Paprika and Caelus, are riding on a flying leviathan, which is being launched upwards by Paprika’s explosions.

Caelus: Ha! Why didn’t i think of this sooner!

Paprika: Because i’m the smarter one. That’s why I thought of it.

Caelus: Alright, we’re not too far behind the other teams, so we just gotta make sure there are no distractions whatsoever-

A loud crash is heard behind them. They turn to see Ray and Tanya, now with three horse-riding giants next to them.

Caelus: Them again!

Paprika: I’ll deal with them, you just focus on what’s ahead!

Tanya: Thought you could get rid of us so easily, huh?!

She orders a The Plague Horseman to send a swarm of flies and mosquitoes after them. Paprika burns them all with a large explosion.

Paprika: What the-

The giant from before with the sword appears through the obstruction, swinging its sword down. Caelus summons three leviathan to coil around it, and guides the flying leviathan in a different direction.

Paprika: Phew, thanks for the save.

Caelus: Yeah no worries, woah!

Caelus is launched off the leviathan by another competitor with red horns and unusually large cargo pants.

Paprika: Caelus!

She tries to direct the leviathan downwards, but is stopped by a large mechanical arm. She grabs the arm and explodes it, only to see Caspian appear from the smoke, tying her up with magnetic rope.

Paprika: Oh, hey Cas!

Caspian: Yo.

Paprika: I should’ve guessed it was you! You always were a tech wizard.

Caspian: Hm… i prefer tech “genius”.

He spins around and kicks her off of the leviathan, making it go downwards as she falls.

Caspian: Don’t worry, i’ll maybe catch you!

Paprika: Maybe?!

Caspian: Well yeah, we are enemies right now!

Caspian rushes downwards on the leviathan, catching Paprika just before she hits the ground. 

Caspian: Next time ‘round, that “maybe” is gonna become “unlikely”! Or.. “unlike-lily”?

Paprika stands up, and stares off into the distance for a while. Caspian stares at her, confused, he turns his head back and forth a few times.

Caspian: What are you staring a-

Paprika ducks down quickly. Caspian is launched off leviathan by another, larger one, summoned by Caelus. Caspian and Cargo-Pants Girl are sent flying into the ground. Caspian throws a microchip onto the ground, and then taps a button on his device screen, creating a mechanical shield.

Caspian: You ok, Monika?

Monika: Never better!

She stands up, wiping the dust from her clothes, she plants her feet firmly into the ground, then leaps upwards, high into the air. She dives down, aiming at Caelus, with a devilish grin on her face.

Monika: Ready for more, blue boy?

Caelus: If you’re talking about my hair colour… it’s turquoise!

Monika spins around, planning a roundhouse kick. Caelus prepares to counter with a leviathan punch. They both clash, creating shockwaves in the sky. They are both sent backwards, and land on the ground. 

Monika: Not bad..!

Caelus: Not bad? My punch was impressive at worst!

Monika: That was like, seventy-percent snake thingy, thirty-percent fist.

Caelus: Leviathan! Not a snake.

Paprika: Hey, sorry to interrupt - well, not really - but we gotta get going, Caelus!

Caelus: Right!

Monika: Not so fast, turq-boy!

Paprika and Caelus proceed further on a leviathan, while Caspian and Monika chase after them, riding a giant mechanical spider. Close behind them are Ray and Tanya.

Tanya: Can’t this board go any faster?!

Ray: If it could, we wouldn’t be so far behind right now!

Tanya: Ugh! I’ll just let my horsemen do all the work then!

She pulls out the scroll once more, this time placing a black crystal onto it. 

Tanya: Four Horsemen Summoning Charm! God of Death!

A hooded giant riding a horse appears from the ground. It’s bony fingers clutching a curved scythe.

Tanya: Now, i’m undoubtedly going to win!

Unknown: Don’t be so cocky!

A large robotic figure appears in the sky, carrying another competitor on his back. 

Ray: Crap! That’s sector 1’s top duo!

Tanya: Am i supposed to know who they are?

Ray: Shirona Gaijin and Ultrabot! They could be way stronger than us!

Tanya: Please! Now that i have all four horsemen summoned, no one could be more powerful than m-

Ultrabot: Now!
Shirona: Aye aye, captain!

Ultrabot turns upside-down in the air, as Shirona jumps off of his back. She brings her palms together, and fires a white energy blast at the Famine Horseman, knocking it off of its horse.

Tanya: What? No!

Shirona spins in the air and lands on the horse, elegantly.

Shirona: So…. your “Four Horsemen Gods” aren’t actually strong, are they?

Tanya: Shut it! Idiot hair!

Shirona (mind): Idiot.. hair…?

