The next week...

Risa: "(on the phone) Okay, Alpha server."

Risa turns off her phone.

Risa: "Okay, the Knights are connected to the Alpha server."

They're standing in front of a login.

Kyle: "Let's go!"

They log in.

William: "So we're going to explore a new server for these two."

They begin to run towards the shore.

Isabel: "Now let's try and not have those two make idiots of themselves."

Kyle/ Anthony: "HEY!!!"

They arrive at the shore after a quick stop at an item shop.

Caleb: "(sweating) S-See you g-guys at Alpha!"

Caleb quickly jumps onto his board and zooms off.

Andrea: "Guess he couldn't wait until he could go server surfing."

They all hop on.

William: "And don't think that having you and Caleb going in alone doesn't scare the shit out of me Risa."

Risa: "We're fine and we weren't going to let your tests interfere with Caleb's practicing."

They zoom off.

Meanwhile...

Zack: "(yawning) They're sure taking their sweet time."

The Knights of Hope are all sitting by a large rock by a desert shore.

Tori: "Well they take longer to log in with ID Gloves."

Roy and Cole are tossing stones into the ocean.

Cole: "Well I can't wait to see what Caleb's Player name is."

Serena: "But to think those two would recoil back so soon."

Emily is in her own world.

Emily: "Still... it's a shame that the two games had to collide again so soon."

Roy: "I hear you. Aegis and Austin just keep on coming back."

Asaka: "If only there was a way to pull them out of the games."

They notice Caleb jumping off of his board.

Yukiko: "Here they are!"

The others soon follow.

Robert: "Hey guys!"

Robert and Cole fist bump.

Cole: "Well you guys sure had Zack becoming impatient."

Zack slugs Cole in the back of the head.

Zack: "LET'S not talk about that."

They all gaze upon the vast desert before them.

Caleb: "(looking down) W-We're going to win."

A sudden gust of wind kicks sand into their faces.

Micheal: "When did this get added?"

They slowly move forward.

Tori: "You're guess is as good as mine."

The wind gets stronger.

Yukiko: "This wind is a little too-"

Yukiko is flown off her feet and flies straight into Caleb's arms.

Caleb: "(panicking) U-Uh..."

He sets Yukiko down.

Anthony/ Isabel: "Weird..."

Emily: "Yeah, what was that?"

After a lot of sand in the mouth, they arrive at a completely revamped western town.

Risa: "I think there is some sand in my gear."

Risa adjusts her gi a bit, allowing a bunch of sand to cover the road.

Asaka: "Let's get out some sand before we make our next move."

They all begin to shake out sand.

Meanwhile...

Austin: "(blankly) Shall we give Rank 3, some... adjustments?"

The two are floating above the town, with gusts of wind being produced from their bodies.

Aegis: "(blankly) The sooner, the better."

Both: "(blankly) Shining Hope is a threat to our goals and the only solution is termination."

They float off into the distance.