Vanessa asked, "Who would want to go with this brat?"

Rachel asked, "Who would want to go with you? A girl who has abandoned love for so long."

Vanessa was about to speak when Rachel realized that she called her a brat and asked, "Who the hell are you calling a brat?"

Ryan asked, "Shall we leave?"

Ratchet nodded and answered, "I wouldn't know how to stop them even if I tried."

Ryan and Ratchet started walking away and Rachel and Vanessa asked, "Where do you two think that you are going?"

Ratchet answered, "Get a drink."

Ryan nodded and then Vanessa looked at them and Rachel said, "You are trying to run away, aren't you?"

Ratchet replied, "Not at all."

Ryan said, "Yeah, I am."

Vanessa and Rachel butted heads and then started swinging at each other making sparks appear out of the blue. Ratchet said, "I thought that you said that you didn't know how to fight."

Ryan said, "I heard that as well."

Rachel was holding Vanessa down on the ground saying, "I lied. I love to fight. Yet, I rather not. It's too much effort. But to fight for the man that saved me, I will win no matter what."

Vanessa tossed her to the side and continued to fight. Ratchet said, "It seems that we're going to have to register later."

As soon as they both ran out of energy, Rachel said, "She is stronger than I thought."

Vanessa said, "I-I also h-h-helped save you, l-l-loser."

Rachel said, "Do not call me a loser. You are the loser."

The owner asked, "How about they sign up to enter the tournament already, idiot?"

Rachel said, "Yes ma'am. I'm terribly sorry."

Rachel crawled over to her desk and then Vanessa laid back and said, "I'm gonna stay here till you are done registering, Ratchet. Then we'll go home."

Rachel heard that and then said, "He will not live with you."

Vanessa said, "Yes he will."

Ryan said, "Stop arguing already and let's get this over with, shall we?"

Ryan started to sign up with Ratchet next to him. Rachel looked at Ratchet and said to herself, "Ratchet is my savior. Till he decides to leave, I will be the one that takes care of him."

Ratchet asked, "Wait, didn't we already register?"

Ryan said, "Now that you mention it, we did read this and sign this already."

Rachel heard that and then said, "Oh, your paperwork is over here. Well, next."

A male Lombax appeared in front of her and then Rachel looked at him and said, "Vextis, it has been awhile."

Vextis Tanner said, "Agreed. I wonder what type of creatures you brought this time."

The owner said, "You lost last time."

Vextis said, "Yeah, I know. Just wondering what new creatures you are bringing out this year."

The owner said, "You'll find out tomorrow morning in the first match."

Vextis smiled and then said, "I know."

Vextis signed up and Rachel stared at his signature and then Vextis said, "You really should fall in love with a real man."

Vanessa said, "A real man, huh?"

Rachel said, "Is that so?"

Ratchet walked away and said, "See you guys around."

Ryan said, "Likewise."

Vanessa started walking behind Ratchet and Rachel said, "This conversation isn't over yet, Vanessa. I will be the one that wins Ratchet's heart."

Vanessa said, "No, I will be the one that wins over his heart."

Ratchet asked, "How about the both of you shut up? I might decide to go with someone else instead."

They screeched and then said, "Yessir."

Ryan said, "I thought that you didn't know how to deal with them."

Ratchet said, "I didn't. I didn't even think that would have worked."

Ryan said, "I see."

As they were walking around, in an unknown location, a shadow of a man said, "Quincy was defeated after retrieving the Blue Tempo. How did he get defeated?"

Another shadow answered, "Unknown, sir. But we lost the signal of the Blue Tempo. Like it was broken during the battle against whoever defeated him."

The leader said, "Not possible. It's an indestructible staff. How was it so easily destroyed?"

The man answered, "Unknown, sir. We're looking into it as we speak."

The leader said, "Good. I need to know what happened down there."

The man said, "We are searching now."

February 2, the next morning, Vanessa took Ratchet to the colosseum again. As they got to the colosseum, Vanessa said, "I will be in the stands watching the tournament. You are number 50, meaning you are last. Which also means that if anyone is defeated before they complete their goal, then you have to face the enemies that weren't defeated. That's just how it is."

The owner said, "Follow me, Ratchet."

Ratchet said, "Sure thing."

Rachel said to herself, "I get to see him in real action soon. I'll make sure that I win his heart."

As soon as it was time for the first match to start, the owner said, "Welcome to the colosseum within Sandonia, the capital of Fastoon. We are grateful for all of you coming here today. Today, we are competing against alien creatures from other worlds of the Polaris Galaxy. The 3rd tournament of the year, Ventiar Tournament, is about to begin. Our first contestant is actually from Sandonia. And is a member of the Lombax Crime Unit. His name is Vextis Tanner." Everyone started cheering and then the owner said, "You all might also remember him in the finals of the tournament. He was defeated by the champion, Ryan Cox. And Ryan will also be participating this year. And the Lombax that everyone is talking about. The one from the future, Ratchet, is also participating in this tournament. I am your host, Hazel Davies. Please enjoy this weak of entertainment that the 50 Lombaxes give you like always. Contestant number 1, Vextis Tanner, please step out of the waiting room."

Vextis took off and then Ratchet said, "You really are amazing, Ryan."

Ryan said, "So are you. I saw you fight both Quincy and those guys that were trying to hit on Rachel. You might make it to the end of this."

Ratchet said, "I hope so. Facing you would be fun."

Ryan said, "The best Lombax in the present vs. the best Lombax of the future. Who would win? Who knows? We'll just have to wait and see."

Ratchet said, "Exactly."

As soon as Vextis got outside, he roared loudly and then everyone started cheering. Vextis said, "I'm back to win baby."

Hazel said, "Today, we have a special visitor from the planet Daystro. The creature known as Volt is here as your first opponent for the day."

Vextis heard that and then one of the fifty cages started to lower themselves. 2 minutes later, the cage appeared on the ground and then a being that looked like a cat appeared. It has sharp teeth and has six legs. The front two legs are considered to be its arms. While the middle two and back two are considered its true legs. As soon as the cage opened, the Volt growled at Vextis and Hazel said, "There will be no commentary due to requests from the people to stop that. So, begin."

She rang the bell and then Vextis took his sword out and then Ryan said, "Hm, he's got himself a better sword now."

Ratchet asked, "How can you tell?"

Ryan answered, "When we fought last year, he had a rusted sword. That's a sword known as Alastair. It's one of the Fradir Corporation's best weapons. He might be a troublesome opponent this year."

Ratchet said, "I see. What'll happen next, I wonder?"

Ryan said, "Good question."

As the Volt charged toward Vextis, Vextis started swinging his sword around like a toy and then Volt stopped 50 ft away from Vextis. It lifted its front legs up and then Vextis saw that and then said, "Oh my god."

Volt growled and then its mouth started to blow up and then Vextis saw that and started running out of the way. The Volt followed him around and spit out acid from its mouth. Vextis dove forward and then the acid flew right into the ground causing it to melt part of the wall. Vextis saw that and then said, "You gotta be kidding me. These things are crazy."

Hazel watched and then the Volt continued spitting at him, but after awhile, the Volt was out of breath. As that happened, Vextis charged toward it and chopped it in half saying, "One down, seven more to go."

Vextis smiled and took off. Hazel said, "Winner and advancing to Round Two tomorrow, Vextis Tanner."

Everyone started cheering and Vanessa sighed and said, "It's all about Ratchet this week. Who will win, Ratchet, Ryan Cox, or Vextis Tanner? The decision is entirely up to the three of them and how they will fight."