Personally, I don't really like Naoki.

Sorry if you like him.

This is just my opinion, so it's going to be the main character's opinion.

I mean, he makes beyblading sooo complicated.

IT'S JUST A F**KING GAME!

It isn't rocket science.

And he used beys and bladers like lab rats, and interfered and sabotaged both Valt's AND Shu's battle.

Naoki should just go get hired by some scientists, or something.

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Your POV

A bad case of deja vu came over me, as I watched the scene unravel in a mixture of horror and dread. Valt wasn't here. Valt wasn't here.

'Toko, Nika, do you know where your brother is?'

'No...the last time I saw him was when he entered the waiting room,' replied Toko, nervously. 'Can you call him now, (y/n)?'

'Good idea.'

I took out my phone and started dialing Valt, but again there was no answer and it went straight to voicemail. I called Shu, but he hasn't seen Valt, and Valt wasn't in the waiting room. Where could he be?

'Oh well,' Naoki sighed up on the stage. 'I was looking forward to this.'

This isn't like him....his luck has ran out

'We have a no show!' declared the referee. 'Valt Aoi forfeits-'

'Hold on, wait!'

I whipped my head to the side. A familiar bluenette was dashing across the stadium, desperate to make to his battle.

'I'm here!' he panted. 'Now let's do this!'

He wiped all of the sweat of his face, and joined the battle.

'Like I've always said....for science!' grinned Naoki.

'C'mon!' shouted Valt, fired up for this battle. 'Let's do this thing! Now!'

They both took their stances. Shu joined us in the audience.

'Oh good, Valt's here now!' Shu breathed a sigh of relief. I nodded, then focused on Naoki. His bey was Nova Nepstrius and it looked like an attack type from when it took Valt earlier on, according to Toko and Nika. Suddenly, Naoki pressed something on the performance tip. I frowned, and made sure to watch for any difference in the performance tip.

'Ready? Set!'

'3 2 1! Let it rip!'

Both beys got launched hard into the stadium, Valtryek doing the usual.

'Go, Rush Launch!'

But the Rush Launch didn't work. In fact, Nepstrius kept on dodging the attacks, spinning around in circles. It didn't seem like the attack type that Valt had versed earlier. No, it seemed like a stamina type!

Valt was confused as well. What was going on?

'C'mon Valtryek!' he yelled. 'Keep doing your thing! Slam it outta the stadium! Rush it!'

But Valtryek kept on missing Nepstrius. Soon enough, Valtryek's last spin had spun, while Nepstrius was still going strong.

'Survivor finish!' announced the referee. 'One-point to Nova Nepstrius.

'B-but how's that even possible?' gasped Valt. 'Every strike missed...'

'It seems like a totally different bey to what it was in the park!' exclaimed Toko. I frowned.

'Hey, can you check Nova Nepstrius on your ipad?' I asked him. 'It might have a special feature we don't know about.'

'Sure!'

Within seconds, a page containing an image of Nepstrius and it's information was brought up. I scanned the page.

'Based off the mythical god...blah, blah, blah.....Balance type?' I clicked on the type information. 'That would make sense! It says Nepstrius is kinda like a hybrid. It can change modes between stamina and attack types! When it's in attack mode, it can move like one, and when it needs endurance, it's able to be a stamina type!'

'There's an advantage that's pretty much unbeatable,' remark Daigo.

'I saw Naoki earlier,' Shu realized. 'I think he was changing modes!'

A memory came back to me, Naoki pressing the performance tip.

'Yeah, I saw that too!' I exclaimed. 'But how are we going to tell Valt?'

'We'll get his attention,' grinned Toko and Nika. 'VALT! VALT! VALT! OVER HERE! VALT! NEPSTRIUS CAN CHANGE MODES! CAN YOU HEAR US? VALT!

'It doesn't make any sense,' Valt whispered to Valtryek.

Honcho face palmed himself. 'I swear, that kid is deaf...then this is a job for Honcho! Stand back kids!' Honcho cleared his voice, and stood up as we all watched in wonder, confusion and awe. 'EARTH TO VALT!!!!!!'

That got his attention. Valt snapped up, glancing and turning towards Honcho. 'Hey do you mind? I'm trying to concentrate!'

'News flash for ya!' shouted Honcho. 'The bey you're about face can switch attack and stamina types! Good luck!'

'Huh? Really?' realized Valt, then he turned back to face Naoki. 'This makes sense now....thanks Honcho! I'm going to win this!'

---------- time skip by lazy author~

'Valt!'

I dashed towards the battle winner and hugged him tightly. He had just walked out of the waiting room, and we were in a long, steel corridor with the rest of the Bey Club as well as Toko and Nika. Then I remembered his lateness.

'Valt! Aoi!' I slapped him one his cheek. 'Why were you so late? The referee nearly called the match, you know that right?'

'Yeah...' he said sheepishly, rubbing the red mark on his cheek. 'Guess I got lucky. C'mon, let's go outside.'

As we walked towards the gardens of the building, we continued talking.

'If Wakiya hadn't stalled, you would've been dead meat!' I continued to interrogate him.

