Unfinished Stories

## Synopsis

While the Running Men clean up the debris caused by Ulcus, they meet up with an old acquaintance, who accuse them of stealing the Materion!

## Plot

The episode begins right after the events of the previous episode, with the DV7 and Running Men clearing up the debris made from Ulcus' awakening. Liu is shown placing a huge piece of stone to the side while Shan orders the robots around, instructing them to place the broken stones away. The scene cuts to Kuga and Makhan, who are competing with each other on who can carry the most stones while the rest of the Running Men and DV7 cheer them on. Miyo appears next to Gai, to the monkey's excitement as he begins flirting with her, making Miyo roll her eyes, unimpressed. The two are interrupted by a cry and turn to see Popo, still reversed into a child, happily jumping on Lonky's head while the latter sits, exhausted. Gai comments about Lonky's state and Miyo dismisses it, Gai watching her and following suit.

Popo continues playing with Lonky, climbing and sliding down his neck, jumping back up and throwing his body on Lonky's neck once more, swinging around as the latter shouts from the pain. Annoyed, Lonky grabs Popo by the collar and scolds him. Popo attempts to get out of trouble by using his charming pout but quickly breaks off of it and settles with whining instead, to Lonky's dismay. He continues crying, Lonky covering his ears to muffle his sounds and begins whining himself. He gets disrupted when he hears a familiar voice beside him. Confused, he begins looking around and shouts from shock when he sees Pala lamenting beside him, hugging Popo close. They begin talking and Pala mentions his Materio Vitacus potion, intriguing Lonky. Pala mentions how his potion is able to reverse Popo's condition and Lonky, interested, begs him to make it. Pala is reluctant to agree, and the three are interrupted once more when Pala notices one of the robots carrying his staff, along with the relics. The camera zooms to Lonky and Popo's faces as they grin mischievously.

The scene changes to Liu instructing a robot as Lonky and Popo approach him. Liu takes Popo out of Lonky's arms and starts cooing over him. As he continues doting over him, Liu looks up and sees Pala creating one of his potions using his relic-staff. Alarmed, Liu begins to warn Pala but if muffled by Lonky, who attempts to manipulate him into staying silent, trying to use Popo's charm as a means to convince him. Liu slaps Lonky's hand out of his mouth and is about to scold him until Lonky shoves Popo into his arms again and runs off to dig up a mountain of leftover debris with Liu and Popo watching in confusion. Gai and Miyo join him, Gai asking what Lonky's doing and Pala appearing in front of the group, shaking his concoction as the group watches, at a loss for words. Lonky continues lifting the stones, exhausted from all the labor and begins to lift one more, pausing when he sees Detective Frank looking back at him from under the debris. Lonky slowly places the stone back where it was, while Detective Frank protests, catching the attention of Gai, who asks him what he found. When Gai lifts the stone, Detective Frank is shown once more, this time glaring at them. He begins insulting the Running Men while Gai stares back, inexpressive. Gai starts to place the stone back but Detective Frank begs him to stop, attempting to use his charm (or lack thereof) to convince them to get him out. He is unsuccessful as Lonky and Gai begin to stack *more* stones on top of him.

The scene changes to Pala shaking his staff, the day changing to sunset as it zooms out to the Running Men looking at Detective Frank, who is recovering from getting out of the rubble. When Liu asks what he's doing, Detective Frank doesn't respond. Instead, he goes around the Running Men and begins handcuffing them by pairs - Liu with Kuga, Gai with Miyo, Lonky with Popo, and Pala with his staff. When Liu questions what he's doing, Detective Frank tells them they're being arrested...for stealing the Materion! The Running Men are shocked and Liu demands an explanation on why he would think they would steal it. Detective Frank grins smugly and begins recounting the events that unfolded, spouting false events in order to place them in a bad light, bringing back the time where Miyo and Liu snuck into Charming Gold's residence to support his case. Lonky asks Miyo about the event, making Miyo falter, glancing at Rema as she tries to answer.

When it looks like Detective Frank is about to win, Rema steps in to defend the Running Men, giving good points on how Charming Gold was a threat to them. Detective Frank grumbles in frustration at Rema's points and Lonky starts teasing him, Kuga making an off-handed comment as he rolls his eyes at the situation. Detective Frank hears Kuga's comment as an opportunity and begins to rewrite his first testimony. He begins painting the Running Men in an even worse light, describing them as insane and power-hungry and that, because of their villainy, Charming Gold ordered the DV7 to defeat them. He then describes how the Running Men defeated the DV7, making the latter group look weaker and insulting Makhan's strength. The scene fades to real-life with Detective Frank explaining his story and Makhan being held back by the DV7 before he could harm the former. When Detective Frank finishes his story, Popo and Lonky tell him how ridiculous his story and ask him what proof he has to support it.

Detective Frank smirks, taking out the 'X-Men' ring, shocking the Running Men, most especially Miyo and Gai. Detective Frank starts to explain how he got the ring but promptly gets it taken by Shan, who tells the Running Men about the true purpose of the ring. At a loss for words, the Running Men are unable to refute Detective Frank's points, making the Detective smile triumphantly as he orders the police Pullulus to arrest them.

The Running Men struggle as they are about to be arrested, the DV7 being pushed away from the scene while Gai and Miyo stand still. The camera zooms in on Gai's face, which is frozen from guilt. He is broken from his own thoughts when one of the police Pullulus taps him to escort him away. The scene changes to Liu and Kuga trying to pull themselves away from the police's grip until one of the officers fly over them, knocking the rest of the officers out. Liu and Kuga star in surprise as they look at the direction the officer came from and see Gai kicking the officers away with a smile. He looks at Detective Frank and smirks, framing himself as the thief of the Materion. Miyo, who realizes what Gai is planning, tells him to stop but he doesn't listen, teleporting out of his cuffs carrying a bag full of sweets, disguising it as the Materion. He gives Miyo one last glance and runs away with his brothers, carrying the bag with him as the pullulus chase him.

The Running Men watch, bewildered and Lonky asks if Gai really stole the Materion, receiving a look of disapproval from Liu and Kuga. Miyo explains that Gai lied out of guilt from betraying his friends, looking down sadly at the piece of candy Gai left in her hand before he took off.

The scene changes to Gai and his brothers running away. One of his brothers ask him if they really stole the Materion, to which Gai responds with a bitter smile as they continue running.

While Miyo continues to stare at the piece of candy left behind, Lonky and Popo appear on both her sides, teasing her about Gai's attraction to her. Miyo, annoyed at their teasing, scratches Lonky's face while Popo laughs at him. Pala then announces that he is finished with his potion, which Lonky takes immediately for Popo to consume. When Popo drinks the potion, his body reverts back to normal and Lonky happily welcomes him back...before going back to fighting again as the remaining Running Men watch, annoyed.

The episode ends with one of the fallen Pullulu officers rising up from behind the Running Men, seemingly zombie-fied, with multiple other Pullulus joining it, taking the Running Men by surprise as they are ambushed by the zombie Pullulus.

## Characters

### Main

* Liu
* Kuga
* Miyo
* Gai
* Lonky
* Pala
* Popo

### Side

* DV7
* Detective Frank

## Trivia

* This episode is the last time we see Gai as part of the Running Men, being replaced by Rex in the upcoming Running Man - Revengers Movie.
* Fans speculate that the reason for Gai's disappearance is due to Gary, his real-life expy, leaving the actual Running Man show early in the show.