The Plague Horseman sends another swarm towards Ultrabot, who launches himself off the horse. The swarm consumes the Famine Horse, killing it.

Ultrabot: Great. Now I have no ride. 

Ultrabot charges at the Plague Horseman, tackling it ferociously and blasting a barrage of bombs and bullets at it. He sits on the Plague Horse

Ultrabot: Target neutralised.

Tanya: UGH! Ray! Get them!

Ray jumps off the hoverboard, swinging his sword at Shirona, and missing completely.

He falls on to the ground.

Tanya: Numbskull! I’m leaving you behind for that!

Ray: Wait, don’t!

Ray sprints, trying to catch up to them. He falls short of breath and collapses.

Ultrabot: My jet’s power is running low… maybe I should use your idea.

Ultrabot flies in low, then shoots one of his arm cannons at the War Horseman, who dodges the attack. Ultrabot then shoots two more cannons, knocking it off its horse.

He sits on the horse, grabbing it tightly by the reins.

Tanya: No, no no! This isn’t what’s supposed to happen!

Ultrabot: You’re right. We should be alot faster than this.

He kicks his horse in the side, causing it to gallop forward even faster. Shirona does the same.

Ultrabot: And for good measure.

He aims his arm behind him, loads an arm cannon, and fires it at Tanya, who is launched off the hoverboard. She punches and kicks the ground in anger. 

The three fallen horseman stand around in confusion.

Tanya: Wha- don’t just stand there, go after them! 

Shirona, Ultrabot, The Death Horseman, Caspian and Monika all race to catch up with Caelus and Paprika. 

Caspian: Okay.. call me crazy, but I think the grim reaper is following us right now.

Monika, Caelus and Paprika turn to look.

Caelus: Huh. I guess it is.

Monika: This is great actually! This means i can add “fought death (and won)” to my resume.

Monika jumps out of the spider, and delivers a powerful kick to the Death horseman’s head. Death spins its scythe, and slashes Monika. She falls back into the spider.

Caspian: Monik-

A loud explosion is heard behind them. The Death Horseman is launched off its horse by Ultrabot’s cannons. 

Monika: What the hell was that? And where’d Death go?!

Caspian: How are you still up right now?

Monika: That slash was actually pretty weak.

Paprika and Caelus turn around to see Shirona and Ultrabot, surpassing Caspian and Monika. Death’s Horse charges at Caelus, launching him off the leviathan. 

Paprika: Where did the horse come from?!

Caelus coils a leviathan around it, and pulls himself, along with Paprika, onto the horse. Shirona and Ultrabot appear on either side of them.

Caelus: A horse race? What is this, Steel Ball Run?

Shirona: Haha, what’s that?

Caelus: Sorry, who are you again?

Shirona: Oh! I’m Shirona, top ranked player of sector one.

Caelus: Cool…?

Ultrabot: And I am Ultrabot, second ranked player of-

Caelus: I don’t care who you are.

Ultrabot stares at him, full of fury.

Paprika: Hey.. why are your eyes like that?

Paprika stares directly into Shirona’s star shaped pupils. 

Shirona: They give me my powers. Look!

Shirona raises her arm towards Caelus, sending a white bolt right at him, knocking him off his horse.

Paprika: …I shouldn’t have asked.

Paprika prepares to turn the horse around, but Ultrabot stops her.

Ultrabot: Apologies. But, i would rather win.

Caelus: Its ok! Just go, i’ll catch up!

Paprika kicks the horse’s side reluctantly, charging forward.

Caelus jumps onto the back of Caspian’s spider-bot, smirking.

Monika: Hey! Get the hell off our robot!

Caspian: My robot.

Monika (mockingly): Myyy robooot.

Caelus: You’re Paprika’s friend, right? And, i’d say I am too, so, why don’t weeee hold a temporary truce!

Caspian: ….

Monika: Hell n-

Caspian: Okay. But only until we catch up to Paprika again.

A deep, slightly reverberated voice echoes from the shadows.

Deep Voice: Well, then i guess your “temporary” truce is becoming permanent.

A large shadowy arm emerges from the distance, grabbing Caelus and slamming him to the ground.

Monika: Yeah. Let’s just forget about this guy.

Caspian: ..Fine. But only because i don’t wanna deal with those two. Not because you told me to.

They speed away on the spider bot.

Deep Voice: Prepare for hell, enemy. Your destruction, is immine-

The voice is cut off by a loud yawn.

Deep Voice: Wh- Haira! You just ruined what was about to be my coolest phrase yet!

The shadow arm belonged to Niko Thanis, another player from Sector 4, with dark short hair and piercing violet eyes. He and his partner, Haira Clevia, a girl with long brown spiky hair, tired looking eyes, four arms and antennas, were floating on a large black hand.

