"Okay, one more…" Flamberge said finishing up a deck before she beamed. "Yes! It's finally ready!"

"Oh, is that your Deck, Flamberge?" Sonia asked.

"You bet it is! It's a deck mix of The Crimson Battlers and Sun Dragons! Oooh, I can't wait to get out there with this deck!" Flamberge said. "I could fight that Subaru kid and...on second thought...maybe not." she sighed.

"Whoa! Now this is awesome." Rainbow said watching something on her phone.

"What are you...wait...is that...is that him?" Nekomaru said as they saw a green haired boy in pictures setting a track record, setting a new world record in swimming and even getting a homerun in a baseball game and winning.

"Yep. The Ace of Sports." Rainbow said.

"Masato Rikuo. I've heard of him. He's a master in every single sport." Nekomaru said.

"Every sport, huh?" David asked.

"You're pretty interested in this guy, David." Hope said.

"I don't know about tennis, but I like this kid. People say he treasures teamwork and cooperation above all else. And that's something I can get behind." David said.

"Look, David, we can't just rush out and meet him wherever he is." Hope said.

"Yes we can. He just transferred to Aibo today." Rainbow said.

"Is it a coincidence that Aces are being drawn to Cho-Tokyo?" Al said. "Or is it just me?"

"No, there's definitely something going on over there." Francisca said.

The group soon headed on over to Aibo where they saw Masato instructing a few kids in soccer as their moves quickly improved as they scored the goal.

"He's kinda like you Nekomaru." Kohaku said.

"It's no surprise. Great masters at most times can be great teachers, imparting wisdom and experience onto others." Nekomaru said.

"There's definitely that resemblance." Flamberge said.

"The Best Defense is a good offense." Masato said. "By keeping the ball in the other team's half of the field, you create more scoring opportunities, and prevents the other team from scoring. Attacking is Defense. Dismissed!"

"Attacking is Defense…." Flamberge said.

Masato then turned to the others as Yuga and Ranma showed up with Garga. "Hm? Who are you all?"

"Oh we're the Hero Alliance and…" Jexi said.

"You people? Have any of you no shame about the things you've done?" Masato said.

"What are you talking about?" Hope asked.

Masato then pulled up two separate videos, both baring the RanGa channel logo. "Hey hey, today we're going to prank the heck out of this buddy police car." said a guy in a Yuga mask. "Also, I'm gonna show you the damage those losers and so called heroes cause." he said showing clips of the heroes attacking clipped together with images of places being destroyed.

"Amateurs… These are photoshopped." David said.

"And we never made any videos like these." Ranma said.

"Do you expect me to be fooled that easily?" Masato said.

"Look, we would never do anything like this." Iida said.

"Look, what can we do to prove our innocence?" Yuga asked.

"Hmm...a challenge. I challenge one of you to a sports contest." Masato said.

"A challenge? I am so in!" a voice said as a card flew out before taking the form of a small red dragon with an axe tail. "I'm the Head of Linkdragon Order, Thunderaxe Agito! I came to see Masato's undefeated streak stay alive."

"Oh...yeah!" the two cheered.

"Two words. Game on." David said.

"You all can select the sport. Name whatever you want." Masato said.

"Baseball!" Flamberge called out. "One on one, first one to score wins!"

"One on one baseball… can we even do that?" Gemini asked.

"Yeah." Yuga said as they arrived to the baseball field. "One-man Baseball. You hit the ball with the bat...and then you run and try to catch it. One who fails to catch it loses." he said hitting the ball before getting a glove on as he demonstrated by catching it. "The trick is to hit a really good flyball."

"Ace of Sports has first crack." Ranma said.

"Masato, Masato, he's the best!" Agito cheered.

"Indeed I am!" Masato said tossing the ball up and hitting it far with the bat before running across the field and catching it with a diving catch.

"Oh man, how are we supposed to top that?" Kazuichi asked.

"Hmm." Saki said.

"No need to think it, we just gotta take a big chance!" Flamberge said grabbing the bat.

"Now the representative for the Hero Alliance is up next!" Ranma said.

"Go, Bringer of Flame! You can do it!" Garga called.

"Ha!" Flamberge said hitting it.

"She took a full swing!" Ranma said as Flamberge chased after it.

"Come on! Come on! Come on!" she said diving for the ball only to miss by a small amount.

"And that does it. The Ace of Sports gets a clean victory." Ranma said.

"Damn it!" Flamberge shouted as Masato looked down on her.

"Why did you hit it that far?" Masato asked.

"I...I just wanted to challenge myself." she said sadly.

"I see. Seeing that spirit...I know for a fact not one of these people could have made those videos." Masato said.

"Wh… really?" Flamberge said speechless.

"See….we tried to tell you." David said.

