Chander pulls away, oblivious to the peril that lies ahead. He stops in front of his intended delivery point, and notices the doors are closed. He asks some guys hanging out in front where the man in charge is, but they say they're not sure. They suggest that Chander should go inside and ask around. Not seeing anything wrong here, Chander does exactly that. The two men outside follow behind, and close the doors of the warehouse behind Chander. What he finds inside is a warehouse full of boxes (of course!) but no people. He cautiously steps towards the center of the fighting area... - I mean warehouse, and is startled when a whole pack of ninjas jump out and attack! What follows is a very sloppy fight, all set to the tune of the Death Star battle from Star Wars.

During the melee, we see some operatives making calls to have someone come down to the warehouse and steal the truck while Chander is busy kicking some ninja tail. After several slow motion sword fights (thrilling!) we finally get a new driver for the truck. They take off, somehow squealing their tires on a dirt road at about fifteen miles per hour. Chander hears this, and rushes outside to stop them. He commandeers a motorcycle with a sidecar belonging to one of the guys he spoke to earlier outside of the warehouse. Unfortunately the guy is still interested in keeping it, so not only does Chander have to catch up to the fleeing truck, he also has a running battle with the biker who won't get out of the sidecar.

Eventually Chander scrapes the sidecar from the bike by making a close pass of the truck he's trying to catch, and the biker ends up getting launched through a book stall when the truck driver slams on his brakes. Now unencumbered, Chander is able to maneuver much better and gets up close to the driver's door. After some failed attempts to enter the truck, the fight gets personal. Chander pulls ahead to get some distance and rethink his plan, but the truck driver guns his engine and gives chase.

They smash through some crowded market areas, sending people and shops flying to the side (did I mention they are still playing the Star Wars music here?). Finally on a stretch of open road, the truck smacks into Chander's rear tire a few times, toppling the bike. The rear wheels of the truck roll over the motorcycle, but Chander is not to be seen. Satisfied that he's solved his little problem, the driver continues on his way with a smug expression on his face. The driver arrives at the designated drop off point, and shows his credentials to the gate guards. We can see Chander is still with him, but is now clinging to the underside of the truck. The guards allow the truck to enter, and Chander is now on the inside of the base!

Sneaking around, we see that Chander has miraculously discovered the meeting room of Marcelloni and his gang. They are discussing the plans to activate their latest plot, "Mission XB2." Marcelloni congratulates his agents for instigating riots in the community to destabilize the area and to get tempers raging. However, things are still too strong for them to fully realize their ambitions, so he urges them all to continue sparking riots and selling drugs to get things nice and chaotic before they roll out the big guns.

The discussion continues as Mirza and some of the others discuss possible points from which to strike, and Chander looks on in horror from his hiding place. After a rousing chant of "we must kill them all!" from everyone at the table, they finally notice Chander, who wasn't as hidden as I was giving him credit for. Apparently he was just standing outside the window. He pulls the curtains closed and runs away as the base is alerted to his presence.

Chander beats up some guards and gets a machine gun, using it to blow up some toy trucks that weren't even moving. He also shoots a few guards and steals a motorcycle, using it to make his escape. Whew!

Chander arrives back at HQ and is told that he's under arrest. Mirza shows up and makes all of the claims they had previously discussed (Chander stole weapons and sold them to terrorists) and has him locked up. Over at Marcelloni's, we see him on the phone to Ninja (the red suited one). He tells Ninja that they need Chander taken care of, and tells him that he's in jail. Ninja assures him that his orders will be carried out. That night, Ninja makes his way to the prison, and begins his infiltration. He cuts the power to the lights and tries to get in under the cover of darkness, but one of the guards spots him with a flashlight. Violence breaks out as Ninja just starts dealing with anyone he sees, and Chander notices the commotion.

Ninja picks the lock to Chander's cell and stabs the cot that he thinks Chander is sleeping on, but it is empty! Chander is hiding on the pipes on the ceiling of the unusually tall cell, and leaps to safety over the doorway. Just then, some of the guards show up and open fire on Ninja who promptly carves them all up with his trusty sword.

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