Normal p.o.v.

Time goes on. The duel carnival is in full underway. Yuma and the others was looking for Zaira of course. The team of Cat, Caswell, Tori, Bronk, Yuma and his family had been wandering around town trying to find her, but no luck. Shark did his own investigate. He was not really a team player, but he got the latest info via the gazer. However it had not been easy investigate anyway. He got interrupted by duel carnival duelists who wants his duel piece. Like when he was on a construction site looking for clues, he got challenged by a kid named Cody Callus, who had a construction deck. Then at the park Yuma got challenged by a guy called Tombo Tillbitty. He was a farmer and had a tomato deck. He was also the duel where Yuma should eat vegetables, before he could attack. However Yuma the two duels and got 2 more heart pieces. However only three of the pieces fit the puzzle. So he only had 3 heart pieces. Sadly the fun was not over for Yuma, because that day he also got challenged by a girl called "Anna Kaboom". She was sitting on a flying blaster cannon. She was running after Yuma, targeting him with that blaster of yours. After many attempts of escaping Yuma finally made Anna duel him. She has a railway deck. He found out she was targeting him, because she thought he was the boy she had a crush in the middle school. However later on found out, Yuma was the wrong kid. He just had a similar name. Yuma won the duel as well, but found out Anna wasn't even in the carnival. So he had fought her without getting a heart piece at all. In the end Yuma walked home for a afternoon snack together with Tori, to assemble the others to a meeting and find out if they had found out any leads about Zaira. Here begins the story.

Yuma's p.o.v.

"Now that we are all here" began Caswell in his polite and formal voice.

He was the chairman to this meeting. Well Caswell always wanted to be class president, if Yuma remembered correctly, so he was only happy to make him chairman to this meeting. They were all sitting around on a table in the kitchen. Grandma was serving tea and afternoon snacks. Even Kairi and Astral was assembled. The only one who wasn't, was Shark, but he had pointed out from the start that he never would commit to something like that. He was a loner after all. Yuma had also promised Shark not to tell about who kidnapped Zaira. Mostly because he didn't want any of his friends getting hurt. So they didn't know about Quattro (whoever that was) and Quinton. Of course it also made this investigating a little bit harder.

"I am happy you all could be for this meeting" Caswell said. Tori sneered.

"Just start the meeting already" Tori said impatient "Our friend got kidnapped after all". Caswell coughed a little and nodded.

"Well um does anyone have any clues" He asked and everyone went silent.

"Well I traced down the black wan they were using, but it must have fake license plate or something" Kairi said "I can't believe Zaira was kidnapped".

"It must be that strange power she has" said Yuma "She did use it in the past and it was mentioned in the news. But for what?". The others went silent again.

"Well what about telling the others that the criminal is in the carnival" suggested Astral "Shark did see Zaira get a Heart piece after all". Yuma nodded and told the others what he had suggested. Kairi bit down in a rice cracker.

"Hmm maybe I should test the internet of the city" She said "But hacking into the tournament is not gonna be easy. If I do the slightest error we are in the prison for the rest of the life". The others didn't look so happy about that.

"What about going to the police?" Bronk suggested "We can't do this on our own".

"No. No police" said Yuma quickly "Zaira hate that. I also think we will make her in danger. I mean if she ends in the news, the kidnappers maybe notice and she is done for". Tori clenched his fist a little. Yuma was grateful for that.

"Well that is your decision" said grandma and drank her tea "If you believe we shall not have the police into this, then I believe in your suggestion Yuma. You did save her once. I know you can find her once again". Kairi sighed deeply.

"Well that girl is a lot of trouble isn't she?" Kairi said and sighed again "I think I know why the adoption bureau wanted to get rid of her".

Astral floated down to Yuma's right now. He was staring at Kairi.

"Isn't Kairi insulting Zaira?" He asked "Please tell her to stop. She is not allowed to insult my best friend".

Yuma sweatdropped a little. How should he tell Kairi a ghost had issues about insulting Zaira. However Kairi's next sentence cleared things.

"However I don't care, she is family. Family stick together" She said "If you say no police, then I believe you yuma. It is not like they were much help to Zaira in the past after all. I think I will go up researching on my pc a little".

