QueensKhioneandFernis: Oh, I see. I have quite a few plans for Ryuga, so no worries. He probably would have killed them if Yu wasn't around. He knows he has a bad reputation and he doesn't want to traumatize the kid. As for the others...well, just wait and see is all I can say. The Doji part will be elaborated soon, but not just now. *grabs a shotgun* Let's go Doji hunting!

Guest: Well, just wait and see...

Guest#2: I know, right? Who in their right mind lets a kid run around the world unsupervised? I totally agree with you. They should be worried. Well, who doesn't love those two?

Guest#3: They'll never let him live that one down.

resplandorrosa626: I'm glad you like it!

Guest#4: I never even realized! So much for being the No. One Blader.

.paul: About that...I just assumed it based on their personality and looks. Their ages are as follows:

Yu - eight

Kenta - ten (almost eleven)

Madoka - thirteen

Gingka and Masamune - fourteen

Ryuga - fifteen

Tsubasa - seventeen

I'm glad you liked my version of Ryuga's backstory and Elena. I was worried since putting an OC between popular characters can be dangerous. Thanks!

Mawazo: You have a point. It certainly affected Tsubasa more than he likes to admit. That's exactly why I loved the Tsubasa of Metal Masters. Well, Masamune's friends are practically a part of his personality. He's just so loyal and friendly! I'm glad I could portray that correctly. I think the Beyblade creators focused more on the plot than the characters in the last two seasons. The exact reason why Metal Fusion always manages to capture my heart. Well, just wait an see. It will probably come up in the Gingka chapter.

Guest #5: Haha, you have a point. Although I can't squeal and laugh at the same time XD.

Guest#6: Overall, Kenta probably had the most character development, but looking at the second season alone, there wasn't much of it. I was talking about just Metal Masters. I get that Kenta wasn't the main focus of the second season, but he still could have had more development in Masters, just like he had in Fury. The Fury counterpart of Kenta is my favorite for that exact reason. You can tell he's grown up unlike his Masters counterpart which remains the same throughout the season. I think the creator was stuck with what to do to defeat Nemesis and ended up giving Gingka an unrealistic win.

Guest #7: Yu probably would have but remember, he's eight. Any eight year old would be scared if they were kidnapped. It would be pretty unrealistic otherwise, unless they've been in so many situations like this that it's second nature to them. Besides, Ryuga owes Yu a lot. The guy was so mean to him in the first season. As for the others, see for yourself.

Guest #8: Wow, my fic is causing worldwide destruction by random explosions from either angry or super excited fans. I'm gonna be the cause of the next World War!

Guest #9: That's one of my favorite parts of that chapter!

Guest #10: I totally agree with you. Fury was hand down the most emotional season of the entire series. Man, that really is the worst 'careful what you wish for'. I nearly cried for real when Ryuga died! The music only made it worse. It was so sad!


Sequstration: Chapter 12: The Ally

"Let. Me. Out!" Each word was accompanied by the 'bang' of the metal door being hit, yet the command was ignored like the ones before it.

Masamune huffed to himself at receiving no reply. He'd make sure they listened, and he had the perfect way to make sure too. He hit the door repeatedly at a faster pace, this time without words.

No response.

Giving up, Masamune sat on the floor, cross legs and arms. He had woken in the dark room and had been there since without any company. At least they hadn't taken his bey.

What did these guys want with him, anyways? And if he was there, was Yu there as well? He wasn't in the room, but that didn't mean he couldn't be in another room.

He wondered what his other teammates were doing. Madoka was probably worried out of her mind and definitely showing it. Gingka could be trying to calm her down and trying to convince everyone that it would work out even with his own doubts. Tsubasa was most likely being the leader of the team, the calm and collected person that could lead in any situation, consoling the rest even with his own fears.

He didn't want to think of the state Yu could be in and avoided the thought like a plague.

His stomach rumbled, making him wonder when he had eaten last. How long had he been there, anyways?

Masamune tried to recall what had happened. He had been in an alley, chasing the bey that could have belonged to the person who attacked Yu. And then...nothing. He woke at the place.

He was more nervous than he'd like to admit. What was going to happen? Would he ever make it out of the place? Would he ever get t battle in the World Championships again? Would he ever get to be Number One?

He had to be Number One. He had promised Toby, his friend who was sick in the hospital. He had promised Zeo, who had been against him leaving before Masamune convinced him. He had promised.

And Masamune Kadoya never went back on his word.

