After the three crews followed Mo's suggestion of a dare between them, it seemed as if something really good was settled. The three crews were confident; and now it was time to see who managed to slip out just minutes after the dare was created.

"And the winner for this knockout round is... Riptide! There's no denying to their awesome freestyle, now give it up 'cause things are about to get tough!"

At that, Bodie was so happy that he yelled, "The victory is at hand!" and did another move that Glitch wished he could do... when he was normal. "Huh, too bad for you," the ghost-prodigy berated. Rasa sighed and eyed Glitch before shrugging.

There would be about ten minutes of absence at The Warzone before the next round would start. That gave DCI and D-Coy a moment to rest and discuss their technique. Glitch exhaled noisily. He used to enjoy cussing the other dancers when they made heads and tails of their dance, but not at a knockout dance battle. Keeping the promise, he stood well away from Rasa so he wouldn't intimidate or disturb the DCI leader. He found himself closer to Angel, and the Latino was making the best of his long-term rest.

Oblio was leaning on one of the walls, and most of his expressions were hidden underneath a layer of dark blue hair. Even so, Glitch noticed the interest that the bluenette showed. After all, he'd still be coming along to Set Adrift. They would see not only the result of their dare, but they would also see the result of Glitch's prank. The protégé couldn't wait. In his mind, he imagined T so relieved that she jumped on the mattress only to find herself stuck to the pillows.

"Have fun for me," teased Emilia to Lima. The DCI dancer turned towards her and retorted calmly, "Why, didn't you get enough 'fun' back when you were arrested?" and then followed Rasa without another word. Emilia was left a bit speechless.

While DCI were discussing their second freestyle, D-Coy were doing alike. Glitch was bored, waiting for more action to happen. Bodie and Emilia were still standing close, and Angel, Aubrey, Mo, Taye, Lil'T, Oblio, Kichi, and Shinju were looking at the dancers – mainly Bodie – with hungry eyes. Finally, Aubrey distracted Emilia about a prank call while the rest of them quickly took hold and locked Bodie in an inevitable conversation.

"Look at that chica, amigo. Look, and si, I mean look." Angel goaded. Taye jumped in and whispered, "She's, like, so you. Come on, let me tell her you like her," she suggested. Bodie pushed the two dancers away irritably. Then his eyes widened hugely and he pointed at D-Coy. "Look at them instead," he hissed, causing nine pairs of eyes – including Glitch's – to dart and gaze at the duo instead. MacCoy had his face inches apart from Dare's, and the DJ was gripping her right hand. Everyone held their breath, even the ghost.

However, the moment was cut off then and there. MacCoy was the first to break eye contact, and then they continued to make up some brisk choreo. Dare looked slightly disappointed, but she helped him with the freestyle as well. The song that they were going to dance to was another Usher song; this time it was Twisted.

Rasa and Lima were already working well together; they were mind-alike, thoughts never too far from each other. With that, they progressed quickly and easily. The song was particularly difficult because of its length. Usually, the Dance Central dancers would remix or shorten the songs they used due to the fact that most dance routines could drain energy often. This one had been reduced, but not by much. It still left most of the dancers needing time to catch their breath.

Suddenly, Glitch heard the announcer call the two crews to The Warzone. This time, Dare was up front while MacCoy stood behind her. Lima walked over to the front, and Rasa took up the back. Glitch watched silently as the music started. The first move was Twister, then Rival Step followed, and Dare smiled as she pointed. Meanwhile from behind her, MacCoy looked at his partner intensively. Then came the move Twist-o'-Hop, and the male D-Coy dancer shifted his gaze while doing the move.

When it was the move Blue Moon, all four dancers had perfect timing and nailed the move with ease. Glitch remembered having slight troubleshooting issues with the move; arms and legs this way and that way, Glitch hadn't been able to make heads or tails out of it until Mo came by to help.

And then came Lockdown, which involved getting down and slapping the floor with one hand. It was partly easy; getting it down was simple, but getting back up again could get a bit shaky. Still, all the dancers made it though safely.

Once it was time for freestyle, things happened a bit differently for both crews. This time, Rasa kept doing a move similar to Blue Moon while Lima danced in the middle as Rasa slowly circled her. Then they faced each other and began to mirror. Dare and MacCoy were touching backs and bending their knees before turning back to each other. Then they stepped back slowly, moving their arms in a way to keep with the unique beat of the song. Then they briefly – only briefly, such a shame – held hands before letting go, and the pink-haired Japanese dancer spun around. Darn, if they had held on longer, I could've taken some poor guy's camera to photo that good moment, said the words glued to Glitch's mind.

The last moves, including one called Usher as a tribute to the artist, came and went by. Finally, everyone posed in their finishing move. Boomy began to jump-jump-jump and then showed five stars, golden as before. Rarely would it fill only to blue stars.

Each dancer exited. Now they were more tense, anticipating the dare. And the loser would definitely have to lose a lot of dignity. After all, among the many ideas for a dare, just one could humiliate some dancer to the core. Two 'some dancers,' in this case.

Now, the question was: who would it be?

Apologies for late chapter guys -_- tired, hee.

Review and maybe I'll change my opinion on who loses :P