We Were Once Bladebreakers...Kai is seen on top of a building near a cat and tries to touch his head, but the cat screams and hurts his hand (only the scream is shown in the English dub and the versions based on it). Jin then appears and confronts Kai, saying that "Rei and Max have already quit the team". Kai responds by saying only he can decide his path. At home, Takao's alone and picking in his nose (this is not shown in the English dub and the versions based on it), reflecting about Max and Rei. He begins to day dream and his grandfather hits him in the head with his wooden sword (this is not shown in the English dub and the versions based on it) and tries to make him understand why they left. Takao then leaves and finds Hiromi looking at Kyojyu through a window - he is building himself a new beyblade to compete at the World championship. Meanwhile, both Rei and Max are going through the growing pains of being part of a new team. Rei, back with his old Baihuzu friends from his hometown, re-unites with his strange mystical sensei, Tao, and unveils his new Driger and takes on all his teammates at once. In the United States, Rick is seen in an alley battling in an underground tournament where people gamble (the gambling is not shown in the English dub and the versions based on it). He shatters his opponent's beyblade to pieces. Max, Michael and Eddie then appear and confront him over skipping the team's training schedule to take part of such tournament. Rick's badmouthing of All Starz enrages Eddie and they get into a fight. the match ends in a tie as Rick's beyblade forces Trypio through the edge of the beyblade cement dish...