Then she left the table. That gave the sigh for the others to break up the meeting. Cat, decided to find her cat's and search through the city, Caswell was going to the library and borrow a good pc. Bronk was going on a search through the city on his skateboard. Flip, well he left, however that could never end well and Grandma began with Lillybot cleaning the table. Yuma knew they were also (the ones who were participating) dueling for heart piece in the tournament. Yuma and Tori was the only ones left in the house. They were also about to leave, when Kairi suddenly was running downstairs and looked at Yuma. She had a weird expression on her face.

"Where are you going?" She asked in a loud voice. Yuma looked confused at her.

"Um outside looking for my sister" Yuma said and was a little confused.

"No you are going to the train station" She said in a bossy tone "You have to keep this man busy".

She gave him a picture. Yuma looked at it. Some guy dressed as a cowboy. Yuma was confused. What was going on here?

"Um and why should I? I have more important things to do like..."

"You are going Yuma!" She yelled and he shivered "Or no allowings in a week. Find this man and keep him busy. Do everything you can so he doesn't leave, before I am there, got it".

Yuma grumbled and mumbled something, but nodded. He grabbed Tori's hand and left the house. He couldn't believe his sister could be so selfish. They walked towards the train station.

Zaira's p.o.v.

I could feel cold wind blowing around me, but I wasn't cold. Even though the wind was cold, my body felt warm. Warm and protected. I liked this feeling. It was like you were safe from every great evil in the world. I felt refreshed and safe. Like when you are lying in a mom's protective arms was cradled. Wait cradled? But now that I was mentioning it, it felt like I was cradled by someone, but I didn't have a mom did I? I let out a little yawn. I felt refreshed and relaxed. Like I was ready to start a new day. I slowly opened my eyes.

"Glad you are awake Mistress, slept well?" I had to blink a couple of times.

I was lying on the back of Cy and was wrapped in a white fur coat. It was comfortable and warm. I loved having it around me. I yawned a little again.

"Yeah. I slept really well, have you been talking care of me Cy?" I asked.

The wolf, who had been walking around stopped up and nodded. Then it laid down and when it did, the fur coat disappeared. I jumped of it's back. I looked around and saw we were still inside this dark place of my soul. I padded Cy a little.

"We are still inside my soul aren't we?" I asked. Cy nodded a little.

"Yes mistress, after you fought the foe, you went unconscious and I have been taking care of you until now" He said "The foe can't steal our powers, but I still feel some disturbances in here, so be careful mistress". I looked at Cy and sighed.

"I am not sure I want to leave Cy" I said and sighed "Life is just so hard sometimes".

"Mistress. You have to live on. There is not coming any good at staying with me" He said and rubbed my cheek "Now go and live my mistress. Go back to your body and wake up. Then kick them who is disturbing us and live like you want to. I will always be by your side remember that". I padded Cy and nodded.

"You are sweet Cy, thanks for taking care of me" I said "See yer later on". Then I closed my eyes and disappeared in my body again.

I woke up and could hear sounds around me. Voices. Someone was talking close to me. I remembered Cy's warning about the disturbances and slowly opened my eyes. Trying to also pretend I was sleeping, until I was sure where I was. I was in a fluffy comfortable bed. I also quick noticed I was in a giant room. It was looking like one of these rooms I had seen in Shark's mansion, however the room was prepared and fixed, compared to Shark's mansion, where no one had been living in a long time. I figured these people must be as rich as Shark once were. I quickly closed my eyes when I noticed three people on chairs close to my bed. I couldn't quite remember who they were, but I knew I had seen them somewhere before. However since they were dressed similar to Quinton, I was sure not to make my present being known. The people was a girl with red hair, a boy with red and yellow hair and a boy with pink, and they were talking. Mostly the reason they haven't noticed I was awake.

"Damn why does Quinton want us to guard this stupid girl" said the red haired girl and sneered "I mean hadn't one of us been enough. She is just sleeping".

"Yeah but she is kind of hot" said the yellow haired boy and smirked. He was about to say something more, when the girl slammed him in the head.

"Aw! What was that for? The only thing I said was that she was hot". He said angry. The girl slammed him one more time. The yellow haired looked pissed.

