Paw Patrol X: The Hearts of Truth

New Recruits arc Episode nine: Betrayal of the Jester

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Nathan Sharp's cover of the Overlord opening theme played with Charm's eyes opening after a transition of sorts. Flare was then shown jumping up in an open area with the sky all that was shown as Nathan Sharp is heard singing. "Can someone give me the (Flare punches at the screen with an excited smile) a-answer, (Marshall jumps up and kicks at the screen with a determined smile) to my (Richie jumps up and shoots at the screen with a serious look) que-estion? (Chase jumps up and back-kicks the screen with a serious smile) Where's my (Rocky jumps up and slashes the screen in half with a cocky smile) soul?"

A stream of grass was shown as the words Paw Patrol appeared on the screen from gun shots going though them, followed up by the X being made with two sword slashes as the music continued. The Hearts of Truth then appeared through a blazing flame going across them with the Paw Patrol then shown, leading up to Flare giving a peace sign as the song continued with the lyrics coming back.

Flare back flipped over one of Charm's soldiers and kicked him aside as the song continued. "It's like a virus in my body (Flare spins over to another soldier) while I'm (Flare punches the other soldier, making him fall down) dreaming. (Marshall is seen tripping as he runs off with some sort of package) When I wake up, all that's (Marshall scratches his head and laughs innocently as he looks at the screen with his eyes closed) left of me are bones."

Richie was shown shooting a soldier as the song continued. "I'm in a panic! (Richie kicks the soldier aside) Get out, (Richie shoots at the screen) hurry. (Chase is seen holding a hand mirror up to his butt as he admires it while shaking it) Oh there are mysteries, (Chase sees the screen and puts the mirror away, giving a serious look with a peace sign) and many miseries. (Rocky is seen roundhouse kicking a soldier to the floor) Dead of alive, I'm on the brink (Rocky grabs the soldier's face and farts into it) of self destruction."

Skye was shown to be back flipping over to her jet-pack as the song continued. "As I'm (Skye gives a peace sign after jumping up) roaming, (Skye lands by the jetpack and puts it on) from left to right to (Skye takes off with smoke covering the screen, with Zuma then seen surfboarding) An invitation, (Zuma gives a peace sign to the audience) to come disappear . (Snow comes onto the screen as she moves her hair back, seeming to have a cold persona) We're dancing one, two, three steps (Snow sees the screen and punches it out of frustration) on this dark stage."

Charm was then seen standing on a building with a sadistic and charismatic smile as he seemed to be saying something that couldn't be heard over the song. "Raise your flag, march and fight. Break your mask and show some pride! (The camera pans to behind Charm with the destruction of a city being shown) While this war just sends a shiver down my crooked spine. (Charm puts his arms out on their perspective sides) Wars and swords, tears and blood. Feel my heart begin to race. (Charm is seen laughing maniacally) As I laugh through this bloodbath we've made!" Charm clenches both of his fists as he tucks his paws onto his chest, glaring with a sadistic smile and crimson red glare.

Charm was shown to be fighting off Rocky in some sort of science office as Charm blocked his punches and kicks with ease. "Can someone give me the (Charm kicks Rocky back with Rocky holding his stomach in pain) a-answer, to my (Chase kicks open a vent and slides down it as Charm continues working on a computer of sorts) que-estion? (Charm grabs Chase's arm when he attempts to punch him and crushes it, filling Rocky with grief as he watches) Where's my soul? Where's my heart? (Charm roundhouse kicks Chase back at full force) Am I losing my own self?"

Rocky was shown looking at his sword in some sort of bus, seeming to be on edge about how the mission went. "Don't you hesitate, go this way-ay-ay. (Flare looks over at Rocky, seeing that he's feeling down about something) I don't know. And I don't care. (Flare puts his paw on Rocky's shoulder to comfort him with a smile) Tell me, are you not entertained now?"

