"Hey Ray, look you are back with a bunch of other people," said Mariah, pointing to the group that had just arrived. They watched as they took the horses into the stables and then stepped to the main gate."There are eight of them," said Ray without further ado, then the bladers made their way to greet the group. When they went down the main stairs into the hall, the MASTERS had already positioned themselves. "Hello! We are the MASTERS, my name is Ron and I am the team captain. You already know Kai and Riku. Next to this is the red-haired one, Aris, the green-haired little one is Mandy and the blonde girl over there is our baby girl, Gina. Beside me." standing, Alex the black-haired one with the hat, that's Takato ". "Hello, we're the Withe Tigers, I'm Lee, there are Gary, Mariah and Kevin". "And we are the All Starz. Michael, Eddy, Steven and Emily", the captain of the All Starz introduced his team. "Pleased to meet you," said Ron. "And these are the Blade Breakers, Tyson, Ray, Max and our computer aces Kenny and Dizzy", Kai introduced his team. "Dizzy?" Asked Ron thoughtfully. "The lap top," replied Kai curtly. "Oh, the talking Bit Beast, you mentioned that earlier," said Ron thoughtfully to Kai."Well, since we all know each other to some extent, I would suggest we call our guardian spirits, right?", Riku asked. "Ready?" Asked Ron, glancing briefly at the group. His team nodded. Ron closed his eyes and put his hand on his heart, the others followed suit. "LEO Earth", the brown aura immediately surrounded him. "REA ice cream". around Riku the blue closed. "EXO fire", Kai was surrounded by a scarlet. "AKA water", Mandy received a deep dark blue. "NEO darkness," Alex was surrounded by a black one. "GIA Wind" to Gina danced a soft green. "REO air", Takato was enclosed in a white one. "KIA light", Aris enveloped the yellow aura. "Firebird, kingfisher, earth bull, water goddess, dark phantom, light being, wind fantasy and aerial vulture appear", the 8 spoke in a calm tone. Her aura intensified then a window cracked open and 8 light spirits danced around their trainers, then they sat down behind them and materialized themselves.The mythical creatures sat raised behind their trainers. "Drancer, bird of hell, companion of fire," said Kai's Bit Beast. "Driveara, bird of the north, companion of the ice". "Zontoron, bull of life, companion of the earth" "Zolandira, goddess of the tides, companion of the water". "Ragnarok, goblin of horror, companion of darkness" "Raiona, being of meekness, companion of light". "Xellosari, bird of the sky, companion of the air" "Xemania, animal of the clouds, companion of the wind". Then the Bit Beasts disappeared into their blades and the aura around the MASTERS dissolved. "Crazy, I didn't even know that yours could speak too!" Said Kenny enthusiastically. "Our guardian spirits can do a lot, talking is one of their qualities, but they are usually not allowed to do it in front of strangers, but you have gained Kai's trust and that means something," said Ron. "Kai is our iceberg even though he has the element of fire, sometimes we wonder if it wasn't a mistake that he masters fire instead of ice," giggled Aris the red-haired.I gave Kai a withering look and his flames flared up inside him. "Oh, I wouldn't say that too often," warned Ray and the Blade Breakers joined in with a nod. "How did you know?", Mandy asked confused. "What should we have known?" Asked Tyson. "Well, that his fire is blazing angrily?" Asked Takato, also perplexed. "We didn't know that, but he is a team member of ours, we already know his particular looks and who he is currently called." ONE MORE WORD AND I WILL JUMP YOUR THROAT! ", answered Max. Everyone except Kai laughed heartily." I like you, you know him pretty well, don't you? ", Alex asked with a giggle." No, not really, on the contrary, he's still an unsolved mystery, "admitted Ray." So can we turn to the important things, please? ", asked Kai angrily and crossed his arms in front of his chest." You're right, we shouldn't get ready for each other now, there's still time for that later, "Gina agreed tentatively."Gina, speak louder, we don't understand a word if you mumble into yourself like that. Girl, you are 15 years old, you will probably have a little more self-confidence," said Takato and stood next to the little blonde. This smiled hesitantly. "Hey Kai, why didn't you ever tell us anything about your friends here?" Max asked us and looked up at his team captain. "Because it is none of your business, that's why," he said abruptly and leaned against a wall and stood as usual. "Now is enough, don't annoy him any more!" Warned Ron, looking at Kai. "We should think about how we put Voltaire and his henchmen down the trade. We agree that we have to paralyze the main computer and destroy all files. But we also have to make sure that we are not allowed to have the elements taken away from us. That mustn't happen again, "said Ron, looking at the other