Sandra got up, still feeling irritated at Nile, and walked up beside Kyoya. "So, who's up next?" she asked.

"Depending on who they send out, but I have a feeling I know," Kyoya answered. "Masemune's probably up."

"If he's up I'll battle him. That should make me happier," Sandra said, glancing back at Nile, who was doing the same thing she had been doing before. Sandra rolled her eyes and turned to look at the center stage.

"I'm up next!" Masemune shouted.

"Of course," Nile sighed.

"You'd better get out here, Sandra! If I beat you, there's no question that I'm number one in the world!" Masemune continued, not hearing Nile's comment.

"Wouldn't that make more sense if it were Kyoya?" Nile asked with a scowl on his face.

"Oh! Why don't you keep your mouth shut?" Sandra snapped at him, before smiling competetively at Masemune. "Let's do this, Masemune!" She looked at Kyoya and he nodded.

"You'd better not screw up!" Nile growled as she headed down the stairs. Sandra glared at him.

"If you don't have anything nice to say, just don't say anything," she retorted. "And you can count of a win."

"Ignore him," Kyoya said. Sandra nodded and took a deep breath to calm herself down before heading up to the center stage, facing Masemune.

"You're going down, Sandra! I was on the winning team last year and I'm going to be on the winning team this year too!" Masemune declared.

"Sorry, but I'm not losing, not now and not ever!" Sandra replied, aiming her launcher. "Bring it on, Masemune!"

Masemune smiled, and copied her. "Prepare to taste bitter defeat!"

"Alright, everyone! Here we go!" the Announcer said

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"Let it rip!"

Leone and Striker met in the middle of the stadium, bouncing back from each other and circled around the stadium.

"Go, Striker!" Masemune exclaimed, sending Striker in to attack Leone.

"Not on my watch!" Sandra said with a smirk. Leone dodged Striker's attack at the last second and Striker sped by. Masemune gritted his teeth and tried again and again to hit Leone but he kept missing.

"Why don't you just stand still?" he growled.

"You mean like this?" Sandra asked as Leone settled in the middle of the stadium. Masemune blinked in confusion for a moment.

"Well, yeah," he said. "Striker!" Striker went in for another attack.

"I was waiting for that!" Sandra said.

"What?!" Masemune exclaimed but it was too late for him to pull away.

"Do it, Leone!" Sandra ordered. Leone let out a burst of wind, knocking Striker into the air. "Now, Lion Gale Force Wall!" The tornado appeared blowing Striker higher into the air. "You're mine now!"

"Don't count on it! Striker!" Masemune shouted. "Special move! Lightning Sword Flash!" Striker came crashing down right into the tornado. It hit Leone and the tornado vanished. Leone and Striker both flew backward, both wobbling a little when they landed.

"Nice attack, Masemune. You've been training," Sandra commented.

"I had a feeling you'd be in the World Championships this year, so I trained extra hard since you're so strong," Masemune explained. "You did beat Gingka and Kyoya after all."

"She what?!" Nile exclaimed. Sandra glanced back at her side to see Nile staring at Kyoya with a shocked face. Kyoya glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, looking annoyed. Sandra rolled her eyes and turned back to Masemune.

"He didn't know?" Masemune asked.

"No, Demure didn't either," Sandra replied. "But that doesn't matter right now. Let's finish this Masemune!"

Masemune nodded his agreement. "One more time, Striker! Lightning Sword Flash!" he commanded. Striker charged toward Leone.

"Here we go, Leone!" Sandra shouted. "Special move! Tornado Buster!" The tornado collided with Striker and Leone started traveling through.

"It'll take more that your special move to beat my Striker!" Masemune shouted.

"We'll see about that!" Sandra retorted. Leone then went through and added power to the attack and began pushing Striker back. Eventually Leone succeeded in pushing Striker into the edge of the stadium, stopping Striker's rotation. Masemune stomped his foot in defeat. Sandra caught Leone and walked up to Masemune. She held her hand out. "That was a great battle, and I hope to battle you again soon."

Masemune smiled and shook her hand. "Deal, and I'll win next time."

Sandra smiled. "I'll be waiting." They both turned and headed back to their teams. Kyoya was nodding and smiling with approval. Nile still looked shocked. Sandra narrowed her eyes. Would you just accept the truth?!