Tales Across the MultiBurst

The Future is Here

In which Shu trips, but when he gets up he's in the future, and his future self isn't the Blader he hoped to be.

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"Alright..." I pant, wiping the sweat from my forehead. "I think that's enough training for now."

I bend down, picking up Storm Spryzen and putting it back in its case, then I trudge to the sidewalk and go from there. I don't know how I manage it, since I'm even looking at my feet, but I trip and fall forward, smacking my face against the concrete.

"D'oh! Ow... That hurt..." I push myself into a sitting postion, checking my chin and nose for blood. There isn't any, luckily, so I guess I didn't fall that hard. My hands are fine, too, which is really weird. The last time I fell on concrete I got pretty hurt.

Then I notice something... The concrete has changed to steel. I stand up and look around, finding that I'm not longer outside but in a building somewhere. What the... Where am I?! I turn in a circle, noting that I'm in a hallway, at least. There are several doors down each hall, and each one has a window beside it- but most of them are blacked out. Did I fall through a portal or something?

I bite my lip, glancing around. But more importantly, where do I go? I decide to go down the hall in front of me, checking the windows and listening through the doors just in case. I can't hear voices or see anything in any of them... But the hall lights are on, so there must be someone else here...

I keep wandering through the halls, but I feel like I'm not getting any closer to anywhere anyone may be... It's so quiet, I can't really tell.

I listen through another door, but I don't hear anything. Hmm... I wonder if it's locked?... I try to find a way to trigger it to open, then I tap on a button beside it. It finally slides open and I step in, the light automatically turning on. Inside of the room are a couple benches and a Bey dish, and there's a TV on the wall and a remote nearby.

So wherever I am, it's a Beyblade facility... I've never seen one like this before, though. I sigh softly, leaving the room and going through the hall. I don't want to be noisy, but I may have to call for help to get outta here... I sigh again. It's worth a shot. I cup my hands around my mouth and yell. "Hello? Is anybody here?"

I lean forward, listening closely... And nothing. "Dang it." I pull out my phone and turn it on. Maybe this will work better... Huh? Why has the date changed? It's not 2018 yet... And the day has changed, too... I click on my GPS app and try that... But then the screen turns black and it forces me back to the homescreen. Did my phone get a virus or something? It usually works... I try opening it again, only for the same result. Then I uninstall it and try to reinstall it, but it won't let me. What's wrong with my phone?...

I try turning on my WiFi and looking up Google Maps, but the moment I try to find my location the screen goes black and kicks me out. Well, that was a bust... I put my phone away and start walking through the halls again.

So... The date on my phone has changed, and I can't find my location in this strange place... I wonder if I'm dreaming?... Did I hit the pavement hard enough to knock myself out? I look at my hands, then I check the clock on my phone again. Well... I guess not. 

Where am I, though? Why did I suddenly appear in a different place after I tripped? Maybe I'm tripping, on Beyblade or something. Or did I use some weird plant in my pasta? A wrong spice? Am I over-thinking this? Probably.

I decide to try looking around some more, searching through halls and listening to doors to no avail.

(???) "Ugh, this place is a maze!" I hear a young boy shout, noting that his voice sounds just like Shu Kurenai's. I look down the hall just as a flash of pink, black and white disappears around the corner.