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Chapter 23 [Gangway! Spin Boost!]
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Rick is depressed about never being able to defeat Captain Falcon. He decides to remove the control device on his machine in order to drive using only his own ability.

Driving an F-Zero machine without its control device is extremely dangerous. Knowing this, most of the team refuse to be Rick's training partner, but Jack agrees. Rick thanks him for this friendly gesture. But when Rick crashes in training, Jack suffers an injury trying to protect him.

When the day of the race comes, Rick is depressed, feeling that Jack's injury is his fault. But Jack, out of the hospital, comes out to Rick on the track and encourages him.

With his confidence regained, Rick challenges Captain Falcon. But Black Shadow's minions are in his way. Rick decides try a Spin Boost to get out of the jam. "BOOST FIRE!!" -- he succeeds! And Rick then goes on to finally defeat Falcon.

Captain Falcon says to Rick, "Don't forget how to time that boost," before disappearing. It seems Captain Falcon had been testing him.