To get rid of the bad thoughts, Masamune remembered the time he'd spent with Gingka and the others. The time when Yu had wandered off in the zoo and they'd searched all day for him, only to find him playing with the lion that seemed to be scared of him. The time when he and Gingka had had the breath holding contest and both ended up passing out at the exact same time. The time when he had gotten sick and Madoka held Striker hostage until she was sure he was all better. The time he had battled Kenta in the qualifiers. The time when he and Tsubasa had a fight after their tag battle training.

"You're hair is a lethal weapon!"

A small, nostalgic smile made its way to his lips. It all seemed such a long time ago.

Masamune shook his head rapidly, getting up from the cold, stone floor. "What am I moping around about? I have to get out of here!"

And with that, he resumed the banging and shouting. Only this time, the door opened. Masamune lowered the hand he had raised to bang the door again and stared down at the form of a young, long haired, redheaded girl. The girl's blue eyes glared at him with an intensity that made his body go numb.

The silence was broken by the girl who, while rubbing her ears, said, "Ever thought of not yelling so loud? Heard it makes people not lose there hearing."

Pointing at her, Masamune asked, "Who are you?!" Was she one of those people? She had to be, right? After all, why else would she be there.

The girl raised her hands in surrender. "Don't get your knickers in a knot. I'm on your side."

Masamune's eyes narrowed. "Oh, yeah? Prove it."

Instead of replying, she took out a cell phone and began dialing a number. Once the person on the other side of the line picked up, she said, "Agent Tachibana reporting. We've found one of them." Masamune couldn't hear what the person had said, but a few seconds later, the girl held out the phone to him.

Masamune took it and put it to his ears. "Hello?" he asked tentatively.

He heard a sigh of relief from the other side. "Masamune, are you alright?" It was Gingka's dad speaking and all of Masamune's doubts were cleared.

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"Good. Your parents are worried sick." Well, he could imagine his mother threatening to behead the person responsible and anyone else who might get in her way. "Listen, the person I've send is one of WBBA's top agents. Despite her age, Kanade is more than capable. She'll take you to Japan along with any one of the rest you may find."

"Okay." After that, the call was soon ended and Masamune returned the phone to its owner.

"Let's go then," she said briskly before turning around and walking away, her unkept red hair flowing behind her.

Masamune stared after her for a while. "Sure..."


Apparently, he had been locked in the middle of nowhere. Masamune ran through the forest, trying to keep up with the suddenly bubbly redhead who was racing through the trees as if she was running a marathon.

"Will...you slow...down?" he asked, panting. Unable to run anymore, he came to a stop and leaned on his knees, breathing heavily.

Kanade bounced back towards him, giggling. "Sorry!"

Straightening up, Masamune asked, "What happened to the attitude from before?"

Kanade shrugged. "I'm still ten." She must have not noticed the look on Masamune's face because she continued, "I almost never get to be a child because of the whole agent thing, so I take any moment I get."

"What?!" Kanade raised an eyebrow. That had to be the weirdest sounding 'what' she'd ever heard. "You mean to tell me that you're ten and a secret agent?!"

She glared at him, her arms akimbo as she leaned forward a bit. "Are you saying that I'm too young?"

Actually, that was exactly what he was saying, but seeing the glare, Masamune quickly shook his head. Kanade was probably trained. Ryo had said that she was skilled and he didn't want to find out how much.

Kanade smiled at him, straightening although her arms were still on her hips. "That's what I thought." She spun around, walking at a much slower pace. "They said that I'm a prodigy or something. Unfortunately."

Masamune had always thought that being a prodigy was a good thing. After all, everyone was always going on about how they were so much better from other people. So, why was she not happy about it? "You don't sound pleased."

She waved a hand in his direction, keeping her eyes ahead. "Nah, everyone expects too much and that's troublesome. That, and failing is almost like a crime."

Well, that made sense. "Sounds harsh," Masamune commented.

"I know, right?"


Turned out, Masamune and Kanade had a lot in common, including the whole 'I have to be the best' thing, although for different things. Heck, she was also a blader, although she refused to battle because, to quote her, the mission was to get him back in one piece.

Soon, they had reached a small town. Sadly, it didn't have an airport. Luckily, it had an inn and a small restaurant.

Unfortunately, Kanade was still on her real personality, meaning that he had had to go through the torture every man fears. Shopping trips.

Okay, it could have been worse, seeing as Kanade went straight to the point, didn't waste time admiring the clothes she wasn't even going to buy and only visited a few shops. Heck, he didn't even have to go to the shops with her. He had been allowed to go wherever he wanted as long as he wasn't too far and return when she said to.

