//------------------------------// // The Falling Star // Story: Beyblade: Main Six // by Robert Emerald Fountain //------------------------------// Gingka had just returned home after defeating Rago and his evil bey Nemesis. He and his friends were tired and exhausted. After a shakedown battle with Kyoya, he was ready for a well-deserved rest. He asked Kenta and Massamune for a sleepover and they accepted. As they were all going to sleep, the sky suddenly lit up with a blinding light. The light was so bright, they could see the bones in their arms and hands. When the light cleared, they only saw what looked like a meteorite falling from the sky. Ryo saw the light as well and talked to the three friends. "I will arrange for you to be taken to the landing site of that meteor tomorrow." The next morning, Yuki came to the door and shared his findings on where the meteor had touched down. Ryo drove everyone to the airport and they boarded a seaplane. After taking off, the pilot followed Yuki's coordinates and reached an island with numerous mountains everywhere. Looking through binoculars, Gingka spotted the smoke trail from when the meteor came down from the sky and traced it to a tall mountain near the center of the island. They reached the spot where the meteor had entered and they immediately felt the radiating heat. Inside the resulting cave, they saw a glowing crystal sphere with six people inside. These individuals had different hair colors, outfits and skin colors. They were clearly unconscious and looked as if they had been frozen for a long time. "I think we should get them out of that crystal and take them back to the mainland for medical treatment.", suggested Massamune. Kenta quickly agreed and Gingka shot a flare to signal that they had found something. He then tied a note to a rock and dropped it down towards the beach where Yuki was waiting. The note said that a rescue helicopter was needed to take the six unidentified individuals to the hospital after pickup. The pilot took off and flew back to the city. Yuki stayed with the others and set up a radar beacon for the helicopter. Gingka and his friends readied their beys to smash the crystal and free the people trapped inside. "THREE!", yelled Kenta. "TWO!", yelled Massamune. "ONE!", yelled Gingka. "LET IT RIP!", screamed all three friends together. Their beys shot forth and struck the crystal with a massive amount of force before ricochetting back. The crystal began to crack and eventually shattered with a loud *BANG*. When the dust settled, Gingka and his friends carried the unconscious individuals out of the cave and placed them two at a time on a stretcher that was lowered from the helicopter. They soon boarded after the helicopter had moved down closer to them. The six individuals were admitted at once. Little did Gingka and his friends know that they had visitors from another world.