Agile Like Aikka

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“Agile Like Aikka”
Ōban Star-Racers episode

Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 8
Guest stars	None
Written by	Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
Directed by	Thomas Romain Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
Production no.	108
Original airdate	July 24, 2006
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"Agile Like Aikka" is an episode of the series Ōban Star-Racers.

After Molly and Aikka agreed to a cease fire, Don Wei and Jordan think that it would be better to take Aikka out as soon as possible. Near the end of the race, Jordan finally shoots at Aikka, angering both pilots and causing Aikka to retaliate, totally disabling the Arrow. After the race, the prince goes back to the arrow and says that Molly has no honor...

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"Hurry G'dar, the Earth 'Princess' is on our tail."

~Prince Aikka

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When talking with the President, Don Wei is chastised for losing against the Crogs and is admonished that the Ultimate prize not get into the wrong hands. Don Wei then assures the President that he will win at all costs.

When walking along, trying to forget about the lost race, Molly sees Aikka shoot at a rock and comments about him doing target practice. He then bluntly informs her that they are to race against each other. Hearing a sound, she looks back to see the huge rock split in two and go down into the water. Catching up to Aikka, Molly notes that they were bound to race each other, but Aikka says that he has received orders from his father to get rid of Molly early in the race. Molly makes an agreement with Aikka not to use her weapons if he doesn't use his. At first Aikka looks like he is angry, then laughs and says that she spoke like a true Nourassian. When she gets to Don Wei to tell him about her agreement, he doesn't like it one bit. He first says that they can't trust the Nourassians because, like them, are down one point.

Meanwhile, Rick is in the bar, holding an object that he found on an Aulain in a place that Zars led him. After kicking down the door, he finds a native groveling at a pendant on a necklace he is wearing. Rick overhears him saying he did just what he asked him to do. When Rick asks him who told him to do it, the native responds "The Timeless One." Rick's interrogation is cut short when the native says, "He's coming," confusing Rick. After walking away from the building, it catches fire and is destroyed. Looking back, he laments that the evidence is now all gone.

At the race, Molly makes her last plea to Don, telling her that they didn't need to do this, and he responds that they will. At the beginning of the race, Jordan tries to get in a shot at the prince, but Molly ends up locking him up between turrets. During the race, Aikka often refers to Molly as "The earth princess" to his mount. They both have a good time until Stan and Koji end up hacking the Arrow's system and unlocking Jordan. Seeing that Jordan is able to fire, she tries to roll so that the prince doesn't get hit. Unfortunately, his ride gets hurt and he gets angry, shooting an arrow at the Arrow and disabling it, making him win the race. When the race is over, he comes back and says that he now knows that humans have no honor. Molly, angry and humiliated, heads back to the pit area, where she confronts Don Wei, where he ignoratntly asks "Didn't your father teach you any manners!?" to which she replies in the negative declaring that "I'm going to my room, and I'm never coming out!!!". Don, himself clearly angry, lashes out at Jordan when he tries to defend Molly. Later, Don Wei seeks out Rick to help him, where he is still trying to find out what the symbol on the pendant means.