Okay, where did my readers go? Well anyway, here's the next chapter for everyone.

"Here we are," Dante announced pointing to a castle.

"Uh…that's where your friends are?" Makoto asked pointing at that ancient thing.

"Yes," Dante answered plainly and smiled. One thing that everyone was glad about is that Dante came with them ALONE! Gou was especially happy that Dante kept Maria home. Dante lead the team towards the 'ancient thing' hoping that his team is there.

"Checkmate," The player playing the white pieces has officially lost.

"WHAT?"

"Hey, just because my father sucks at chess doesn't mean I don't."

"Your father's good at Tennis and you suck at that."

"…Shut up."

A door was opened and in walked in a very familiar face.

"I see that you two are still getting along," said Quennel and pulled up a chair.

"Quennel! What in the world are you doing here?" the winner of the chess game exclaimed. Spiky red-head, scrawny, vanilla-tan-whitish shorts, a purple scarf around his neck (no, it's not extended like Kaiya's, it's one of those short ones), a red shirt with a blue vest over it, and short.

"Well Laird, I brought news and because I wanted to come," Quennel answered leaning against his chair.

"Well you could've let us know ahead of time, Laird and I were about to leave after our last game," the loser of the chess game added. Tall, messy dark violet hair, a serious face, a long black with purple lining jacket, and long white pants.

"Yeah right, knowing you and your pride you would challenge Laird for a rematch. So before I go on, how have you two been? Roger? Laird?" Quennel asked sitting straight and crossed his arms waiting for answers.

"It's been alright, but Scotland's been really boring considering almost no one has skills compared to mine!" Laird complained.

"This is why I get pestered by Laird a lot. He can't stay in one place and I spend most of my time baby-sitting the squirt than training," said Roger monotone voice.

"YOU JUST CALLED ME A SHRIMP!" Laird exclaimed.

"I said squirt. Sorry, I just find it odd that you're 14 and you still haven't gotten your growth spurt considering that you're as short as Quennel," said Roger calmly.

"Quennel! How can you stand him calling you short?" Laird asked,

"Because I am short, I'm 13 and one year younger than you so you're supposed to be more mature than me. Then again, you lack some intelligence as well compared to me. So anyway, guess who I ran into in France?" Quennel asked as Laird argues angrily with Quennel who wasn't even listening.

"Dante?" Roger asked raising an eyebrow.

"Nope, and I knew you were going to say that. A team, the Blazing Bladebreakers. Ever heard of them?" Quennel asked.

"Nope," Roger shook his head.

"Oh! Wait! I know them! I saw them on T.V. one time at the China tournament. That Chinese girl is HOT!" said Laird,

"She's only 11, Laird. Three years younger than you," Quennel pointed out with a sweat drop.

"Are you serious? She's that young? Then…She's cute!"

Quennel sighed and shook his head.

"So what? What about them?" Roger asked,

"I lost to Makoto Kinomiya and Rayna Kon," Quennel admitted.

"Whoa! Really? Cute and a good blader?" Laird asked and Quennel falls off his seat (anime style/anime fall).

"Kinomiya?" Roger asked,

"Yes, the guy in the cap," said Quennel and sat back up in his seat.

"The guy in the cap? I didn't really notice him," said Laird trying to remember the China tournament he watched on T.V.

Before anything else could be said, they heard footsteps heading towards them.

"Boo!" Dante popped his head in,

"Ah, I'm scared," said Roger dully.

"Hi guys! Long time no see!" Dante greeted and walked in.

"Hey Dante!" Laird greeted getting up from his seat to Dante and their fists met to greet.

"Dante, keeping out of trouble?" Quennel asked,

"Trouble? What trouble?" Dante asked and turned to Roger.

"Hey, Roger!" he said cheerfully,

"Hi, and you better not have scared any girls on your way here or my reputation will be ruined because I'm on the same team with you," said Roger rudely.

"Still as nice as usual I see," said Dante with a sweat drop.

"What are you doing here, anyway?" Laird asked,

"I brought guests…that I accidentally lost in the hallways," Dante confessed with a nervous laugh.

"Lost us indeed…" came a very annoyed voice.

"Oh my gosh! It's Quennel!" Makoto shouted pointing at the French after Kaiya was about ready to kill Dante.

Quennel smiled,

"Hi Makoto, Kaiya," he said wavingfrom his seat.

"Quennel? Where?" Rayna squeezed herself between her two team captains.

"Wow, she's even cuter in person!" said Laird.

"Who Rayna? I know! She's adorable! But Kaiya's H-O-T HOT! Sexy too!" Dante added and received a good hit in the face by Kaiya and went flying half way across the room.

