The next day…

Yuan

"Who are we suppose to be watching today again?" Wenling enquiringly poses after they finally locate some seats to watch the bey-battles.

Hiromi recalled from memory the schedule that was shown after the press conference. "White Tiger X vs Blitzkrieg Boys,"

"Do we have any data on them, Lin?" Meifeng swiftly requests from the goldenrod blonde with green tips, who responds with a nod of her head.

"Despite her rough appearance, she's pretty good at analyzing data." Akane unexpectedly divulges about Lin's ability to the girls.

Hiromi unexpectedly listens to the sound of light snores that emits from the right side of her seat. She slowly rotates her head only to discover Audrey was fast asleep.

'She's knocked out!' The brunette shockingly deems since the dirty blonde was out like a light with a small smile on her face.

'And here I was too nervous to even fall asleep last night but Aud's out like a light.' The brunette inwardly considers with a similar smile on her face.

At the conclusion of the first battle,

"White Tiger X definitely put up a good fight, yet it was the Blitzkrieg Boys that won the morning segment 2 to 1. It was definitely a good opener for this year's world tournament."

"Now we will continue on with the regular schedule program for today's opener, will Saint Shields and PPB All-Starz report to the center of the arena." DJ Jazz excitingly announces the two teams for the next match.

A couple of hours later...

Rei simply shakes his dark tresses while he makes known, "I can't believe that Mao fell for Ian's trap that easily but Lee's gotten stronger, I see."

"So have the Blitzkrieg Boys. Everyone looks like they're seriously gunning for us." Max includes while he casually folds his arms in front chest.

Kai coolly verbalizes, "That's because we're the champs. We're not taking anyone lightly."

"Speaking of anyone…does anyone know about that Yuan team?" Kenny hastily probes while his fingertips speedily graze over the keyboard.

"I've been trying to dig up as much info as I can but…" He unknowingly paused in the middle of his sentence after his mind processed the information that was being displayed on the screen.

"But what Kenny?" Takao anxiously questioned their mechanic when they receive an unexpected response, "I haven't been able to find anything."

"Not even a street duel?" Max needles since it was rather typical for beybladers to engage in numerous bey-battles in order to test their strength.

Kenny swiftly shakes his head in a no manner when he solemnly utters, "Nope, nil, zilch, nada a single thing,"

"That's strange." Rei ultimately concludes as Kenny's revelation sparks a bit of uneasiness yet an underlying sense of curiosity in him.

Max quickly sits forward before he purposely suggests, "Maybe they're like some…aliens in disguise? That'll be so hot!"

"I'll keep trying to dig for more info." Kai nonchalantly orders as the brunette proceeds to input some additional data in to his laptop.

'Something's not right about that team,'

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"It was a complete total annihilation as Saint Shieldz yanks the mat right from underneath their feet. It looks like there might be some serious competition for the Bladebreakers this year." DJ Jazz finally announces the final result of the afternoon match.

The crowd slowly but surely depart from the stadium at the conclusion of the match. They excitingly converse about the results of the two matches and the future matches to come.

"Audrey…wake up…it's time to go." Hiromi gently shakes the dirty blonde until she watches her eyes lazily flutter open.

She sleepily wipes the cold from her eyes, stifles a yawn with one of her hands, and drowsily wonders, "Hm…hm did I miss something?"

"More like the entire two matches." Archimedes provides an answer to her question, which earns a quip, "They must've been boring if I fell asleep."

"If you were up, you would've know that the Blitzkrieg Boys and Saint Shields are a pretty strong team." The raven haired teen promptly informs her of the matches' outcome once she stands to her feet.

Audrey quickly faces away from the girl, folds her arms under her chest and rudely snaps, "Leave me alone, popsicle."

"Anyway, we need to regroup for our match tomorrow." Wenling redirects their conversation to what was more important at the moment.

"Let's go."

They eventually file out of the stadium through the bey-team exit and unintentionally pass by White Tiger X, who converse among each other about their next potential opponents.

"Aye…isn't that the new team full of girls?" Lee promptly questions once he eventually spots the group known as Yuan in the hallway.

Mao briefly tilts her head to the side after she catches sight of the group with a mask member and asks, "Why does she even have a mask on?"

Wenling happened to overhear a bit of their conversation, which prompted her to rotate her head toward them and simply flashed a smile.

"Come on Wenling!" Audrey promptly calls out for the brunette once she notes that she was no longer with the group.

The brunette rapidly jogs toward the dirty blonde when she inquires, "What were you doing?"

"Checking out the competition," She answers after she glances back at the two members of White Tiger X, which earns a coy remark "Sure…"

"He was pretty cute though." Wenling honestly mutters once her teammate diverts her sights away from her.

Archimedes directs her gaze on their coach when she asks, "Is there anything else we're supposed to do today?"

"Not today but I think there's an event either tomorrow or at the end of the Japan's leg." She provides an answer off the top of her head.

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General POV

PPB Allstarz

"That was definitely a doozy!" Michael dramatically exclaims as he randomly waves his hands in the air.

"Tell me about it." His teammate, Eddy, merely nods in agreement while their silver haired teammate remains completely silent throughout their entire conversation.

"How's the search coming along?" Judy requests about the progression of Emily's research on the new team, Yuan.

The orange haired teen casually pushes her glasses back on to the bridge of her nose before she provides a response, "I'm starting as soon as I reconnect with the Wi-Fi."

Blitzkrieg Boys

"That mountain goat analogy was pure genius. She cleverly delivered that jab directly to the face." Bryan disclosed with his hands buried inside of his cargo pants pockets.

Spencer simply clears his throat before he solemnly utters, "Only shepherds' that live in the high snowy mountains say that."

'There's something about that all-girls team, I wonder what they'll bring to the table?' Tala curiously ruminates about a possible hidden potential.

Saint Shields

"What's on your mind, Ozuma?" Mariam delibey piped up once she noticed that their leader had been abnormally silent for a while.

"Yeah. You've been pretty quiet after the press conference?" Joseph chimes in after he catches up with the bluenette and brunette's strides.

"Don't tell me you fell for one of those girls?" The dark blue haired girl teasingly alleges with a shake of her head, eyes close and arms cross in front of her chest.

The dark green haired boy swiftly leans in closer to their captain's face when he alleges, "Oh…is that a blush I see?"

Ozuma merely rolls his eyes before he comments about the siblings' childish behavior, "Sheesh, you two are seriously irritating."

"Obviously, you two didn't sense what I did or else you would understand my silence." He coolly defends himself before he sincerely discloses, "That team, Yuan, may be the next champs."

"Eh?!" His other three teammates loudly shriek in disbelief at their captain's honest comment about the new team.

Bladebreakers

"So our match is tomorrow afternoon, right?" The blue haired male purposely asks, which earns a "Yeah," from his blonde teammate.

He briefly ponders over his thoughts before he mentions, "I'll be doing my reps until curfew."

"Only work on your warm-ups. Any intense physical workout is strictly forbidden." Kai sternly ordered as he peered over to the bluenette, who wore a rather determined expression on his face.

"Understood." Takao merely declared along with a nod of his head to show that he agreed to the condition.

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Author's Note:

04.29.17 Major editing revisions