Richie was shown to be punching at something with high speeds. "I'll just keep (Charm is shown to be blocking Richie's punches) surviving, (Richie aims one last punch at Charm, who dodges it, making Richie punch a wall) I just cannot hide it all. (Richie turns around and aims a kick at Charm, who blocks it and aims a punch at him) I am not to fall a victim, (Richie clenches his fist with anger) I'll continue living in this, (Richie prepares to aim a punch at Charm) misery driven (Richie aims a punch at Charm, covering up the screen) world!" Flare was shown looking over a cliff as he looks at a destroyed city, looking back on a teenage looking Kishu with a charasmatic yet devilish grin pinning him against a tree with his foot. Flare looked over the cliff with determination as the song ended with Paw Patrol X: The Hearts of Truth being shown above him.

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Katie was looking through her appointments on her laptop and messaging each and every one of the patients of she could rescheduling. "And that's why I have to put your parrot's appointment on hold until tomorrow. I hope you understand. Have a good day ma'am." Katie sent the email and then thought for a bit about what the lady was calling about and it dawned upon her how stupid it was. "Wait. Why did I even bother to send that? She's making an appointment about her parrot talking. I could've just said to look up parrot stuff."

Flare entered the room and saw what Katie was doing as he hopped up onto her desk, catching onto why she was rescheduling all her appointments. "Guess you don't wanna risk that injury of yours doing too much to ya, huh?"

"Yeah." Katie replied as she sent the last email, shutting off her laptop and turning to Flare. "As much as I love my job, it wouldn't be right to force myself to work when I'm recovering. (Flare starts looking through the appointments) But as soon as I'm better, I'll be back in the game. (Notices what Flare's doing) Yep. Sure is busy being the town vet."

"Yeah, sure is." Flare suddenly flashbacked to the anger he felt when he charged at Trickery, feeling a bit on edge when it ended. Katie noticed his somewhat pale look and Flare looked at her with a small request in mind. "If it's not too much trouble, would you mind checking something out with me?" Katie smiled and nodded, knowing Flare couldn't be asking for too much. And she sorta owed him since the Paw Patrol saved her life.

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Mayor Goodway was getting closer to the battler while moving by the crowd and making sure to avoid bumping into people too much. "Scuse me, pardon me; comin through." When she got to the front of the row, she saw Richie and Trickery colliding a massive kick with Richie then kicking Trickery back and dashing at him. Mayor Goodway seemed quite impressed by this moment and put a fist on her hip with confidence in Richie. "I knew those two would be battling again. (Calls out to Richie) Destroy him Richie!"

Richie saw his mother and smiled at her arriving, even though this wasn't exactly the event he would have in mind for that. He then got back to the battle just as Trickery aimed a punch at him, which he blocked with his palm and moved downward. This allowed him to knee Trickery right in the stomach and then kick him back with brutal force. Someone in the crowd who was next to Mayor Goodway had a question for her and spoke quite casually. "Hey, were you white in the Nick J.r show?"

"Don't you have a mouth to shut before I smack it?" Mayor Goodway snarked, making the bystander shut up as they both continued watching the battle. "But no, I was black in the original. It's just that Richie takes the half angel side from me, (Richie is shown blocking Trickery's punches) so I have to be the same color as him to justify it."

"Ah." The bystander found that explination quite confusing and asked something else when he put two and two together. "Wait, he's a nephilim? I thought he was just some overpowered kid!"

"Yeah, and I wouldn't blame you." Mayor Goodway continued watching the battle and crossed her arms, loving how far her son has come in this area. "And he's certainly showing his strength at it's finest." Richie and Trickery collided three more punches and then backfliped away with Richie taking his guns out and shooting at Trickery. Mayor Goodway found this quite exciting. "Ooh, this should be entertaining."

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Katie was checking for Flare's heartbeat and when she got to his heart, he felt a pure and fiery beating inside of him. She smiled as she looked at him, rubbing his head and finding him perfectly healthy. "Nothing wrong there Flare. Just a healthy Dalmatian pup full of joy and life."

