[TokuChris]

Ah-HA!

Maybe I'm reading in to the text too much, but DJ Sagura says this to White-Mai:

"I cannot see the future, but I know who you are, and how wrapped up you are with the boy".

I read that as White-Mai is actually Future-Mai. And probably through that tree that they want you to forget about, she's able to transcend back to the past and is trying to steer everyone in certain directions to either avoid, or change, the future.

I believe DJ Sagura is the mastermind who allowed Ryouma the ability to manipulate the Lock Seeds in the first place, believing that Ryouma would be the one who gains the power of the forest. But Ryouma wasn't as interested in gaining the power as he was using the power for his own selfish ambitions, and thus, he will never be chosen by the forest. Sid and Marika are the same, and Takatora is simply a figure-head of Yggdrassil.

DJ Sagura more or less painted the rest of the show for us:

- Kaito and Kouta want the same power, but for different reasons
- Kaito wants the power to rule
- Kouta wants the power to protect

They are beginning the build up to the most epic finale ... a Kouta/Gaim against Kaito/Baron showdown, which is what we see in the intro, and saw in the opening sequence of the first episode.

The question is ... what will happen with Micchy, Takatora, Sid, Ryouma, Marika, Jonouchi, Oren, and Zack?

Obviously we know that Kouta is going to have to take down the Energy Riders to get to the Overlords. He's already spanked Sid and ninja'd Marika, but Ryouma/Duke is going to be a problem for sure.

UGH I cannot wait! This show is amazing.