The tournament between classes has begun. Davis is looking forward to his match with Fria, but before he gets the chance to do that, he and Sierra has got to get past Rin and Cecilia. Both teams stepped out to the field and were ready to rumble. Ichika and Houki were in the stands watching this battle.

"I can't believe Rin and Cecilia are going against Davis and Sierra. I'm a little unsure on who to root for." Ichika said.

"Try not to worry so much about it. It's going to be a fierce battle either way." Houki said. Meanwhile, DemiVeemon was watching from near the top of the stands and was anxious to see Davis in action.

"So that's what an I.S. looks like and that's the one that Davis uses. Hard to believe that all packs in that arm thing that Davis wears." DemiVeemon said. Both teams faced each other and were ready.

"I'm warning you that I won't go easy." Rin said. "Cecilia, you got my back don't you?"

"Of course." Cecilia said.

'I can't lose. Not when Ichika is watching.' Both of them thought.

"Are you all set for this?" Sierra asked.

"Do you really need to ask?" Davis said. The timer began to count down until it reached zero and the battle began. "Let's do this!" Davis was the first to charge in and went on the attack. He pulled out his sword and attacked both of them, but they both moved out of the way.

"A straight forward attack? You have to do better than that." Rin said.

"You mean like this?" Sierra said as she flew in the air with twin guns in her hands and started shooting at the both of them, but they were both able to avoid the shots.

"Cecilia!" Rin called out.

"I'm on it!" Cecilia said as she released miniature drones and they aimed for Davis and Sierra. Each one fired a laser and blasted Davis while Sierra was trying her best to dodge them.

"What are these things?" Davis said.

"Optical drones." Sierra said. "Cecilia's I.S. is called Blue Tears and these drones are Blue Tears best feature. She can attack multiple opponents with them.

"Don't forget about me!" Rin said as he brought out her weapons and combined them together. She attacked Davis, but Davis was doing his best to keep her back. "Have a taste of this!" She powered the cannons over her shoulders and blasted Davis at point-blank range. It caused Davis to slide back and he nearly hit the wall.

"Damn. This is a lot tougher than I thought." Davis said. Sierra continued to avoid the drones, but it was proving to be a challenge with them swarming her.

"I won't let you escape so easily." Cecilia said as he called off the drones and revealed missile launchers and fired a couple. Sierra tried to evade them, but the missiles followed her and was able to catch up with them going off and knocked Sierra right out of the air.

"Sierra!" Davis called out as he ran over to her and helped her up. "Are you okay?"

"I think so." Sierra said. It's not looking good for both of them and it's proving to be a challenge.

…

Chifuyu

Chifuyu and Maya were in the surveillance area and was watching over the match through the monitors.

"Motomiya made a wise choice choosing Monomia as his partner. Hey, their last names are similar." Maya said. "Leonardo Flyer is more aerodynamic than most I.S. units and that makes it easier to dodge attacks."

"But that doesn't seem to be the case." Chifuyu said. "Fang and Alcott are more experienced than they are and are more formidable. They better come up with a plan if they desire to win."

"If you don't mind me saying, I have the suspicion that you have a hidden agenda." Maya said. Chifuyu wouldn't admit it, but there actually was.

'I'm hoping battles such as this will uncover more secrets of Dragonic Heaven.' Chifuyu thought.

…..

The Battle

Cecilia and Rin were waiting for the two of them to make a move. They're not ones to strike someone when they're down. The problem is that Davis and Sierra weren't sure what to do.

"Okay. Charging in head first isn't going to work." Davis said. "We need an actual plan. Sierra, what can you tell me about their units."

"They're both third generation units. Both of them are strong. No wonder they're representative contenders." Sierra said. "Blue Tears is a sniper that allows the pilot to face multiple opponents. Cecilia surely knows how to use it. Shenlong is a melee I.S. and is pretty strong."

"You mean it fights up close? Then what did she hit me with from those things above her shoulders?" Davis said.

"Impact cannons. They pressurize the space around them and are much more effective close." Sierra said. "It also holds no blind spot. They can rotate." Sierra said.

"Great. Any ideas?" Davis said.

