the disclaimer.
Hyoma: Authoress-sensei does not own Metal Fight Beyblade, nor Taka Atchins the OC, who belongs to Little. A. Granger. Authoress-sensei only owns parts of the plot, Echo and other OCs made along the way. She also may ask for OC submissions later on.
Athena (my muse): R&R!
Chapter 2
Taka's POV:
Now we knew why Johannes and Echo left so suddenly. It was because Kyoya and Benkei had shown up, and Kyoya had launched his bey. Then, the Leone blader decided that he and the Bull blader will join us on our search for the Star Fragments, much to my excitement. That meant more time with Kyoya, even if there were other people with us.
Right now, we were on a speed boat heading for an island with a volcano. According to Yuki and his calculations, the next Legendary Blader will be there. Gingka and Kyoya were the two we've already found.
"Are you sure there's a Legendary Blader here, Yuki?" Kenta asked.
"Yes, if my calculations are correct." the other smaller boy replied. "This is the place where a Star Fragment fell, no doubt about it."
"You sound real sure of yourself there, kid." I groaned, just wishing to get off of this boat. I don't get seasick usually, but I ate a good amount of food before we left. I had skipped breakfast and lunch.
"You don't look too well." Kyoya huffed, looking at my lying form.
"I think I ate too much before we left." I grumbled.
"I am sure of myself." Then, it seemed like he was quoting something. "'A light that falls from the heavens will wake the slumbering pulse of flame and shake the Earth.'."
We all gave him a 'WTH' look. The astronomer kid explained that it was a legend and that the island we were going to had one. One that seemed to hint the fall of the Star Fragment.
Soon, we arrived the docks and got off the boat. My knees wobbled and I almost fell overboard, but someone grabbed my arm. Turning slightly in surprise, I saw Kyoya.
"Watch it or you're gonna fall." he said pretty harshly, but I gave a slight grin. That's his way of showing that he cared.
"Arigatō." I mumbled and got off.
"For the last time, you sure you wanna do this?" the boat driver asked. "The next boat won't come back until the day after tomorrow."
"Mhm. There's no guarantee that the Legendary Blader will be easy to find." Gingka told him. "We have no other choice."
"Well, just remember that that volcano can erupt at any time. It'd be better if you turned back now."
"We'll be fine. Thanks for bringing us way out here, sir." Yuki said.
The man signed. "Guess there's no point in trying to change your minds. There's a village west of the jungle." He pointed towards where it would be. "Go there for help if you get into any trouble. But I can't guarantee that they'll be all welcoming to newcomers, understand?"
"Why not?" I asked.
Suddenly, there was a loud boom. The birds screeched and flew from the trees and the ground shook. The driver started to panic and say that it was time for him to leave. Quickly, be strarted up his engine and left, wishing us farewell.
"We gotta go, too. We can't just stand here." Kyoya huffed and started to leave.
"Wait up!" Benkei followed.
"He never waits, does he?" Madoka muttered.
We all ran to catch up to him. For the next while, we just walked through the quiet forest, only birds were heard and our footsteps.
"Come on! Is there really a village or were we scammed? This place is too remote to have one!" the Pegasus balder complained.
"You could say the same about Koma Village, you know." Kenta told him, dead-panning.
"Really? Well, I guess you're right."
"This island isn't that big. It shouldn't be too far now." Yuki tried to cheer us up.
"W-wait! My bag is stuck!" We turned and saw Madoka trying, and failing, to roll her pink suitcase.
The greenet scowled. "If you're just gonna pull us back, go home." And he started to walk of. Instantly, I lightly punched his arm. Not playfully, though. "What was that for?!"
I glared at him. "Don't speak that way to me or Madoka. She brought her bag so that she could repair our beys whenever. Be glad she's willing to come."
"That's just him." Benkei said as Kyoya continued walking away. He then slung Madoka's suitcase easily over his shoulder and we proceeded on walking.
"Arigatō, Benkei." Madoka smiled.
"Huh?! It's nothing. Kyoya can't be delayed. I do what I have to do to help him."
I could've sworn there was a blush on his face as he said that. Even a small one. I chuckled.
"Whoa!" we heard Kyoya mutter as he stopped dead in his tracks.
"Cool! There it is!" Gingka said excitedly.
From a cliff above, we saw big huts placed beside each other in a circle, surrounded by trees. Happy comments of making it and on how beautiful it was was heard all around me. I was just glad we came, for I became really tired.
"Y'all think the Legendary Blader is here?" I asked tiredly.
"We better go ask right away!" Yuki said.
When we arrived, there were people everywhere, talking, kids playing, working. We approached a man walking and said hi to him.
"Excuse me, sir?" Gingka said.
"Who are you kids?" The man seemed a bit angry for some unknown reason. I rolled my eyes.
"We've come to look go someone." the small bespectacled boy replied.
