No one's POV:

Everyone has witnessed Xander's unbelievable power after Valt and Rantaro challenged him... Yet recently, our friends discovered the Regional Tournament coming up few days later... Aya heard about it, yet she wasn't sure if she can join in yet…Not before defeating Xander at least…

Aya's POV:

I was trying to get to the Dojo as fast as I can, this time I wore my Runner Outfit since I thought it's good for today, after all, Xander was gonna help us training for the Regional Tournament , which was pretty cool. But the problem was that I was freaking late!!! And please don't ask why now, I'll tell you later!  In any case, I made it but noticed that everyone was already here…

Xander: Heya, why are you late?

Aya: Ugh, please don't remind me…

Valt: What happened?!

Aya: You see, I woke up this morning, all fine and dandy, but when I got off the bed… I stepped on a bunch of Legos…

Ken (Besu): Ouch …

Aya: And the worst part, is that my brothers planned this!!! They put them on the floor while I was sleeping! And my feet still hurt now!

Ken (Keru): Double ouch…

Aya: *sigh* I finally learned something: Stepping on Legos hurts worst than walking on fire…

Xander: Ahahaha! You're really radical when it comes to humor!

Yugo: Anyways, what are these bags you're carrying?

Valt: Oh!  These bags are filled with Beybread for you guys!!!

Then, the three Aoi siblings opened the bags to reveal a lot and I mean a lot of Beybread!

Aya: Isn't this a bit too much?

Rantaro: Screw that!  It's delicious!

Valt then showed Xander a Beybread that looked similar to Xcalius

Valt: We even made one like Xeno Xcalius!  It's for you Xander!

Xander: Hahaha! Nice! It really looks like mine!

Valt: That's because Aya helped me!  She has good drawing skills and a strong memory, which helps her remember even the small details!

Aya: Now I know why you wanted me to draw Xcalius…Anyways, when are we going to start?

Yugo: Right now,  if you're ready…

We headed inside the Dojo, where the stadium was ready… Boy I was pumped already!

Xander: Alright, since everyone is here,  we can start training, your team must try to take on ours this time.

Aya: But you're two and we're five excluding Shu, how are we gonna battle you?

Rantaro: Yeah, we want this to be fair and square!

????: It seems like you didn't notice me yet…I've been here all along……

Upon hearing that voice, we started scanning the place to find the hidden source…

Daigo: You guys heard that?

Ken (Keru): Yeah, but no one's here except us …

Valt: Oh God!!!  Is the Dojo haunted?!?

Aya: Where are the Ghostbusters when you need them?!

Xander: Ahahaha! Calm down guys! This place ain't haunted, it's actually one of our friends and a member of the Sword Flames.....

Aya: But where are they at though?

????: Behind you……

When I turned around, I saw someone facing me!  I didn't focus on their features since I started screaming from getting jumpscared...

-" HOLY SUGAR ICED HONEY TEA!!"

I tried to punch whoever scared me out of pure instinct,'cause com'on you would have done the same if you somebody jumpscared you!  (Right? I'm pretty sure.) But I noticed that the stranger was gone, what the freak?!?

????: Hmph! How rude! Is this really how you greet a new pal?

Valt: W-Who's there!?

????: Over here....

Valt turned around and yelped in surprise upon seeing someone new…Someone who looked like a Ninja....

The person looked like a "girl" who was relatively tall and well-built, sporting light blue hair in a long ponytail, and sky blue eyes. "She" wore a long indigo hoodie with violet accents and sleeves, deep-blue fingerless gauntlets, a light lavender t-shirt, and black sweatpants with gray stripes on the sides. "Her" shoes are tall dark magenta Vans with a white stripe down the middle and white straps. "She" also wore two pink earrings in "her" right ear.

Valt: W-Who are you?

????: I'm Ukyo…Ukyo Ibuki… a powerful Ninja, and people know me as …" The Shadow Walker"...

Wait a diddly darn second…… THAT PERSON'S A GUY!!?? I CAN'T BELIEVE I ASSUMED HIS GENDER SO QUICKLY!!!  Thank God I didn't call him a girl in front of everyone, that would have been messed up ((A/N:Am I the only one who assumed that Ukyo, Zac and Akira were girls? I hope not...))

Xander: Yup,that's our buddy Ukyo! He's a really strong blader!
Ukyo: He's right, I'm what you call…The dojo's "secret weapon"

Daigo: Wait, you're that strong?

Yugo: Even though we can't beat Xander,  he's still a good one...

