Alright guys after many comments and messages I'm going to try and update more since I know you all really want more! Once a week I will be posting one or two chapters. Thank you all for being so patient, re reading and messaging me. Sadly, I am going to be leaving Wattpad because I am moving on from the fandom I'm sorry this is sudden but I am going to finish this and then be done.
Also there's only 25 chapters left!

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"Sasha!" Drum exploded with joy, ran over and hugged her.

"Where have you been, and what happened to you?" Shu asked, walking over.

Sasha was covered in bruises and her arms and legs were scraped up, and with a trembling hand she dug into her pocket.

"Theodore."

Finding what she was looking for she held out her broken bey towards the group.

"But then where's.." Drum started but didn't want to finish his question for he feared the answer to that question.

"They're gone or imprisoned or corrupted...I just...I don't know..." She broke down into tears while Kris held her in her arms.

Looking Sasha in the eye Shu bent down to her level.

"I know you're upset Sasha but if you tell us what happened then maybe we can help."

She nodded her head and straightened back up while Kris stopped hugging her and stood off to the side watching.

"Most of us managed to escape to BC Sol, but some of us weren't so lucky. There were some like Fubuki, Toko, Silas, Ranjiro and I who managed to escape but we weren't sure of anything anymore. Whether everyone else got...turned or managed to escape we didn't know anything except that we were going to make Theodore pay for what he did to us."

"We travelled to Japan and met up with Wakiya, the Wild Bey gang, and lots of other bladers from Japan. Residing at Wakiya's house we trained and had recently heard on the news that Thedore was at the Raging Bulls headquarters. We would've met up with the rest of you but we feared the worst and we decided not to take that risk. After using Wakiya's private plane we had managed to infiltrate the first few levels fast but the more we went up the more guards that kept coming and eventually it came down to people staying behind to deal with Theodore's security. Somehow Ranjiro, Toko, Fubuki, and I had managed to make it to the top where Theodore was waiting with Valt."

Fear flickered in Sasha's eyes for a second and then she resumed.

"He...he wasn't there anymore Shu... the way he easily turned his power on us... he was too strong and was able to bring us to our knees quickly. Once Theodore rounded up the rest of the bladers on the other floors he gathered us all in your old office Shu. Akira, Gabe, Ghasem, Hae Jin, Hoji, Ken, Ranjiro, Wakiya, and the Wild Bey Gang."

Free turned and walked out, shutting the door behind him. Drum followed and then Delta.

After they were gone Sasha countined.

"Theodore was furious but then eerily calm, he brought in Rantaro and Cuza but they were..." she trailed off not wanting to finish.

"Then he took away most of us as prisoners and left me, Fubuki, Ranjiro, Toko, Wakiya, and Ken. We were all scared knowing what could happen to us. But instead Theodore asked whose idea it was to come here."

"Toko stood up trying to keep a brave face and it explained he believed he could get through to Valt. He may not have been his best friend but he was his brother. He spent the entire night planning and studying battles trying to figure out anything that could help him save Valt."

"Theodore instead made Toko choose who he wanted to battle Valt and I volunteered but lost causing Gaianon to break but something happened, Valt's eyes were glowing golden and he actually managed to fight the power but only for a few seconds."

"But then Theodore made Toko stand in front of us. He wanted to make an example out of him and he made Valt corrupt him. But what's worse is that he made us watch every minute of Toko's light and caring nature die before our eyes. Once it was done Toko was like a different person. Fubuki tried to escape many times but it wasn't enough in the end. As they were being taken away it was me, Theodore and Valt left."

"I kept thinking he was going to corrupt or torture me but instead he just let me go and told me to tell you what happened. Every single detail and that if I ever came back again he would make sure I wouldn't be able to escape. I thought it was a trick but as I walked back down I tried to find everyone but they were gone and eventually I was forced to leave. But not before glancing back at Valt one last time."

The room was silent at hearing the closure of Sasha's story. Everyone was silent and no one wanted to say anything.

It didn't need to be said but all hope of Tagias plan of attacking Theodore was gone.

"Even with more people they still weren't able to beat him..." Drum quietly said.

Nobody else said anything and neither did they want to and eventually they broke up forming their own groups.

Shu stayed behind with Taiga trying to come up with more plans, Sasha helped Kana make dinner and Free retreated into the forest alone.

For Free he knew Theodore's plan all the way from the very beginning before Theodore took over, Fubuki got corrupted and even before his training journey. He knew what Theodore was up to which was why he went to the Snake Pit in the first place.

And which was why he was going to go back again. Theodore was sending them the message that a full on attack wasn't going to work. He was too powerful which was why Free was going to go with a smaller team.

A team who could slip in and out easily without Theodore noticing.

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As night fell Free sneaked out into the forest with a small pack over his shoulder.

Then he stopped and let out a sigh, turning around his dark eyes pierced into the trees.

"I know your both there."

Stepping out from one of the trees were Delta and Drum.

"Free, where are you going?" Drum asked.

Free let out a sigh.

"To the Snake Pit."

"You're not really going by yourself are you?"

"No." Free answered dully.

Stepping out of the shadows, Lui came out wearing his usual smile.

"Lui?" said Drum.

"Who did you expect, Kurnai? You don't know anything about the Snake Pit we're going to."