Hey everyone, Idol here! So I have a lot planned for this story, but for now, let's just get this out of the way! This chapter is mostly a battle, but also, we learn a lot more about Yuya in this chapter. I realized that in the last story I didn't give many details about Yuya, not even his appearance! So this will make up for that if there are still people reading it (other than Friend).

Also, to organize information, I made a wiki page on the Beyblade Fanon Wiki! Go to the Beyblade Fanon wiki and type in Beyblade Burst Arc-V in the search bar. You can also search for Yuya's page. These are the only two pages I have made by now, but you are welcome to help! If you add a page, I will edit it since I have more info on the story than you (since I am the author) but please help me out! And tell me what you think of the logo I made!

Anyway, please enjoy!

- Idol

"Alright, everyone line up!" Trad ordered as he blew his whistle. Every blader complied. "Alright, today we'll be doing some battling. We'll each be choosing partners and- oh, Free! Glad to see you've joined us."

Yuya turned his head to see a boy come into the room. He had messy, spiked, gold hair with a red streak running through it. His eyes were so dark that his pupils blended in with the iris, which somehow didn't come out as creepy. He wore a neon-yellow tank top with light-brown jeans and brown sneakers. On his left arm was a metallic-looking long fingerless glove that spanned his hand and was fastened with a brown belt and a gold buckle. He casually lifted a hand. "Yo."

"For any of the new cadets who don't know him, Free do la Hoya is the current number one blader in the world," Trad introduced, making Yuya and Valt gasp. "He will be the first one to choose a partner. Partners will battle with each other for a good half hour as a warm-up. Now, Free, if you will-"

"Yuya Sakaki," Free lifted in finger at Yuya's direction, making Yuya's heart leap in fear. "You will be my partner."

Whispers started all over the line of Bladers before Trad calmed them down. Yuya went to stand beside Free. Free was about the same height as Yuya.

A small grin peeked out from Trad's stone face. "Actually, I have a better idea. To show everyone what you must strive to be, everyone will watch the battle between Free and Yuya."

"WHAT?" Valt shouted. "This will be so cool!"

"Yeah, don't have to randomly shout it," Kumicho ground his teeth as he covered his ears.

Yuya just tried to breath steady. It's not your first time battling in front of everyone, he told himself. You dueled in front of way more people back in your world. You have to get used to crowds if you want to be an entertainer, Yuya!

They walked to the Bey stadium and took their positions. Yuya decided to be on the safe side and ake Odd-Eyes spin right-spin. Trad was the ref. "This will be a two-point battle," He announced. "Spin and Over Finishes are each worth one point. Burst finishes are worth two. Bladers, take your positions!"

Yuya readied his launcher, looking for Free to do the same, but Free instead held his Bey in his hand over the BeyStadium. "Um...what are you doing?"

"I don't need a launcher," Free stated rather blandly. "This will do."

Yuya shrugged. "Whatever floats your boat, pal."

Free raised an eyebrow. "How come you're letting it go so easily? Usually, people shout and protest."

"I mean, there's no rule saying you can't use your hand, so you can do what you want."

Free grinned. "I like you already, kid. Say, isn't it fun when you win?"

"Huh?" Now it was Yuya's turn to be confused. "Yeah, of course. Why?"

Free's grin didn't change. "See, that's why I keep going. Winning is fun, so I want more of it. Wouldn't you agree?"

Yuya clenched his teeth. "You're wrong."

"Huh?"

"You can have fun if you lose too. That's the kind of Blading I believe in. I want to make everyone in the crowd watching me smile, even my opponent," Yuya smiled as his Odd-Eyes aura surrounded him. "That's been my dream and I'll show it to you as well!"

"Yeah, sure buddy," A golden aura washed over Free and he smiled.

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

Odd-Eyes went straight to the edge of the stadium and went barrelling down. "Go, Odd-Eyes!" Yuya urged.

Free just put his hands on his hips. "Relax, Sakaki. My Drain Fafnir has this in the bag."

Odd-Eyes crashed into Fafnir, knocking it off a bit. But the driver allowed it to dip a bit and it absorbed the attack and it went back to the center. Yuya gasped. It picked up speed!

Yuya internally facepalmed. Of course. It was left spin and it was absorbing energy, that's why he spun it with his hand!

But when Odd-Eyes is on a rampage, he can't be stopped. It tried to hit Fafnir many times, but it always just absorbed the attacks with the rubber and converted it into spin power. Before long, Odd-Eyes had lost its strength and Fafnr was spinning like it had been newly launched.

Trad held up his hand. "Over Finish! One point to Free!"

Yuya picked up his Bey. "That was a hard battle," He whispered to his Bey. "You did great. We're gonna strike back this time."

"What's wrong?" Free taunted. "You were using left-spin back during your battle with Valt, so why change now?"

Yuya suppressed the urge to shout at Free, who was really getting on his nerves now and took a deep breath. Then he smiled. And laughed. He laughed so hard everyone looked at him like he was crazy.

"That feels better," Yuya finally gasped, recovering from his bout. "Why worry Free? You see, the fun has only just started!"

