Hey guys! Happy holidays in advance since I probably won't get a chapter out again this year. I'm sorry for updating so infrequently, it's just that if you read the notice I put up earlier, you'll know that my exams are in less than three weeks. These are the biggest exams of my LIFE (I'm exaggerating, but they certainly feel that way), so I'm trying to get updates out as much as possible. I joined another fandom by accident (I swear I didn't mean to) and then I had fanfiction ideas for that and now on top of everything else I have ten fanfics to update! I'm going crazy!

Oh well. Anyway, please review, since your reviews keep me motivated. I am ever thankful to my readers who stayed with me since next year marks the second year I've been writing this series, so keep reviewing! I'm sorry you have to put up with an author who doesn't update frequently, but oh well, what can I do?

BTW go listen to the ost Double Wing from Inazuma Eleven. I listen to it while writing and it i C.

You know what? Just read. I won't keep you from the awesomeness at the end of the chapter. You'll never see it coming! (If you do I swear you're a god.)

Peace!

-Idol

"What?" Everyone said in unison.

"Shu can't be missing!" Valt protested. "You're joking!"

"Well, he is now," Kumicho sighed. "What could have happened?"

Valt gasped as a realization hit him hard. "Yuya...you know something about this, don't you?"

"Yuya?" Wakiya asked, turning towards the said subject.

"Yuya was telling us something before you came," Kumicho explained to a surprisingly concerned Wakiya. "I have a feeling he was only telling part of the truth," He shot a pointed glare at Yuya, who visibly withered under the pressure.

"Yuya, what happened to Shu?" Valt pleaded. "He's just as important to us as he is to you!"

"I-" Yuya was close with Shu, it was true. They even lived together since Yuya didn't have a home. But as much as Shu was important to Yuya, he was a million times more important to Valt and the others. They grew up with him. Yuya couldn't imagine what he would do if something happened to Yuzu or Gongenzaka.

He looked down, a tear threatening to fall out of his eye. "I'm sorry, everyone. I really am."

That's how he came to tell everyone about his nightmares.

When he told them about his latest one, Valt gasped in horror, as he did for every single nightmare. "Why didn't you tell us earlier!?"

"I thought I was just going crazy!" Yuya shouted. "What, you think that I'd believe that Shu is holed up in some dark dimension getting stabbed to death!?"

"Alright guys, calm down," Wakiya tried reinstating peace. "For now, I have a lead as of where he might be. You see, there is an organization called the Snake Pit. It's been churning out world-level Bladers for some time now. They say that the training there is really tough, but it can get you stronger faster. Doesn't that sound like something Shu would try?"

Everyone went silent, thinking. "You're right," Yuya whispered. "After his loss to Lui, he did tell me that he wanted to get stronger…"

"That's cool and all, but-"

"Say no more!" Wakiya exclaimed confidently. "We'll talk on my private jet."

"You have a private jet?"

"What do you expect from Goldilocks? That flexer…"

"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?"

Nobody noticed Free eavesdropping from the corner.

Later, flying over the Atlantic Ocean on Wakiya's private jet, Yuya, Valt, Kumicho, and Daina, who they picked up on the way, were listening to Wakiya sharing some info.

"So my private agents investigated a bit and we now know the possible location of the Snake Pit," Wakiya exclaimed proudly. "I'm 300% sure that it is in Mexico."

Valt and Kumicho gasped in happiness while Yuya and Daina facepalmed. "And I thought you were the smart one…" Yuya shook his head.

"Something to say, Yuya?"

"Actually, yeah. You can't be 300% sure about something; it isn't possible," Yuya explained. "The highest you can get is 100%."

"Oh yeah? And why is that?" Wakiya smirked.

"Have you ever studied percents…?" Daina sighed.

"No."

"Hey guys, what's a percent?" Valt asked innocently, causing Yuya to groan in frustration.

"Honestly, how old are you!?"

"Eleven," Everyone answered simultaneously.

Yuya was about to say something, faltered for a moment, and just decided to close his eyes and lean back in annoyance.

Wakiya looked at Yuya strangely. "Yuya, how old are you?"

"16, going on 17," Yuya mumbled, then realized what he had just said. "I-I mean, I'm eleven! Totally!"

"Uh-huh," Wakiya sarcastically answered. "Daina, why do you know percents?"

"Kumon sucks…" (A/N: Kumon is a tutor system. My friend goes to one of its buildings and he hates it there. He learned percents in the third grade. He's in eighth how and he's almost at Calculus.)

Wakiya nodded. "So now that we know that Yuya is 6 years older than us, can we continue?"

He continued. "I have a contact who gave me this info. He went there and learned of Shu's possible entry into the Snake Pit. He can guide us there."

"Yeah? What's his name?" Valt asked enthusiastically.

The name Wakiya uttered made Yuya's eyes snap open.

"Gongenzaka Noboru."

"GONGENZAKA!?" Yuya screamed by accident. Everyone looked at him, bewildered. A huge smile lit up Yuya's face for the first time in a while. "You could have said so earlier! This is going to be AWESOME!"

"You know this guy?" Kumicho questioned.

