Hanami: Okay, ladies and gentleman, we're in the 2nd stage of the Legend Festival! And so far, none of these Bladers have managed to score morn than one point! We're lookin' at a close one, folks! Now remember, 10 Bladers will advance to the tournament finals, so everyone still has a chance to claim a spot!

Hyuga: Yeah! I'm gonna make it through for sure!

Hikaru: Me, too, and I'll win!

Hikari: I'm gonna win way, way more!

Rantaro: The ones who are still sittin' down at zero are me, Aiko, Silas, Lui, Demi, and Dante.

Silas: Those 4 still have two more battles to take part in, but it's looking like this next match is our last chance.

Rantaro: That means one thing. We've gotta win.

Hanami: All righty, folks. We'll now be switching up tag-team partner. We'll start by deciding which Blader will be going up those from the previous round that didn't partake in the match. So Lui Shirosagi, Aiko Masayoshi, Demi and Dante Koryu are up to blade.

Hanami: And there we are!

(Crowd cheering)

Hanami: It's Hikaru and Hinata Hizashi, Akane Naomi, and Rantaro Kiyama.

Hikaru: ✨✨ Whoa! We're tag-teaming with Honcho and Akane!

Akane: For real?! Score!

Rantaro: It's you and me, huh? 'Kay then. Let's send 'em flying, yeah?

Hinata: Right!

Hanami: And Game 4 will be...

Hanami: Luna and Aiger Akabane and Lyra and Lain Valhalla vs... Silas Karlisle, Aiko Masayoshi, and Demi and Dante Koryu!

Aiko: Nice! I'm with the Koryus again! This day keeps getting better and better!

Dante: Oh, sweet! I've got two battles in a row?! I'm gonna win 'em both and soar my way into the tournament finals!

Demi: We'll be champions till this match is over!

Silas: (Scoffs) Nice, you're all goin' down.

Lain: No way. We're with Aiger and Luna?

Lyra: Seriously?

Aiger: Who'd have thought you and I'd ever be working together?

Luna: You know, I still don't trust you two.

Hanami: And now for Game 5, we have...

Hanami: Free De La Hoya, Lui Shirosagi, and Hikari Hizashi vs... Valt Aoi, Hyuga Hizashi, and Selena Mikazuki!

Selena: Valt's on our team?!

Hyuga: Oh, yeah! oh, yeah! oh, yeah! oh, yeah! oh, yeah!

Hanami: Wow, wow, wow, what are the odds! Lui Shirosagi and Free De La Hoya! This is what you'd call one legendary dream team, folks!

Silas: Wow. Can't believe those two are on the same side.

Valt: Yeah. Man, this is awesome. Let's give it all we've got!

Selena: Yeah!

Hyuga: Let's go!

Valt: (Chuckles)

(7 minutes later)

Hikari: Hinata! Hikaru!

Hikaru: Huh?

Selena: Good luck with your match!

Hyuga: If we win again, we'll have two points!✌️

Hikaru: Oh, yeah! We'll win for sure!

Hinata: Wh-What kind of strategy would Lui, Dante, Demi, and Aiko use? We should plan ahead.

Hyuga: (Gasps and Sighs) Good idea.

Later, Hyuga was crawling in a box.

Hikari: 💧 Hyuga, what are you doing?

Hyuga: (Chuckles) What, me? I'm not Hyuga. I'm a box. (Chuckles)

Hyuga bumps into the same vacuum cleaner he got sucked in.

Hyuga: Eh?

Machine: Garbage located. Garbage located.

Hyuga: (Wails)

Hikari: Hyuga!

Hyuga: (Grunting and yells)

Hikari: Run, Hyuga! Run!

Hyuga: I'm not garbage, Mr. Robot!!

Machine: Garbage moved.

(20 seconds later)

After escaping from the robot, Hikari and Hyuga find where Lui and the Koryu siblings are training.

Hyuga: So what kind of plan are they coming up with?

(Inside)

Dante: Go! Dragon!

Dragon and Lúinor hit each other, causing both beys to fly out.

Dante: (Gasps)

Demi: And it's a draw.

Dante: (Groans) So close.

Linda: You'll get a chance next time, dear.

Lui: Hmph.

He was going to pick up his Bey, but Dante got it first.

Dante: Lúinor really is all kinds of awesome. It's so strong, super strong!

Juniper: Its metal blades are aligned with the 3A Chassis, that's what makes it harder to burst.

Lui: That was lackluster. You can't really be this weak!

Lui: Don't tell this is all Dragon has to offer. Come on now. I'd hate to be disappointed.

