in "the borribles: across the dark metropolis", battersea is no longer safe for a borrible. the sbg (an allusion to the special patrol group), a section of the london police driven on by the fanatical inspector sussworth (an allusion to the sus laws) and dedicated to finding borribles and clipping their ears is determined to wipe them out. the borribles decide to escort sam the horse to safety in neasden and then return to the old way of life of independence and freedom. they begin their journey across the dark metropolis, a journey that tests the courage and cunning of the adventurers to the limits.