Rantaro: Hah! I must tell him about the battle between me and Xander, and how I almost got the latter!

Ukyo: You mean that humiliating battle you had yesterday? Yeah, I saw it. In fact, I was watching you guys, all the time…When you got here, inside the Dojo, during lunch etc… but you weren't able to see me at all …

Aya: Dang!! Are you playing too much Assassin's Creed or what!? Also why were you stalking us?! What are you?! A secret FBI agent?! 'cause if you are one,  then I ain't going to jail for trespassing restricted areas!!!  Not today!!! you'll never catch me alive coppah!!! ((Fun Fact: Aya sometimes infiltrates restricted areas while freerunning accidentally))

Xander: Hahahaha!! Calm down Aya! Ukyo's not a spy or something! He tends to blend in with the shadows like a Ninja would thanks to his stealth! He ain't called the Shadow Walker for nothing.

Valt reached his hand out for Ukyo to do a handshake while saying with a big smile on his face:

Valt: Well, it's nice meeting you Ukyo!

Ukyo: The hand of the blader is a sacred thing. I accept your handshake in my mind, and I think you for it…

Ken (Keru): What's his deal?…

Ukyo walked towards Ken while looking at Keru and Besu, and asked with a hint of disgust:

Ukyo: Are those dogs? I'm more of a cat person myself. Why would you want a slobbering mutt on your hand all day?

Ken (Keru): Hey!!!  Cut it out!!  We're not slobbering mutts!!

Ken (Besu): Yeah!  Ken uses us so he can communicate with everyone around here!

Ukyo: Heh……God didn't create a mouth for you to keep it shut…so I suggest that you start using it properly…

Ken: …………………

Aya: Hey!  Leave Ken alone and know your boundaries will you?! Who gave you the right to judge him?!

The sassy Ninja only kept glaring at me along with my angry determined expression, while Ken gave me a grateful look. Ukyo kept gazing at me while starting to circle me like a vulture.

Aya: Just what do you think you're doing?

Ukyo: You seem…interesting…I don't know why, but there's…something special about you…yet I can't put my finger on it…

He kept observing me which was creeping me out and made me feel anxious by the second, and the freaking weirdo started touching my chin!!!!  HEEEECK NO!!!! Again, out of pure instinct, I slapped his hand away and glared daggers at him, after all, I hated strangers touching me!

Aya: Hands. To your. Freaking.  Self. Pal......

Ukyo: Why so mad? I didn't do anything wrong.

Daigi: You heard her, leave her alone or else…

Ukyo: Or else what shortie?

Daigo kept glaring at Ukyo as if the latter owes him money. But thankfully, they didn't attack each other, anyhow, Xander started explaining the rules.

Xander: Well, since the Sword Flames lack two members, I have an idea. One member of your team is gonna try and battle one of us. If your team member loses a match,  they'll be excluded, so another member your team will try to take on the same member of mine whom the other member couldn't defeat. Also the same thing happens to us if one of us lost. And so on until all the opponents' team members are eliminated, sounds good to y'all?

Ukyo: Great, I'll be your opponent, who's gonna face me first?

Rantaro: Me of course!!!

Valt: No!  I wanna battle him!!

Ken (Keru): Oh come on! We didn't get to test the new stadium like you two yesterday! We wanna start first!

Daigo: No……I will……

Rantaro: But why you?

Daigo: Isn't it obvious? Ukyo has been watching us all time, he even saw your battles, which means that he knows your techniques, but he doesn't know anything about me yet.……This is why I want to start first.

Rantaro: Well, to be honest, you've got a good point…

Aya: That's actually really clever… Go ahead Daigo!  We're rootin' for ya homie! 

Daigo: Heh, thanks…

Ukyo: Hmph …say hello to Uber Unicrest…

Then, he showed us a  white Defense Beyblade with 10 blades: 9 that made some sort of a horse's mane and one sharp needle that looked like a horn, and it also had a green tip. This made me realize that the Bey was based on the Unicorn: The name and the shape…it's really obvious. Anyhow Daigo, while keeping his blank expression, pulled Doomscizor and his launcher out of his pockets....

Ukyo: Dark Doomscizor, huh? Interesting…

Daigo: What do you know about it?

Ukyo: I heard a lot of things about it, it's a really fast and strong Attack Bey, this is why it's hard to predict its moves. But Unicrest shall win this match…

Daigo: We'll see about that…

Aya: Yeah Daigo!!!  Kick his butt mate!!

