Once again Kai woke up early in the morning feeling awake and refreshed despite the dark sky. He quickly changed into his outdoor clothes and grabbed his Dranzer blade and launcher before heading outside for his morning walk. He decided that since he would be training with the others the whole day he wouldn't need to practise hard that morning.

The tall boy let the breeze blow through his ruffled blue hair. He walked to Darling Harbour and watched the sunrise reflect off the sparkling seawater. "This is the start of a brand new day," he thought with sincere smile. Usually Darling Harbour was bustling with people but early in the morning it was quiet with few people wandering around. Kai preferred it this way, the shops were still closed and with not many people around the place had a peaceful atmosphere.

After walking for a while Kai decided it was about time he got some early practise done so he headed towards the park. At first the park was as quiet as the other surroundings but as he approached the beydishes he heard the spinning sound of a beyblade and a heavy panting, He knew who it was immediately. The spinning stopped for a second then Ling called out, "Let it rip!!" and at the same time released her purple and black beyblade into the dish.

"Morning Ling," Kai greeted, "I see you're training hard."

Ling looked up for a split second and acknowledged Kai's presence with a small smile as she was focussing on her beyblade which spun at an increasing velocity.

"You of all people should know that being a good beyblader doesn't happen overnight."

Kai smiled, "Can't argue with that."

Ling continued, "It takes time and dedication and you gotta train heaps to beybattle at your full potential."

"I'm glad somebody shares my views."

Ling's blade stopped spinning and she retrieved it from the dish, "Have you also been training hard since you were young?"

Kai nodded, "Beyblading has become my life, so to speak."

"One thing..." Ling started.

"Yes?"

"Well, while you practise do you have fun with it?"

"Rarely," Kai replied.

"I see, that's the difference between you and me. We both take beyblading seriously as a sport. However it seems that I'm the only one who enjoys it as well," Ling commented.

Kai stared at her almost as though she came from another planet. "Isn't that contradicting yourself?" Kai asked curiously.

"I don't think so," Ling replied, "After all. I find it fun to play at my best!" A huge, happy smile spread across her face. "You should try to have fun with beyblading as well!"

Kai looked at her with his eyes wide open and said, "I was taught to take my beyblading seriously," he said.

"And so you should," Ling said, "because you are a professional, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy it."

"But-"

"No buts about it Kai. It's food for thought," she said and dismissed the topic. "By the way, would you like to battle?"

"Um, I guess so," Kai replied with uncertainty.

Ling giggled, "C'mon, don't be such a bum. A beybattle isn't gonna hurt you!"

The two beybladers positioned themselves, both of them prepared to release their blades. Together they called out, "3, 2, 1, let it rip!" the blades were then launched into the dish and they moved smoothly at high speeds. Both of the players controlled their blades with precision.

Last time the two of them had battled the result was a tie. Neither one of them were prepared to let that happen again.

"Oxilibra attack!" Ling commanded.

"Defend yourself Dranzer!" Kai called out. However, Oxilibra was too quick for Dranzer's defences and the blue beyblade was knocked out of the beydish. Ling was the victor.

"I won!" Ling cheered, "But you were a tough opponent to beat," she said sincerely.

Kai smirked, "Can't argue with that!"

Ling then shoved the boy playfully and said sarcastically, "You are like, soo modest!" and with a giggle the two of them mucked around for the rest of their time together.

Later that day the Bladebreakers, apart from Kenny who went to fetch Emily, gathered at a nearby park. They were ready to do anything their captain asked them to do.

"Today we will not be attending the Australian Tournament but instead we will train hard for our next match," Kai spoke with authority.

Kai then instructed, "Now get into position ready to battle with all your might!" They followed his instructions and looked a little strange doing this as they didn't have their launchers or beyblades on them, "Now let it rip!"

The boys pretended to launch a beyblade and did it a number of times as a form of exercise as well as practise for the real game. They also did a number of push-ups, sit ups and ran around a basketball court many times. Kai had joined them in these activities and the four boys were exhausted by the time Kenny came with Emily and the other All Starz, although Steve wasn't with them.

