The Imperial Ring.Since the Shield Liger was destroyed, Van had fused with Zeke right before it was completely gone. Dr. D and Fiona get Van to regain consciousness; meanwhile Raven delivers Rudolph to Metelinick and his thugs. Dr. D, Irvine and Van come up with a bold plan to get Rudolph back and Van goes off with Irvine to get him back. They are going to use Van as a decoy and then when gets Rudolph on to the hover board and then Irvine will launch an assault from up above using his 60 mm Long Range Cannon. Van and Rudolph get away while Irvine sustains some damage by the Dark Horns. Van makes a couple of snazzy turns and they get into a mine. Metelinick and his thugs were right behind them. In the mines Van and Rudolph are being shot at, but give them the slip for a couple of minutes and start to climb a ladder. This time they are caught again and Irvine sames them with a couple of smoke bombs and then they get caught again, this time Van fell into a ditch and jumped up off of some-sort of trampa line as he comes back up he knocks Metelinick over but his friends try to save him and are left in a tight spot. While at the campsite, Fiona starts hearing a voice calling her name. Back at the mines, Van had given Rudolph his ring back and were looking for a way out. Irvine made it out, but Van and Rudolph were still inside. Then Van took Rudolph after he blinded Metelinick's guys by the stun bomb, into a cart and flew right into the River. But after they got out, two Dark Horns came at them, but Irvine had knocked all of them out easily with teaching them a lesson in maneuverability. Back at the campsite, where Fiona had fused with Zeke and left right into the remains of the Shield Liger trying to resurrect the Shield Liger.