"Hey...think we found our culprit." Ranma said using the editing software to remove the Yuga mask to show a guy with green hair and sharp teeth wearing an eyepatch.

"Ugh...this guy? Really?" Rainbow said.

"Dan Yamada…" David said.

"Who?" Sheer asked.

"He's a video maker and has a channel called DaDan. He's had it out for the RanGa channel for awhile. And us too." Rainbow said.

"What did we ever do to sharkteeth?" Stoj asked.

"Nothing personally, but apparently he used to be a fan of the Universal Villains till they dissolved during the Titan Crisis." David said.

"Course considering how much of a worm he is, none of his videos are taken seriously. Still, I'll alert the site admins and get these taken down." Rainbow said.

"Seriously, I hate those kinds of people. No respect at all." David said

"What a sore loser." Kagura said.

"Grr. I can't believe I was duped by that twisted fiend. Is there anyway I can make it up to you people?" Masato asked.

"I can think of one thing." Flamberge said. "You know...I'm not gonna act like Hope. Buddyfight. You and me. A rematch for the baseball loss. Sound good?"

"Heh. Deal." Masato said.

"Then we'll meet on the stage." Flamberge said.

On the stage, Masato and Flamberge soon entered.

"Ooooh, yeah! I'm so fired up for this, my flames are stoked! Time to make my debut in a sudden firestorm!" Flamberge said pumping her arms. "Let's do this! This flame ignites from deep within my soul and burns all in its path! Lumenize! Blazing Solar Inferno!"

"The linked spiral is the chain of bonds! Luminize! Spiral Linkdragon Order!" Masato said.

"Here we go! Buddy…" Flamberge said.

"FIGHT!" the crowd cheered.

"Raise the flag!" they said.

"Ancient World!" Masato said.

"Im with Dragon World!" Flamberge called.

"Thunderaxe, Agito!" Masato said as Agito appeared by his side.

"Phoenix Wing Virtuous Dragon, Zellhorus!" Flamberge called.

"You can have the first move, Flamberge." Masato said.

"Thanks! Draw, Charge and Draw!" Flamberge called. "I'm kicking things off by equipping Sun Fist, Balguard! And here I come!" Flamberge said striking Masato.

10-8

"That'll be it for me. Lets see what you've got, Masato!" Flamberge called.

"Okay! I start by equipping, Order's Axe, Wildaxe! Then, I call to the left Assaillant, Tategami!" Masato said. "Then Bloated, Harahara to center. Finally, Buddycall Thunderaxe, Agito to the right!" he said.

8-9

"Do you of the Linkdragon Order swear to battle hard and protect Masato?!" Agito asked.

"Yeah!" Tategami and Harahara called.

"Joy, Strength and Power! The time has come to unite forces and become one with our skillful comrades!" Masato called.

"Dragon Share!" they shouted as a light shined from all four of them.

"Tategami...attack the fighter!" Masato said as Tategami struck Flamberge.

10-9

9-11

"Tategami, double attack!" Masato called as tategami struck again.

9-8

11-13

"Harahara...your turn!" Masato said.

8-7

13-15

'Double attack!" Masato said.

7-6

15-17

"For Share!" Masato cheered.

"Linkdragon Order! Linkdragon Order!" the dragons cheered.

"What's going on here? None of these cards match their data at all!" Miles said.

"Dragon Share. An ability only held by the Linkdragon Order. In short, being on the field together, they all can gain each others abilities." Sci-Twi said.

"So in short, it's like working with a sports team. Where one member is weak, the others work to make up for that weakness." Akane said.

"It kinda reminds me of Delta Attack for some reason." Ace said.

"Hey, Dave. Can you or Francisca do something like that?" Jesmon asked.

"You kidding? There's no way either of us can pull off something like that." David said.

"Now...time for Wildaxe!" Masato said striking Flamberge twice.

6-4

17-21

"Okay, Agito. Go for it." Masato said.

"I'll do our best!" Agito said charging into Flamberge.

4-2

21-23

"One more! For Share!" Masato said as Agito charged.

"You're not beating me like that! I cast Blue Dragon Shield!" Flamberge said.

23-25

"Nuts. I was so close. Man." Masato said. "I end my turn."

"Alright, time to strike back." Flamberge said drawing then charging and drawing. She thought about full on attacking this turn, but then remembered Masato's advice to the soccer team. "Defense is the best offense...great advice, Ace of Sports!"

"What is Berge up to?" Hagakure asked.

"She's making a faithful choice." Shoji said.

"Here we go! I call Black Spotted Dragon, Black Dot to the right! And Crimson Battler, Break Shoulder Dragon to the left!" Flamberge said. "I cast! Dragonic Shoot, and destroy Harahara! And I got Dragon Breath for Tategami!"