"Stop slamming my head GRACE. You must admit she is hot" the boy said. Grace snort and turned her head away from the boy.

"I am not admitting anything" She said "Why are you interested in her anyway? I am 10 times more prettier". The yellow boy coughed.

"Yeah right. And I am not interested in her. I am just wondering why the big bad Shark boy like her so much, I came up with that she is hot" He said.

"Yeah she is" said another voice. It sounded like it was in a dreaming state "She is so pretty and beautiful. Just like a princess".

Then the sound of some scrubbing against the floor. I figured someone fell off the chair.

"Trey god damn it. Aren't you over her yet?" the yellow boy asked. I figured it was the pink boy. A big loud sigh came from the pink boy.

"No never. She is so pretty I could stare at her all day" Trey said.

I felt like I should throw up. It actually made me cough a little, and inside I was screaming inside. If they didn't notice I was awake they were stupid. The room went silent and I sighed. I moved around in bed and opened my eyes. I looked at the three of them.

"Oh look who is awake?" Grace said sarcastically "The annoying girl from school".

I looked at her. I finally remembered. She was the girl from school. We were staring at each other for some seconds. Then Trey, the pink haired rushed over to me.

"Oh you are finally awake. I was so worried. I really wanted to meet you for a long time. My name is Trey by the way"

The pink haired said and bowed really gentlemanly. He had even taken my hand. I sighed deeply.

"Hey strawberry let go of my hand" I said.

The pink haired boy lips went up in a big wide smile. However he did let go of my hand.

"Oh you have such a beautiful voice. You sound just like a angel" Trey said "You like strawberries. I like them as well". I facepalmed a little.

"Trey she calls you strawberry. As in a nickname" Grace said "Quinton says she does that sometimes". The yellow haired boy grinned a little.

"Yeah she called Quinton blueberry if I recalled. It is pretty funny" he said. I snort.

"Oh" said Trey and then looked at me and smiled "Well she can call me whatever she like".

We all made a anime fall down. Even I. This pink haired kid was pretty dense. Grace snort a little and got up.

"Well I will get Quinton. He told us we should get him when she woke up, and Quattro, don't do something stupid while I gone" She said.

The yellow haired alias Quattro snort coldly, but he didn't say anything. He waved with his hand at Grace and seconds later, she left the room. I looked at the two boys. I figured out how to trick them and get passed them. I needed to leave. I was not planing to stay. I was not gonna have one more of these rituals. One had been enough.

"So my beautiful Zaira, anything I can do for you" said Trey and looked at me with a dreaming look. I knew he was having this crush on me. I was really obvious.

"Um yeah I am actually a little hungry" I said innocently "You couldn't be so sweet and get me something". Trey's face lit up and he bowed a little.

"Your wish is my command my princess" He said and was about to go out of the room. I was smiling a little. Trey would have left if Quattro hadn't grabbed his hand.

"Trey you are a fool" He yelled "She want you to leave, so she can leave away from here. Do you want that?". Trey stopped up and looked in horror.

"Wait my Zaira princess want's to leave?" Trey said and sighed "But if she leaves then I can't see her anymore and Vetrix will...". Quattro nodded a little.

"Yeah. Trey remember your deal with Vetrix... as soon as she leaves she is a enemy and enemies are not someone you can be with" Quattro said and let go of him.

"Oh yeah and I could never betray you all" He looked sad and placed himself at the chair closest to my bed. He sighed.

"I am sorry Zaira, I can't grant you the wish I am sorry" He said.

I looked at the little pink haired boy and sighed a little. What was with him? I just had tricked him and he wasn't even angry. Only sad that he couldn't grant my wish. I bit my lip.

"But it was a good trick" Quattro said and smirked at Zaira "However you are not the only one with tricks. We are not gonna leave before Quinton comes in here".

"Fine" I said coldly "What do Quinton want with me anyway?". Quattro snort.

"How should I know?" He replied "No one tells me anything. Like I care anyway".

"Well Zaira it is not what Quinton wants you to do that you shall be worried about" Trey said slowly "It is what Vetrix want's you should be worried about. Quinton is actually pretty good person. I know he won't hurt you".