"I tried to convince Steve to come," Emily explained, "but he just refuses to practise with another team."

"That's a shame," Tyson commented, "but at least we have you guys to train with."

Each of the Bladebreakers partnered off with an All Starz player while Kenny recorded their battle data on his laptop with the help of Dizzi and Kai observed carefully.

Meanwhile at the Sydney Stadium, Kali was searching for the Dark Angels. After seeing Bella's dark side the purple haired girl felt she had a chance of convincing her to join the Abbey crew. "Dammit, where could that short girl be?" she thought with frustration.

Bella who was with the rest of the Dark Angels was still disturbed by the previous day's battle. However she was quickly cheered up when Alyssa greeted her with a wave.

"Come on now, the first match is about to start!" Sara urged.

"Lets go, Dark Angels," Ling said and the other three followed her. "I wonder where the Bladebreakers are," Ling thought.

"Y'know, it's weird," Kylie commented, "I haven't seen the Bladebreakers at all this morning, have any of you girls seen them?"

"No, I haven't," Bella replied.

"That's weird," Sara commented, "Neither have I."

"Maybe they're busy," Ling suggested.

"Yeah, maybe," Sara said quietly with disappointment as they headed for their seats.

Back at the park the Bladebreakers battled hard against the All Starz with advice from Emily and Kenny. They defeated their opponents nearly every time.

"You're all doing great," Kai commented sincerely.

"Thanks Kai," Rei said happily.

Tyson had a large cheesy grin on his face, "Hey, you can't expect any less from the World Champions!" he said.

"You know," Max agreed, "He does have a point."

Everyone laughed heartily as they continued their vigorous training. They all felt good about themselves that day. Particularly Tyson who was so happy he had a huge grin on his face.

"Let it rip!" he called out as he released Dragoon's blade into the dish to battle against Michael. The two fought hard but Trygle was no match for Tyson's Dragoon.

"Good game," Tyson said and put out his hand to shake Michael's.

"Yeah," Michael said with a disappointed smile, "I guess I still got a fair bit of training to do myself."

"That's why I bet you last time at the American Tournament," Tyson boasted, "You guys were relying too much on the technology and not using enough skill."

"That's right," Kenny commented, "It's one thing to have a first class beyblade it's another to be able to use it's full potential. There's got to be a balance between skill and use of technological assistance."

"Like, whatever Chief!" Max butted in, "It's just a game-"

"I know it is but that doesn't mean you should take the sport lightly."

A great match had already passed at the Sydney Stadium and it was during the intermission when Kali once again went in search for Bella, "Now then, where could she be?" she thought as she wandered around. At that moment she spotted Bella and quickly approached her and tapped her on the shoulder.

"Huh? Who just tapped my shoulder?" Bella asked as she turned around.

"I did," Kali replied.

"Oh, it's you Kali," Bella said.

"Yes it's me," she said as she remembered that Bella was there when she first introduced herself to Kai, "May I speak with you in private?"

"I s'pose I could," Bella said with uncertainty, "Hey guys, I'll meet you back at our seats."

"Ok, but you better not take too long, the next match is gonna start soon," Ling told her.

Kali lead Bella outside, "where we can talk in private," she had said.

Bella was suspicious of Kali's motives but followed her anyway.

"So what was it that you wanted from me?"

"I have a proposal you just can't refuse." Kali told her, "After your recent battle I figured that you would be a suitable candidate to join a new Beyblading team I want to start. You'll be able to train at the top facilities. It'll be great!"

Bella shook her head, "I'll be sticking with the Dark Angels. I'm just not interested-"

Before Bella could finish her sentence Kali placed a handkerchief over Bella's face. Bella felt drowsy. 'What's happening to me?' she wondered as she went unconscious.

"Like I said before," Kali said quietly with an evil smile, "It's an offer you just can't refuse."