"Ouch, she's tough…" said Laird,

"I'm not just tough, I'm dangerous and it's for your best interest not to anger me," said Kaiya,

"Uh, sure whatever. Hey Dante, you can keep the hard-to-get-girl, I'm interested in the Chinese," said Laird and went to talk to Rayna but his face was then hit by a pebble…hard.

"What the H#$$?" Laird cursed.

Makoto and Rayna moved from the door to see Gou throwing a rock up and down and glaring at Laird.

Dante chuckled,

"What's the deal, twerp?" Laird exclaimed.

"Nothing, just don't bother my friend," said Gou in a threatening voice.

"Uh, you're the one that threw the pebble, I'd say you're the one bothering someone," said Mark walking past them and into the room where the Majestics are.

"Um…wait Mark!" Cam caught up to Mark to hide behind him knowing that Gou will only find more trouble starting a fight with someone taller than him.

"What's wrong?" Mark asked looking behind him,

"Too many strangers…" she replied shyly and clutched the back of Mark's shirt.

"Only two more than you know now," said Kaiya and made herself comfortable on a wall.

"But you forget how Dante freaked her out," Mark added.

"Hmm…" Roger was in deep thought looking at Gou.

"What's wrong, Roger?" Quennel asked,

"How old is he?" Roger pointed at Gou.

"I think he's 11 almost 12," Quennel answered,

"Amazing, there's someone actually shorter than Laird," said Roger and Quennel just sweat drops.

After calming people down and getting everyone together, the Blazing Bladebreakers explained why they are here.

"I accept your challenge," said Roger.

"I don't, it's a waste of my precious time," said Laird.

"Hey! Makoto came a long way to battle you Majestics!" Mark snapped.

"So? That's his problem," said Laird.

"He's one of my best friends whom I'm willing to help make stronger," said Mark.

"So you're battling to help make him stronger but what about yourself?" Laird asked with a smirk.

"When my friends get stronger, so do I and I can prove that. The human spirit is connected within me and my friends," said Mark firmly.

"Are you kidding me, Mark?" Kaiya asked,

"I never said you were my friend," said Mark and Laird just laughed.

"Human Spirit? It's about skills and power!" said Laird.

"While that's true, human spirit along with a lot of other things make a blader a true blader," said Mark.

"Uh huh, yeah you go tell yourself that," said Laird smirking.

"If you don't believe me, I'll defeat you in a beybattle," challenged Mark,

"No thank you," said Laird putting his hand up.

"Afraid aren't you?" Mark asked raising a brow.

"AM NOT! Alright! I accept your challenge!" Laird exclaimed. His team sweat drops.

"Why are you always like that, Laird?" Quennel asked holding his forehead with his hand.

"Like what?" Laird asked.

As the two teams head for an outside dish, Roger walked next to Kaiya.

"You're a Hiwatari aren't you?" Roger asked but kept his gaze ahead of him.

"Yes," Kaiya replied plainly.

"I thought so, I challenge you to a beybattle," said Roger.

"I thought you accepted Makoto's challenge," said Kaiya,

"Yes but I can challenge another person can I not?" Roger asked.

"Hn…fine. But only because Quennel told me you were the leader of this team," said Kaiya.

Makoto was not happy that Kaiya got to battle Roger first. Mark and Laird got ready to launch in one solid stone dish with Kaiya and Roger in another.

"3-2-1-Let it RIP!"

While the battles were going on, Makoto touched his face. There were still scratches on it from the last time Kaiya physically hurt him. Makoto didn't like fighting with other people, but Kaiya was giving him such a hard time to get along with her! No matter what he says or does, she always makes rude remarks to him. Sure his father has told him of his relationship with his past teammates but does that 'I hate you' attitude have to be passed on? It's very hard to believe that his father and her father actually became friends because Makoto really doesn't think that will happen anytime soon between himself and Kaiya if she won't let him be nice!

"Mako?"

Makoto snapped out of his thoughts when Cam gently moves him by the shoulder,

"Are you alright?" she asked.

"Uh yeah! Of course!" Makoto answered cheerfully. He hates making his friends worry.

"Good, because Mark is having a hard time in his battle!" Cam pointed.

"Come on, Draciel! We can do this!"

"You have to do far better than that!" Laird teased.

"Mark! Come on! You can do it! Concentrate! It's like when you battled with your sister! You can win this Mark! Don't let down your word!" Makoto shouted.

Gou lookedfrom his sister's battle to Mark's.

"Makoto…you're an interesting person," thought Gou and saw his determination to see one of his best friends win.

