Gingka shook his head. "Poor Hikaru; she still hasn't gotten over her fear of Ryuga..." "Great. What am I supposed to do while you guys are in another dimension?" asked Madoka, annoyed.
"Whoops, I didn't think of that!"
Meanwhile...
"Hey, Kyoya, can I ask you something?" asked Hikaru.
"Fine; what?" asked Kyoya.
"Does Ryuga still have the power to absorb energy?" Hikaru questioned.
A mischievious smile played on Kyoya's lips. "You're scared, aren't you?"
"None of your business; just answer me!"
"How do you think I'd know? I don't know any inside scoops on Ryuga..."
"I shouldn't have asked," Hikaru huffed.
"Yeah, you shouldn't have. And besides, do you really think you have a chance against Ryuga?" Kyoya taunted.
"Stop it!" Hikaru shrieked. "I'm not scared, and you lost to him as well!"
"Really; when?"
"In Battle Bladers..." Hikaru realized that he was making fun of her, acting oblivious. "Well, you're not the one who has to spend three days with Ryuga and Akuma!"
"Get to know them; you might like them."
"Shut up!"
"Really, I mean it, you'll probably like them a lot!"
"Oh, really!" Hikaru said with a murderous look in her eyes. "Well, I hope Ryuga can still absorb energy, so I don't ever have to see YOU again! Kyoya became very quiet. Hikaru suddenly felt like an idiot. After all, he knew how it felt; Ryuga did the same thing to him, too. But on the other hand, what he was saying had no relation to what she was afraid of.
"Sorry," she said quietly. "I didn't really mean that. But seriously, me liking them is like you liking me: Impossible! And where are you going with this?"
"Actually, I shouldn't have said all that," Kyoya spoke up. "I wasn't thinking clearly. Actually, I wasn't really paying attention to anything you said."
"Whatever." Hikaru turned away. "I guess I was stupid to think you'd know."
And with that, she ran off.
And something told Kyoya that they wouldn't be speaking to each other for a long time.

"You know what I think?" Tsubasa asked Hyoma.

"What?"
"I think this is all a trap. Like last time; whoever battled Ryuga got drained of energy."
"Well, it's not like we'll have to battle only him!" said Hyoma.
"Well, I have a feeling that we will eventually, though."
Out of the corner of his eyes, Hyoma saw a person, a girl, standing in the shadows. "Who's that?" he asked.
"I think that's... Mikayla!"
"The one who defeated you in fifteen minutes? I want to meet her! Wait, where did she go?"
"Let's find out."
"I don't think that's nessesary," said a different voice.
"Mikayla?" asked Tsubasa.
"Yes, it's me."
"So, you have 200,000 points."
"No," Mikayla said. "Actually, I have 399,986."
"Wow! How did you get so many points?" asked Tsubasa.
"I battled; duh!"
"Oh, yeah."
"So, do you think you'll win against Ryuga?" asked Hyoma.
"And you are...?" Mikayla trailed off.
"Oh, sorry. I'm Hyoma."
"Yes," she replied. "I think so. Maybe."
"And Akuma...?"
A look of dread crossed her face. "No one can," she whispered. "It's impossible. Not even Ryuga can. He's going to beat everyone. I know it!"
"Wait," said Tsubasa said. "Did you ever battle him?"
"No," Mikayla whispered.
"Then how do you know-"
He never got to finish his question, because Mikayla disappeared out of sight.

"Now, let's see if everyone's here!" said the announcer. "Hmm... Yes, everyone's here!"

So Hikaru came, thought Gingka.
"Now, hop aboard the spacecrafts you're riding in!"
Gingka walked over to the spacecraft Hyoma was getting in and sauntered inside.
Meanwhile, Hikaru was cautiously exploring the spacecraft, trying not to think about running into Ryuga and battling him. And running into Akuma didn't seem that appealing either.
But she did run into someone. And that wasn't Ryuga. It wasn't even Akuma. It was...
"Kyoya?" Hikaru was confused. Wasn't he supposed to be with...? "What are YOU doing here?"
"I'm assigned to this spacecraft," he replied, annoyed.
"No, you're not," Hikaru said matter-of-factly. "You're supposed to be with Mikayla, Hyoma and Gingka."
"I guess you were too deep in your head to pay attention," Kyoya said, rolling his eyes. "Some guy called Neiji went there and took my place, and Yuu joined there too, so that spacecraft is basically crowded." He shrugged. "I'm kind of glad to be here anyway; Yuu's too annoying. But," he paused, making eye contact with Hikaru and smirking, "it's not like you're any less annoying."
"Gee, thanks," Hikaru said, her voice dripping sarcasm. "And what do you call yourself? Sophisticated? From what you just said, I don't think so!"
"Yeah, whatever." He said it as if he had things to do, places to be. But Hikaru knew that he had run out of snide remarks and witty comebacks. Silence reigned for about an hour. "This is boring," Kyoya said finally. "And I know you're afraid of battling Ryuga."
"No," she replied nervously. "Just... Um... It's not appealing. Anyway, would YOU want to battle him?"
"I'd show HIM who's boss," Kyoya scoffed.
"Yeah, right," Hikaru said, rolling her eyes. "If he used his special move, then what would you do?"
"He probably lost his ability to absorb energy," Kyoya explained.
"You could have told me that before!" Hikaru screeched.
"Sor-ry!" Kyoya said. "Anyway, I can't believe you don't want to battle him and get revenge!"
"Huh!" Hikaru put her hands on her hips, glaring at him. "I'd like to see you battle him now!"
"FINE!" And with that, Kyoya went to find Ryuga.
"Wait up! I was just kidding!" Hikaru ran after him.