"Yeah but that's the thing." Flare then went into further detail as he explained what he meant. "When I saw your body on the floor, I got super mad and charged at that Kishu, (Eyes dart to the right) I think someone said his name is Trickery, (Eyes dart back to Katie) and I lost all control." Katie nodded in understanding despite having not heard of this anytime before. "I think it has something to do with me sharing a Heart of Truth with Marshall, (Katie flinches) but I lost my book, so I can't really know for sure."

Katie barely comprehended the last words from Flare's explination, getting out of her chair with excitement in her eyes. "You're half of a Heart of Truth!?"

"Apparently so. Richie saw me heal a wound without any treatment and he felt something was up." Flare thought for a moment before continuing. "I guess the others can't do it as well."

"Flare, this is huge! Please tell me you guys are looking for them!"

"We have a device in the works that Richie and Rocky just started making."

"Perfect. (Punches palm with bottom of fist) I'm joining in!"

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Richie was shooting at Trickery's feet with Trickery joyfully dancing as he continued dodging the bullets without fear. "Well, well, well. Your aiming is as superb as ever my dear friend. If you were aiming at my heart you could've killed me by now."

"My reason for aiming at your feet is pretty obvious." Richie stated as he then put his guns away, moving the hair that was touching his forehead up. "Do you really think I'd risk killing innocent bystanders just to kill you?"

"Probably not. But now I'm getting bored." Trickery dashed through the crowd with Richie chasing after him as he stopped when he saw Trickery on a building. "Catch me if you can Richie. The battle continues from here." Trickery dashed off just as Richie ran up the wall, leading to another chase.

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Marshall, Chase, and Zuma were playing poker in the main room with Chase looking rather confident as he looked at his cards. Marshall was looking at his and wondered if he would be able to win this game. He'd never played before, and Chase had just talked him into it. Zuma didn't really care if he won or not. Judging by the cards he had though, he'd have to admit he'd be surprised if he DID win. Chase was ready though, and he set all of his cards down and showed them off. "I believe all of your betted money belongs to me now."

Marshall and Zuma looked at their cards and put them down in defeat with Chase laughing as he took all of their betted money. Zuma was one to question this, since he was more than familiar with Chase's betting skills. "How do you do it dude? (Chase looks at Zuma) You've been challenging the team to poker for years now and no one else has won?" Chase shrugged and then Zuma took out a book and showed a page to Chase. "Are you a gypsy or something?"

"No, but I wish I was." Chase chuckled, and then he pushed the book away with Zuma closing it and wondering how Chase does it. "I guess it's just natural skill. I'd say luck, but I don't believe in (Puts the money in his bag) any of that supersitious junk."

"Even when Flare and I told you about that ghost we found?"

"Nope. Not belivin it."

Snow was reading some kind of book and trying to get some info out of it with Ryder recognizing it as he walked by. "Hey. Isn't that Richie's book about the Hearts of Truth? (Snow flinches) I thought he gave that to Flare."

Snow tried to think of an excuse to make, knowing Ryder wouldn't like it if he told her the truth. Well, obviously. Who likes a thief? "Oh, he let me borrow it." Snow then realized something upon her words. 'Wait a minute. Why didn't I just ask that dope for the book? He's not obsessed with it or anything.' Ryder nodded with approval and left with a smile as Snow face palmed at what she just realized. 'Ah well. I got away with it, and I can't turn back now.'

Katie brought Flare into the room with her and stated what she was thinking with a high amount of both excitement and confidence in her eyes. "Why didn't you guys tell me this guy was sharing a Heart of Truth with Marshall!?"

Rocky was doing something to Katie's sinks with a sign that said 'Stop all baths!' in his paw. He stopped after hearing Katie and looked at her with a blunt look on his face. "Because we're not the experts on them? Actually, the onle one who knows a lot about them is Richie."

