"Ah...Cho-Tokyo. How I've missed this town." Hope said as they got close to the world.

"Why do they call it Cho-Tokyo?" Ace asked. "I mean, I get it's Tokyo, but why add Cho?"

"It's a future version of Tokyo and it's probably the number 1 Buddyfight supporter in the entire Beast Universe. You could say it's the birthplace of Buddyfight." Jexi said.

"Huh, so this is where Gao lives right?" Ace asked.

"Yeah. Right now...he should be near Aibo Academy." Lucy said. "So we'll land near there."

"Don't you think that would cause a bit of a commotion?" Hope asked.

"We cause a commotion wherever we go. What makes this different?" Jexi asked.

"Well, I'm coming with you all, and you're gonna take me to Gao Mikado so I can announce him as the second Dragon World representative." Saint Holy Sword Dragon said.

"One problem… how are you gonna get in without being recognized as an Illegal Monster?" Gemini said.

"Second, why can't you do it yourself?" Saki added.

"First off, I have to be with the other representative… er… what's your name exactly?" Saint Holy Sword Dragon asked turning to Mana.

"Mana Kawai. A pleasure." Mana said.

"Miss Mana is a proud rep for Dragon World. And I am not recognized as an Illegal Monster since this is important business." he said.

"At least put on a disguise so you don't be suspicious." Erica said covering the little dragon in a black trench coat, hat, hospital mask and sunglasses twice his size. "There! Now you can fit in and get close to Gao before dramatically revealing yourself."

"I'm not doing that." He said ditching the disguise.

"You got a better idea?" Kagura asked.

"Indeed!" He said.

Five minutes later…

"Mush!" He said standing on Asta.

"Why the heck is he on me and not you guys?!" Asta said.

"Don't ask me. But don't worry, it'll be over in a snap." Hope said.

"I hope so! This is embarrassing…" Asta said. "Can someone just cue the music already?!"

"Way ahead of you, Asta! Brave Soul fight, coming right up!" Pinkie said loading a cassette tape into a boombox.

(Cue- Brave Soul Fight)

Buddy Fight! It's alright! You're doin' fine!
You don't have to change, just be who you are.
All your tears and your smile everything cherish it.
Brave Soul Fight!

You have been refining your style forever now.
And it's a goal that's just for you.
Theory won't be all it takes to explain it all.
It's an infinite fighting case.
Ride on! Don't give up! No matter when, no mater what.
Don't throw it away.
'Cause it will touch,
Somebody's heart deep within
Shaking them up again to
Go on.

The sound of your
Sound of your voice again.
It's igniting a fire to my soul.
So we must
Go reach out
For the dream at the sound of the call
And run up to the future, so let's go!

Buddy Fight! It's alright! We will never stop!
It's too soon to give up!
So until the end, we will give it everything that we've got.

Buddy Fight! It's alright! You're doin' fine!
You don't have to change, just be who you are.
All your tears and your smile everything cherish it.
Brave Soul Fight!

"Okay...I like some music, but that one was just...a bit annoying." Aya said.

"Sorry, it's just something we do. Lord knows where we even find the music." Hope said.

"Best not to question it. Don't want to be like Deadpool you know and end up breaking you-know-what." Ace said.

"Okay, we're here. Aibo Academy." Natsu said as they arrived at the school building.

"Wowwwww! This is a big school!" Stoj said.

"Yup, it sure is. Sucks that I had to be a janitor the first time I came here." Hope said.

"What? Why?" Ace asked.

"I couldn't just say I was a hero to the school and everybody here, people would think I'm crazy. Thankfully I got a job so I could stay close to Gao, but it was unfortunately as Janitor." Hope said.

"Most of the worlds were ignorant of other worlds until someone went and blabbed." Riku said as most looked at Hope.

"I thought that law was only in Mickey's Universe." Al said.

"No...it's all of them." Mickey said.

"Yeah...my bad." Hope said laughing nervously.

"There's nothing to apologize for. People find out about other worlds one way or another." Ace said.

"Either way...let's get to the roof. It's almost lunchtime so that has to be where Gao is." Ichiro said as they headed up to the roof where they saw Gao with his friends. "There he is. The mighty sun fighter himself."

