Finish Line (Part 2)

**Finish Line (Part 2)** is the twelfth episode of season one of Rimba Racer.

## Summary

The final race of RGP XIII continues, with Meelo remaining in his totaled vehicle to assist Miles and Tamira in their infiltration. After a brief spat, Meelo reboots the security system to shut down the alarms, allowing them to proceed into the depths of RGP Headquarters. Tag and Axle are in a close contest for the lead, but Meelo orders Tag to slow his opponent down. His reasoning is simple: once the Falcon Mach-1 crosses the finish line, its connections to King's systems will be cut, leaving Tamira and Miles with no means of finding his black box. That help is all too crucial, as the black proves to be one of hundreds if not thousands in the headquarters computer banks.

While Tamira and Miles evade security guards, OoAa strikes a blow that leaves Meika and Sonny unable to assist Tag, leaving him the only member of their team able to interfere with Axle's efforts. Tamira and Miles narrowly escape detection, and continue to search for the box while Axle draws nearer and nearer to the finish line. Tag, desperate to prevent him from crossing it, activates the Thunder Strike after seeing Axle initialize his own special feature. In a shocking maneuver, he launches the Ripper at the Falcon, totaling both vehicles but insuring that the Falcon remains connected to King's system.

First place in the race is thus unexpectedly taken by OoAa in the Golden Cosmos, much to the shock of everyone watching. Thanks to Tag's efforts, Tamira and Miles locate the black box, managing to escape the computer bank room through an air vent. That night, the closing ceremonies of the RGP are held, with Axle winning the championship despite the last race loss while Tag and Meika take second and third, respectively. Wrecks compliments Tag's performance, and Tag is further pleased to realize that he's beaten King despite not winning the championship spot.

King soon learns the truth of this as well, with Torres informing him of the apparent security breach in the server room. While after tournament festivities are taking place, Tag and his friends leave the party to join Tamira in investigating the black box. However, when Tamira attempts to access a folder labeled "Ringmaster", she finds that the information it contains has been erased. Undaunted, the others call King and summon him to a meeting in which they explain that they have accessed the black box and know his secrets.

Initially, King tries to dissuade his enemies from taking the information public, noting that the scandal would destroy the RGP. However, he soon realizes that they don't intend to expose him, provided that he stops interfering with the races, which he is forced to agree to. Later, King discusses the matter with his employers, the Ringmasters, who reprimand him for losing the black box. They then reveal that Meika has been working for them the entire time, and insured that the Ringmasters' true identities were erased from the black box before Tamira could access it. King is also informed that, while he will remain the public face of the RGP, from now on he will answer to one of their operatives.

Back at Miles' garage, Tamira meets with Tag and Miles, and tells them about the Ringmasters as well. She then takes them to meet her partner, who has been after the Ringmasters for a number of years. She confesses to knocking out Tag previously, before surprising Miles by using his security code to open the garage. The code was given to her by her partner, whom Miles and Tag are stunned to discover is none other...than Riq.

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