Katie nodded, remembering that Richie had quite a bit of knowledge on this sort of thing. "Well he had to have filled you guys with some kind of information. Isn't there anything you know?" Katie saw the book Snow was reading and walked over to her, taking it from her paws as she got to reading it herself. "Thanks." Snow red the book while Katie was holding it, not caring if she got the info or not. "So two Dalmatians. (Looks at Marshall) I had a feeling it was like that when Flare said he shared it with you Marshall."

"Believe me Katie, this news was a huge surprise to the two of us as well." Marshall stated just as Rocky came over to them with Marshall asking about the device. "Speaking of the Hearts of Truth Rocky, how's that device you and Richie are working on?"

"It's still in the making." Rocky explained, but then he showed Marshall the fineprints. "This is what we have so far." Marshall looked at the fineprints and nodded, liking what he saw in this device. Rocky then brought up something else that gave Marshall a decent surprise. "And when we're done with it, the first thing we're gonna do is hack Charm's base so he can't do anything to it." Marshall took a liking to that call, feeling that being one step ahead was always a good idea.

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Richie and Trickery were jumping from roof to roof while chasing each other at top speed with their sights on each other. The two of them weren't going to give up the battle just yet, and just because they weren't in a still battlefield, it didn't mean they weren't still battling. Richie even took his guns out and fired them at Trickery, who just grabbed two of the bullets and flicked them at Richie. He was able to dodge them though, and he dashet at Trickery, kicking him into a wall and firing at least two dozen bullets straight at him.

Trickery took all of the bullets and found the battle to be getting hard, grinning devilishly as he jumped out of the wall looking nearly unharmed. This didn't surprise Richie at all, since he's seen how durable Trickery can be. This is why he didn't even move when Trickery launched the bullets at him, and instead stood still as they all fired at him. The two of them then charged at each other with Richie aiming one of his guns up Trickery's head, planning on killing him.

Trickery kneed Richie in the stomach and kicked him aside with Mayor Goodway then shown watching the battle from afar. She saw Richie falling down and regaining his balance, jumping back up to battle Trickery. Mayor Goodway even took out a camera to record this, knowing it'd work great for her work. Richie saw this and didn't really seem to mind it, giving a thumbs up as he blocked one of Trickery's kicks. He then ducked under one of Trickery's punches and elbowed him in the stomach, making him move back a bit.

Trickery backflipped and regained his balance with Richie then firing three bullets right at his head. The last one hit Trickery right in the head and Richie jumped up exceptionally high, getting the perfect angle. He then dove down at Trickery, kneeing him in the stomach and taking the bullet out of his head. He then punched him multiple times to knock him out, getting up and picking him up, putting him on his back as he headed back to Katie's office.

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Katie was talking to Ryder about the Hearts of Truth, wanting to help the Paw Patrol find them as much as she could. She wanted to help out with this as much as possible and she couldn't let Ryder say no. "You have to understand Ryder. The Hearts of Truth are a huge deal. They could stop all evil, or stop all good, and the latter is only if an evil being gets their hands on them." Katie grabbed Ryder by his arms and held him up to her level. "We have to work together on this Ryder. You'll need as much help as you can get.

Ryder chuckled a bit at Katie's willingness to help, feeling she could help them out in a way. "Well we could use more of those types of people who talk on the computers and look at monitors to give the others some info." Katie thought for a moment and felt she could do a decent job at that, and Ryder was more than willing to encourage her on it. "Hey, maybe you can even get into the battlefield every now and then. If you're up for it of course."

"I'll do it." Katie replied with a finger snap, but she knew she'd need some more stuff to help the team out. "But I'll need more advanced technology in order to track you guys in every mission you go on. You think Rocky would be willing to upgrade my stuff?"

"He may be a little hesitant at first, but I can convince him." Ryder and Katie heard some kind of banging from the other room and Ryder rolled his eyes while smiling, knowing that Rocky would first want something in exchange. "I think he'll wanna go a couple weeks without taking another bath."

Katie shook Ryder's hand as she agreed to the offer, knowing Rocky wouldn't be an easy one to avoid reasoning with. "Deal!"