I lifted both eyebrows. Vetrix's name was ringing through my head, but I couldn't quite remember it anyway. I decided not to hurt any of the two boys. Trey resembled Hart with innocent and cute look. Even through he was much older. I decided to face Quinton and Vetrix head on. After all they couldn't kill me at least.

After some more minutes the door to the room got open and Quinton and Grace entered the room. I could remember Quinton clearly, but who couldn't when you dueled that blueberry and won a heart piece. I also remembered him talking care of me before that ritual. Everything after the ritual was kind of a blank. I knew I was safe though. I wasn't at scared as I was at the ritual. I mean come on I was about to die there. You can't blame me for being scared. Grace looked from me to Quattro.

"Damn you actually succeed in keeping her in here Quattro" Grace said in a mocking tone "I was sure you would have failed hot head". Quattro sneered and was in a sec standing in front of her. He was glaring at her.

"Oho you thought I would do something stupid eh Grace" He said in annoying tone "Well as you see I did just perfect. If it was you, you would have failed miserably".

"Oh yeah. Well you will fail in this fight, bring it on lion head" she yelled and glared at him as well. Trey just sighed. Quattro smirked a little.

"Bring it on red top" He yelled. They were about to fight, when Quinton coughed.

"Take that outside will you" He said "I have a job to take care of. Trey please make sure they don't kill each other will you". The pink haired boy nodded.

"Yes brother" He said and began pushing Grace and Quattro out of the room.

I looked surprised at Quinton. He was looking at me, and his face was actually filled with concern, which I found a little weird. He walked over to me and placed himself at Trey's old chair, close at my edge of the bed.

"Wait brother? That pinky boy is your brother?" I asked Quinton. He nodded.

"Yeah he is my little brother. The other two, Grace and Quattro is also my siblings" He said "Trey is the youngest. I am the oldest". I was staring a little, then I sneered.

"Oh so a bunch of teens has kidnapped me" I said ironically "I feel so honored".

"Actually I am over the age of teen, I am 20" He said in a plain tone and touched my forehead "Hmm no fever". I snort a little.

"Yeah of course not" I said angry "Cy had healed me. He took care of me after I passed out". Quinton looked up at me a little. He had an emotionless expression.

"Your number right. You risked a big deal by merging with your number" He said coldly "You stopped the ritual, but that power takes a toll of your body. Secondly the number could overpower you and control you". I just snort back at him.

"Well if a certain ritual hasn't happened, I would never had to use such extremes now would I" I replied coldly "Secondly I know Cy would never control me. He promised he never would do it. Why are you here? What do you want blueberry?". He sighed.

"Stop calling me that" He said in a cold tone "It is annoying. As for the reason I am here. Vetrix sended me to see if you were ready". I snort at him.

"I call you whatever you like. And ready for what?" I asked. Quinton sighed a little.

"To see him of course. However before that happens we need to do some adjustments" He said and took one of my hands "Hit me Zaira". I didn't ask why I just attacked him with a fist. He catched it and nodded.

"Yeah you are strong enough" He just said. I looked confused at him.

"You talked about adjusting, what do you mean?" I asked. He sighed.

"I am not fond and proud of this at all Zaira" he said "However I am obeying his orders without question. This might hurt a little tiny bit, but I will do it quick".

"Wait what are you about to do?" I asked in a angry tone. He just looked at me.

"You will find out Zaira. You will find out".

Yuma's p.o.v.

Yuma and Tori was on the way to the train station when they heard a lot of cheering from a big crowd. Yuma and Tori looked at each other, and decided to see what was going on. They got into the center of the crowd and saw that at duel was underway.

"Is that Shark dueling?" Tori asked and looked at the duel.

Yuma nodded. It was really Shark who was dueling. He had just summoned "Aero Shark" and blasted his opponent and won the duel. Yuma quickly rushed over to him.

"Hey Shark" He said and Shark looked at him.

"Yuma" He said coldly "What are you doing here? Actually never mind that. Have you found Zaira?". Yuma flinched by that. Then he shook his head. Shark snort.

"Well then I have to try harder" Shark said "Sooner or Later I will take Quattro down". Yuma looked confused at him.