"So that's Gao Mikado." Ace said.

"Huh? Is that...Hey! It's you guys!" Gao said seeing the group.

"'Sup, Gao? It's been a while." David said.

"It has, huh? You guys haven't changed much." Gao said. "Hold on, who's that? Is he a new buddy of yours?"

"It's nice to meet you Gao, my name is Ace Neptune." Ace said.

"Back at ya, names Gao Mikado, and this is Baku and Kuguru. You guys came just in time, we were just in the middle of building up a new deck for me to use." Gao said.

"The only problem is, it's missing a buddy." Baku added.

"Which world is it?" Ryu asked.

"It looks like Dragon World, same as me." Mana said.

"So you fight for Dragon World too, huh? That's cool, we should totally buddyfight sometime." Gao said.

"Hehehe. He reminds me of myself a bit when I started out as a rookie." Ace said.

"In your dreams Gao." said another familiar voice as the recipient walked up. "No matter who you are buddy's with, you won't be able to beat me."

"Noboru Kodo. Been a long time." Hope said.

"Wow….cool kitten shirt." Asta said.

"It's not a kitten. It's a tiger!" Noboru said.

"You know him Hope?" Ace asked.

"Pretty much all of us do. He's a skilled fighter, and considers himself the best in Aibo. He used to be a Dragon World user, but now he's a Dungeon World fighter." Pinkie said.

"Plus, he's kind of like a rival to Gao. At least from what the others tell me." David said.

"Guy's kinda got a bit of an ego if you ask me." Kagura said.

"Hey!" Noboru said.

"Oh, that reminds me! Gao, there's someone that wants to talk to you about something." Hope said.

"Is it finally my turn? At last!" Saint Holy Sword Dragon said jumping on top of Asta's head. "Congratulations, ladies and gents!"

"Hey, easy on my head!" Asta said.

"And just what is that supposed to be on your head, a panda?" Noboru chuckled. "It's totally a panda."

"Wrong! You all look in the presence of the Saint Holy Sword Dragon who hails from Dragon World!" He said.

"Wait, a saint?" Baku asked.

"Holy, you say?" Kuguru added.

"Sword Dragon, really?" Gao finished, both looking dumbfounded while Noboru couldn't hold his laughter in.

"Bahahahaahaah! More like a baby dragon cub! What're you gonna do, hit me with your rattle?" Noboru said.

"I wouldn't insult him like that…" Rainbow warned.

"Why, what's he gonna do to me?" Noboru asked.

"Take this!" SHSD said hitting Noboru with his mini sword. "This is my holy sword!" he said landing. "I may be small but I'm a Saint Holy Sword Dragon through and through!"

"Just go with it unless you wanna suffer a good whacking." Hope asid.

"And now, for part two of my special announcement!" SHSD said popping a festival capsule. The kanji on the manuscript read "Congratulations Dragon World Representatives, Gao Mikado and Mana Kawai". "Introducing the completed Dragon world team for the upcoming Buddy Masters that will begin soon!"

"Oh, now i get it! The teams are paired up by world!" Natsu said.

"Wrong! Pairs for the actual tourney will be decided at random. We are just allowed to pick two reps. One from this world and one beyond it." he said.

"So it's not the actual world that decides the team, but how its drawn randomly. So you could basically be partners with anyone." Hope said.

"In other words, who your partner is in Buddy Masters is completely decided on a random pick, so it's fairly even." Sonia said.

"That's right!" SHSD said. "And not just my homeland of Dragon World, but other parallel worlds will be included. Dungeon Word, Star Dragon World, Darkness Dragon World, Danger, Legend, Magic, Ancient, Katana and Hero. Now...as for the issue of Gao's buddy...we're going to go look for one right now."

"Where exactly?" Ace asked.

"At the card shop, of course. Where else?" David asked.

"I'll tell you where else, Dragon World! That's the fastest way!" SHSD said.

"Directly there? Isn't that a little dangerous?" Goofy asked.

"I've been, it's not that scary." Sora said. "There are a lot of Dragons there."

"Exactly, so let's get going!" SHSD said tossing a card in the air as it formed a portal.

"Ryu and Siegfried would probably fit in on that world considering they're dragons." Emiya said.