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Snow was putting the book away and gave a sigh of relief when she wiped her forehead, glad that Flare didn't see her reading it when he entered the room. 'How Flare didn't see the book is beyond me, but I'm sure as heck glad it was like that. (Puts bag onto the bed) Now I can process the information into the plans back home.'

Richie came back with Trickery and set him down on the bed, assuring everyone he was unconcious. "He shouldn't be waking up for some time now. But just in case he does, I won't be leaving his sight."

Flare hopped up to the bed and got a look at Trickery, wondering what he wanted when he got to Katie's bet. He didn't understand why Trickery would even bother hurting Katie. It just didn't make sense to him that someone could be so cruel. Just then, Trickery woke up and grabbed Flare by the neck, shocking everyone as he then stood up and spoke to him with a devilish grin on his face. "You're someone Charm would most certainly like to meet."

Trickery got stabbed with a sword that struck him right through the stomach, making him look back and see Marshall standing there. Marshall was furious. He had a seething rage inside of him upon seeing his brother get hurt, glaring at Trickery with anger. "Let, him, go!"

Trickery turned around and faced Marshall as he took the sword out, declaring these two words as soon as he did. "I refuse." Trickery smacked Marshall aside with the tip of the sword, sending him into the wall with Trickery then running off. That is, before Richie stepped in his way, grabbing him by the shoulder and making him drop Flare. "Oh my Richie. I didn't know you-"

Richie knocked Trickery out and had him lying there on the floor with Rocky walking over to him and poking him, questioning why Richie even bothered to chase him. "Why didn't you just do that before."

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Flare was lying down on one of Katie's pet beds as she checked for injuries on his neck with Marshall speaking to Rocky. "Thanks for the sword Rocky. I wasn't about to let Trickery hurt Flare and run off with him like that."

"Hey, you were getting mad and I helped you take it out on the one who deserved it." Rocky responded, feeling that Trickery needed that stomach stabbing quite a bit. "Frankly I'm surprised as to how Trickery didn't end up sensing your movements, but hey; that's plot convinience for ya." Richie was looking at Trickery with a sense of distraught in his aura in spite of his serious expression. Rocky sensed this and walked up to him, hoping he was okay. "Everything okay Richie?"

Richie looked down at Rocky, who seemed worried about him and he responded with a nod as he spoke. "Yeah. Everything's fine."

Skye hopped up onto Trickery's bed and looked at his wound, hoping it wouldn't heal so he would die sooner. "I hope he dies from this. Or something like that. I don't know." Richie clenched his arm in anger upon Skye's words with Rocky worrying deeply about it and Skye wondering what that was about. "So you want him to get chopped up then?"

Richie sighed and sat down as he put his hand on his head, feeling like he'd kept this away for far too long. "Not exactly Skye. Yes, I want to see him hurt, but a part of me wants him to stay alive."

"But how come?" Chase asked when he walked up to Richie, unable to understand what he was thinking. "Didn't you just head on after him a few minutes ago?"

Richie sighed, but got ready to tell the story of how he met Trickery, feeling extreme remourse for what went down from the event. "Trickery was an ally of mine for a brief time."

The others were surprised by this and Richie flashbacked to the event with him telling the others as a younger Richie was shown walking through the town. While Richie was walking around, a young girl about his age was holding a cigar. He smacked it away as he made a statement about it after walking past her. "It'll kill ya." The cigar fell to the ground as Richie continued to wonder who he was, not knowing who he should consider himself to be. 'Would someone even be grateful if they saw that? Someone would have to hate smoking enough for it.'

Richie saw a younger version of Trickery as the Kishu then jumped down and greeted him with a devilish grin on his face. "Greetings Richie. Looking blue I see." Richie scoffed and looked away with the Kishu moving his head over to him as he continued. "Now now, no need to be so dark and grungy. I'm here to see why you're so down." Trickery took out a card and had it vanish, turning it into another one from his other sleeve. "Impressive, isn't it?"