"Really, now?" the stranger spat back a bit sarcastically.
I pushed my way to the front. "Yeah we did. Will that be a problem, sir?" I sassed him. I was tired and he was just annoying me.
He stared at me and looked at my upper arm, where my bey rested in its case; it was gold and the case looked like my bey's. It was round-ish and had a spin track-like design (Like Ryuga's). Immediately, his eyes widened and he started to panic.
"Agh! Is that a beyblade?!" he yelled.
Suddenly, the villagers surrounded us saying stuff like "We don't like beyblades!" or "We don't like your kind around here!" or "Go away!"
"What? It's just Angelic Volanus, my bey." I was starting to get ticked off at these people's attitudes. I then remember the boat driver's warning, but dismissed it.
The villagers freaked as I pulled my precious baby out and they ran to their huts. They shut the doors and the blinds to every window closed. It was suddenly quiet. I growled as everyone gasped.
"What gives?!" Benkei said.
"Well that's pretty weird." the red-head commented.
Some of the doors opened and people shot us glared of pure hatred.
"What's going on here?" Kyoya seemed impatient but also curious.
"We're not here to cause any harm, I assure you!" Yuki called out.
Ginka went running to a door and knocked in it frantically. "Please, we just wanna talk to you! We're begging you!" An old man opened the door slightly and glared at us.
"So, do you all beyblade?" he asked.
"Yeah! I'm the winner of the Beyblade World Championships!" Gingka brought out his Pegasus. "I'm Gingka." Immediately, water was splashed into his face.
"What did you do that for?!" I stomped up to him and yelled.
"Your kind is not allowed here." he stated simply. "You're a blader so you're a menace too!"
"That's right, kid!" a woman said.
"The chief has spoken!" another man called out.
Soon, many stuff were being thrown at us, from rocks to wood to silverware and pots. I had enough of this game and took a deep breath in.
"STOP THROWING YOUR FRIGGING JUNK AROUND AND YELLING ABOUT US BEING A MENACE SOMEHOW!" I screamed.
Everybody ignored me and Yuki called to retreat. We headed back to the forest and sat on a bunch of boulders.
"What's up with them? What's their deal against beyblading?" Gingka asked to really nobody. I shrugged.
"What do you think, Kyoya, pal?" Benkei asked his buddy.
"How should I know?" he shot back.
"And after we came all this way too." Madoka sighed. "I'm really tired now!"
"I was tired before we even got here." I sighed as Benkei's stomach growled.
"I'm so hungry that I could eat a bull!"
"What now, Mr. Gingka?" Yuki asked.
"Good question."
Suddenly we heard a "Let it rip!" and a bey behind launched. We all gasped. Slowly, we made our way to the end of the pile of boulders, to a rocky shore, and saw a young girl. She was tanned and had choco brown hair like the villagers, and wore a green tank top and white shorts. She reminded me of a tropical Dora the Explorer.
"A bey!" Gingka exclaimed.
Sure enough, the girl had a bey zooming around, trying to hit a tin can and failed.
"Aw, I really stink!" she groaned and went to get her bey.
We emerged from our places and stood in front of her.
"Hi, there. You practicing by yourself?" the Championships winner asked. The girl gasped and took a step back.
"Aw, Benkei. She looks scared." Madoka said. "Stop scowling at her like that!"
"I'm not scary at all, bu-bu-bu-bull!"
I sweat-dropped.
"It's okay." I smiled. "We're beybladers like you." I threw up the peace sign and grinned. Kenta nodded and took out his Sagittarius. I also took out my Volanus.
"What's your name?" Kenta asked.
"I-I'm Sala." she told us.
"Could you show me your bey for a sec, please?" Madoka asked. Sala handed her bey over to the beyblade engineer, who studied it in awe. "Wow! An Earth Fireblaze 145-F, huh? That's neat! By combining its tall spin track and a stamina-type fusion wheel, it gives it poor balance. Can I try something?" Sala nodded.
The brunette went to her bag and opened it, revealing many bey parts. She then started to change a bunch of stuff on Sala's bey. In a few seconds, she was done and handed the Earth Fireblaze back to its owner.
"I tried making the spin track shorter and I changed the performance tip to a wide defence stamina-type. Try launching your bey like this."
Sala got into position and launched her bey. It successfully the tin can at a super fast speed, sending it flying. Kenya then challenged her to a battle.
As they fought, Kyoya emerged from the forest behind me and rubbed his head angrily. I chuckled. Seems like the can hit him. He scowled.
"How long are we gonna waste time here?"
"Keep your shirt on. There's a kid who plays with beys here, despite a whole village not doing so. I think our new friend Sala is the only way to connect with the villagers." Gingka said.
"I didn't come here to play with little kids! I'm not staying here while you play your pathetic little games! I'm gonna go do things my way! Come on, Benkei!" The greenet started stomping off.