After everyone was sent through the portal, they landed on a crumbling spot in Dragon World.

"Of all the places to arrive, you had to pick this spot where the ground is totally crumbling?" Hiyoko asked.

"I don't think this occurs naturally…" Sakura said.

"Oh that. The Demon Lord Dragon did that." SHSD said.

"Demon Lord Dragon?" Hope said.

Riku then looked at the area around them, which was carved to look like a giant X. "He's not making this up. This particular spot reeks of darkness."

"Yeah, I sense it too… David, Ace, your demon senses feel anything?" Hope said.

"This aura, it's almost like Siegfried's...The Demon Dragon! He's close by!" Ace said.

"It's Demon Lord Dragon. Anyway...legend has it that long ago, he went berserk and nearly destroyed our beloved Dragon World in a single night." SHSD said.

"How horrible. But what caused him to go into a berserk state?" Ace asked.

"We don't know nor care. It nearly cost the lives of our ancestors just to seal him away." SHSD said pointing to a temple below as a loud roar was heard. "See? He roars even now."

"Such Anger and Hatred..." Ace said.

"Demon Lord Dragon...heh...I'd love to meet him." Gao said smiling.

As they talked about this, the dragons in the surrounding area soon fled as another portal opened.

"What's going on now?" Gemini asked.

Crawling through the portal was a large yet familiar beast with mechanical enhancements as it roared.

"No way...why is he here? Yami...gedo?" Kabuki said in fear.

"I'm guessing he's some kind of powerful being?" Tamamo asked.

"You know your new home in the Sky Universe? You're looking at the monster who devoured it 400 years ago!" Jexi said.

"Yet...something's different." David said.

"Yeah, it looks like someone decided give him mechanical implants." Ace said.

"It's not just his looks." David said. "He was Shade's buddy in the WBC, so I figured he's a lot more tame."

"Actually...now that you mention it. There is something different about this beast." Ichiro said. "It feels like Yamigedo...yet at the same time not."

"Let me out…" A voice echoed from the tomb below.

"Did you guys hear that?" Aluche asked.

"Yeah, we did. There's something down there." Yoko said.

"Let me out of here now!" The voice demanded as Gao ran down there. "Undo the seal!" It said as a card pack with the kanji for seal appeared.

"Gao wait!" Ace called out.

"If you break that Seal, the Demon Lord Dragon will be revived! When that happens, you'll be buddies!" SHSD siad.

"Sounds good to me!" Gao said ripping the pack open. "Come on out, Demon Lord Dragon!"

At the sign of the cards glow, the temple crashed open and crumbled. Walking out of it was a large, bipedal black dragon with a large weapon on his left arm with long flowing red hair and cape as he roared.

"Oh my god…" Al muttered in shock and awe.

"So this is the Demon Lord Dragon…" Sakura said.

"Hmph! So you are the one who woke me, kid?" He asked.

"I'm no kid. I'm the Mighty Sun Fighter, Gao Mikado." Gao said.

"Mighty Sun Fighter? This pipsqueak? Do not make me laugh! I am Barlbatzz! Barlbatzz Dragoroyale the first!" He shouted.

"Uh guys?! Mecha Yamigedo is here, and he's got a friend!" Ochako called as Yamigedo looked through a canyon opening as a boy around Gaos' age wearing a gray and yellow hoodie with sharp teeth and blonde hair was walking towards them.

"I've come for you, Demon Lord Dragon." he said.

"You and what army?" Barlbatzz asked.

"You will come with me." He said.

"Please...I do not take orders from anyone for I am the strongest dragon ever born!" Barlbatzz said.

"Then i'll take you by force." The boy said holding a core deck case.

"He's a Buddyfighter!" Baku said.

"You...I recognize you. Sakate Onigashira right?" Kabuki said. "Be careful...this one is dangerous."

"Don't make me Laugh, Oni. Come to me! Thunder Empire!" Barlbatzz said as lots of cards flew out from the tomb.

"Aw, sweet, check em out!" Kazuichi said. "Thunder Empire cards, they're really powerful!"

"I gotta get to deckbuilding!" Baku said grabbing the cards and quickly made a deck out of the Thunder Empire cards in mere seconds. "And, done! This should help you out, Gao."

