"Ami!" Crunch exclaims as he runs up to her. "You're back!"
"Crunch, baby!" Ami exclaims, holding her arms out. Crunch grabs her, hugs her and spins around before the two of them share a kiss. "You know I'd never forget about you, sweetie." she continues as she boops him on the nose.
"Guys, you found us!" Liz exclaims as she runs up to Ami and gives her a hug. Cortex, N. Gin, Penta and the Komodo Bros. pile out of their kart.
"So, looks like we're all here and accounted for." Pasadena says as she puts her helmet back on as she and Fake Crash get up from off the ground.
"Well, all except for Isabella's team." Von Clutch reminds her.
"Wait, ssssso you all haven't heard from Issssabella, either?" Komodo Joe asks Pasadena.
"No, unfortunately." Pasadena sighs. "I just hope they're doing okay, wherever they are."
Ami, dejected, thinks for a minute before saying, "Well, wherever she is, I'm sure that she'll find her way to us eventually. Now, what do you say we keep going north, huh?"
"We can't." Liz tells her. "We have to wait for Crash and his team, remember?"
"Oh, yeah! I completely forgot about them!" Ami exclaims as she face palms.
"Please forgive her." Cortex says as he approaches Liz and Pasadena's teams. "We spent most of our journey fighting Titans."
"And once Crash and his friends get here, we can bring the doom to that monster Pinstripe has in his possession!" N. Gin laughs crazily.
"Wait, how do you all know about the monster Brio created?" Liz asks her.
Ami holds up the drone that Oxide sent out earlier and says to the group, "We got Oxide's message."
Brio gasps in fear, gets down on his knees and begs to Ami, "Please don't kill me! They forced me to do it against my will, I swear!"
Ami, puzzled, reassures him, "No! No, we're not going to kill you. We believe you."
"Yeah! If we're going to kill anyone, it's that rat!" Nina exclaims to Brio.
"And if anyone tries to do anymore harm to you after how much you've suffered, we've got your back!" Crunch reassures Brio, who smiles warmly.
Meanwhile, over with Team Isabella, she and the rest of team are mending Hasty's wounds, who is still unconscious. Isabella, having tended to her shoulder injury from an earlier Scorporilla fight, paces back and forth, fearing the worst for Hasty, as she's just starting to develop feelings for him. Suddenly, she and Tiny hear the sound of static coming from their kart.
"Lady bandicoot!" Tiny calls out to Isabella. "Power's back on!"
"Really?" Isabella asks as she darts over to the kart. Ripper Roo and Polar continue to mend for Hasty.
"Well, not all of it. Only the radio's working." Tiny tells her. "Car battery still needs more time to charge."
She takes the radio, turns it on and speaks into it. "Hello? Is anyone there?"
From the other teams' end, they suddenly hear Isabella's voice through their radios, causing their faces to light up with surprise.
"Guys?" Isabella says through the radio. "Hello?"
"Isabella?" Ami asks as she speaks into her radio. "Is that you?"
"Ami!" Isabella exclaims through the radio. "Yes, it's me! How are you guys doing? Is everyone there?"
"Yep, we're all here together!" Ami says to her. "Well, most of us, anyway..."
"So tell me, where are you all?" Isabella asks through the radio.
"Well, I feel like we're getting closer to the battleship and Pinstripe." Ami says to Isabella before happily laughing, "Man, oh, man! It's been one heck of a ride for me and my team! We had so much fun tearing through hordes and hordes of Titans!"
"Well, glad you had fun." Isabella snarks through the radio. "Me and my team almost got eaten by a Titan."
"Oh, man. That's rough." Ami says, concerned. "Well, how's the rest of your team holding up?"
"It's a long story, Ami." Isabella says through the radio. "You see..."
"Hold the phone, Isabella." Ami tells her, looking out into the distance. "We have one more team pulling up to us right now."
From her perspective, she sees Team Crash pulling their kart up to everyone.
"Hello, everybody!" Megumi calls out.
"Guys!" Coco exclaims as she and Crash leap out of the kart.
"Crash! Coco! You're back!" Crunch calls out to them. "Give your main man Crunch a hug!"
Crash and Coco race towards Crunch and give him a hug. As Dingodile, Pura, Megumi and Zam pile out of the kart, Coco looks around.
"Wait, where's Isabella's team?" Coco worriedly asks. "We all should've been here together."
"Well, she's right here if you want to talk to her." Ami tells her as she hands her the radio.
"Coco?! Is that you?!" Isabella excitedly asks through the radio.
"Isabella?!" Coco exclaims as she takes the radio from Ami. "YES! It's me!"
"COCO!" Isabella squeals through the radio. "Oh, I thought I'd never hear your sweet voice again! Are you okay?"
"Yes, I'm fine, Isabella. I'm fine." Coco reassures her. "Are you okay? Where are you guys?"
"Well, we made it to the battleship, but unfortunately, we're stranded." Isabella tells her through the radio.
"Stranded?" Coco asks. "What do you mean?"
"Well, our car battery's dead and is still charging." Isabella says through the radio. "We can't walk to the battleship because the path leading to it is hazardous. And on top of that, Hasty's been wounded by a Titan, and we're busy mending his wounds. So, I don't know when we'll be able to get back together with you all."
"Oh, dear." Megumi says to herself before saying to Isabella, "Well, here's hoping Hasty makes a full recovery before tomorrow!"
"Megumi! You're there, too!" Isabella exclaims through the radio.
"Yes, and Crash, Cortex and everyone else!" Megumi says to her.
"Well, I'm glad to hear that everyone's all together and doing well!" Isabella tells her through the radio. "And don't worry. As soon as Hasty's feeling better, we'll make our way to the rest of you as soon as we possibly can!"
"Sounds great!" Coco happily exclaims. "Take care, Isabella! I hope to see you soon!"
"Good luck to you, too, Coco dear!" Isabella tells her through the radio. "And never forget: I love you and I will see you soon! Nothing or no one's going to change that! Good luck!" The two of them hang up.
"Hey! You guys!" Pasadena calls out, getting everyone's attention. "We gotta keep movin'! This here drone says we're getting close to the battleship!"
"Great! Well then, let's get a move on!" Cortex exclaims as he motions everyone to keep moving. "The sooner we stop Pinstripe, the sooner we can rescue Tawna so she can be by Crash's side again!"
Crash exclaims, "Woo-hoo!" as he runs up to Cortex and gives him a hug.
"No— Crash! That doesn't mean give me a hug!" Cortex groans as he pries Crash off of him.
As everyone begins to travel northbound, Ami stops and sees N. Brio hyperventilating.
"Brio, what's wrong?" she asks as she approaches him.
"I... I... I'm not s-s-sure if you all are ready to face this beast." Brio fearfully tells her. "I mean, it's... it's huge! Vicious! Its claws can slice you to ribbons! Its breath stinks of garlic and watermelon soda! It—"
Ami rests her hands on Brio's shoulders and says to him, "Brio! Calm down! Now, listen to me carefully. What sort of monster are we dealing with exactly?"
Brio inhales sharply and says, "Well..."
