Sally, Reice, and Violet sit down with Tangie and the rest; reeling from the defeat they just experienced a few minutes ago. Tangie comforts Sally, who still is fighting back tears.

"You fought well, it simply came down to the numbers…" chipped in Cobalt, hoping to cheer up the ace.

"Right, to begin with, you guys were at a disadvantage from the regular season. It's incredible that you kept going strong deep into the playoffs hold your head high, Sally!" supports Fuchsia; Reice grabs Sally by the hand and stares at her.

"The ace shouldn't be crying…" giving a gentle smile; Sally averts her eyes.

"I did everything I could Reice, I really tried my best but…but it still wasn't enough! We had a promise to him, we promised we'd win the rank wars and send him to the invitational!" exclaims Sally, venting frustration in her tone.

"We did the best we could…remember what Azule told us?" chimed-in Violet, who'd been quiet the entire time, keeping her composure; Sally looks at her dumbfounded.

Violet continued on, "He told us that we'll win, guess what, he's not here."

"Hey Violet…" Reice wants to stop any tension from rising between the two girls; Sally laughs with frustration.

"Oh? And what's that supposed to mean?" glaring at Violet with pain in her eyes.

"What I mean is…we didn't lose, they won. We didn't have our captain with us; if he'd been here, it's obvious we would've won. Our energy was gone by the end of the match, mentally and physically. We pushed ourselves past our limit; it's time to put this loss behind us and focus on our next mission." Cheering up Sally; everyone turns their attention to the match that's about to start.

Before the match began, Todd sat alone in the hallway, getting himself in the zone. He takes deep breaths, closing his eyes every time he inhales, with an agitated expression on his face; remembering the words Azule said to him on the first day. That idiot…allowing himself to end up in the hospital like that…an image of Azule in the hospital haunts him, he'd been visiting Azule before anyone else would-leaving before anyone could see him. I looked forward to the day when I'd play you, you got me fired up that day… no one ever openly challenged me like that in junior high. Seeing how motivated your team is, you must be one great captain! A single tear runs down his face as he smiles, opening his eyes, "It's my turn to show you!" jumping up and meeting with his team to exit the tunnel. The truth is, while Todd absolutely hates Azule's guts, there is a line of respect. It's unheard of for a team of three in any turf war competition to rally and defeat a team of four- much less top rank teams. Squidcom not only won the respect of the cold audience, but also the respect of their close rivals.

The match gets underway as both teams enter the match strong, the Elites have been the most efficient team all season; the Rebels have been a solid team all year as well. Sky takes the high ground to begin her snipe, Aaron and the others make a straight target to secure the main area first; Todd leads his team around through an alley way instead of a head on battle.

The clash between the two teams is a fiery one! Todd puts the team on his back as he takes on Aaron and Austin; Leaving Sky and Pearl to his teammates. Sky splats corey, but that gives Dustin an opportunity to splat her, but fails as Pearl splats him first. Philip appears behind Austin and splats him; this match is an all-out offensive battle.

I'll be damned if I don't make it to the final after my little brother's team failed! I'm winning this season for Azule! Sky unleashes her special attack, inking everything within her radius, giving the Elites a 62-38 lead.

The match remains this way for the majority of time, with the Rebels battling an uphill battle that is proving too difficult for them to handle; 42 seconds remain on the clock as Todd has one last plan to steal the victory. Todd swims forward and avoids the battles near him in favor of a battle with Sky, the Ace of the Elites and sweetheart of the entire school. If I take down his sister, I'll cement myself as the baddest man in the school!

Todd appears before Sky, inking the turf near her to cut off any escape. Pearl and Aaron have their hands full; the score is now 54-45, the Rebels were slowly grabbing at the lead with 21 seconds left. Sky throws her sub weapon in last defense as Austin comes to her rescue! The match ends anticlimactic as the Elites hold off the Rebels to seal their trip to their 5th consecutive Rank Wars final appearance; their 3rd one against Kidvel, too.

After the match, Squidcom, the Elites and Kidvel and hang out together, discussing the plan to get revenge; all of them were on board with the plan of attacking the Black Urchins immediately after the Rank wars final.

Cameron appeared before them, knowing he has no business being there after all that he's done. Sally, Sky and Violet all contain their anger, knowing very well that he's the architect behind Azule's hospitalization.

"What the hell do you want? You have some nerve showing your face around us!" growls Sky, ready to punch him in the face.

Cameron got on his knees and bowed before them, "I know I'm not worthy of your forgiveness, I know I can't atone for my sin…but please…allow me to help you! I have information that you must hear!"

All of them show no remorse, except for Tangie and Fuchsia. Cobalt stays silent, waiting to see what the others will say. Fuchsia steps forward, followed by Tangie and finally Cobalt.

"We'll listen to what you have to say." All in sync; the others stand guard, ready to attack.

"Thank you…I had a conversation with my boss and he discussed his plan with me…he plans on attacking the hospital where Azule is staying the day of the finals match. He wants revenge for what happened to Spyke to killing Azule."

Everyone tightened their expression, "why have you decided to leak information to the enemy?" questioned Fuchsia.

"Because…I'm tired of working for that demon..! I'm tired committing these kinds of crime! I don't want to do this anymore! I want to start fresh! Please…let me fight alongside you…"

Cobalt comes forward and kneels next to him-understanding the emotions that he must be feeling, "I accept, under my supervision of course. You must do two things first before you align yourself with us. First, you will submit your resignation…I'll accompany you. Second, you must be the one that guards that very hospital; you must be the one to carry that burden. Defend his room like it's your life!"

Cameron accepts it humbly, continuing to bow his head. Everyone eases a little, still keeping a close watch on him. He proceeds to go into detail of the plan that was told to him. Sky decides to draw up the plan for how they will handle the assault.

"We have 7 days until the final; this is how we'll stack up. Day 2: we'll bring the weapons to your dorms…make sure you have them hidden from anyone who doesn't know what we're planning. Day 4: Cobalt, you'll accompany Cameron to his resignation of the Black Urchins…Unleash hell when you get there. Spend the next two days training for battle; this won't be an easy one. As for the day of the final, keep hold of the defense of the hospital. Once we finish our match, we'll join you quickly and defeat the Black Urchins."

Everyone comes together and agrees with the plan, now it's all a matter of preparation. Cameron gets pulled to the side by Cobalt; both of them are now former members of the Black Urchins.

"So Cameron, Kida's plan…I suspect that Han will be there as well?"

Cameron nodded his head, "The entire ninja clan will be there…as it stands, we are the two samurai to face them…"

Cobalt breathes heavily, "No…I'll contact the family and ask for their support."

Cameron's eyebrows raise, "you're willing to contact the Tokugawa clan!? But they're also a scary family! If you bring them into this…"

"We have no choice, with everything as it is; we lack the numbers to defend. No doubt I'll be in hot water for summoning them but…I'll do anything for the family that I have now."

"I see that you truly do care…"

The evening sets closer as an ugly battle begins to brew. The Tokugawa's, Cobalt's family-a prestigious samurai family, are being mentioned now. Perhaps Cobalt is pulling out the emergency card for what might be the fight for Azule's life.