"You don't know the ranked seven in the dromes?" Peyton ask

"Oh... Oh, him." Klay responded slowly and quietly

"Tommy challenged him because he's been hanging out with the Mipedians lately, and because they've gotten so powerful and all." Peyton explained "They almost took out Maxxor."

"And if Tom wins, he'll be number seven in the dromes." Sarah add

"Like that's going to happen." Krystella taunted

"So what's happened so far?" Klay asked

"The first match was Maxxor vs some unknown mipedian." Sarah told him "He tricked Tom into coding himself."

"That sounds like him." Krystella commented

"Then it was Titanix and Aivenna, Intress's apprentice." Peyton told them "You ever seen the movie Tremors?"

"No." Klay said

"Titanix came out of the ground from underneath Aivenna and devoured her. Coded her on the spot."

"Then Nivenna, an Underworlder who I told Tom to use, went up against Dift. He overwhelmed her with his speed. Then he overpowered her in a grappling before blasting her with a lavalanch point-blank into her face." Kaz told them

"After that it was Sobjek vs Najirin thanks to some mugic LightningBlitz used that lets him switch creatures from the back to the front racks on the board and all of the creatures in the front to the back." Sarah told them "He made sure Najarin was the only on who could battle. And thanks to that battlegear I've never heard of before..." she turned her attention to Peyton "What was it called again?"

"The banner of the ninth Mipedian legion." Peyton reminded her

"Right, that. Thanks to that, all of Tom's creatures lost ten energy after the first match between Maxxor and Calloban. Najirin was coded after the first good attack from Sobjek and his wind whip."

"Now it's Intress vs Dift and she's going at him with a vengeance, but Dift is running circles around her. She hasn't gotten a single hit on him so far." Kaz finished

Intress chased the Mipedian with a look of pure rage on her face. She was out for blood, and it made Tom sick. The teen wasn't used to feeling such rage. It made him nauseous, but he couldn't stop running. It was as though the scan was in complete control over her body, refusing to let Tom talk her out of taking the Mipedian's life.

They rushed past countless trees and fungus-covered rocks before LightningBlitz found what he was looking for. Kaz recognized the location immediately.

"Uh oh."

"What do you mean by that?" Sarah asked, clearly annoyed by LightningBlitz's style of play.

"That's where I scanned Borth-Major." Kaz explained "He's going to go into that cave with the branch sticking out of it."

"You sure, bro?" Peyton asked.

Kaz just nodded. Klay and Krystella watched as Intress followed him insideinside, unaware of the trap. The next time Tom saw him, Dift was sitting on a rock under a strange rock formation.

"What took you?" LightningBlitz asked

Before Tom could ask what that was supposed to mean, he used a lavalanch on the ground around Intress's feet. As she was falling, LightningBlitz used another lavalanch on the ceiling. Water that had been trapped poured down on top of her. LightningBlitz hurried out of the cave and escaped without injury before unleashing a powerful attack on the cave itself. The cave-in happened to quickly for Intress to escape. She was trapped. To her horror, lava began to pour from a hole LightningBlitz made. It landed on top of her, coding her instantly.

Tom was about to say something when his scanner started ringing. Kaz was on the other end. "Tom, what happened?"

"Intress saw him and flipped out." Tom admitted "I couldn't get her under control." LightningBlitz was very interested in what he heard. It had been a long time since he's seen a scan get out of control "I knew she was upset, but I didn't realize how much she hates Mipedians." Tom continued "I didn't even know she was capable of feeling this way."

"Then you don't know psychology very well, Major. Thinking that her leader and adopted daughter were killed, she would be fresh for revenge. I'm assuming you scanned her before she learned they were both still alive. Am I correct?" LightningBlitz asked

"Yes." Tom admitted "But I've never had trouble controlling an Overworlder."

LightningBlitz pinched his forhead "These aren't cards, Major. Scans are different in numerous ways. The not only copy the powers and abilities, but also the knowledge, emotions, and condition or the creature."

"I knows that!" Tom said defensively

"Then put it into consideration." LightningBlitz lectures "Also, you forgot to factor in that Aivenna hasn't fully recovered, which is why you hunched over in the beginning of the match. You reopened her wound."

"Since when are you try to help me?!" By this point Tom wasn't sure what LightningBlitz was up to, but he was starting to get distracted. Hearing Aivenna's name and remembering the pain he was in while in her form made him very worried about her.