'You stalled for...me?' Valt asked Wakiya, tearing up with a dreamy look on his face.

'Yup, said he forgot his bey and everything! It was so humiliating and funny,' laughed Honcho. Wakiya blushed and turned away.

'It wasn't funny!'

'Aww,' sighed Valt, hugging Wakiya. 'You are totally my hero Wakiya!'

'Yeah, yeah,' Wakiya, prying Valt off him. 'Anyways, why were you so late?'

We stopped outside the doors, waiting for Valt to answer.

'Well....it was weird,' muttered Valt. 'I got a call from Mum, saying the oven was getting picked up and there wasn't going to be any bey bread. And then I got there and she said she never called me. Who do you think was it then?'

I couldn't believe my ears. 'Never mind who it was!' I said angrily, jabbing a finger in his chest. 'You nearly missed your match! And you're telling me....it was for food? You realize there is more to life than food, right?'

'Yeah, but Bey Bread's different!' argued Valt.

'Fine...' I gave up. 'But you need to know - ow!'

I grunted as I fell on my face against the brick wall. I turned back around, and rubbed my head. 'Who was that?' My gaze fell on a short blader, with shoulder length black hair, bright spooky eyes and baggy, worn out clothes. 'What was that for?'

'Sorry,' he muttered, walking away. Then all of a sudden, he tripped over and fell flat on the floor.

'Wow. Smooth,' sneered Wakiya. 'He bumps (y/n) over on purpose, then he trips over?'

Shu offered his hand, and I got back up again, still clutching his hand.. 'Hey, are you ok? Gimme a sign!'

The boy twictched, then kneeled, facing the opposite direction from us.

'I'll be just fine,' he replied quietly. 'Cuz I have guardian spirits. Three hundred and thirty two spirits to be exact.

He started laughing, quietly and eerily. His face was stretched into a long smile, eyes drooping downwards.

'Oh sure. This is normal,' muttered Honcho. Suddenly, the boy turned toward Honcho, shocking him. The boy continued to get closer to Honcho, leaning towards Honcho's scared face. The blader touched Honcho's shoulders, scaring Honcho even more.

'So this is where you are; found ya,' whispered the boy. Honcho smiled nervously, eyes widenening.

'W-Who you talking to?' stammered Honcho.

'My friend,' the boy creepily chuckled and our confusion. Honcho looked left and right, searching for anybody. His left eye started to twitch when he realized there was nobody he could see here.

'Uh....is there someone else here?' Honcho asked nervously.

'It's ok....' whispered the boy, still clutching onto Honcho's shoulders. 'It won't do anything to you.' The boy started turning around, pulling down his cap. 'Yet.'

'Yet?!' Honcho cried out alarmingly.

'You'll understand soon enough,' the boy murmured, smiling. Then he turned towards Shu. I squeezed his hand. Then he closed his eyes and started walking away. 'Must....sleep....'

Then all of a sudden, he lost his footing on the ground, stumbling towards Shu. Shu closed his eyes and calmly dodged it. The boy took a step, then gave a twisted, side smile towards Shu, before walking away. Everybody gasped at this mysterious boy's actions.

'Did you catch that?' asked Wakiya. 'He tried to bump into us again.'

'A clear sign of disrespect,' I stated. There were nods all around. 'Right, Shu? It's crossing the line if you ask me.'

'Yeah true...' muttered Toko. Then he looked up to all of us. 'Have you ever seen the kid before?'

'Jin Aizawa,' Daigo explained. 'He's the blader that uses Jumbo Jormuntor. He's also Shu's first opponent.'

'C'mon. We'll talk about this at the park,' I suggested. 'We're crowding up the doorway.'

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We all met up at the park, to discuss about Jin and his bey. Wakiya had gone somewhere else, but we couldn't care less about his absence.

'So Jimbo Jornunsor, you said?' Valt asked.

I face palmed myself. 'No, it's Jumbo Jormuntor!'

We walked towards the stadium.

'Right, right Jimbo Jornmonster!' Valt said, correcting himself in a not-so-correct way.

'Jumbo Jormuntor!'

'Yep, that one!' agreed Valt. 'So tell me, what kind of bey is this Jumbo Jorlander?'

'Not even close...' muttered Honcho, a shadow of nervousness crossing his face. 'H-Hey what d-d you think J-Jin meant when he said y-yet?'

'Don't worry about it Honcho,' Diago assured him. 'Anyways, Jumbo Jormuntor is a stamina type bey. It's tough. It's almost impossible to knock over.

'Woah brutal!' I said. Valt started facing us, walking backwards.

'Piece of cake if you ask me - woah!' Valt yelled.

Valt had tripped over, falling on his back. Everyone sweat dropped.

'...Says the guy who can't even walk straight!' Honcho laughed.

'Didn't see that coming,' murmured Valt. Toko and Nika laughed.

'Why am I not suprised?' I muttered, helping Valt get up.

While everyone was laughing, in the distraction, nobody noticed the crouched blue figure get up and run away. Not even me.

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I'm trying to pre-write some of the chapters, so I can publish them on Canberra.

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