"W-wait, Kyoya, pal!" Benkei ran up to follow him. I turned to the group.
"There's always a girl in every group in the TV shows and movies. I'll go make sure both of them stay out of trouble." I said and jogged up to catch them.
"Oh, hey, Taka." Benkei said to me.
"Yo. So, what are you planning to do know, Mr. So-impatient-that-I-decide-to-leave-with-no-plans?"
"Hmph. You didn't have to follow us, Taka." Kyoya said.
"And wait for you to get lost or killed in this jungle?" I scoffed. "Nope. That job belongs to me. I'm here to make sure y'all don't get into trouble."
"Tch, whatever. Just don't pull us back." he scowled. I laughed.
"Alright, Captain Grumpy Pants."
For hours we walked around. The sky was beginning to turn orange and pink and yellow and all of the other colours that comes with the sunset. I got tired easily and so Benkei offered to carry me on his back, which I accepted.
"Kyoya, pal." Benkei said. "We've been walking for hours. There's no clue of the Legendary Blader." I nodded, agreeing.
Suddenly, we came to a halt.
"What's up?" I asked.
"This island is really small, just like that kid said." That was Kyoya's voice that said that.
"And that kid has a name, you know." I frowned slightly. "Ugh, I'm too tired to argue."
"There's only the volcano." Kyoya seemed to go into deep thought. "That's it. We'll go up to the volcano. The Legendary Blader has to be up there. If not, I'll strangle Yuki."
I wanted to scowl at him for threatening to hurt Yuki, but stopped when I realized Kyoya had use the kid's real name. I sighed and shakes my head. Some things will never change.
"We-we're going to climb that?!" Benkei freaked.
"Don't worry, Benkei. I'll walk. Thanks for the ride." I smiled and got off of his back.
"No time to complain. Let's go." Kyoya ordered. I have a mocking salute and Benkei groaned.
We walked and walked until we came to a large statue of a tribal woman. There was a sort of opening underneath her and it lead to the volcano. It looked really creepy.
"This seems promising." Kyoya smirked. Benkei and I gulped.
Red lightning cackled in the sky at the summit of the fiery mountain. It took, well seemed, hours to make it to the top. When we got there, night had fallen and stars sprinkled the dark sky. It was very beautiful. I loved the beautiful city lights at night, like the ones you would see at New York or Tokyo, but nothing could ever beat Mother Nature's creation. Low rumbling rang loud and clear, and grey smoke with hints of red puffed from the top.
"Um, Kyoya?" Benkei looked nervous.
"Looks like we're here, Benkei, Taka." the Leone bitbeast holder said.
Suddenly, rocks started to get thrown off of the summit, and the ground shook so violently that Benkei and I fell on our behinds. Then, fire erupted from the volcano and, surprisingly, came straight at us! It was in the form of a long serpent-like dragon with four claws and a giant jaw. I screamed and Benkei and Kyoya stayed still there until it got very close. We dodged it in the nick of time and it hit a rock behind us. But it came hurtling back at us and went in-between Benkei and Kyoya... Straight for me.
"Taka! Watch out!" the Bull blader yelled out to me. But I couldn't hear him. I was so scared of it that I couldn't dodge it.
Right when I could feel the heat of the blaze touch my nose, a pair of strong arms wrapped themselves around me and I plus the arms' owner got pushed to the ground beside it. The fiery beast went back to the volcano's top.
"Tch, what a pain." I heard a scruffy voice say beside my ear.
My face became slightly red as I realized who my saviour was and what position we were in. Kyoya's left arm was wrapped around my waist and his right around my shoulders. My hands rested on his back, my fingers clutching the back of his jacket. Our legs were intertwined and his face was right beside my ears.
"A-Arigatō, Kyoya." I sighed in relief. He let go of me and helped me up, his face not facing me.
"Just be more careful next time." I smiled at his response.
The fire dissipated and revealed a... bey?
"We seem to have forgotten our mission here." said Kyoya in a smug.
At the summit, a boy with spiky white hair that had a red streak and was pulled back with a golden headband, wearing black leather pants, black boots, black sleeveless shirt with yellow stripes and a white jacket with the strap tied around his neck so it flowed like a cape stood there. His eyes glowed red momentarily and lava and red lightning appeared from behind him. The dude looked dead serious... And maybe a bit insane, too.
"Ryuga!" Kyoya yelled.
Reaper: That's a wrap! I hope this chapter was as good as the last one! And like Hyoma said; I may ask for OC submissions later on. So just in case, get an OC ready!
This came out late because I had to re-watch Metal Fury on Netflix, and only have time on weekends, Friday nights and holidays to do so. Plus, I was gone to Quebec for a week. The plot of the story will be different from the original series. It'll have the basic plot, but extra "details" may not be added.
Ciao!