Those words. Those words were what opened the world of entertainment to him when he was younger. Odd-Eyes gleamed at the mention of those words. Those words were more important to Yuya than maybe his life.

Those words, minus the pendulum, are one of the last things he has left of his father.

Free now sported an annoyed expression. "You're saying you'll beat me?"

"No, no!" Yuya winked, entertainer persona coming in full force. "I'm only saying that the battle you all just witnessed was just a warm-up! Prepare yourself!"

Yuya felt confidence brimming in his chest. The red aura surrounded him again, stronger than ever. Free noticed and smirked, pulling out his launcher. "Looks like I'll be needing this," He commented as he clicked the Bey onto the launcher and held it out.

Sasha was watching the match beside Valt and Kumicho. "What does Free see in him?" She wondered aloud. "I mean, he's got skills, but he fell headfirst into Free's trap."

Kumicho just smiled. "You'll see. Yuya's a lot stranger than he looks."

"You bet!" Valt agreed. "Go Yuya! You can do this!"

Yuya's smile grew wider. "Alright! Let's do this!"

"Second Battle!"

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

Fafnir was spinning strongly from the start and it quickly claimed the center. Odd-Eyes looked like it had the same strategy from last time, but something was off…

"You took my advice," Free chuckled. "You made it left-spin. Let's see where you intend to head with this."

"Ladies and Gentlemen!" Yuya announced, making everyone gape at him. "As you all can see, Pendulum Odd-Eyes is currently out of control!"

And so it was. Pendulum Odd-Eyes was hitting an edge and then bouncing in a random direction, missing Fafnir completely, and then repeating.

"Get a hold of yourself!" Valt shouted from the sidelines. "You're only going to run out of stamina!"

"If you think so, look closer!" Yuya gestured to Odd-Eyes. Odd-Eyes, although going crazy, was actually gaining speed. The spin strength was getting faster as well.

"Odd-Eyes!" Yuya raised his hand as Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon appeared. It roared at Free as it barreled towards Fafnir, finally making a hit. It had enough force to knock it back a bit.

"Not so fast," Free splayed out his arms. "Spread your wings Fafnir!"

A yellow aura overtook Free as the golden dragon of Fafnir appeared. It roared menacingly at Odd-Eyes, who roared back.

Fafnir dipped a little bit. Yuya noticed that the tip was kinda springy. This could be a problem.

"NOTHING BREAK!" Fafnir started speeding like crazy. It went full circle and hit Odd-Eyes from behind.. Odd-Eyes was pushed back so far that it nearly fell out.

"Not so fast!" An advantage of Odd-Eyes was that it had Atomic for a driver. Atomic has an INSANELY free-spinning ball, so Odd-Eyes was able to jump right back at Fafnir. "Spiral Strike BURST!"

The two Beys clashed fiercely. In the end, though, one Bey remained standing. And it was not Yuya's.

"Burst Finish! Free wins with a score of 3:0!" Even though Trad announced the score, nobody moved. Yuya was just shocked, but he realized that he probably never stood a chance anyway. So he started giggling, chuckling, and soon he was full on laughing.

"That was a great battle!" He extended his hand to Free. "But don't let your guard down! Imma come back stronger than ever!"

"Yeah, I can tell," Free accepted the hand, grinning. "You've got potential. I'll look forward to battling you when you get stronger."

That's when the tension broke and the Bladers came to congratulate them. Valt approached Yuya, eyes shining. "That was amazing!" He complimented. "Even though you lost, you made the Beybattle so much more exciting! It's like you're Zac the Sunshine, but better!"

"Valt's right," Kumicho joined in. "Get stronger and you won't lose like that again!"

"Well, I count that as a win in my book," Yuya laughed.

This got Free's attention, who was being bombarded by bladers congratulating him. "What do you mean?"

Yuya smiled, showing his teeth. "See, I made everyone smile, even my opponent!"

It was midnight. Valt, Kumicho, and Kitt were all asleep. Yuya couldn't sleep so he went to the balcony to reflect. A flashback overtook him shortly.

Yuya was at a stadium with his mother. He was still a young child at the time. Crowds were roaring as the champion of the Pro League, Strong Ishijima, entered the stage. The announcer declared his opponent to be Yusho Sakaki, Yuya's father.

But he was nowhere to be seen. They waited for like 5 minutes but he still didn't enter. Yuya was confused; his dad was never late.

The whispered started. The announcer called the Duel in Strong Ishijima's win due to a forfeit. Strong Ishijima bellowed a challenge, thinking that Yusho Sakaki was hiding somewhere. He called his dad a coward.

This got Yuya's blood boiling. He ran down the stairs from where he was seated and started shouting at Ishijima, saying that he would take his dad's place and duel him, even though he was barely 4 feet tall and he always lost to the weakest kids at school.

Soon he felt his mother's arms wrap around him and pull him away, scolding him. Yuya didn't stop shouting, even though now the whispers started on him. But soon he grew tired and just cried instead.

He never saw his father anymore after that.

"Father," Yuya murmured, looking up at the stars. "This may not be the same game you played, but even here, I swear I will make you proud."