"Go Mark!" Cam cheered,

"You can do it, Mark!" Rayna added.

"Kick his butt!" cried Makoto.

"…Forget a rock! Beat him, Mark!" said Gou and watches Mark and Draciel flood the battle…literally.

"Go Draciel! Whirlpool of Eternity!"

"Ah! No!" Laird watches as he loses control of his blade's movements.

"Salamalyon! Attack!" the two bit beasts attacked each other. Water crashed down on Mark after the bit beasts' impact. He opened his eyes and stood back up after falling from the water's force and looked for his blade. He was panting hard and saw the results,

"…I win," he said and called back Draciel which never did stop spinning.

His friends cheered and Laird was pretty upset over his loss.

"Dranzer! Attack and finish this!" Kaiya commanded and the red phoenix burned with fire and attacked with a cry. The blade then returned to the owner's hand.

"Too easy…" said Kaiya and went to her team.

"Oh, you won?" Gou asked when she noticed her,

"Yeah, what do you think?"

"I can't believe he's doing this!" Mark exclaimed,

"I actually think it's kind of fair," said Gou,

"How is that fair!" Cam exclaimed pointing.

"Well, I kind of agree with Gou. Laird and Roger have already battled with Mark and Kaiya, and Makoto is still fresh and ready to battle. So the two are already tired to balance out the fact that it's two against one," Rayna explained.

"You forgot to add the part that these two are champion bladers!" Mark added,

"At least he can learn a valuable lesson this way. Quit while he's ahead," Kaiya commented. The team was watching Makoto get read for his match against both Laird and Roger. It was a much bigger place to beybattle in but it doesn't make it any easier to battle two of the best bladers in Europe at the same time.

"3-2-1-LET IT RIP!"

"We know he's going to lose, can we please do something else?" Kaiya asked and Makoto overheard.

"Well I don't see you up here!" he exclaimed turning around,

"Makoto! The battle is in front of you!" Mark reminded.

"That's one reason why he can't win, lack of concentration," said Kaiya.

"Kaiya…take it easy on Makoto. I don't see you criticizing the others. Why are you being such a bully to him? If you're still upset over that loss against him then you better let go of that grudge," said Gou and continued to watch Makoto's battle.

"I don't have a grudge, I just really think he's weaker than everyone else," said Kaiya calmly.

"You know what, Kaiya?" Mark asked turning to her,

"What?" she asked raising a brow,

"SHUT UP!" and with that, Mark turned his attention back to the battle.

Kaiya was taken back by Mark's sudden anger. She was about to bite back but Gou stopped her,

"Don't; don't be so hard on everyone. Especially Makoto, though I still don't know why you always pick on him. After all, if he's weaker than everyone else, then how come he has defeated Rayna and you? As well as Quennel and in a way, Dante as well. So what's so interesting about Makoto? Are you just trying to put him down because you know that he's stronger than you?" Gou asked,

"Shut up!" Kaiya was about to hit him but couldn't.

"I was just saying," said Gou and paid attention to the battle once more.

"No! That's not true! He is weak and a bad blader! Gou is wrong!" Kaiya thought furiously.

"Makoto!"

Kaiya snapped out of her thoughts when she heard his name being called. When she looked, Makoto looked injured and fell forward. The beybattle was still going on and Makoto slowly stood back up.

"Unless Makoto knows the rules of street blading, he's not going to stand a chance battling in the same place with the blades," thought Kaiya who doesn't really seemed concerned about him.

Gou jumped up to the small stand,

"Makoto! You have to be alert! Don't stand in one spot unless you want to get hurt! Move!" he shouted and Makoto lost balance when holding his side with one arm and fell backwards this time to avoid Griffolyon.

"Dragoon! Attack!"

"These two aren't the best bladers I've seen when it comes to working together. Then again, Kaiya and I are the best bladers around in that department. Makoto can take them out one by one if he just realizes that!" Gou thought.

"Makoto! Are you hurt?" Cam asked concerned.

"I'm fine, Cam!" Makoto replied and stood back up. His team watches as he battles in the giant stone dish. Gou noticed the two blades attacking from two sides,

"Makoto! Ignore one and concentrate on the other! Dodge now!" he shouted.

"Okay, I really hate back-seat beybattling, but I'll take help this time. Gou seems to know what I'm up against," Makoto thought and dodged both blades.

"Okay, now go for the one on the right! Good! Do a swift movement left and attack the blade in front of you!"

"…Gou, I'm sure Makoto can handle this battle on his own if he's as strong as you say," said Kaiya watching the battle with her arms crossed.

