Sometime later, the Farmer Team is able to run into the woods behind the campus. The group is exhausted from the run.

Epel takes deep breaths, "Did we lose the monster team?"

Silver looks behind them and says, "It seems we did."

"Wait a minute. Where's Betta?" Floyd asks, noticing Vil isn't with them.

"He might have gotten separated from us in the chaos of that surprise attack. If only I'd realized sooner that Lilia was aware of my presence and only using me as bait..." Silver says, feeling remorseful, "My apologies."

"Hey, it's not like this is real life-or-death stuff. Chill out. It's just a game," Floyd says, "Even IF a one-sided game where the other guys do all the attacking ain't my idea of a good time," He then asks, "So? How do we get 'em back?"

"I think Lilia will predict my moves and come after us," Lilia says.

"Yeah, prolly," Floyd replies, "You guys have known each other for a while, so it checks out that you'd be predictable to him. Hrmmm..." And think for a minute.

Then Floyd suggests, "I guess we gotta split off from Jellyfishie, then."

Epel says in shock, "What?! But Vil said farmers are better off staying grouped up!"

"Yeah, well, plans change. It's called thinkin' on your feet," Floyd says, "Besides, I ain't talkin' about abandoning him to his doom. First, Jellyfishie goes off alone and acts like he accidentally got separated from me 'n you watch Jellyfishie from a distance. Devilfish and Sea Snake will assume Jellyfishie's easy pickings. Once they take the bait... That's when we 'n you bean 'em from behind! POP-POP-POP! Devilfish is super-slippery, and Sea Snake's got both agility and eyes like a hawk. If they notice us, they'll dodge any beans we throw at 'em.

And frankly, your aim's lousy enough without the extra help, Guppy."

"Huh?! It is?!" Epel says, confused.

"Man, you didn't even realize. That figures," Floyd says, annoyed, "When you jumped in while I was fightin' Sea Urchin, I was like, 'Seriously? How can anyone miss from that distance?' You're pointin' your bean blaster one-handed like a poser when you've got all the arm strength of a wet noodle. It makes your barrel shake. So if you can't reliably bean the monsters as it is, the only way you'll ever land a hit is to get real close 'n personal without 'em noticing you."

"Ouch. That smarts," Epel replies. But you're right that I haven't eliminated anyone yet...I think."

Unknown to them, Silver is dozing off.

But quickly wakes up, "... Ah! Oh, no. I started nodding off while we were standing around talking. I'd better get moving before I give in to the Sandman. I'll play into their expectation and head straight for the coliseum."

"Sure, you do that, Jellyfishie. We'll follow them from a distance," Silver says.

"There are still other monsters besides Lilia around. We'd better be extra careful," Epel says.

"Yup. And the guys still out there are geared to the gills," Floyd says.

Then gets up to the boys as he shows his sharp teeth, "CHOMP CHOMP!"

Epel yelps, "GYAH?!" Silver also gets startled.

"Gotta watch out, or they'll bite you from behind just like that," Floyd says and laughs, "Ahahaha!"

Epel cries out, "Y-you scared the daylights out of me. Don't DO that!"

"That startled me wide awake. Thank you for that," Silver says.

"Okay, let's get movin'!" Floyd says.