bladers. "Yes you are right, just how do we do that?I mean we can't just walk back in there and .... "" That is clear to me, Riku, but I also thought more about luring the Demolition Boys, Voltaire and Boris out of the abbey and then finishing them off. Our elements are reunited, we have our guardian spirits and the fire is blazing hotter than ever, we could do it, "said Ron. The Bladers looked at the tall, light-brown boy questioningly." Kai, how does it look? Do you think you can control the DISASTER? ", he asked. Kai looked at him for a while, but then only shrugged his shoulders:" It depends on which fire breaks out, "he confessed." Oh, don't worry about that, our fairy will stay by your side. " , Aris mocked and laughed brightly. "Thank you very much, take care that I don't accidentally ....", "Kai! Aris! Stop it immediately! Save your strength for the fight. That you can't even be left together for half an hour without pissing off each other, "hissed Ron.Immediately the two addressed fell silent and only threw each other an icy, bitter glare. "Ok time out, you bring your flames back to their normal size and you Aris should definitely check your lightbulbs, not that the ones burned out", Riku intervened, stood in front of Kai and put a hand on his chest. Due to the gentle touch, the angry fire calmed down again and with it Kai too. "What kind of wonders a little ice works. So please excuse us, we'll take care of the horses and then we'll come up to the fireplace room. You could make plans there," said Riku and pushed Kai towards the main gate. Ron nodded and looked expectantly at the other teams. "Well then, let's go, you have to explain to us again exactly what you plan to do and how you want to do it. I also think I speak for everyone when I said that you explain to us about the elements and your guardian spirits again in more detail you have to, that was a bit confusing, "said Lee and showed the MASTERS the way into the fireplace room.



In the meantime, Riku directed Kai into the stables. "What worries you so much?", Riku asked and poured a ladle of concentrated feed into the feeding trough for each horse. "Nothing," replied Kai curtly and shook up the hay in the boxes. "But you've got something, you're so easily irritable. That's not normal for you," Riku stated and stroked Cricket's mouth. Kai came up behind her, put his hands around her waist and put his head on her shoulder. "It's because of Black Drancer, I don't want to be checked again by him, but if we don't do something soon" "Stop it Kai! The others are doing their best, Aris also knows what's at stake, it's not like that that you are safe for us. They all know the danger, but they need a bit of humor in it so that they can cope with it. They are all already busy planning and they all want to help you ". Riku turned in his embrace and looked into his eyes, looking very vulnerable right now."Just trust them as you trust me, I know it's not easy for you, but at least try it," she said softly and kissed him gently on the mouth. "Okay, but I can't promise you," he said and kissed her back. The tip of his tongue slid gently over her lips in a tender, hot caress. Riku put her hands around his neck and pressed closer to him. Hungry, they deepened the tender kiss and enjoyed the harmony of their elements. Her calm pulse seized on him and soothed the raging fire even further until it was just the licking flame. But his fire did the opposite with her, the coldness of the ice began to melt and only left a small chunk there. "We should gradually get back to the others, otherwise they'll think their part", Riku chuckled softly. "You should, has never bothered me," he teased, gently biting her neck. "Don't bite," she laughed and pushed him away from her.Then the two made their way to the fireplace room where the others were arguing vigorously. "Are you sure your plan is waterproof too? I mean it's pretty risky," concluded Mrs. Tate. Aris looked at the woman appraisingly: "What do you want to have a say?" She asked harshly. Max's lower jaw dropped so that no one had spoken to his mother like this before, even Kai paid her a little respect. "She knows more about computers than you do about blading," Riku said coldly and stepped into the room. Immediately there was silence. Aris puffed out her cheeks and glared at the black-haired girl. "You cheap bitch, don't interfere in things that you don't understand" "ARIS! NOW IS END", Ron yelled angrily, grabbed the red-haired girl by her arm and pushed her onto an armchair. "You stay here now and shut up, you've only been causing unrest in the team lately. We're lucky that Kai doesn't allow himself to be provoked.Still, that's no reason to concern everyone here, "he said gruffly. Then he turned back to the other bladers." We are a unit, none of us can develop his strength without the other, don't forget that. Each of you is alone. Strong only as a team are we unbeatable. And we have another team that