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Katya

The day of the tournament…

We assembled at the BBA headquarters, where we waited along with Mr. D for the bus that was going to take us to the place where we were going to battle The Dark Knights. Yeah, that was the team's name. I had a nice laugh when I heard the name. Must be Batman fans, I thought.

We boarded the bus and left for the place of battle. Kai seated himself in the backseat and there's no way I'm gonna let him sit there alone. So I sat down right beside him. That's when I heard Tyson say, "Just look at love birds. So cute," standing beside a seat with his hand on it. No one said anything but were definitely giggling.

Kai gave him a death glare but I just said, "Why Tyson, are you jealous that you don't have a girl to sit with you like this?" Kai smirked at him. Tyson arched an eyebrow and said, "I don't need one. Definitely not one like you."

That brought tears to my eyes. I moved away from Kai. I never thought he'd think about me like that. "That's enough Tyson," Hillary smacked him on the head.

Kai clenched his fists. Even Ray was angry. Max was apologizing for Tyson's words. I wiped the tears off my face. Mariah and Kenny were giving me apologetic looks too. That's when I got back to my senses and said with a smile on my face, "Of course not Tyson. You'll definitely find someone much better than me."

He looked at me wide eyed, walked up to me and said, "Hey I'm sorry. I really didn't mean it that way. I swear I didn't. I'm really sorry. All I meant was that…"

"It's alright. No offense taken. Now don't spoil you're mood. We're heading for tournament that we've to win."

"We'll win it. There's no doubt about that. And thank you…" he said and went back to his seat. Now it was my turn to be surprised. Why did he thank me?

Well, I just sat there texting Sisi.

Kai was sitting beside me looking outside, with his chin resting on his hand popped up on the hand rest. The most handsome guy I'd ever seen. Hillary says I'm an extremely patient girl, putting up with his glares and curt replies. But, I never felt that what people said about him was true. It's like I see him as a completely different person. I love talking to him. Just being around him makes me feel so much more secure… I don't know if that's how i should put it. Maybe, because I feel I don't have to worry about anything. He listens to me, he doesn't speak much though. At first I wanted him to talk, but now I feel his silence speaks more than his words.

[General POV]

A few heads turned back to see if Katya was fine. She was busy texting, so they thought she'd gotten over it. An hour passed by, and they still hadn't reached their destination.

Tyson was becoming impatient. "Mr. Dickenson! When are we gonna get there?"

"We've arrived Tyson," he said and pointed at the gates of a huge castle.

Yes, a castle was the right word for it. "What the hell is this?" it was Tyson this time, "Are we here for a Ball or what?"

"Nope Tyson…we're not," Hillary said getting down from the bus. One by one, the team got down from the bus.

"Okay…this is bizarre. What are we doin at a castle? Aren't we supposed to go to some stadium?" Max said.

"Castles do have battle dishes. Don't you remember the place Johnny battled Kai? It was Robert's castle, wasn't it?" Ray said.

"You have a sharp memory, pal. But how do we get in?" Tyson asked.

"Leave that to me boys," Mr. Dickenson said and pressed a red button beside the huge gate.

A male voice suddenly spoke, "Mr. Dickenson! What a pleasure! You've finally come with your team. Our boys are pretty excited to meet them. I'll send Gordon to show you the way."

"So there are no girls on the team huh? That's bad…" Mariah said shrugging.

They saw man dressed in a uniform generally servants working in such royal places wear, come to the gate and open it. He said, "Welcome to Kozlov mansion. Master Kozlov is waiting for you in the garden. I'll show you the way. Please follow me," in a Russian accent. Kai grimaced. "What is it Kai? You look troubled…" Katya asked concerned.

"Nothing. Let's go," was all he said.

"Russians huh? Interesting," Tyson said with sarcasm. The thought of Russia always made him sick. They were taken to garden behind the mansion. The team was waiting for them there.

It was a team of five boys about eighteen years old. There was a young man in his late twenties, who was busy talking to them. When he saw Mr. Dickenson enter the garden, he came to greet him with a broad smile on his face.

"Hello Mr. Dickenson. How are you?" it was the same voice that came from the speaker near the gate.

"I'm fine Ivan. How are you?" said Mr. Dickenson and shook hands with the man.

The man now turned to the team and said, "It's a pleasure to have you here. This is my team," he said pointing to the boys, "Come let me introduce you to them."

The G-Revolution felt a little uncomfortable. They looked at each other once, shrugged and followed him. When the team approached their hosts, the 'Knights' got up from their places. They seemed decent enough. The girls found them intimidating. But it turned out that only Hillary felt intimidated, because Mariah said, "They're kind of hot, aren't they?" Hillary was about to question that when Katya agreed with Mariah, "They are…" much to the displeasure of Ray and Kai. The topic of discussion, that is the 'hot' guys, noticed the girls, and they looked at each other with amused expressions.

The Bladebreakers (G-Revolution minus Daichi) were now pissed off. Daichi was of course oblivious to all this and so were the girls.

"I'm Ivan Kozlov, the team coach. This is my brother and team captain, Andrei."

Andrei gave a courteous nod and a special nod just for the girls. The girls didn't react much this time. They just smiled.

