I figure that, with Kyne having won the Royal Cup, Jon Stryker's gonna come in and be real cranky again.
This equates more people dying.
I want this to be as good as the last one, only this time I want more people involved - which is precisely what Kyne doesn't want.
This is the basic plan so far. There's a party for Dawnstar, everybody's invited. Kyne announces his retirement from the zoid circuit to 'take care of some personal matters,' and he gives Hank command of Dawnstar.
Meanwhile, Stryker and his little group of commando-cultists steal the Berserk Fury or White Liger from AIZDAT. Possibly both. They get away with the zoids, and AIZDAT does a cover-up. Someone from AIZDAT alerts the Nerdsquad, who in turn alert Kyne and Hank.
Kyne quietly leaves the party, disappearing off the face of Zi. Marcus Gabriel probably goes with him, and they head for Athens. Stryker boards the Whale King they're aboard, taking everybody aboard it hostage until they find and kill Kyne Xaratan.
It's Kyne's job to avoid this fate. This will be, one way or the other, Stryker's last attack on Kyne.
Any input?