"Thanks, Baku." Gao said.

"We'll let you take this one, Gao." Hope said.

"You sure?" Gao asked.

"It's a new deck, so we don't wanna butt in and end this in a flash. Go get em, Sun Fighter." Goofy said.

"Thanks guys." Gao said as he took to a fighting stage with Barlbatzz. "Just leave this to me and my buddy! Rise up! Almighty dragon! Luminize! Demon Lord Dragon of Tempest!"

"The mechanical evil deity appears! Luminize! Great Fiend of Chaos!" Sakate said.

"Time to raise the flag!" they both said.

"Dragon World!" Gao said.

"Katana World!" Sakate said.

"Gao gets the first move!" Lemon said signaling to Gao.

"Charge and Draw! I'll start off by equipping this! Arc Dragon Sword!" Gao said equipping a black sword. He charged at Sakate and slashed him.

10-8

End of Move.

"Heh. My turn. Draw! Charge and Draw! I call Blood Knife, Kimensai to center and two Rampage, Chizomegumos to left and right! Now...the time has come to Buddycall...CHAOS Yamigedo to center!" he said as the beast emerged and devoured Kimensai.

8-9

"CHAOS Yamigedo? So it's not the same one." Kabuki said.

"Both Chizomegumos will attack the fighter!" Sakate called.

"Yes, sir!" both called as they slashed Gao.

10-6

"That's a lot of damage, why didn't he use any counter spells to block it?" Gemini said.

Barlbattz gazed at gaos hand and saw Blue and Green Dragon Shield. "You plan on using any of those?"

"You bet, but this way i can draw out your full power." Gao said.

"You take lethal damage before you can use them." the dragon replied.

"I don't mind. I'll take anything, if it's for the sake of my buddy." Gao grinned.

"You sure are an odd one…" Barlbattz said.

"Not gonna put up a fight, eh? Then this is even more fun than i thought! CHAOS Yamigedo, Attack the fighter!" Sakate called. "And he's got Double Attack!"

6-2

"Ha….well...I'm still standing. Now's the time to turn things around! Draw! Charge and...DRAW!" Gao said drawing an Impact.

"Now careful. With that card we could win but you may not survive using it." Barlbatzz said.

"I may...not survive?" Gao said.

"Doesn't matter to me either way. I'll carve fear right into their hearts for I am the strongest!" Barlbatzz said.

"Heh. You know, I like you, Batzz. I've decided, you are my buddy. We're linked for life." Gao smirked.

Batzz was taken aback by his new nickname, and Gao's resolve.

"Continuing my turn, I'm calling Raid Officer, Delta!" Gao said calling a dragon with arm blades.

"It's always an honor and Privilege to serve under the Great General Batzz!" Delta said.

"And now, it's time! I pay 1 gauge and call Demon Lord Dragon, Batzz to the right!" Gao said as one of the areas in the arena collapsed and Batzz entered the fight. "When I"ve got 4 life or less, Batzz gains an additional 3000 power, and the ability to use Triple Attack!" he said as Batzz roared, surging with black lightning.

"Wow...this dragon...he's so incredible." Natsu said.

Ace had a stoic look as he continued observing the fight.

"Delta, attack CHAOS Yamigedo!" Gao called.

"Roger!" Delta acknowledged.

"Not a chance, Cast! Demon Way, Nororihikagami!" Sakate called destroying Delta.

"Then it's up to you, Batzz! Attack!" Gao called.

"Don't tell me what to do!" Batzz replied before fiercely clashing with CHAOS Yamigedo and slamming him into the ground, before destroying him with his Gauntlet Arm.

"Revive with Soulguard! And Counterattack!" Sakate said as Yamigedo revived and lunged at Batzz only for the black dragon to catch him. "What gives?"

"On the turn I summon Batzz, he can't be destroyed!" Gao said.

"You think...a weakling like you could defeat me?!" Batzz shouted as he crushed Yamigedo easily. "You're next!" He continued punching Sakate with his gauntlet.

9-7

"And now it's my turn!" Gao said slashing with Arc Dragon Sword.