"You just focus on Rin. You're more of a match for her. You leave Cecilia to me." Sierra said.

"You got it." Davis said and charged at them. "Here I come, Rin!"

"Bring it!" Rin said as the two of them charged at each other and clashed their weapons together. Cecilia got in the air and pulled out a rifle and was taking aim with it.

"Sorry about this, Davis." Cecilia said.

"I think not." Sierra said as she pulled out her own and was much faster. She shot at Cecilia, but Cecilia avoided her attack. 'That's the downside to using her drones. If she uses them, she must be stationary. I need to keep her moving to keep her from using those drones.' She thought. Cecilia and Sierra took into the air and was revolving around the other as they tried to shoot the other.

"They're all holding their own pretty well." Ichika said.

"Yeah, but Rin and Cecilia are more in sync with each." Houki said. "Sierra and Davis are doing well, but they're going to need a lot more if they wish to beat those two." As the battle went on, DemiVeemon watched with some anxiety as he wanted Davis to win.

"Come on, Davis. You can take them." DemiVeemon said. Davis continued to swing his sword around, but Rin kept blocking his attacks.

"I've got you!" Rin said as she was powering another shot.

"Not this time." Davis said as he moved back. Rin fired the blast. Davis tried to avoid the attack, but it came too fast and blasted him down. Davis still had some power left. As for Sierra, she saw he was in trouble.

"Time to change it up." Sierra said. She changed weapons around and changed switched her rifle for a couple missile launchers. She fired a few and Cecilia couldn't move away in time and got hit pretty hard. Cecilia plummet to the ground and Sierra landed down next to Davis.

"Cecilia, are you holding up okay?" Rin asked.

"Yes. I still got some power left." Cecilia said.

"Davis, what about you? How are you holding up?" Sierra asked.

"Not well really." Davis said. "My shield levels aren't doing so hot. At this rate, the match isn't going to last much longer."

….

The Changing Room

Everyone else that was competing watch the match go on. Charlotte and Laura with Davis' friends watch carefully and were worried how the match was going to end.

"Come on, Davis. You can't lose." Kimi said.

"He won't. I just know it." Serene said.

"I really hope you guys are right." Lita said.

"I'm sure Davis is a good pilot, but perhaps Cecilia and Rin are just too much for him and Sierra to handle." Charlotte said.

"Yes. I think the end of the match is just about upon us." Laura said. All of them watched in concern, but Fria was a different story.

'Davis Motomiya. I knew he was a weakling.' Fria thought with full confidence that Davis was going to lose.

…..

The Battle

'Come on, Davis. You've got to use your head this time. There has to be some way we can beat these ladies.' Davis thought. 'I refuse to lose. I can't until I face Fria.' He wants to beat Fria more than anyone, but he needs to keep his head in the game and finish these two.

"Mind if I deal the finishing blow?" Cecilia asked.

"Go right ahead." Rin said. Cecilia flew in the air and pulled out her rifle. She fired, but Davis acted faster and used his sword to deflect the blast and that was certainly a surprise to some.

"Don't count us out just yet. There's no way I'm going down like this." Davis said.

"Oh my! I can't believe he was actually able to deflect that!" Cecilia said.

"What are you just floating there for? Keep shooting!" Rin said. Cecilia did just that as she kept shooting, but Davis was able to block each of his attacks.

'I don't remember him training like this. How is it he can do that?' Cecilia wondered as she kept going, but Davis was able to block each attack. 'He's only been here for a couple months. How could he reach such a level of abilities so quickly?'

'Come on, Davis. Think.' Davis thought. 'There just has to be a way for us to turn this around.' Davis thought until a thought did just come to him. "That's it! Sierra, I've got a plan. It's crazy, but it might be our last chance."

"What do you need me to do?" Sierra said.

"I just need you to watch my back and trust me. If this doesn't work, it might be game over." Davis said and Sierra agreed. She's putting all her faith in Natsu. "Here goes." Davis moved and flew on the same level as Cecilia. "Hey, blondie, don't tell me that's all you got."

"Excuse me?" Cecilia said.

