Darkness

That's all. I could see. 

Nothing else.

A hand came towards me, I grabbed it but immediately got electrified. The cell I was in was pitch black right now, there was no source of light. I was given really a little food but enough to keep me alive.

People who kidnapped me had been torturing me by making this room really cold, really hot, electrifying me most of the time. I don't even know how long it's been for me to be here.

Though I can hear people's voices calling out for me.

I won't give up.

Just not yet will I give up

Kai's POV :

It's been a month since shion's disappearance. That dress code was of the 'Eclipse Z' organization. My Butler William found it out along with its meaning, Eclipse Z. Where Z Stands for 'last', meaning - Last Eclipse. According to the information we got, this organization is bloody and powerful. The Hiwataris and Kurenai might have to unite to stop them. There's no other choice.

I've been investigating with Brooklyn the whole month. But, today is the start of Preliminaries, Shion's not here...

Her team is devastated but in the end, with Lapis as their captain, they are going to give their best.

For Shion.

Today, there will be riddles, till the next week, questions and some test battles will be taken. This will decide which team will participate from Japan, maybe it will be more than one team.

"Let's Start!

On your marks, 

Let it rip! Goooo!"

Bladers Ran from the starting line, there were different sections of the place so teammates aren't together. We just watched with DJ and Brad along with Koichi and Mr. D.

Tatsuki's PoV:

'I wish you were here Shion, everybody is missing you.., cousin."

I thought that and a flashback came.

[Shion and Tatsuki: Age 12]

"Tatsuki, you're not even a child of your family, you're adopted & Hahahaha!" some kids laughed

"What are you doing to my brother!?"

"Who- Its Shih! Run!" (If you don't remember, Shion is disguised as Shin since age 10)

"Th-thanks Shion."

"Geez you idiotic person, stand up for yourself! "

"I will!" she started walking away, Saying-

"And Tatsuki, you're my brother. Just like Shin and Koichi. Remember that."I smiled. 'she's a tsundere'

I was 5 years old when I lost my parents, Koichi's dad and mom took me in. I got love and affection from them as I got from my parents. I was constantly bullied, Shin and Koichi used to help me, I got along with Koichi, shin, and Shion, and loved them really much. When shin died, for 2 years I was still bullied but from that day, (flashback above), I started smiling and laughing for Shion. When I got Sceptile, I started being happy from the heart, I guess.

"Snap out of it me! You have a question to complete!" with that, my first question on a big computer in a rock(?) came.

[ What is the name of the 1st ever bey made]

"Huh? Easy peasy!"

Dante's Pov:

"Shion, I'll win this for you big sis !"

I remember...

[a few months after shin's death]

"Hey, new kid. I guess ? "a guy (girl) asked me.

"Y-yeah..."

"Nervous huh,.. go take a position in that stadium, I arrive in a minute"

"Alright? "I did what he (she) said.

"Let's have a battle. Meet Kyukon." He (she) said emotionlessly,

my eyes lit up. "Socool, meet Dragon! we totally want to battle you!" Let's just say I forgot about being nervous and battled him (her), though I lost countless times.

I chuckled at the thought, I was 5 at that time. I also met my new best friend Delta there. my best friend, Delta there.

It had been two months for me to be in Dream.

" from now on, Dante Koryu will be a part of Group A!" Koichi announced.

Whispers rang through the hall, why won't they Lit was the infamous Group A after all. They were like celebs here.

It had been one week since I became a member of  Group A, many other group people were teasing that I probably bribed Group A to take me in their group, which was not true.

I don't even have that money-

"Hey quit it! He earned his shot by training hard! " It was Delta, I was always scared of him and his intimidating aura but I guess that he's not that scary, he's just a softy inside, scary outside.

From that day, I promised myself to be his friend forever. In the beginning, he pushed me but later years, he slowly accepted it" 

"oh! my question came !" I snapped out and looked at the big computer at the bushes(?) 

[ What was the name of the first Beyblade champion?]

"... What was it ?... Oh! I remember !"

Delta's POV:

"How reckless could I be? big brother Shin's probably raging in fury from his grave." I thought. I've investigated every piece of information without leaving any clue but this group 'Eclipse Z' organization knows how to keep secrets.

I've observed Kai, I was wrong about him being a bad person, he truly loves Shion. There must be a reason for him to ignore her and Big brother Shin. 

"Hey Delta, why are you crying?" a boy asked me.

"my parents left me here again to go on a trip..." I sniffled.

