A/N:

Hey guys! Idol here! I have finally gone out of writers block, and I have fallen into what I call Writer Overload. It's when you have too many ideas for a story in your head and you can't sort them out at all. I tried to explain the rest of the story after this chapter to my bro and I stuttered so badly...

Well, at least it's going to get interesting!

As always, please leave a review! I've been getting positive reviews so far, and I thank you guys for that, especially considering this is only my second story on this site (Don't bother looking at the first one. I'll probably never continue that.).

Finally, Shu's POV! I'VE BEEN WAITING TO DO AT LEAST PART A CHAPTER IN HIS POV!

There is a cliffhanger in this one. Also this one is really emotional too. Sorry! :P

- Idol

Shu's POV

Shu couldn't open his eyes. It felt like he was lifting 200 trucks filled with the heaviest bowling balls. He was sweating and it was near impossible for him to breathe. Well, at least he was conscious. Hot, numb, and in extreme pain, but conscious. He could feel something cold on his wrists and ankles, so he concluded that something must be holding him down.

Was he kidnapped? How did he get here?

He heard something like the opening of a door. Light flooded the dark room- he could tell because suddenly his eyelids became red. A voice called out maliciously, "Enjoying your stay?"

Shu knew that voice. It was one of his classmates, Olympia! Why was she here?

Wait… Didn't Yuya say that he was kidnapped by an Olympia back at the Bey Mall? Was this the same Olympia? Then why was she after Yuya? Shu managed to open his eyes a little after some effort to see a red eye and a blue eye staring at him. Olympia had a strange smile on her thin lips. Her hair was no longer in her usual bun, but disheveled and sticking out all over the place. The sight of her scared Shu out of his mind, although he didn't show it. He couldn't show it, because of the pain and the numbness.

"Where...am...I?" Shu managed to get out. It hurt to even talk!

"That's not important." Olympia answered. "What matters is this: You are going to stay here until I get Yuya."

"Huh?" Why was Yuya so important?

Olympia laughed. "You'll see soon enough." Could she read his mind!? "Yep. I just granted you that favor because talking must be especially hard for you in this state."

Well, that made things easier. At least he had Spriggan. When he was kidnapped, he had Spriggan in his pocket. "Oh, I forgot to tell you, I took Spriggan from your pocket and put it on that table over there." Olympia abruptly stated, pointing at a table which Shu couldn't see because of the pain he went through whenever he moved. The anger in his eyes showed. "Oh, it looks like the little baby's getting angry!" Olympia pouted. "Well, that spoils the fun. I need to go anyway. Bye, Shu! Hopefully Yuya comes to save you!" She teased, slamming the door, leaving Shu in complete darkness. Unable to use any more energy, Shu closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Yuya's POV

Yuya walked into the classroom with Gongenzaka. Shu wasn't there. He had been missing for a week now. The Bey Club, Valt, Tokonatsu, and especially Nika were going crazy. Yuya only knew how to make pancakes, so he always heated up some leftover food in the fridge for food. Shu had a LOT of leftover food.

Every day, Olympia flashed Yuya that knowing smile. Yuya was almost certain that Olympia had something to do with this, but he couldn't be sure. Besides, his mind was too preoccupied with other things to think much about it. The Regionals had already started. Yuya wasn't in it because he didn't get a letter from the WBBA, but he was cheering on all his friends who were competing. The teacher started the lesson and Yuya dozed off again to be woken up by Valt at lunch time. The Bey Club was going to have a meeting to discuss what had happened to Shu, like they did every day.

Today was different though. Yuya was walking up the steps to the rooftop when he felt a tug on his arm. He turned his head to see who it was and was immediately flung against the wall with a resounding thud. A hand covered his mouth as he was about to yelp in pain. He looked through the stars in his eyes to see another pair of eyes staring right back at him. A red one and a blue one.

"Mmrf!" Yuya struggled against Olympia but she was too strong. It was useless. Olympia started speaking as Yuya slowly stopped struggling.

"I understand you have suspicions about me-" She began as Yuya started a new fit of struggling. Olympia waited until Yuya was done. "Good. You're wasting all your energy. Anyway, your suspicions are not completely off the mark. I can tell you how to save your friend." This caused Yuya to stop his silent struggling and listen attentively to Olympia's next words. "Go to the Bey park and stand at the BeyStadium facing the river nearby. Walk until you reach it, and don't stop. Don't stop even if your head goes under and you can't breathe. You will be instructed from there."

Yuya looked at him with incredulous eyes. Did she really expect him to do that? It would be like committing suicide! He would drown! But Olympia wasn't done. "Once you are there, go to the red tower. If you go, you'll have a chance of saving more than just Shu." Olympia stated as she melted into thin air. Yuya was finally able to breathe properly. He hung on to the railing for support. He was dizzy from lack of air and prayed that he wouldn't fall. Slowly he made it to the rooftop still trying to comprehend Olympia's message. And how was she able to disappear from thin air like that?