"I thought you were some genius sniper." Davis said. "Not really all that impressive. Does being in England also mean you're as snobby as you are a lousy sniper?" Davis stuck out his tongue at her and Cecilia couldn't believe Davis even had the nerve to say such things.

"You rude little boy! How dare you insult me like that!" Cecilia said and unleashed the missile launchers. Davis flew back as Cecilia launched the missiles. "Run as much as you like. Those missiles are like trackers. They'll follow you around." Davis kept flying and soon he found himself between Rin and Cecilia.

'Here goes nothing. This better work or this might hurt.' Davis thought as he sent Sutapisa away. Everyone was wondering what he was going to do as he held both of his hands. "Now!" Davis was able to grab a hold of the missiles and fought against the momentum. It was a surprise to everyone.

"No way!" Cecilia said.

"Are you kidding me?! How is he even doing that?!" Rin said.

'He was able to catch the missiles?' Sierra thought. 'That would take someone of great skill with timing and carefulness so that the missiles don't go off. He really is amazing!'

"Here's one for you, Rin. Back at you, Cecilia." Davis said as he tossed a missile at both of them. Both of them were surprised at what he just did and they both got hit from the missiles with them detonating.

"No way!" Ichika said.

"How is that even possible? Not even the most experience and skilled I.S. pilots should have been able to pull that off." Houki said.

"Sierra!" Davis called out and got her head back in the game. "Strike Cecilia now." Sierra understood and flew up to her.

"How is this even possible? How can this be happening?" Cecilia said as she flew out of the smoke.

"I'm afraid that it is and this would be checkmate." Sierra said as she flew behind Cecilia and brought out a couple missile launchers. Sierra launched them and blasted Cecilia right out of the sky with her crashing into Rin.

"Are you okay?" Rin asked.

"I'm not sure anymore." Cecilia said.

"Sorry girls." Davis said as he brought Sutapisa back out and was going to use his finishing move. "Seiza Surasshu!" Rin and Cecilia couldn't bring themselves to even move. Davis came right down with his finishing move and slashed against the two of them and ended up draining them of all their shield energy. When the match was declared finished, everyone cheered for Davis and Sierra.

"I can't believe we lost." Cecilia said.

"Yeah and in front of Ichika." Rin said. All of them had their I.S. units disperse and Davis walked over to the two of them. He held out his hands for the both of them.

"That was a great match." Davis said. Both of them took it and helped him stand up. "You both are pretty good. I can see why you have your own personal units."

"Thanks." Rin said.

"I must say that you're pretty good yourself." Cecilia said. "I can't believe I actually fell for a trick like that."

"You both have skill. I can see why Ichika respects you two so much." Davis said and the two of them flushed hearing what Ichika must think of them.

"He really is something." Houki said.

"You can say that again. That had to have been the most unexpected match I have ever seen." Ichika said.

"Yay, Davis!" DemiVeemon cheered. "Yay!" When he realized how loud he was being, he quickly hid just as someone turned to look at him. He's happy for Davis, but he needs to learn to contain his excitement.

…..

The Changing Room

Davis and Sierra walked back inside. When they did, Serene ran right to Davis and had the courage to actually hug him. When she realized what she was doing, she backed away.

"That was simply incredible." Serene said.

"Yeah. You were like whoosh, grab, pew!" Kimi said. "How did you do that? How did you grab those missiles like that?"

"I don't know really. I guess I just got lucky." Davis said.

"You call that lucky. You're simply amazing." Serene said.

"I have to agree. I never expected you to do something like that." Sierra said and Davis was starting to get embarrassed. Just then, they heard an explosion and saw another match ended and saw Lita and Fria won their match.

"That match was completely one-sided." Kimi said.

"I guess we know who we're up against next." Sierra said.

"Good. I'm taking that Russian psycho down." Davis said. Davis might have pulled off an impressive win, but it's going to take a lot more than what he just pulled if he wants to beat Fria.

…

Davis: This is it. This is the match that I've been waiting for. I can't wait to take Fria down. She might think strength is everything, but she doesn't seem to know what real strength is. It's a good thing I've got Sierra on my side. Fria might have Lita, but that doesn't mean they are on the same side.

Next time: Be Strong to Survive

Wait a minute. Who the heck is the mystery girl?