Scene cuts to Scooter, Skate, and Trip walking up to the skate shack with Eric supervising them.

"This is gonna be so cool Skate; just think about it." Scooter said with excitement. "Five different locals, all with us just skating through them."

"It's gonna be a dream my dude." Skate stated with a chill tone. "Who knows what could happen in those places?"

Trip was seen reading a manga as Scooter noticed him being quiet. "Whatya reading there?"

"Just some Ginga manga." Trip responded. "It's not for kids only, but it's more than entertaining. I'm at the part where Weed confesses his love to Koyuki."

Scooter nodded in interest and then got back to talking with Skate. "I wonder how they'd enjoy skating."

"If at all." Skate snarked, commenting on how the dogs in the Ginga universe don't have the same capabilities as they do.

Scooter and the others walked into the skate shack with Scooter and Skate finding the signup counter. Excited, the two friends walked up to the signup counter and look at the stand owner; with Scooter speaking with hope. "This where we sign up for Skate's up?"

The stand owner nodded his head yes and Scooter and Skate filled their names in with excitement. "I'll fill these in by tomorrow; which is when the flight takes off."

"Thanks dude." Scooter said with optimism as he and Skate walk off with Trip and Eric, with Scooter noticing Eric's worry. "Relax dad. I'm not gonna get a paw cramp."

"That's not what I'm worried about Scooter." Eric replied, being worried about what this tournament will do to Scooter.

Scene cuts to Scooter in the car with Eric driving him, Trip, and Skate to the airport.

"I can see it on the headline now." Scooter said with a bit of cockiness in his voice, but still having a friendly tone. "Scooter Drikaski, winner of Skate's up."

"You're sure you wanna go through with this." Eric stated; questioning the choice Scooter made. "You're absolutely sure."

Scooter sighed as he then looked at Eric, wanting him to see more in him. "Dad, it's gonna be fine. If I was a thug then I would've stabbed both you AND Trip by now."

"It's just, some skaters don't have the best lives." Eric explained, remembering the past event he's had before. "I just want to make sure you don't fall under that trap."

Scooter became confused as Eric looked back on his past, looking back at his son afterwards. "Now look Scooter. I'm not gonna choose weather or not you do this, as it's your choice and I can respect that." Eric looked ahead. "Just promise me that you won't do anything risky out there."

"Haven't yet, never will." Scooter let out a free spirited laugh with Eric smiling, hoping for the best for him.

Scooter and the others arrived at the plane they were supposed to get on and get out of the car. Scooter and the others saw that the plane is bigger than the rest, much to Skate's delight. "Nice! Deluxe package!" Scooter and the others walked over to the plane with Skate thinking about his chances of winning; finding it to be rather high.

A grown Pomeranian mix with yellow fur was seen with her two daughters on the plane, with the older one not being too fond of this and showing off a cold, but not snotty personality. The mother saw her daughter being bummed out and went to comfort her. "It's going to be fine Nora. You won't have to make this your career."

"And the only reason we signed up is because we had to come." Nora deadpanned as she looked away, clearly having mother issues. "How did you not find a babysitter anyway? There's at least a hundred online."

"Well I could find them, but I didn't have the money." The mother admitted.

Nora sighed as her sister then comforted her. "Cmon Nora; let's give it a chance first."

"Let's hope it'll be worth it." Nora stated, willing to give this a shot.

Scooter and the others were seen boarding the plane, with Eric taking a liking to the luxury. "So this is what we'll be riding for the next few days."

"Looks like it." Scooter replied as he then got pumped up. "This is gonna be awesome!"

Scooter and Skate hi fived with Trip looking at the room sign. "It says here there's a skating arena. (Scooter and Skate become excited) They must've put it there to keep us entertained. Scooter and Skate ran off with Trip heading on after them, as Eric walked off as well.

Scooter and Skate arrived in the skating room and saw that it's huge, with it being shown as the screen zooms over it; showing how it fueled their excitement. Scooter and Skate appeared to be in awe as they looked at the course, knowing what they wanted to do instantly. The two friends looked at each other with nods of determination as they ran out onto the course.

"Alright dude. Let's see what we can do here, and maybe meet a few of the contestants." Scooter spoke with kindness, figuring that they should get to some of their competition.

"Sounds good to me." Skate agreed as he ran off with Scooter heading off to the ramps, with Skate hiding behind one. 'It'll also give me more time to think of ways to win this thing.'

Scooter walked up to the top of the ramp stairs as he then saw Nora trying to skate down. He smiled as he walks over to Nora, who struggled to stay afoot and was clearly frustrated; with Scooter responding in a friendly manner. "You seem to be struggling there."

Nora saw Scooter's kind and friendly look as she stood up and rubbed her head, having fallen off the board prior to meeting him. "Of course. It's just my first time doing this."

Scooter saw Nora's board and Nora almost instantly blocked him from it, becoming almost explosive since she just met Scooter. "I don't need help from some loser I barely know!"

Scooter remained calm and kind as he looked at Nora. "Just keep your cool and it'll be a lot easier." Nora became confused upon Scooter's words, with Scooter clarifying them. "Well you could've been calm now, but I mean take your time in getting on it. Keep your balance."

Nora found Scooter's advice helpful and got on the board, wiggling a bit, but managing to stay on; making her delighted and a bit energetic herself. "Hey, it actually worked."

"I tried it myself one time, and it worked perfectly." Scooter replied and Nora then decided to skate down the ramp and managed to do so, only to fall off at the bottom.

Scooter skated down to Nora; who was rubbing her left rear end cheek, hoping she didn't take too hard of a fall. "You okay?"

Nora noticed Scooter offering his paw to him, which she declined and stood up. "I'm not one who likes being touched, thanks." Scooter brushed off Nora's tsundere like coldness, handing her board back to her. Nora took a liking to Scooter's kindness, accepting the board back. "My names Nora by the way."

Scooter, knowing that Nora was nice deep down, spoke with kindness and free spirit. "I'm Scooter."

Trip was seen reading his manga as he sees Nora's sister trying to tune her board. Seeing that she needed help, he walked over to her and looked down at her board, seeing the problem. "That screw." 

Nora's sister looked at Trip with a casual look as Trip pointed to the problem. "That screw right there on your front left wheel. If it's loose then the tuning won't work properly."

Nora's sister looked at the screw and tightened it, finding the tuning to be going much smoother after she does so; thanking Trip with a quirky voice. "Thanks. My name's Ally if you're wondering."

"Trip." Trip introduced himself, blushing a bit without knowing why. "Just felt like helping." Trip walked off when covering his face, intriguing Ally; who found them to be similar in a way.

Scene cuts to Scooter and Skate going down some sort of ramp to the course, seeming to be entering China as they go down with the other contestants.

"That's one way to get off of a plane." Scooter stretched his arms as he stood on the chinese concrete

"No kidding Scooter." Skate replied with enthusiasm "So cool." Skate reached into his pocket and pulled out a screwdriver, hiding it behind his back and hiding his sneer. "Say Scooter. Can I see your board for a sec?"

Scooter handed Skate his board, knowing that he could trust him with it; only for a horn to go off for the race being about to begin. "Sorry dude. (Takes his board back) Gotta race." Scooter and Skate ran off to the starting line, hoping to make a decent race.