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Chapter 2 [Captain Falcon]
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Zoda and his cronies had entered the F-Zero Grand Prix for the prize money, while Rick had joined the Galaxy Mobile Platoon in order to do battle with him. 

But during the race, with memories of his accident still haunting him, Rick struggles to maintain speed through turns and does poorly. Because this would prevent him from ever winning an F-Zero race, Rick is ordered not to race and is dropped from the Galaxy Mobile Platoon's racing team. Rick is depressed by this. 

Days later, Rick finds himself saving a shuttle bus from a typical space gang. Suddenly, a blue machine containing Captain Falcon appears! Captain Falcon helps Rick defeat the gang and then drives off, promising to see him at the races. Rick re-enters the race, having conquered his fears from the experience. 

During the race, Rock stays in the lead until the very last moment, when none other than Captain Falcon snatches victory from him! Rick had disregarded his orders and still lost the race. 

Luckily, Rick's fellow team member Jack Levin takes the blame for him. Jack tells the others that he had removed a screw from Rick's machine before the race, preventing him from winning.