Demi: Um, Lui? You shouldn't pressure him.

Dante: 😡 What did you say?!

Lui: Hmm?

Dante: Dragon's not a disappointment! Just keep watching. We'll show you exactly what we can do!

Lui: Hah! Whatever you say.

Hyuga: Those three aren't coming up with a plan or anything.

Dante: I'll show you!

Hyuga: (Chuckles)

Akane: So, what's the plan?

Hikaru: Dragon and Athena both have clockwise spin, and Lúinor and Dragoness spins counterclockwise, so they'll likely go for a pincer attack.

Hinata: If we want to use that to our advantage, Roktavor and Amaterios can move this way, Hippogriff can move on the crater, and Helios can move like that.

Hikaru: Then once our opponents exhaust their stamina,

Hikaru and Hinata: we'll rush in and then attack.

Akane: Oh, I see. I see. You've got this all figured out, don't you? Nice work, partners.

Hinata: 😊 (Laughs) It's no big deal.

Hikaru: With this perfect strategy, I'm gonna carry us all the way to the tournament finals, guys.

Rantaro: (Chuckles) Don't get ahead of yourself. Listen up. You're in Honcho's corner now, and I'm gonna pull all the potential out of your heroic little head. (Laughs)

Hyuga: Hikaru, Hinata, you're so cool!

Hikaru and Rantaro: Hey, Hyuga!

Hinata: When'd you get here?!

Akane: Ever heard of "ninja vanish"?

Hyuga: With this plan, you'll totally win! I know it!

Hinata: Of course!

Hikaru: Now just you watch! This hero's gonna win for sure!

Hyuga: For sure!

Hikari: That's his pose!

(Game 3 starting)

Hanami: It's time for Game 3 to begin! Lui Shirosagi, Dante and Demi Koryu, Aiko Masayoshi, Akane Naomi, Rantaro Kiyama, Hinata and Hikaru Hizashi are set to duke it out!

Hyuga: Go, Hikaru! You too, Honcho!

Hikari: Give it to 'em, Hinata! Akane!

Selena: You can do it, guys! I know you can!

(Crowd cheering)

Honcho looked up at the scoreboard seeing he still has no points.

Hikaru: Honcho?

Hinata: Are you okay?

Rantaro: If we pull off the win here, you'll both be entering the final tournament, and I'll be at one point, so I'll still have a chance.

Akane: I totally forgot. I'm gonna be toast if I drop out.

Hikaru: Eh? (Grunts) 👊

Rantaro: Hmm?

Hinata: (Laughs) No matter what, we've both got you covered. 👊

Akane and Rantaro: (Gasps and chuckles)

Referee: Tag-team battle!

Rantaro: Get ready to lose, 'cause we're winning this thing.

Dante: No way, 'cause we're the ones that are gonna win here.

Hikari: Come on, guys.

Selena: Show them what you got.

Referee: Ready, and set!

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Hinata: Let's go, Hippogriff!

Hikaru: Go get 'em, Helios!

Rantaro: Time to claim center stage, Roktavor!

Akane: Show 'em what we've got, Amaterios!

Hanami: Glide Roktavor and Kolossal Helios are making their way to the center.

Silas: Are they aiming for a stamina showdown?

Dante: Dragon, give it your all!

Hanami: Triumph Dragon, Storm Dragoness, Sovereign Athena, and Raid Lúinor are going in for a pincer attack.

Hikaru: (Chuckles) Now!

Koryus: (Gasps)

Hanami: Wow! Athena, Lúinor, Dragoness, and Dragon collide with each other!

Rantaro: All right! Just like we planned!

Hikaru: Hinata! Akane!

Akane: Right!

Hinata: Yeah, that's it! Go for a full-on attack!

Lui: (Scoffs) You guys way come up with something like that.

Aiko: How's this for a surprise?

Dante: (Gasps) Aw, no way! Dragon awakened!

Demi: Thanks, Lui! Aiko!

Selena: He knew he had that coming?

Valt: By attacking Dragon and Dragoness head on like that, Aiko and Lui locked their spring-loaded blades.

Dante: Now we're talkin'! Go, Dragon!

Demi: Attack, Dragoness!

Hanami: Now Dragoness and Dragon's going on the attack, and their just not letting up!

Rantaro: (Gasps) I've got no room to counter.

Hikaru: Honcho!

Akane: Hang on, man!

Hinata: We're coming!

Aiko: I don't think so!

Lúinor, Dragoness, and Athena stopped them at their tracks.