"Not really. I can guess any magic trick you do in seconds." Richie walked past Trickery, who walked next to him as he explained the reasons for his mood. "I don't think you'd get it Trickery. It's about me being a Nephilim and all that and I wouldn't want you to get involved."

Trickery let out a small chuckle, which threw Richie off guard in a sense. "Who says I wouldn't want to get involved myself? After all, we have different ideals." Richie smiled upon seeing Trickery's whimsical behavior, finding it quite charming.

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Richie and Trickery were looking over the edge of Adventure Bay with the Paw Patrol tower shown behind them as Richie looked at Trickery. "It's nice to have an ally Trickery. At least one outside of home." Trickery nodded with the same feeling Richie had in his mind. Or was it? "Still, I wonder. What could come from the future? (Looks over the sea) I mean, in just about every instance of the world's life, crimes have happened. And to have them stop would mean some jobs would be out of service, so we can't prevent it all."

"Yes. It's quite confusing." Trickery took out two cards and looked at both of them with a hard stare, feeling he could get closer to his goal with them. "These two cards could define how good and evil work. (Hands Richie the cards) One shows the path of good with the red ace, and the black ace shows the path of evil." Richie looked at the cards just as Trickery stabbed him in the back. Literally; like, he grabbed another card and stabbed him right in the back.

Richie had fallen off the cliff with Trickery pushing him in, leading to Richie climbing up to a rock and looking up at him. Trickery then tossed something down as Richie started glaring at him with the Nephilim catching it and looking at it. It read 'Never trust a member of Charm's clan.', and the words hit Richie hard. He'd had quite a few interactions with that dog before, and when he was about to look back up at Trickery, he felt a pain in his back. The card seemed to have some kind of poison lying inside of it. Richie had to at least try to swim back to shore.

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Mayor Goodway was on the beach with Rocky while kneeling down to him in a swimsuit and instructing her with kindness and dominance in her voice. "Alright Rocky. Sit!" Rocky stood up perfectly still with a smile on his face as he released a three second beef fart, releasing a green cloud and leading to Mayor Goodway making the command again (pffffft). "I repeat. Sit. (Points to the ground) It's what you always see me and Richie doing back at home." Rocky saw an ice cream truck and ran over to it, leaving Mayor Goodway frustrated at what she saw. "Diana Goodway, you should've gotten your son the Cocker Spaniel."

Diana suddenly heard Richie's body dragging on the beach and looked over to the sea to find him trying his hardest to stand up. She ran over to him, horrified, hoping he wouldn't be too injured for treatment. "Richie!" Richie coughed with Diana checking for his pulse to see if he'll survive this. When she sensed that it wasn't any kind of angelic or demonic magic, she wiped her forehead with relief. "Oh thank God it's not angel or demon magic. We have plenty of time."

Diana picked Richie up on her back just as Rocky arrived with a cherry cone, looking shocked as he saw Richie on Diana's back all hurt. "What'd I miss?" Diana ran off with Richie and Rocky ran off with them, watching as Diana put Richie down in the backseat of the car. When Rocky hopped up, Diana ran over to the dirver's seat and took off with Rocky buckling Richie in. He then licked Richie's face to see if he was okay, hoping he wouldn't die anytime soon. "Richie, if you don't die, I won't steal the cookie jar for a whole month. (Nods head no) No, that's stupid."

The flashback ended with Rocky looking back on that day with a relieved look that Richie was able to survive. "And boy, was it a relief that you lived or what?" Rocky looked back on that day and put his head on both of his henads with his arms on one of his legs. "Boy, time sure does fly by, doesn't it. One day you're some kid's dog getting dog commands from his mom, and the next your owner comes up on the beach dying when you go to get some ice cream. (Looks at Richie) How long have you known Trickery anyway?"

"Seven years." Everyone looked to see Diana standing at the door as she walked past everyone, walking up to Richie and sitting down next to him as she explained it in further detail. "It was about a year in the human world, after Richie saw...something, that I think we should save for a later time." Diana looked back on the last memory of their old home and regretted it ever happening. "After a couple months, he met Trickery, and grew a fondness for dogs."