The horrible part was that while there was a small bey-dish for battles near the shops, the bladers were only average at best. No challenge for a world class blader, not at all.

Still, it was better than having to carry a dozen of heavy bags or something.

"Masamune, we're done!" he heard a familiar chirpy voice and swung around to see Kanade.

However, instead of her previous outfit, she donned a simple, light pink dress with long, grey sleeves and wore a white vest over it with small light pink pockets and light pink linings around the sleeves. With this, she wore white jeans and white boots with pink lining.

She waved a hand right in front of his eyes and Masamune blinked, taking in the white finger-less gloves she wore. "Why are you staring?" she asked almost innocently.

"Nothing," Masamune replied and, as an afterthought, added, "Nice outfit."

If there was something about girls he learned from Madoka, it was that they liked compliments on their appearances.

"Thanks. Let's get something to eat."


Of course, Masamune being Masamune started chowing down the second the food was served as if it was going to run away any second, while talking. As usual.

However, Kanade's reaction hadn't been the same as Madoka's. Instead of telling him off, she had simply reached out, grabbed his ear and gave it a painful twist. As he rubbed his ear, she glared at him with such coldness that it could have rivaled Ryuga's. "Eat or speak, or I'll end up stabbing you. You've been warned."

Geez, were all girls this scary?

Anyhow, Masamune made sure to mind his manners, since he didn't want her to actually come through with her threat.

Another thing he'd learned from Madoka: never, ever, even by mistake, do something you've been warned about. The results weren't pretty.

"So," Kanade said suddenly. "If you don't mind me asking, why'd you enter the World Championships?"

Wasn't it obvious? "'Cause I wanna be Number One."

Kanade tilted her head. "Yeah, but why?"

Masamune thought for a moment. He'd never told anyone about why he wanted to be Number One so badly, not even his teammates. It just never came up. Maybe telling someone would make him less worried about his friends condition. "When I was little-"

He was cut off when Kanade raised her hand in the universal 'stop' sign. "Hey, I didn't ask for a backstory. Just the reason."

Masamune glared, annoyed at the interruption. "I know. Listen. Anyways, when I was little, me and my friends-"

"My friends and I."

What was the difference?

"Will you stop interrupting me?"

Kanade waved a hand. "Fine, just saying."

Masamune gave her a small glare before continuing, "Well, we used to train in the same gym. It was our dream to become Number One. But then, one of them got so sick that he had to stay in the hospital. After a while, I heard about Gingka's win in the Battle Bladers, so I went to Japan to beat him so I could be considered as one of the best, if not the best."

"That doesn't relate to the tournament."

"I'm getting to it. Well, that took a while and by the time I managed to beat him, the selection tournament started and I just decided to enter from Japan since it was probably too late to go back to America."

Kanade was silent for a while, staring at her empty plate. "I see. Must be good friends for you to go so far to keep a promise."

Masamune smiled, nodding. "They are. Besides, I always keep my word."

Kanade smiled at him. "I can tell."


"So, where are we heading now?" Masamune asked, looking at the map in Kanade's phone while walking.

The two had set off again - on foot again since the village didn't have a train station nearby nor was there any taxi service or something - and Kanade hadn't looked away from her phone since they'd left the village. "The city. Now shut up, I'm trying to focus. It's easy to get lost in this part of the forest, or so I've heard. So, it's best to stick together and follow the map."

Masamune turned forward, his eyes catching something immediately. There was a dark, purple aura rising in the air from the distance. Masamune squinted his eyes. It seemed familiar.

"What's...?"

Masamune's eyes widened and he paled as he realized what exactly that was.

However, Kanade didn't seem to notice. She asked, "Huh?"

Without wasting a moment, Masamune took off, ignoring Kanade's calls and threats. He had figured out what it was, and he didn't like it.

A dark, eerie and purple aura rising above and destroying everything only meant one thing.

Tsubasa's Dark Power had gone haywire again.


You may have already guessed it, but the next chapter will be about Tsubasa. In case you haven't noticed it yet, I'm doing this in the order in which they got kidnapped.

One more thing, guys. 1000 views, 74 reviews, 6 favorites and 3 followers?! You guys are seriously the best! Thanks for taking the time to read this fic. *does the Happy Feet dance* You have no idea how happy I am right now! Kaleidoscopic has to be one of my most successful fics ever!