"guess we are the same again huh, Shion come on, play with me and Delta!"

"Alright, Shin!"

I smiled, I was 5 at that time, when my parents left for a business trip...again. I've known them ever since I was born, our families are close as well. My parents were always busy just like shin and shion's parents. the Shido's often looked after us but soon they became busy too.

When I was thinking, the question came up on the screen of the computer that was on the beach

[How many Beyblade training centers were there in total in 2012?]

"Hmm, I remember cause I studied."

Lapis? Pov:

"Shion, I'll find you"

My past was different than others, it was something else.

I have a bad past which made me hide my emotions better than others do.

[warning: Mentions of Abuse]

I came from a busy - violent household. Parents fighting and kids crying was an everyday thing. My older sister Emerald had to go to work from a very young age. Tatsuo and Harae, my 2 younger siblings had to help each other with work while I worked with Emerald.

One day, Dad came home drunk, how Innocent I was to greet him and hug him. He abused me a lot that day that I could go blind or mute. I started keeping my emotions in and had a fake smile no matter what.

For my siblings.

After a few weeks, Emerald made a plan to lie to Dad about going to a mall with our luggage hidden outside It had SOMEHOW worked but he soon found out a few minutes later after we ran out of the house. He caught up with us, then we decided to split up. I've never seen them since then.

For a few months, I lived on the streets and worked at part-time jobs to get money for a house. I had bumped into Shion, she was crying(it was the day shin died). I didn't know who she was at that time. Koichi came to pick her up, I was 10 along with Shion and Koishi was 12.

Koichi saw me at a Beyblade shop, after that he got to know about my strategic skills and begged me to join 'Dream'. Of course, I refused thousands of times but soon I started liking his determination on making me join so I did.

Koichi's a dumb but good guy.

"Shoot- the question came up."

[Which type of metal was used to make beys in the 3rd generation of Beyblade? ]

"Good Question"

Koichi's POV:

"Sis... Ryuto, Hiro - have you found anything? Eclipse Z's codes are really hard to break. I'm sending them to you guys. " I said on the phone.

"I owed to protect her guys, I broke our promise...". It was Silence this time

I still remember my first meeting with the twins.

"Koichi, look they are your cousins !" my mom exclaimed

I was 2 at the time but could speak, walk and do anything normally, I'm a genius after all.

" These potatoes are my cousins ?"

"Potatoes - Ahahahaha! "Ryuto who was 4 at that time, laughed. "He's Right!" 

"Wow, Koichi - great humor sense-" Manami, 3 years old, sweatdropped.

"But they really are potatoes !"I pouted. 

I smiled at that, when they grew up they started calling me Potato man till they were 8. Even Ryuto, Manami, Hiro, AND the whole worldwide Beyblade championship participants.

When Shion came back to the mansion after Shin's death I had to follow Kurenai Family Heads orders of keeping 'the secret' from shion. Well, that's a topic of another time.

3rd Person's Pov:

The preliminaries' first part was done for today. There were bey history questions, some spin tests, and in the end, some battles. the preliminaries will be going till the end of this month, till then, just training

[At the Mansion]

"Koichi !" Manami yelled coming to him.

"What happened?"

"Kai came before you guys right?!"

"Year he did, he came before the announcement for the Preliminary- part 2 even started. What happened with that ?" Koichi asked again.

"See this footage !"

(the footage had Kai in Shuu's(shion's dad) office with Voltaire on a video call. Ryuto was standing behind his father, shuu)

kai: You can save her!

Shuu: Do you even know what you're talking about!?

Kai: yes! I'm talking about uniting the two companies!

Voltaire: Companies can only be united if one of the kids of the heir marries the other!

Kai: Then I'll do that! I'll marry shion if we save her!

shuu: Kai Hiwatari, can you and Rynto step out for a moment.

Ryuto: Yes father, let's go, Kai.

kai: Hmm.

"In the end, the elders decided of the marriage when shion is found, they'll marry at age of 22," Manami stated.

"But that's impossible, how can this happen?!"

"It all happened of a sudden. We couldn't do anything ..." She replied to Koichi's outburst.

A maid came to them, worried. Tatsuki asked her

"What's the matter, Lola? Why are you so worried?" Koichi was deep in thought.

"Sir Kai is gone! He left this note! I'm so sorry!"

'I'm going to find her, I have Kurenais' and Hiwataris' help. You all have to focus on the championship. Don't come to find me. if shown can be saved when I die, I can do that too. so no promises.

| P.S. Brooklyn is with me