Hikaru: (Gasps)

Hinata: Demi!

Demi: You're forgetting someone.

Lui: Don't worry about them. You're facing us.

Hanami: Whoa! Helios, Hippogriff, and Amaterios are getting pelted by a barrage of blows from Lúinor Athena, and Dragoness!

Hyuga: What's going on here?

Hikari: Aiko, Demi, Dante, and Lui are totally in sync.

Hikaru: Impossible.

Rantaro: Hikaru! Hinata!

Hinata and Hikaru: (Gasps)

Rantaro: We've gotta switch gears! Glide Tornado!

Hinata: Got it, Honcho. (Grunts)

Hikaru and Hinata: Whirl/Shield Counter!

Hinata: We're definitely gonna win!

Hanami: Oh, my! Amaterios, Hippogriff, Helios, and Roktavor are accelerating in the Surge Crater!

Rantaro: Let's do this.

Akane: Yeah.

Hinata, Akane, Rantaro and Hikaru: Go!!!!

Hikari and Hyuga: Go all-out!!!

Linda: You can win, Dante!

Juniper: Go!!!

Lui: Now finish it with one shot.

Aiko: Copy!

Koryus: Got it!

Koryus: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 DRAGON/DRAGONESS!!! (Summon avatars)

Aiko: ATHENA!!! (Summon avatar)

Akane: AMATERIOS!!! (Summon avatar)

Hikaru: HELIOS!!! (Summon avatar)

Rantaro: ROKTAVOR!!! (Summon avatar)

Hinata: HIPPOGRIFF!!! (Summon avatar)

Rantaro: SHOW EVERYONE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A TRUE HERO!!!

Hikaru and Hinata: BREAK!

Hyuga and Hikari: THROUGH!!

Hizashis and Selena: ALL LIMITS!!!!!

Koryus: GO! RISE/SHINE!! GIVE IT YOUR ALL!!!

All 7 Beys have collided with a burst of sparks, but all of them got blown away and made Roktavor and Amaterios bursted.

Akane: (Gasps)

Rantaro: What?!

Hinata: Akane!

Hikaru: Honcho!

Lui: Lúinor, tear it apart!

Aiko: I'm not done! Finish them, Athena!

Selena: HIKARU!!! A hero never gives up! I believe in you!!!

Hikaru: Selena... No matter what, we're taking Akane and Honcho into the finals!

Hinata: Together!

Rantaro: Hikaru?

Akane: Hinata?

Hinata and Hikaru: SHIELD/WHIRL COUNTER!!!

Lui: RAID UPPER!!!

Aiko: SOVEREIGN CRASH!!!

Hikaru and Hinata: (Gasps)

Referee: With a burst, Sovereign Athena, Raid Lúinor, Storm Dragoness, and Triumph Dragon are the winners!

Hanami: Great bursting Beys! Team Lui Shirosagi Aiko Masayoshi, Demi and Dante Koryu snag the win for Game 3.

Linda: Yes! Yes! They did it! They did it, Juniper!

Juniper: Astounding.

Dante: All right!

Dante: Nailed it! (Gasps) Whaah! (Yelps) Huh?

Lui grabbed his jacket.

Lui: You know, teaming up with you three wasn't the worst.

Demi: Thanks, Lui.

Aiko: Right back at you.

Lui: (Laughing)

Hikaru: (Groans) We were so close, so close.

Lui and Dante: (Laughing)

Hanami: The winning pair have each earned themselves one point. And since Rantaro Kiyama and Akane Naomi have lost both battles of the 2nd stage, it's with a heavy heart that I say they'll no longer be in the tournament.

Rantaro: (Gasps) Dang it.

The 4 of them left the elevator and saw Hikari, Hyuga, and Selena.

Hikari: Hinata. Hikaru. Honcho. Akane.

Selena: Are you guys okay?

Hikaru: Hey, uh... I'm sorry I couldn't take you guys to the finals.

Hinata: I know we've lost, but I promise we'll try harder.

Rantaro: (Gasps and Sighs) Hikaru, Hinata, the strategy you both cooked up was something else. We definitely would have won if I just held on a little bit more.

Hikaru: (Gasps) Honcho.

Akane: He's right. Don't be so hard on yourselves. Your strategies were flawless.

Rantaro: (Grunts) Listen up! 5 of you each have a point, so keep that hope in your hearts alive and kickin'. In your next battle... give it all you got!

Selena and Hizashis: (Inhales and squeals)

Hizashis and Selena: YEAH!!!!!

END OF PART 25

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