Daigo's POV:

I looked at Aya one last time before smiling faintly and nodding, I was ready to win…for my team, especially her……wait what? What am I thinking? I really needed to stop thinking about her all the time, not to mention my stomach was feeling woozy, as if butterflies were filling it, I don't even know why I was angry when Ukyo touched her…I shook my head a little and kneeled down along with Ukyo…the battle was about to begin :

-3!!!!……2!!!!……1!!!! LET IT RIP!!!!"

This is it,  the fight has started…Unicrest took the center while Doomscizor was circling the stadium…… yet I noticed that Unicrest was pretty steady, which started raising my suspensions for a moment ……

Shu: look, Unicrest is quite steady. Somehow he doesn't curve....

Ukyo: I can see you're planning to attack, let's see how long you'll last....

Doomscizor made contact, but it didn't work, as if Uber had an unbreakable barrier…Dark got knocked towards the spikes, but even though he got hit, he managed to survive and stay strong…perfect …

Yugo: Wow, you're lucky …

Ukyo: Come at me…

Doomscizor attacked again and again…while Unicrest only moved few inches…Then, Doomscizor used Quake Launch, which finally managed to fling Unicrest out of the stadium…I did it…

-" A Survival Finish for Dark Doomscizor!  Daigo wins the first round with one point to nothing!!"

Ukyo: Impossible ………

Daigo:………

Aya: Yay!  Good job Daigo!  D for Demolish everything!!!

Daigo: Thanks………

Ukyo: Hmph, you just got lucky……I'll get you in the next round shortie......

Daigo: We'll see about that peacock....

It was about time I go all out, I wasn't gonna let this guy beat me…

-"3!!!!……2!!!!……1!!!!……LET IT RIP!!!!"

The second round began, Unicrest has reached the center again, but it didn't matter, Doomscizor was ready, I know it……He attacked Uber few times, and again, he got hit by the spikes,  yet he managed to survive ……

Yugo: Heh, it's not easy to break Unicrest's defense,  thanks to the needles at the bottom of its tip, it gains great steadiness……

Daigo: It doesn't matter ………NO ONE ESCAPES FROM MY DREADFUL SCYTHE!!! DOOMSICZOR!!!  FINISH HIM OFF!!!

Doomsiczor has finally been summoned, yet Ukyo started smirking evilly, as if he had something dangerous to show me, but I don't care! I will win………

Ukyo: Heh, you think that will work on me?!

Daigo: QUAKE LAUNCH!! NOW!!!

Ukyo: UNICREST!!!  CRUSH HIM!!

Both were clashing mercilessly until……………

Doomsiczor ……he got flung out in the air……and burst ………

What just happened? ………I……I lost?

-"A Burst Finish for Uber Unicrest!  Ukyo wins the match with two points to one!"

I took Doomsiczor's pieces in my hands and looked at them for a moment ……Then I closed my eyes, let out a sigh while glancing at the ceiling, and said with a hint of disappointment :

Daigo: I'm sorry …………I've let you down……didn't I?

Aya: Don't say that Daigo!! You were amazing out there!! Don't be harsh on yourself buddy.

Daigo: Y-You mean that? ……

Aya: Of course I am!  Come here mate!

Then she gave me a hug. To be honest, I didn't mind it this time and I kinda didn't want her to let go, since it felt so nice…… yet I knew it couldn't last long since I noticed that Honcho was giving me that smug look. She finally let go, so I averted my eyes away before she could notice my heated up cheeks…Just what was this feeling?

Aya's POV:

Ukyo was giving us a victorious glance whil waiting for his next opponent, until Rantaro said :

Rantaro: Hey Ukyo!  Fight me next!

Valt: But Honcho, he saw your battle with Xander, are you sure about this?

Rantaro: Of course I am!  That guy may be tough!  But I'll do anything to defend my friends! In fact, I have unpredictable moves!

Xander: Hahaha! It seems like you surprise for us Rantaro!  I can't wait to see it…

Rantaro: Hey guys, thanks…for having me in the Beyclub…

Valt: Huh? What do you mean by that? 

Rantaro: Well, my dad's is a detective, and he always told me that working in a team is important……So I really appreciate being with you all, now Ukyo!!  Say hello to Roktavor!

Ukyo: Pffft, I'll crush it easily, just you wait………

The both of them were ready to fight…I hope Honcho can beat this guy, because this "Shadow-Walker"……doesn't seem to be joking when it comes to Beyblading………