Haira: No one cares about your shitty aura-farm speeches.

Niko: It’s not aurafarming!

Haira: Dude, no one says the shit you say unironically unles they’re trying to seem cool.

Niko: Can you stop ruining this?

Haira: How about YOU, stop TRYING, to ACT like you’re COOLER, than you actually ARE, you GOD DAMN LOSER!

Caelus: Can you two be quiet? Im gonna develop a migraine from all this yelling. You both talk like weirdos, how about that?

Haira: Do you wanna die, boring sapien monkey? We’re talking. Nobody asked you to butt in.

Caelus: Monkey?

Haira: Well yeah, that’s what you humans evolved from, no?!

Caelus: Hmmm, i guess that explains the antennae. And the four arms. Well if you’re some kind of “bug creature” then why don’t you… buzz off!

Haira: …Kill yourself. Im not fucking kidding. That joke was ass.

Caelus: Swearing doesn’t make you sound cool, y’know! That’s like, coolness 101. 

Seems like Niko here is doing a better job than you.

Haira: Shut the hell up!

Caelus summons a larger leviathan, breaking the hand which he was captured inside, and allowing him to land on the ground.

Haira: I blame you for this.

Niko: …Sorry.

Caelus: You’re just gonna take that, dude? How submissive.

Caelus flies away on a leviathan.

Haira: Im just gonna ignore whatever the fuck he said.

Haira sprouts three pairs of wings, and takes off after Caelus.

Haira: If you’re gonna follow me, then don’t mess up this time.

Niko: How am i-! … sigh

Brenn: D’ya see that, Carmen?

Carmen: What, that guy on the floating hand who looks all depressed?

Brenn: Yup, him. I saw that thing floatin’ earlier, why don’t we steal it ‘n’ kick ‘im off!

Carmen: Duh.

Brenn picks up a fairly large rock, and charges up a powerful throw, aiming it straight at Niko’s head. He launches the stone at high speeds, and it collides with the back of Niko’s head, sending a stream of blood out of his head, and knocking him off the hand.

Brenn: Uhhh…

Carmen: You said you were gonna knock him off, not kill him! Look. Now his head is outpouring some kind of Bloody Stream.

Brenn: Say that again..

Carmen: Huh?!

Brenn: What?

Carmen: … Just get on the hand.

They get on.

Brenn: How do ah work this thang?

Carmen: How should i know? It seems like magic or something.

Carmen spots a staff hidden underneath Niko’s limp body. She reaches for it, examining it closely.

Carmen: This staff has a blue crystal in the middle, it looks the same as the one in the middle of the hand!

Brenn looks down, spotting a blue crystal in the middle of the palm.

Brenn: Well I’ll be. It does! Y’think that has somethin’ to do with it?

Carmen: Probably.

Carmen points the staff forward, and the hand begins to move.

Brenn: What would i do without ya’?

Carmen: Probably lose. No, definitely lose.

She says, chuckling.

Carmen pulls the staff back and thrusts forward, causing it to move forward quickly.

Brenn: Woah!

Carmen: Looks like we’re back in this!

cut to Freya and Rheie, flying lower than before

Freya: Hey, I think we’re actually gonna win this!

Rheie: I wouldn’t be so sure.

Freya: Oh, come on. What now?!

Rheie: Right below us. Sector five’s top pair, Alex and Marciano.

Freya: You can handle ‘em, right?

Rheie: I’m not too sure about that.

Freya: …Fine. Let’s two-on-two then.

Freya comes to a halt in the air, then lands slowly.

Alex draws nearer on the stolen motorcycle.

Alex: So… this game’s best duo! So far, at least.

Freya: Im guessing you wanna fight?

Alex: Seems like you’re smarter than you look!

Freya: …And what the hell is that supposed to mean?!

Freya looks visibly annoyed. Alex grins, preparing to unveil his star. Marciano places his hand on his shoulder.

Marciano: It would be smarter to keep progressing forward, than to fight.

Alex: Look around us! I highly doubt we’ll be overtaken.

Marciano: You can never be too sure.

Alex: Besides, this will only take a few minutes! Our opponents are.. a punk with wings, and a girl who looks like she fell into a cotton candy mixer? Ha!

Marciano: Don’t forget that these are the two strongest members of their sector. I would rather not fight pointless battles, but if you really must do it, then let’s hope they’re as weak as you say.

Freya: Bowl-cut is pissin’ me off. I’ll take him. You go for the tiger.

Rheie: As you wish.

Alex unveils his star. Marciano ignites his fists. Rheie readies her bow, placing in an arrow from the quiver. Freya takes a deep breath in.

Alex: Now…. lets see how you handle THIS!