Andrei was a tall guy with blonde hair and blue eyes, the typical prince figure in a fairly tale. Charming, the girls thought.

"This is Denis," Ivan pointed to a guy with brown hair and the color of his eyes matched his hair. He seemed the most notorious of the pack. He too gave a courteous nod but smirked at Kai. Kai smirked back at him. Wrong move, Kai thought.

"I'm Alexander," the third member of the team introduced himself. Alexander had a pleasant demeanor. He was red head with long hair tied in a pony tail.

The fourth one was Mikhail, he had brown hair too. He was equally nice. "This is Dimitri," Ivan introduced the final member of the team. He had silver hair and silver eyes, a very rare sight.

He smiled, but his eyes were cold. This disturbed Katya. She had seen those eyes somewhere. They sent chills down her spine. Their eyes met and she was freaking out inside. When he looked away from her she felt a lot calmer. I've seen him before. At least those eyes, I did. Where is it? Do I know him from my past? It must be, she thought.

They wore stylish clothes, probably designer wear.

"Shall we start the match?" Daichi interrupted, "We're here to fight, aren't we?"

Ivan let out a laugh and said, "You have a really eager teammate here."

"I hope he's as tough," Alexander said.

"You bet I'm," Daichi said taking his blade out. "I'm sure you're," Ivan said, "then it's decided; first match will be between Daichi and Alexander. Let's proceed to the arena."

He took them to a tall tower like structure. He opened the door and they entered it to see an elevated platform that had battle dish. The place could hold about a hundred people!

Four long poles stood at the four corners of the platform, their use not understood.

Daichi and Alexander positioned themselves on either side of the dish and their teams took their places behind them.

"Hey Daichi! Show 'em what your made of!" Katya said.

"Oh I'll show them!" Daichi said.

"Let's see about that kid. But, don't go crying when you lose," Alexander said.

Ivan suddenly became serious. "No more trash talk. Let's start the match. Players, be ready," he said. Daichi and Alexander locked their blades in the launchers and inserted the ripcords.

"3…2…1…Let it rip!"

Their blades started circling around in the dish. Alexander made the first move and attacked Daichi. It threw Daichi's blade back by a few inches. "Hey! Strata Dragoon attack!" Daichi made his move too. The blades attacked each other head on.

"Look at this, guys! Both Alexander and Daichi have the same energy levels. It is game of equals. Ivan didn't make a spontaneous decision. This is well planned move," Kenny said. "I knew it! I did see devil's horns on his head," Dizzi added.

"Now what Chief? That match is far from over. What are you worried about?" Tyson said not taking his eyes off the match. "I'm just saying endurance will be the key to winning. You just have to endure your opponent's attack because there infinitesimal chance of overpowering your opponent," Kenny explained.

"He's right. As long as Daichi keeps his balance and cool, he might actually win this," Ray said. "Daichi knows that guys," Tyson said now turning towards them.

"You think so Tyson?" Max said pointing at Daichi.

Daichi was jumping with irritation. The reason for that being:

Alexander was quick in his attacks as well as in dodging. His blade was spinning circles around Daichi's and attacked it in all possible directions. It was becoming impossible for Daichi to defend himself.

"Hey Daichi! Stay cool and calm. Focus!" Tyson was yelling at Daichi.

"You don't have to shout at me Tyson. I know! You think I'm not trying?" Daichi yelled back at him.

"No you're not! All you're doing is messing it up! Read his speed and try to find the rhythm in his attacks. No doubt they're periodic. Observe!" Mariah intervened.

"She's right Daichi! Concentrate!" Katya joined Mariah.

Ray and Max looked at each other in surprise. The girls noticed something they couldn't and they were absolutely right. They have to pay more attention.

Daichi did what he was told. He observed the motion of Alexander's blade. It was periodic! He just had to find the right instant to break free and he found it. "Strata Dragoon! Attack!" The blade was now free and it pulled far away from the opponent's blade. A bright light came form the bit area of the blade and the magnificent Golden Dragon came out. It attacked the other blade with full force. The attack pushed Alexander's blade to edge of the dish.

"Way to go Daichi! You did it!" his friends were cheering him. "Strata Dragoon! Finish him!"

"Not so fast Daichi…Triglav! The Sting of Darkness attack!" Alexander summoned his bit beast. A black smoke like thing emerged from his blade. It started taking shape and for a moment it appeared like a wild hound, only it was humongous. It then formed a shield around the blade and the shield started spinning with the blade. Needles shot from it, right at Strata Dragoon. Daichi winced. Getting anywhere near the blade was impossible. The needles were having a very bad effect on the blade. "Daichi! You have to attack now!" Max shouted out to his young teammate. "Yes Daichi! Now or never!" Kenny joined him.

"Strata Dragoon! The Great Cutter Attack!"

The blazing wheel sped towards the dark shield and to Alexander's disbelief cut right through it, thus knocking his blade out of the stadium.

"Yay! I won!" Daichi was doing somersaults in the air. His teammates rushed to his side to appreciate him, except Kai.

"Thanks. That advice really worked," Daichi said to Mariah. "You're welcome," she said.

Ivan was no longer smiling now. "Pathetic," he said to Alexander as he went back to the place where his team was standing.


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