"Well, I had a good run…!" Tategami called.

"Losing is bad on the digestion!" Harahara said as both were destroyed.

"Yeah! Break Shoulder, attack Masato!" Flamberge said.

"In battle, there is no need for words!" Break Shoulder said ramming Masato.

25-22

"Now it's my turn!" Flamberge said striking with Balguard.

22-20

"Black Dot, go!" Flamberge called.

"Guess there's no choice, I'll flay him for ya!" Black Dot said slashing Masato.

20-19

"That's it for my turn!" Flamberge said.

"Okay then. Now it's time for me to kick things up! Using Agito, I place the Link Dragon Order cards in my drop zone in order to call...Spiral Thunderaxe, King Agito!" Masato said as Agito soon appeared much larger and muscular with strange things coming from his back as he let out a prideful roar.

"Incredible power surges and overflows within me!" Agito roared.

"Flamberge is in trouble. This version of Agito is much stronger than the base form." Piccolo said.

"You're more right than you realize. This Agito has a special power...Spiral Dragon Share. In short, he gains the abilities of all Linkdragon Order cards in his soul." Tails said.

"A big barrage is coming… Black Dot, Move to the center!" Flamberge called.

"Guess I gotta do it." Black Dot said jumping to the center.

"King Agito, go attack Black Dot!" Masato said as King Agito charged.

"He's not going anywhere, not right now at least! I activate Balguards Ability! By paying 1 Gauge and sending it straight to the drop zone, Black Dot is safe this turn!" Flamberge said blocking Agitos attack for black dot.

19-21

"King Agito has Double attack!" Masato said as Agito destroyed Black Dot. "This will end things!" he called tossing wildaxe.

21-25

"I cast! Green Dragon Shield!" Flamberge called blocking.

2-3

"She survived!" Eijiro said.

"How clutch was that? I'd say she made the right choice equipping Balguard and moving Black Dot to protect herself." Hope said.

"Uh...Hope...Masato still have 25 life...and Flamberge only has 3. Plus King Agito has six soul cards." Sci-Twi said. "Defense doesn't mean anything when next turn comes."

"You're right. So I'd better attack like there's no tomorrow!" Flamberge said. "Draw! Charge and Draw!" flamberge said. "Time to bring the heat! First up, I'm casting The Skies in Your Hand, to return Break Shoulder Dragon back to my hand cards! I then cast Dragonic Charge Plus, Increasing my Gauge by six!"

"Such intensity…" Nekomaru said.

"Now I call Burning Rapier "SD" to the right! And now I Buddycall Phoenix Wing Virtuous Dragon, Zellhorus to the left!" Flamberge called as both dragons appeared. "I Equip Sun Fist, Rising Knuckle! Burning Rapier, Zellhorus, do a link attack on King Agito!"

Both dragons blasted through King Agito, ripping one of his soul cards away. "Zellhorus also has penetrate!"

25-22

"When Burning Rapier Dragon "SD" link attacks, one soul card on my opponent's field goes to the drop zone!" Flamberge said as agito lost another soul. "And when Zellhorus link attacks, i can take out one monster and can deal damage to you by restanding him!" Flamberge said as Masato simply stood silent.

"That's not going to work at all. Even with all your attacks...you won't take down King Agito." Masato said.

"What?" Flamberge said as Agito stood there. "I'll just...Ah! I...don't have anymore gauge."

"She burned herself out already." Kokoro said.

"A fiery spirit is something good but...firing up all the time...will end with just being burned out." Masato said.

"I get it…. I was so focused on trying to beat him...I didn't even realize...I set myself up for a loss." Flamberge said. "Even with Rising Knuckle and Zellhorus, I'll still...I...end my turn."

King Agito then charged onto her as he dealt the final blows.

Game Over! Winner: Masato Rikuo!

"I...I just…" Flamberge said before Masato stood over her.

"You are a hot headed girl who fails to think things through. However, you still have so much potential." Masato said.

"I...I do!?" Flamberge said.

"I've decided. The upcoming ABC Cup...I want you as my partner." Masato said.

"Really, me? The Ace of Sports wants me?!" Flamberge beamed.

"Of course Masato wants you! During the baseball game and the buddyfight, it was amazing how you pushed yourself. You still have a ways to go, but all that fiery spirit you have to stand up for your comrades reminds us of our bonds! And thats the partner masato wants!" Agito exclaimed.

"Fine...I accept." Flamberge said gripping his hand as they got up.

The groups were soon outside and chatting with the aces as Sheer stood on the rooftop.

"Seems my prediction has come true. This is an age of Aces." Sheer said before he saw a vision of a ruined city and two dark figures standing over that. "What...what was that? Is this...the near future?" he said.