King and Queen

Despite not fighting, Kate created a rivalry against King and Queen because of the wrong things they were doing against honest bladers, especially after that they attacked Kai.

Her main problem though was with Queen, who was constantly insulting the other girls. Kate, Mariam and Misha were always together in arguments against her, like in the open interview before the tournament. Moreover, during the same interview, Mariam and Misha started a battle against King and Queen. Even Hilary and Sophia were getting involved in that girly battle. Meanwhile the boys were all afraid of them, of course.

The Pre-World Tournament

The Pre-World Tournament was a small championship that always took place in Japan and happened in the year before the official world championship. It was about to begin and the battles would be in duo with the right of a third blader as a reserve in case of draw or injury. But the third blader would just fight if the opponent team had three bladers as well. After the help of Hilary's astronomy books and, of course, of Kenny's analysis, the Bladebreakers separated themselves in two groups: Max with Tyson, Ray with Kai and Kate as their reserve blader. As the Bladebreakers were the world champions they didn't need to pass through the qualifier rounds of that tournament, unlike the Saint Shield teams (Mariam and Joseph; Ozuma, Dunga and Misha), the team Zagart (Zeo, Gordo and Duran), King and Queen, and Kane, Jim and Will.

At the quarterfinals, Ray and Kai defeated Sanchez and Marcos in the first two rounds, so Kate didn't need to fight. Tyson and Max passed to the semifinals without fighting because their opponents, Kane, Jim and Will, had their beyblades broken by King and Queen before the fight. The black and white bladers defeated Mariam and Joseph and then passed to the semifinals too.

However the most intense battle was between the team Zagart and the trio of the Saint Shields because these last needed to avoid Zeo catching the sacred bit beasts. But Gordo defeated Dunga in the first round. The second round was between Misha and Duran and it was dramatic since Duran was very violent. Misha was being constantly attacked by Fenrir and its dark powers but she was resisting bravely. She needed to protect the sacred bit beasts and there was no pain that could stop her. The fight finished in draw but Duran last attack was too much for Misha, who looked at Kate, whispered that she was sorry, and fell unconscious at the ground after.

Misha woke up hours later at the hospital. All of the Saint Shields and of the Bladebreakers and Sophia, who was working as a nurse, were there with her. Mariam gave her Snakans and her destroyed beyblade. Misha got really sad when Ozuma said he lost his fight against Zeo and then she looked at Kai, Ray and Kate and said that it was up to them now. The rivalry Kate had against the always tough white-haired girl had become a friendship and she promised that she would face Duran and avenge her. Dunga was crying over his partner situation.

- "Don't do this. You look like a stupid crying this way." Misha said acidly as always. But then she held Dunga's hand and smiled at him, making everybody that was there smile as well, especially Kate and Kai.

In the semifinals, Tyson and Max defeated King and Queen and so they avenged Kane and his friends. But they didn't have much time to commemorate since the next semifinal match had not a happy end. The first round was between Ray and Gordo and it finished in draw. Kate switched places with Kai and fought the second battle against the violent and psychopath Duran. But she was not afraid of feeling pain anymore, like she was feeling in the island. She was fighting for Misha and the Saint Shields, fighting to protect her friends, the Bladebreakers. And she definitely let her mark in that tournament by ignoring the attacks and facing Duran bravely. Despite fighting much better than the guy, the fate was not being kind with Kate and the Bladebreakers and the battle also finished in draw, for everybody's surprise and also despair. The most intense battle however was the third one, between Kai and Zeo. Kai also fought bravely but he lost the battle and so lost Dranzer. Nobody could understand why Zeo was being so cruel.

Before the finals, Kai was feeling very depressed about his loss meanwhile Tyson was afraid of facing Zeo because he still considered the kid as a friend. Kate was feeling impotent over that situation. The day before the final match, Kai woke up at Tyson's and noticed that Kate was not there, neither did Tyson. She had simply disappeared, without even leaving a message. He could understand then how she feels when he disappears this way. He and the Bladebreakers started looking for them through the city but they only found them with some help of Kyara. Both Tyson and Kate were at the stadium, and they were fighting.

- "Are you serious Tyson? Last year I almost got killed by my own brother and you are afraid of facing a kid you just met some months ago? Even when Kai, your friend, needs your help? Don't you remember how he helped me, Ray and Max when we also lost our bit beasts? Wake up, Tyson, this is not a child's play and I will not let you ruin everything. I also like Zeo but he is not by our side anymore." Kate was saying when the other Bladebreakers arrived at the stadium. She was staring at Tyson very seriously while the boy was assimilating her words. "Fight Tyson! I am your enemy now! We will only leave this place after you defeat me!" she shouted angrily. And then everybody realized that Kate was using on Tyson the same motivational trick that the Majestics used on them in Moscow. And it worked well once again.

The day after, in the finals, Max lost the first match against Zeo and also lost Draciel. Fortunately Tyson won his fight against Gordo. As Duran could not fight because Tyson and Max were just a duo, and if he fought it would be unfair according to the rules, the final match would be between Tyson and Zeo. During the battle Kenny told the Bladebreakers that Zeo was actually an android and the kid assumed that and also said he wanted the bit beasts in order to become a real human.

- "It is a very noble cause but the means are completely wrong." Kate said to her friends at the bleachers.

Tyson had doubts after that Zeo revealed his secret, but he won the fight anyway and said that Zeo didn't need to be a human to be a good and full-of-friends person. The kid was a little sad, but he got happy when the other Bladebreakers greeted him too. Max and Kai rescued Draciel and Dranzer and then were also happy and relieved.

When Misha left the hospital, the Saint Shields said goodbye and returned to their village. And as Sophia's father work in Japan had been concluded, the girl needed to come back to Moscow. She said that she was going to study hard to be a medic and that she was never going to stop supporting the Bladebreakers. Kate promised Sophia that one day she would introduce Tala to her. One day. Her former roommate got really happy, but she was visibly more mature and controlled after everything she passed along with the Bladebreakers.

About the Bladebreakers, the team continued in Japan. Tyson started teaching little kids how to beyblade with the help of Kenny, Taro returned from the United States to stay with Max, Kate and Kai fixed the damages in their house and finally started living there, with Kyara now, Ray also found a place to stay and Hilary understood that beyblade was much more than a stupid sport and she also became a true friend of Kate.

Apparently the happy end the Bladebreakers were waiting for finally arrived. Or maybe not?