The Bladebreakers vs. the Element Cats

"Welcome back everyone!" DJ Jazzman yelled into his headset and his microphone. "It's time for the semi-finals here in the Asian tournament! First from the A group we have the Bladebreakers," the crowd erupted in cheers,
"And the defending champs, THE ELEMENT CATS!" If it was possible, the crowd grew even louder with cheering.

Brad: "Brad Best here with AJ Topper, coming to you from the China Tower in the semi-finals of the Asian tournament."

AJ: "Its pretty loud in here, with all those fans cheering for our first two teams, the Bladebreakers and the Element Cats."

Brad: "Yeah, well anyway back to the show. The Bladebreakers are sending Tyson to start them off. With his unpredictable style and bitbeast Dragoon by his side, he is one to mess with."

AJ: "And the Element Cats send Li to the dish. With his bitbeast Solaris, he is one fiery competitor."

"Hey guys," Kira addressed to her teammates, "you wouldn't mind if I took Kai's place in the 2nd match, would you?"

"Why?" Megumi asked her friend suspiciously.

"You think I would want to sit around the whole time?" she replied sarcastically.

"It's fine with me. I've trained with them, and I know all of their moves." Kai said, which signaled that she could, since it was his spot and he was the team leader.

Li and Tyson made their way up to the dish.

AJ: "Looks like they'll be sticking to the old, classic bowl."

"All right, bladers are you ready?" Jazzman said, receiving a quick nod from the two of them. " 3… 2… 1… LET IT RIP!"

The blades hit the dish and Tyson immediately called his Dragoon, knowing that it's the Element Cats team specialty to make their battles quick. "Dragoon, Phantom Hurricane!"

Li smirked as Dragoon's storm raged in the bowl. It subsided and Li's blade was unphased. "Solaris!" The great cat emerged from his blade. "Solar Flare!" Solaris started to emit flames, then went straight at Dragoon in flames. Solaris retreated back into the blade. Tyson's blade had stopped spinning and was smoking.

"And the winner is.. LI!"

Brad: "What a show!"

"Sorry guys, I did my best." Tyson apologized to his team as he made his way back down from the dish.

"The next match will be between Rei from the Bladebreakers and Kai, no wait, Kira from the Element Cats!" Jazzman yelled as the crowd erupted with cheers.

'What, I thought I was against Kai?' Rei thought. 'Why would they change?'

Brad: "The Bladebreakers give the reins to Rei who, with his bitbeast Drigger, is one tough cookie."

AJ: "That's true, but Kira isn't one to be messing with. Her and her bitbeast Suicune make an indestructible team."

"So why did you fill in for Kai?" Rei asked as the made their way to the dish.

"I wanted to see if any skill went with your good looks."

"3… 2… 1… LET IT RIP!"

The blades hit the dish and both Rei and Kira called their bit beasts out, not wasting any time. From Kira's blade came yet another beautiful cat with blue and white colorings.

"Drigger, Tiger Claw attack!" Drigger made his way to Suicune, planning to finish it with his signature attack, but Suicune dodged it. "What… I missed!"

"I see you and your Drigger have potential that you haven't tapped into yet. Oh well, I'll be nice. Suicune, Typhoon!" A similar technique as Tyson's Phantom Hurricane, except this was water. The massive storm blew Drigger out of the
dish. Suicune's storm subsided and she returned to the blade.

"And the winner is… KIRA!"

Brad: "Rei sure got washed up."

AJ: "Yeah he did."

"I can't believe it. We lost. Now we won't get to battle against the White Tigers." Tyson said tragically to his teammates.

"I hope I'll see more of you in the future." Kira added to Rei as he made his way back to his team.

"I'm sorry guys. It's my fault."

"No it's not Rei. Its my fault I didn't have information on them." Kenny piped in, trying to take the blame for their loss.

Brad: "The Bladebreakers are hoping that they won't go without at least one win, so they send out Max. He has a defensive style and his bitbeast Draciel gives him a solid defense."

AJ: "Well, finishing up for the Element Cats will be Megumi. She and her bitbeast, Thundera, always come out on top."

Max and Megumi stepped up to the dish. "3… 2… 1… LET IT RIP!" yelled Jazzman.

Like the previous battles, both bladers called on their bit beasts. "Thundera, Lightning Scratch Attack!"

"Draciel, begin defensive maneuvers!"

"That's not going to help you." Thundera came crashing towards Draciel, and then the familiar flash of light came as Thundera made contact to the other blade. Max's green blade was wrecked, his defense was nothing compared to
the power of the attack.

"And the winner is.. MEGUMI! The Element Cats advance to the finals! The next semi-final match is between the White Tigers and the Tsunami Bladers!"

In the next match the White Tigers won all 3 easily. They were thinking about the Bladebreakers' match, and how they might be able to win against the Element Cats. They knew statistically they were easily 5 times stronger than the Bladebreakers, but the Element Cats just won so easily.

The Bladebreakers went over to the Element Cats after the battle. "Well I have to admit, it was a pretty good match even though we lost." Tyson Said.

"I guess." Megumi said in her same sweet tone.

"Hey Rei."

"Yeah Kira?"

"I said before that you have potential."

"Yeah…"

"I can help you train to use it if you want."

"You could?"

"Yup."

"Okay. What time?"

"8 tonight will be fine with me."

"See you then."

Kira turned to go with her team, but took a glance over to Celeste first. Little did she know that if she had kept that glance a little longer, she would have seen two other familiar people.