Flare found Richie's story to be quite saddening, unable to bare the thought of being betrayed by a close friend. Diana wasn't done yet. She still had more to say. "And as you can probably guess, that dog was Rocky. After this incident, Ryder went to form the Paw Patrol to keep everyone safe." Chase looked up at Ryder, who nodded with a concerned look on his face. Diana was still speaking as he did. "He sent fliers around the world by using some of the money his parents loaned him from a huge win."

Chase looked back on that fateful day, finally realizing why there were no other members there. "I always wondered why I started off as the only member." Chase looked at Rocky, who was licking Richie with a smile on his face. He was the second member right behind Chase, and the German Shepherd had always wondered why the two of them never got along. 'And yet, me and Rocky are so different.'

Flare was looking at Trickery and wondered why he would do such a cruel thing as to betray Richie like that. He found it quite hard to understand why someone could be so cruel to another, let alone someone they were so close to. Marshall saw Flare's concern and walked up to him, hopping up onto the bed to give him some comfort, since Rocky had Richie covered. He then said something that Flare would find exceptionally hard to believe for quite some time. "Some people just do bad things for the heck of it Flare."

Flare sighed and lied down on the bed with a high amount of anxiety being put on him. After his enormous anger being shown, he couldn't get why he had to have it revealed to him by someone harming someone he barely even knows. He then sat up and replied to Marshall's words. "I just hope I never become one of those people." Flare looked and saw Trickery to have vanished, surprising him quite a bit. "Hey guys, did any of you see Trickery run off?"

Everyone became surprised and worried to hear what Flare just said with Richie having an idea of where he went. "I may have an idea of where he is. But we may all have to go, as to not risk any injuries from solo or duo missions."

Ryder nodded and opened up some kind of screen from his wristwatch, sending everyone in on the mission. "We'll head out in about an hour. Katie, I'll fill you in on our location as soon as we get there. And everyone, make sure to stay together. Everyone else nodded with Ryder continuing his work as the screen faded to black, ending the episode off.

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Dragon Ball Super Usubeni cover by Mark de Groot instrumental played during the credits as Flare was shown looking over a cliff with a determined look. Flare closed his eyes as he then thought about how he was going to contribute to the team. The music suddenly got more intense as Flare was then shown fighting off four members of the Waste's, seeming to have fun while doing it as he kicked one right in the face and made him fall back into another. Flare then slammed the heads of the other two in as he then looked into the woods to find the Kishu from the intro standing there.

Flare and the Kishu stood across from each other as the two of them prepared to engage in battle once the Kishu threw one of his cards once a male voice was heard singing. "Farewell, (Flare dodges the card and charges at the Kishu) beautiful lover. (Flare aims a punch at the Kishu, who grabs his paw with little effort) I love you so, (Flare gets indimidated by the Kishu's devilish stare) but still I let you go. (Flare gets determined and aims a kick at the Kishu's side, which he blocks) Under this pink sky is where we went our (The Kishu kicks Flare back) seperate ways."

Flare regained his balance from getting send back and blocked three more cards as the song continued. "I want you to (The Kishu dash knees Flare in the stomach) know I love you, (Flare attempts to punch the Kishu, who pins him against a tree by his neck before he can do so) so I won't let you go. (The Kishu gives a calm but menacing stare into Flare's eyes, terrifying him) I wish I had (The Kishu lets go of Flare and walks off with Flare then charging at him) said these words to you,(The Kishu turns around) But I have left all these words unspoken."

Flare was shown looking over the cliff again as he stood tall and proud, determined to show himself better than the Kishu. "Like pink petals start to fall. From the blossom tree so tall. (Flare catches a pink petal that falls from the tree he's under) And they dance to a, bittersweet, melody." Flare looked at the flower and looked back on some words the Kishu said to him, smiling as he looked over the cliff again. As he looked over, the sunset was shown with an illustration as the song ended.