"Kaiya! Makoto needs help! He has never did anything related to street blading like we have and the fact that there are 3 blades in there along with him is what I'm worried about. Plus-Makoto! Look out! Don't follow him! Go after the other one! Good! Now do a quick movement up right and attack!-Plus, he's hurt! He can climb himself back up here without risking his blade getting knocked out! Kaiya, you have a brain too! Use it when it comes to other people!"

"…" Kaiya started walking away.

"Uh? Kaiya?" Rayna went after her,

"Where are you going?" she asked,

"No where, it doesn't matter to me whether Makoto loses or wins," said Kaiya who stopped for Rayna.

"…Kaiya, have you ever tried being nice to people your own age?" Rayna asked with a bit of teasing in her voice.

"No," Kaiya admitted flatly,

"Why?"

"Just because, it's not like it'll be worth it,"

"Oh Kaiya, give it a chance. If you want, be mean to me and I'll still be nice to you. But give us a chance, Kaiya, support Makoto in his battles for once would mean a lot to him," said Rayna.

"Once? That's it? I don't know, he really gets on my nerves,"

"You get on his nerves, give him a chance," said Rayna with a sweat drop.

"Yeah well he and I are a bit too different to accept one another but if it makes you stop telling me to give others a chance I'll go back to the battle and 'support' him, okay?" Kaiya asked.

"Well alright…"

"Actually you twoare more alike than different," Rayna thought and followed Kaiya back to the battle.

But when the two got to the others, the battle was over.

"Hey Gou, thanks for the help, Buddy," said Makoto and grinned at his friend. Makoto was breathing hard and looked like he just got beat up, but it wasn't anything worse than his battle with Quennel.

"That kid…beat us?" Laird was shocked and couldn't believe it.

"…Kinomiya. The skills must run in his blood," said Roger and looked at his blade.

"That was great Makoto!" Cam complimented,

"Yes, it was cool," said Gou,

"Of course it was cool! Makoto makes beybattles the best ever!" said Mark and slapped Makoto across the back.

"Ow…"

"Sorry,"

"So how did it end?" Rayna asked Cam,

"Makoto had Dragoon whip up a tornado, a huge one, and almost everything in there was sucked up and the Majestics' blades went flying! It was much cooler if you saw it!" said Cam making gestures with her arms and hands of what happened.

"That was pretty good there, Makoto. But lets get you fixed up," said Roger pointing out that Makoto was injured earlier in the battle.

"Oh I'm fine! Don't worry!" said Makoto and shrugged the pain off.

"There isn't exactly a doctor nearby and if you pass out for any reason, we're going to have a problem," said Roger.

"Aw, fine," said Makoto acting like there's nothing wrong and follows Roger. Makoto walks by Kaiya and stops next to her,

"Was that battle good enough to satisfy you? If it's not, I'll work harder and get stronger. I know you know a lot about beyblading more than I do, that's why for some weird reason you're my motivation to get stronger. So…let me know if that was good enough when I feel better," said Makoto and walks on.

"…" Kaiya was furious that maybe, just maybe, Gou was right. Then Makoto, he just made it worse by proving her opinions on him wrong. She hated that feeling, hated it so much. The feeling of guilt. Kaiya turned around,

"Mak-" before she could finish his name, Makoto collapsed while walking right before her sight.

"Makoto!" his friends cried and went to his side immediately. Kaiya walked to him.

"That idiot! He was bleeding and doesn't say anything!"

"Mark calm down, I don't think he even noticed it," said Cam,

"Didn't notice? Oh he noticed, he was clutching his side during most of the match," said Gou,

"If you knew, why didn't you say anything?" Mark exclaimed,

"I didn't know he was bleeding! I just knew that he knew he was hurt!"

Cam started panicking with Rayna trying to calm her down with Dante getting in the way. Mark started an argument with Gou with Roger trying to get them to stop. Laird and Quennel are trying to figure out what to do before anything gets worse for Makoto.

"Everyone just shut up! Rayna, Cam, can you two get some water for me? Majestics, give me some first aid materials and if there's none in the castle, I will do something to make you remember to have some in there! Mark, help out Cam and Rayna. Gou, help me carry Makoto into the castle," Kaiya ordered.

"And who made you in charge?" Laird asked and Kaiya gave him one of the best death glares she has inherited and he scurried along with no questions asked.

"…I don't trust you with him. I'll help you carry Makoto and your brother can help the girls," said Mark and gave a face telling her he's serious.

"Fine, you heard him Gou, go," said Kaiya motioning him towards Rayna and Cam. That night, people were doing a lot running here and there.

Kaiya lifted one side of Makoto and Mark got the other. The two carried him in silence.