"But of course! We grew up together!" Yuya answered, excitement practically visible in his voice. "He lives in a dojo, so the guy's huge and strong to boot! He's a red belt in karate! Everyone would be scared when they looked at him, but inside, he was just a big softie who loved giving hugs. He would never leave my side, especially after…" Yuya's trailed off at the realization of what he was about to say, and he stared at his crimson sneakers with a rueful smile. "Well, anyway, he's my best friend and I'm really excited to meet him!"

"Uh-huh," Wakiya snorted. "You made that obvious. He's a strong blader too, you know. His Bey is Superheavy Benkei. It's said to be an impenetrable defense type"

"Makes sense, he was always a defensive Duelist."

"A what?"

"Wait, you told me once that where you come from, people played a card game instead of Beyblade!" Valt's face lit up with the realization that he remembered something.

"Yep! People who played Duel Monsters were called Duelists. There are categories of Duelists. For example, my father was an entertainment Duelist!" Yuya's heart broke a little when he thought of his father, but he couldn't let anyone know. The only person who knew so far was Free.

"That's cool," Daina smiled. "So are you a Duelist?"

"I was before I became a Blader."

The group kept talking about Yuya's past adventures as they reached Mexico. Yuya was careful not to break his carefully crafted facade. It was kinda like the times when he would be bullied and he would pretend he didn't care. But this time the only nagging thought was of his father and Shu, and that alone was enough to make Yuya start cracking.

The group stepped off the blimp once they arrived at their destination. They looked around, taking in the sights. The scene was similar to Spain, but it seemed a bit more lively. Yuya noticed that the Spanish spoken was slightly different here as well. Awed, they moved through the crowd to the designated meeting place. The meeting place was a huge plaza with a fountain in the middle. There were ribbons all around commemorating a sort of Mexican festival.

There was a performer juggling balls on a tightrope at the fountain, a parrot flying around his head. His hair was black and messy but styled just like gears of a clock. He wore a performers outfit and his skin was tanned, though he did not look Mexican. Besides his performance was the person that Yuya had been wanting to see for a long time. "Gongenzaka!"

Gengenzaka lifted his head in surprise. "Yuya!" He stood up to meet the running Yuya head-on ad crushed him in a bear-hug. "Oh, how the manly Gongenzaka missed you!"

Yuya laughed and returned the hug. "Same. I haven't seen you in so long!"

"Huh. They do know each other." Yuya broke out of the hug to see Daina, who had just commented, Wakiya smirking, and Valt and Kumichou staring at Gongenzaka's huge figure.

"Wait...don't you go to our school?" Kumicho had a memory of Gongenzaka being in his class.

"If you mean Beigoma, I did," Gongenzaka nodded. "But after I got my Bey I was contacted for an internship here. I managed to get Wakiya's phone number, so I was able to text him where I thought his friend could be when he started spamming me with-"

"NO! SHUSH!" Wakiya pressed his hand to Gongenzaka's mouth before he could say any more.

But the damage was already done.

"Pfft!" Yuya barely stifled a cackle. "Wakiya was that worried? Last I checked, he nearly broke his wrist when he lost to Shu in the Nationals!"

"Shut. Up." Wakiya sent Yuya a death glare that didn't affect the tomato-haired boy too much, but he decided to let the subject go, making a mental note to use it as blackmail later.

"Whatcha doin'?" The performer from earlier popped out from behind Gongenzaka. "Gon-chan, did you make some new friends?" The parrot he owned started repeating what he said, making Valt gasp in amazement.

Gongenzaka pulled the boy in front of him a bit too harshly, though nobody noticed. "Guys, this is Cuza Ackermann. He's the one who told me about the Snake Pit."

"Oh, so we have you to thank." Yuya pushed Gongenzaka's hand off Cuza's shoulder and shook his hand. "Nice to meet you! I'm Yuya Sakaki. My friends are Valt, Rantaro, though we just call him Kumichou, Goldilocks ("Hey! That's Wakiya, mind your tongue!"), and Daina." Yuya gestured to each boy respectively.

"Nice to meet you all! So, I'm assuming you guys don't know where the Snake Pit is," Cuza started.

Everyone shook their heads, looking at Cuza for more information. Said acrobat kept his lips sealed for a few seconds to add suspense to his next answer, which utterly shocked everyone.

His answer?

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"I have no idea either!"

"EEEEHHHH!?" Everyone fell anime-style while Cuza laughed sheepishly.

"Well, I know it's in the jungle over there," Cuza pointed somewhere. "But I don't know where exactly…"

"Doesn't matter, let's go!" Wakiya took hold of Cuza and started dragging the boy to the specified direction, much to his surprise. Yuya laughed and started to walk behind the two when-

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"Excuse me?"

A blinding pain behind his eyes made Yuya gasp and fall into something warm- he wasn't sure what exactly- he cried out in pain as he felt pressure on his neck- he gasped for more oxygen and then he couldn't breathe- everything was muffled, he could hear shouting, it was painful, nothing made sense anymore-

Then a face printed itself in Yuya's mind. A very white face surrounded by black plasma on a white background, bloodshot eyes, mouth open in an eternal scream.

That's when Yuya's mind decided to fall unconscious.