The stranger turns out to be a bounty hunter named Saguru and delivers the kids to Lord Skycrusher. Tatsurion invokes his right to trial by combat and Ray and Allie are his opponents. Ray helps Tatsurion to use his Nature side to resist the mind control of Skycrusher's sword. Everyone manages to escape, while Saguru steals the FireSword and delivers it to the Choten for a slight look at Earth.