"Tori. Are you ready?" Kiri Hyoryu and Yuga Mikado enter to one of the Beckwith Park's workshops.
"Let's go."
"Where are you going?" Baku Omori and Noboru Kodo ask almost at the same time.
"Marauder called us to talk about what happened. I don't know what he is up to, but it's better to have him on our side," explains Tori.
"In the meantime… Try to comfort Kyouya Gaen. He is very hurt. I know we are all shocked and deeply sad but V was his teammate. We have to be there for him."
"We are gonna try, Kiri Hyoryu. Thanks…" says Baku Omori.
The three cars exit the Beckwith and start their trip to Neo Tokyo. The drizzle is still falling since the end of the game, a few hours ago. The wet tires roll through the streets of Psyonix. Only the engines are heard in the middle of the night. Everyone is at their homes, consumed by sadness and fear. The Scarab people have already admitted defeat. True Brothers are no match for the Sharks and they know it. The reigning team is set to rule yet another one hundred years.
"I think it's here," says Kiri Hyoryu as he slows down.
"Are you sure? I can't notice anything," replies the Yuma.
"So they told me…"
"Hey, Tori… Are you ok…? We didn't have the chance to talk very much after the game in Wasteland." The Backfire shows his concern.
"Not really… Venom was a great car. Always ready to learn and then teach it to his apprentice Kyouya Gaen. There aren't so many faithful cars like him anymore. I still can't believe what they did to him…"
"Me neither. I didn't think they would reach that limit."
Kiri Hyoryu ads: "It was going to happen in some point. Without human supervision, the Sharks can do whatever they want. I think they've noticed that when they were about to get eliminated in the second game. And that's why they scheduled the Final for tomorrow; to end this quickly and reign for another one hundred years."
"How can we even confront them if they just showed the world that they are going to do anything to remain in power?" asks Yuga Mikado.
"I don't know, buddy. I don't know," answers Kiri Hyoryu.
"The only idea I can come up with is to try to get Paladin back," proposes the Yuma, looking to the black and misty horizon.
"Oh, no, Yuma. I don't even want to look at that traitor!" Yuga Mikado expresses his anger.
"We could try to get some information from him. At least by deceiving him." Kiri Hyoryu thinks about the possibility.
The three cars think about it some seconds, while the drizzle fills the air and some few engines can be heard coming and going in the distance.
"How do we get to him? He is in Wasteland in the middle of the damn Sharks." Yuga Mikado again with his anger, but considering it.
Tori tells the others a barely convincing plan, revealing some weak details about their rivals. They all think about it and go for it.
"Well… I think it's the only thing we can do…" says Backfire, despondent.
"So… Deal?" asks Kiri Hyoryu.
"Ah, guys… That's a very weak plan, if I ever heard one" Tsurugi Takihara turns on his lights and reveals his presence, just a few meters from them.
"Son of a-" mumbles Yuga Mikado because of the surprise. "You have been here all the time!?"
"Yeah, sorry. At first I realized you didn't notice and then I got curious. Again, my bad. The plan is not terrible, but considering the circumstances there is a way better one. Before all… Kiri Hyoryu, Yuga Mikado, I'm sorry about the game. We didn't want to take advantage from your pain."
"No hard feelings, Kazane Fujimiya. You did what you had to," answers Yuga Mikado, calmly.
"Anyway… I think that was the best thing that could have happened."
Tori is confused about that statement and Kazane Fujimiya goes on before anyone gets mad: "Listen carefully…"