7-5

"It doesn't matter, on my next turn, you're through!" Sakate said.

"You're not getting another turn." Gao smirked as he pressed his foot hard on the ground and making it give way. "Final Phase!"

"Here it comes! He's gonna end the match in style with an Impact!" Gemini said.

"I can handle it!" Gao said as Batzz transformed into a large trident as Gao caught it in his hand as the power began to surge through him. "I am...going to win! I am… The Mighty Sun Fighter!" he said as half of him dragonized. "Now...I cast!" he said tossing it into the air. "Thunder Lance X Tempest Buster!" he shouted tossing the trident at Sakate as he hit it, making a large X mark across the world.

5-0

Game over! Winner: Gao Mikado!

"Alright, thank you very much!" Gao said before kneeling. "Man, that took a lot outta me. That impact needs some getting used too…"

"Ace, you don't have to say anything. You can heal him up." Hope said as the others rushed to Gaos side.

"Hold on Gao. Hope's Song...Elixir Vitae." Ace said as a silhouette of Siren playing her harp floated above him and rings of water with music notes surrounded him and Gao as a light washed over him.

"Thanks man. So, I guess I was right. You're just like everyone here." Gao said.

"What do you mean?" Ace asked.

"You're just...as awesome as everyone else." Gao said.

"Oh I don't know about that, I just try help my friends as much as I can." Ace said.

"Still, Gao picked a pretty dangerous...I mean….strong monster to be his buddy." Wendy said.

"And you're the other Rep, Mana. I'd hate to be the other guys in this tourney." Hope said. "Which also include me, Dangit!"

"Hope, didn't you just hear that the partners are decided randomly?" David asked.

"I know, i know. I'm just a little unnerved by the big man." Hope said looking at Batzz.

"This kid and the others… there is something special about them." Batzz said to himself.

"This dragon...he's almost as strong as Siegfried and Bahamut." Ace thought.

Later…

"Demon Lord Dragon, Batzz… Gao's really got himself a unique buddy, huh?" Yang said.

"Yeah, but how come he shrank?" Al asked.

"A lot of monsters that are oversized tend to need mini forms to stay in the real world." Hope said.

"So… how's Batzz taking his new look on Earth?" Ruby asked.

"I dunno… you tell me." Hope said as they saw thunder and lightning from Gao's house.

"That answer your question, Petals?" Ace asked.

"Yup… that and the shouting." Ruby said.

"How can I be reduced to a form like this?! Me, the Great Batzz?! Someone shall pay for this!" Batzz could be heard shouting.

"That guys really full of himself huh?" Ace asked.

"Well, he is the Demon Dragon Lord. But it's not just him. All of our monsters take that kind of appearance in this space." David said.

"The exceptions being human sized monsters like Jeanne and Jace. They just need to alter their own appearances." Hope said.

"Right. Anyway, I'll be using the battle simulator, so feel free to join me whoever wants to. See you all later." Ace said as he headed back to the ship.

"Battle Simulator?" Hope asked.

"It's something we installed to allow for battle practice against any enemy." Tails said.

"So any enemy? Like Gargos for example?" Spade asked.

"Provided we have data on his capabilities, then yes." David said.

"Well since I helped navigate Spirit Force's missions along with all of yours in Giga City, Mari managed to install data from our important battles into the Simulator." Anna said. "Apologies if I forgot to mention that. Feel free to add data from your battles as well if it hasn't been done already."

"Awesome! That sounds like fun!" Akane said.

"You aren't allowed on it." Jexi said.

"Aw…" Akane whined.

"Is this about the time that she blew a hole in the classroom, or walked in on Odd's shoots?" Leia asked.

"Shoots?" Kagura asked.

"You may not have noticed from our redux at Kadic, but Odd's a movie director, and a really good one at that." David said.

"Oh yeah, I remember that one time when we scared Sissi and I played that recording of the Spooky Space Kooks' laugh, she freaked out!" Mari said.

"Either way, that's not it. It's because she's a walking disaster." Odd said.

"Ah well, so you guys wanna head back to the ship for the night?" Marino asked.

"It's better than being in the way of Batzz's rampage." Hope said.

"Not sure if I can sleep with all that thunder and lightning, but might as well." David said.