"Um why are you even targeting Quattro Shark?" He asked "I know he took Zaira, but really? I never seen you that cold". Shark sneered and grabbed Yuma's collar.

"Quattro needs to pay, got that!" He yelled "He was one of them who kidnapped her, but more importantly, he set me up and tricked me. He made my life a hell and therefore he needs to pay!". Yuma looked surprised at Shark.

"So you are in the tournament for revenge, but Shark, Zaira would not like that you are fighting for revenge. I would not like it" Yuma said confused. Shark sneered. He tossed Yuma to the ground and looked coldly at him.

"I don't care what you think or what she thinks" He said "I will get my revenge on him. Just find Zaira got that". Yuma looked surprised at him, but nodded. Shark snort.

"I am out of here" He said and began leaving. Yuma got up from the ground.

"Shark" He said and sighed "Revenge isn't the answer". Tori nodded.

"Come Yuma we should find that guy remember" She said and smiled. Yuma nodded and they began leaving towards the train station once again.

"Yuma isn't that the guy?" Tori asked and pointed at a man on the bench.

He was dressed in a poncho, white pants and a cowboy hat. Yuma looked at the picture he had and nodded. This was apparently the guy Charlie, Kairi said he should find.

"Hey you!" Yuma said and walked over there "Names Yuma. Kairi sended me here". The poncho guy looked up at Yuma and looked in disbelief.

"She send her little brother eh" He said "You gotta be kidding me".

"Well yeah" Yuma said confused "She said I should keep you busy and not let you out of my sight. Maybe even capture you I think". Charlie grinned.

"Capture me? How had you and she thought of accomplishing that" He said and grinned. Yuma sighed deeply.

"Well I don't know. Kairi knows I am doing other stuff. Like being in the carnival for example" He said and scratched his hair a little. Charlie looked at him.

"You are in the carnival?" he asked and smiled a little "Then what about having a duel right now".

Yuma looked confused at him, but he was never gonna turn down a duel. He was accept when a giant well trained man had appeared. He had seen Charlie waving around with a card and assumed that he was in the carnival. Since he wasn't but wanted the duel anyway, they were wavering Yuma's heart piece. Yuma was not happy about that at all.

Astral's p.o.v.

Astral was floating beside Yuma and looking at the strange duel with Charlie and this newcomer duelist. Charlie had talked Yuma into giving up one of his heart pieces and right now Yuma was flipping out. Charlie had 100 life points left and two facedown's on his field. His opponent had 3 strong XYZ's on his field. Yuma didn't want to lose his heart piece. Charlie just smiled and lifted his hat a little,

"Just relax. Life is just a carnival, you are suppose to have fun" He said.

Astral looked confused at Charlie. Life is a carnival? He was sure he had heard these words before. Yuma was still flipping out. However then something changed. He in some way got lucky. Charlie got monsters on the field who used dice eff, and he got 3 dice with a 6 on. All three monster's he had on the field became lv 7. He overlaid them and summoned, to Astral's surprise, "Number 7 lucky straight" to the field. With a combo of a spell card (Charlie got a 6 on a dice again) and Lucky strait's eff, another 6 dice, Charlie won the duel. Yuma was amazed. Astral was not. Most of this was depending on chance. He had a feeling the number had something to do with it. Suddenly Charlie was surrounded by some police force.

"Charlie Mccay you are under arrest" They yelled "You can't escape".

"Well that is pretty much what they said last time I escaped" Charlie said in a mocking tone.

He lifted the number card and a giant tornado of wind was blowing. It blew also the police guards away. Yuma had to cover his eyes. Astral however notice that the bars on a giant donut sign from a shop began falling down to the ground. Astral told Yuma and he got out of harm's way, but as he did, one of his number cards blew out of the deck case, and he was not the only one. Everyone on the train station was losing a card as well. When the donut fell, Charlie was standing inside the hole and had also gathered all peoples card. He bowed and smirked.

"Hey Yuma tell your sister that I am sorry. I sadly have to run" He said and began running.

Yuma rushed after him, but just in that minute Kairi appeared at her motor cycle, and Charlie got away again.