The gang walked towards the village.

"Hey, think there's any food here? I'm starving," said Bren.

"I don't know. This is a new place," Jinja replied.

"Oh." They walked up to the large gate.

"Should we knock?" Asked Chase. Jinja put her hand up to knock, but the doors started to open right before.

"This... Isn't a village," Bren said. "It looks like an arena."

They walked in and looked around, when the doors shut behind them. Suddenly, roars and screams and cheers came from the stands above.

"Well, I think I know what is going on here," said Jinja.

"Yeh, me too," Chase replied.

"Welcome, Strangers, to the Stalt Desert Arena!" An anouncer shouted from a center platform. "You will be facing off against our champion in a Monsuno battle! Now, choose your champion!"

"Our... Champion?" Asked Bayal.

"It's the strongest and most expirianced in our group," explaned Bren.

"Oh. Who, then, is our champion?" They looked at one another. The anouncer person cut in.

"Hurry up! If you don't..."

"I'll face against all of them!" Chase, Bren, Jinja, and Bayal looked up at the player area where their opponant was. A girl stood there. She had medium brown wavy hair that blew with the slight breeze and fur clothing. She stared at their group.

'She's our opponant?' Jinja thought. 'This must be a joke! She doesn't even look like the monsuno fighting type!'

People came up behind them and led them to their player area. The man in the center spoke. "Our champion, Maria Stalt, will be facing against the 4 strangers in a Monsuno battle. Now, take out your Monsunos!"

Chase and friends took out their Monsunos and looked up.

"I wonder what color her's is," Jinja asked.

"Well, if it's red, we know who these guys are working for," Chase replied. They looked at Maria who took out a monsuno thing from her belt.

"Wait," Bayal said, "If I'm not mistaken, that is empty."

"Yeh, it is..."

"Now, begin the fight!" The anouncer yelled, running out of the way.