Sandra and Emma led the group through the trees. They all were glancing around with cautious looks on their faces...all except for Ryuga and Kyoya that is. They both seemed as calm and grumpy as ever.

"So wait, Kyoya is your boyfriend?" Emma asked in a whisper.

Sandra nodded. "Yep."

"Never saw that coming," Emma sighed.

"I never thought you'd run into Ryuga," Sandra countered.

"I could hardly believe he agreed to come and meet you, even after I told him how strong you were," Emma admitted. "I expected him to say it was a waste of his time."

"That is a very rare thing for Ryuga to do, though you probably know him better than I do," Sandra agreed.

"He's not that bad after you travel with him for awhile. I mean, he can be rough, and he acts tough, but once you get to know him...he's much more than that," Emma explained. Sandra raised an eyebrow at her rival. She had never heard Emma say anything like that before about anyone. She'd never imagined hearing her say it about anyone either, let alone Ryuga.

"Emma, do you maybe like him?" Sandra asked, cautiously and silently.

"What?! No way!" Emma snapped.

Sandra smiled mischeviously. "Oh yes you do!" she pressed. "Come on! Admit it!"

"No! I won't admit something that's not true!" Emma defended.

"Still not buying it!" Sandra said.

"What's going on up here?" Alex asked coming up beside Sandra.

"Emma is in love!" Sandra whispered in her ear but it didn't stop Emma from hearing.

"I am not!" Emma argued.

"Who?" Alex asked.

"Ryuga," Sandra answered.

"Whoa! That's almost as unexpected as you and Kyoya," Alex commented.

"I already told you; I don't like Ryuga!" Emma pressed.

"Sure, we all believe you," Sandra said, not believing a word she said. Emma glared at her before walking faster and getting ahead of them.

"You and Emma both are lovebirds," Alex teased.

"Hey! It can happen to anyone!" Sandra defended.

"What in th world are you two talking about?" Tsubasa asked.

"How much further do we have to go?" Yu added.

"It's not much further. Trust me," Sandra assured him.

It wasn't long after they said that before they saw the city, which looked exactly the same as the one in their world.

"Is that where we're headed?" Kenta asked.

"It's around here," Sandra answered. "We have to slide around the edge of the city to get there."

"Where are we going that's not in the city?" Benkei asked.

"Dark Nebula's base," Emma answered, simply.

"What?!" the group exclaimed in shock.

"There is no way I'm going there! Doji's probably there," Ryuga growled.

"Did you forget that we're evil in this world? That we're opposite of what we are in our world? The same works for Doji. Here he's the good guy," Emma explained.

"And sadly...Reji too," Sandra said with a shiver.

"How do you know Reji?" Gingka asked.

"Weve been here before, remember?" Emma reminded him. "And Sandra's not even the biggest fan of Reji even here."

"Why's that?" Tsubasa asked. "If he's good here, how bad can he be?"

"It's not that he's a bad guy, it's that Sandra's fear gets in the way of things," Emma replied.

"Emma! That's enough now! They don't need to know all my secrets!" Sandra whispered.

"Not done yet!" Emma said back. "Consider this payback for teasing me on the way here."

"Emma!" Sandra growled.

"What is Sandra's fear?" Yu asked. "She's never mentioned anything she's afraid of."

"She's afraid of snakes, and Reji is like a snake," Emma answered. Sandra fixed a glare on Emma that never moved. Emma gave her an innocent look.

"I know that look," Alex said. "Sandra, what are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking someone's going to be running for their life the whole way to the Dark Nebula's base," Sandra answerd, not taking her gaze off Emma.

"Me? But I didn't do anything," Emma said, innocently. "Besides, nobody could ever chase me and catch me."

"Don't hold your breath," Sandra retorted before she took off after Emma, fast as a bullet. The others took off after them.

"Why do they have to do this now?" Kenta panted.

"I don't know, but they're starting to act like rivals again," Alex laughed.