You despised going into the woods, but in order to find your friend, you had no choice.

As you were walking through the woods, you spotted a deer nomming the branch leaves before running away --- which you followed. Time passed by with the deer stopping its track, and finally, you found Free

Free was training with his beyblade on an old beyblade stadium, and when he sees you, he merely stares at you with his head slightly tilted.