He opened the door to the rooftop to see the four members of the Bey Club sitting in a circle. "Hey Yuya!" Valt called. "You're late! Come here! We need to show you something!"

"Okay...just give me a second…" Yuya gasped as he made his way to the trash can and promptly puking. He vomited for 3 minutes before he looked up to see the Bey Club staring at him worriedly. Yuya had just enough time to tell them that he was OK before he passed out.

Yuya woke up in Valt's bedroom. The whole Bey Club was there surrounding the bed. A wet towel was on Yuya's forehead. He looked up questioningly at Valt who was rummaging through his extremely cluttered closet. After finding a new towel, Valt caught Yuya's gaze (finally!).

"Yuya! Are you all right?" He asked, rushing over to the side of the bed.

"I'm all right…" Yuya answered. He wasn't all right at all. The thought of the task ahead made his stomach churn. The others must have noticed.

"You said you were alright before, and look where you are now!" Kumichou complained.

"You're burning up too!" Daina added. "Something must have happened, and you won't tell us!"

"You are not OK, for sure. You've been lying to us!" Valt shouted. "We're your friends, right? Why can't you just tell us what is going on!?"

Yuya stared at them for a bit, and sighed. He had this problem at home too. In Miami City, he would always put up a fake personality to hide his true feelings. When he was feeling down, he would smile and laugh, but it was never convincing. When someone made fun of his missing dad, he would joke, but inside he would be fuming. He always tried to follow his dad's advice, but sometimes it wasn't enough. Sometimes he still felt empty inside, filled with sorrow. But he never showed it. The time when he met the people who had the same face as him (Yuto and Yugo) and when he tried to save Yuto, but failed, and collapsed afterwards, he said he was fine. In reality, his mind was reeling and he couldn't concentrate on anything after that. But he put up the mask of the always happy, ever-smiling entertainment duelist Yuya Sakaki.

Now here he was doing the exact same thing here. He thought that he had gotten rid of that habit after he broke down in front of Shu when they first met. But here it was resurfacing again. And it was hindering and angering his friends. Again. A teardrop rolled off his cheek onto the blanket, followed by another, and more, until he couldn't stop crying. Valt and the others were shocked.

"I'm sorry! Did I say something wrong?" Valt tried making funny faces to make Yuya feel better, and Rantaro tried cracking a few jokes, but Yuya just cried harder.

"I don't...deserve...friends like you!" Yuya said in between sniffles."You're just like my friends from back home…" He said, flashing back to his days in Miami City. "They cared for me so much...Now I don't know where they are, except for Gongenzaka who's staying with Reiji. Even Yuzu, my dearest friend is gone!" He cried.

"You..lost all your friends?" Daina asked.

"I thought that it meant that I didn't deserve friends as caring as them!" Yuya kept crying. "They were the best friends anyone could ask for! We made so many memories together! But then I found friends who were just as caring, friendly, and nice as my friends from Miami City and I've been treating them with the same unfairness THAT I TREATED MY OTHER FRIENDS WITH!" He sobbed.

Everything was quiet, except for the occasional sniffle.

After what felt like an hour, Valt finally managed to get out the two words that he'd been trying to say. "I'm sorry."

Yuya looked up with his red eyes more scarlet than usual. "What?"

"I said I'm sorry!" Valt started crying now. "I didn't even think about how you must feel. I just knew that you were hiding something and I got angry…"

"It's all of our fault!" Kumichou added.

"We shouldn't have talked to you like that…" Daina regretted.

"You guys…" Yuya was overwhelmed. He really didn't deserve friends like this. "It's fine." Yuya forgave them. "I should probably tell you about what happened."

And so Yuya related what Olympia had told him.

"So that time in the Bey Mall, it wasn't just a dream?" Valt asked.

"Nope!" Yuya answered.

Rantaro clenched his fists. "To think Shu's kidnapper was right there, under our noses…"

"Not under mine or Valt's," Daina corrected, since the two were smaller than everyone else, "But yes, that's the idea. And we let her get away…"

"Do you want to go through with it though?" Valt asked Yuya. "If it were up to me, I'd do it! Anything for Shu!"

"Same!" Yuya agreed. "Kumichou, Daina, are you both in favor of this?" Both nodded. "Good. I'm setting out tomorrow then."

The next day, Yuya gathered some provisions in his bag. His Bey and launcher, for sure. Some food, in case he got hungry. A flashlight, because you never know when you'll need that. Tape, for the same reason. He didn't think he needed anything more.

He met up with Valt, Rantaro, and Daina at the park. They all looked around at their town for what might be the last time, if they didn't make it out...no, that was negative thinking! They were all doing their best to think positive, although Valt was near tears.

Yuya took a deep breath. "Let's go." He signalled. Everyone nodded and turned to face the nearby river. As they walked, they couldn't help but think about the beauty of the sunrise.

The water was icy cold. Yuya flinched but didn't stop walking. Neither did the others, even when they were knee deep in the frigid river. They all instinctively held each other's hands for support. As Yuya's head went under, he wondered whether he was making the right choice or not.