The match had ended and the Kogara-Mapie alliance had won against the Southern Snipers in a C Class Battle. However, things were starting to get real dangerous at the home ground of the Reds who were supporting the Snipers. Just like the match against Behemoth-the Reds were getting very aggressive and rowdy. This time though, Agito was a little more worried as he hadn't organised with W.I.N.D or anyone else to come to their aid. Malin and Blake looked around and they made a formation with Kogarasumaru to be ready for the numerous amounts of enemies to come in at them.

"There will be trouble tomorrow after we win," Ikki said the night before. "There will have to be."

"I know the Snipers will try what we spoke of before-but will the Reds get involved, it doesn't really concern them," said Malin naively. The riders back home in Australia and New Zealand were much different and although they rode with passion-they rode for glory rather than for supremacy. AT was a way of life here and people were willing to die for their way of life, which was something they struggled to get their minds around. "Yes there will be trouble and it doesn't matter if it is their business, was it ours to help you out in the first place?" This was a fair point, they would already be dead if it wasn't for Ikki and Kogarasumaru. "Will the kings from Genesis help you?" Agito asked Ikki.

"I wouldn't think so; they in a position of responsibility cannot be easily persuaded to make a decision like that. They know everything they do has repercussions so they will do nothing."

They could see the Kings up high watching and as Ikki had predicted were doing nothing. Even Ringo was watching and couldn't do anything-Malin could see her face, he knew she wanted to just by her eyes but she was thinking about the rest of her team and held her position. Malin was nervous again and very worried. He looked over and Blake who he could also see was worried but covering it up as best as he could. What filled him with confidence this time was Ikki who even after fighting stood strong and showed no signs of weakness. He was probably still affected by Cobra Lilly's toxic fumes that cause hallucinations but still he looked confident. He looked over at Malin, "What do you see Odysseus?" He trusted Malin enough here to make a very important move for their escape.

Malin looked over at the riders, scanning their body positions, facial expressions and group movements. He looked as hard as he could get as much data on them as possible and being able to make a judgement from it, "It seems they are going to attack, but they are waiting for something. They will not let us escape until whatever they have waited for gets here."

Ikki nodded, "It is just as we thought."

"What do you see?" Malin asked knowing Ikki could see everything about an environment they were in-taking in every single detail. If anyone could choose the quickest or the safest route out right now it was him. Malin watched Ikki as he looked around scanning the environment. There were four possible exit routes-all of them having some kind of gang members there blocking the way, but some more heavily than others.

"You think you guys can keep up," he finally said. Ikki didn't even wait for a response but took off. Malin and Blake did their best to follow and Kazu, Onigiri and Buccha covered them from behind. Buccha needed extra help as his hands were busy carrying Agito who was still unconscious from the loss of blood. It seemed though that they had been able to stop the bleeding temporarily, but he needed medical attention quickly and this situation wasn't doing him any favours.

It only really dawned on Malin how much Ikki could see then. The path they were taking was a very interesting one-making it appear they were taking one and readjusting their lines when the Reds tried to block it. They were really going out the side exit even though it looked like they were going to try and barge through the front. Ikki could plan his way out of any situation and under such pressure it really was a sight to see. The Reds had come after them and Malin could see they were still waiting for something. There were pathways that lead straight out of the school ground and this path would be their salvation. Then Malin caught something, he saw the Snipers they had just fought coming to the front and he noticed something. "Look out everyone," he managed to call out before 5 more Southern Snipers they hadn't seen yet came from nowhere. They had been lying in wait the entire time to ambush them with the Reds all along and with the match they just had with the support from the Japanese team-they easily had the advantage.

Everyone stopped and now the situation was very bad. River came to the front, "It doesn't matter if you won, we were sent here to take out two Magpie riders while their team isn't here and we are going to do that. It seems like none of the other riders' are going to help you here." They all attacked at once, ready for anything Kogarasumaru or the Magpie riders threw at them. They had been so worried about those they were attacking they hadn't even considered the possibility of reinforcements and that this had been a plan from the beginning.

All of a sudden, the riders were being dropped like flies. One group was sent flying backwards by an invisible force that they could only describe as concentrated air acted like a mini explosion and created a massive gap in their attack. Through this gap came two riders dressed in black. They came through the gap and with extraordinary flexibility and athleticism struck at as many riders as they could, having the element of surprise and taking out a lot in the one go. Two more riders appeared one of them yelling and screaming, which froze everybody in their place to allow one of them to hit them while they stood there frozen from the verbal technique. Malin looked at the River who was horrified, "This is impossible, how can you be here?" The mystery riders came to a stop and it was indeed those from back in Australia from the Westside Magpies. They were pumped for a fight and seemed to hate that their job the entire time was to wait for the ambush and come to the rescue rather than take part in the match-but it was the job to their teammates. "Like we couldn't handle you guys back home to come here to kick your ass as well," one of them said.

"You forgot one thing," Malin said. "Magpies always come to their allies aid and you better watch out because it doesn't matter if we are down or behind-we are never out." Ikki and Kogarasumaru were so pumped at the Magpies and their mateship to each other. The Magpie riders didn't have to hold out because they had no affairs in Japan and could do whatever they wanted with almost no consequences. Ikki came forward, "Do you remember what you said to Malin when you first got here about teamwork? You said it was only an excuse to never take responsibility for yourself, but why you will never beat this team is because like a chain they hang together rather than your team that falls separately."

In that moment the Snipers seemed to be too scared to attack and even the Reds didn't want to move anymore. They created a passageway for them all to leave the grounds safely and back to Ikki's house. They were all together and had made it through the difficult time and they celebrated when they got back with sake and food and partied for the entire night. The next morning though, it was time for them to leave and it was an emotional goodbye. Ikki had tears in his eyes as well as Malin, "You take care of yourself and you guys are both good riders and with the experience you got here-you will certainly rise above the rest." Malin and Blake thanked them for their hospitality,

"One day you should come to Australia and ride with us, maybe a friendly match or something." Malin and Blake left the house and Malin looked onto the roof to see Agito staring at him. Malin didn't take him for an emotional person so he waved and turned to leave. "To free yourself from the expectation of others, you need self respect," Agito called out to him as he got into his taxi cab to take him to the airport. Malin knew what he meant and it was probably the most supportive thing Agito had ever said to anybody-but it meant he believed in him enough to say it. They got into the cab and they left.

Ikki watching from the front veranda smiled to himself, he hoped one day he would become the real Sky King and then he could see what kind of rider Malin would become. Then a real alliance could be put into place, one with the Sky King and the Seer King.