Vile: A bit of a delay, but Numbershot 94 is now up and running!

Tetsuo: So, what's the gig here?

Vile: Hard to say. To be honest, this could be considered a filler Numbershot. I.e., not related to the overall plot.

Astral: So nothing much should be expected here, I would wager.

Vile: Not really, but I'll try my best regardless. I don't own ZEXAL or its characters, blah-blah-friggin'-blah. Anyhoo, enjoy!

Numbershot 94: Shocking Action!

Chapter 1

Another seemingly standard day in Heartland was blowing over. The school day had ended not long ago, and our favorite trio, Yuma, Kotori, and Tetsuo, were simply walking around and talking. "Man, I swear, I am NEVER gonna understand what Ukyo-sensei taught us today!" Yuma griped, arms behind his head.

"Maybe if you didn't sleep through half the class as per usual…" Tetsuo mused with rolling eyes.

Yuma just ignored him with a pouting face, making Kotori giggle at him. Coming to a crosswalk, Yuma quickly looked back and forth to see if any cars were coming. He saw none, but Tetsuo was already moving across the street. "Oi! Did you look, man?"

"Dude, the light for our direction is green!" Tetsuo responded, pointing up at the signal. "Now come on before I leave you two behind!"

Yuma and Kotori had exasperated looks on their faces. "He's gonna get himself killed one of these days." Kotori groaned, Yuma nodded in response.

*Meanwhile*

A black car was moving down the road. "Dude, don't beat around the bush!" The driver, a man in his early 20s, said into his gold-lensed D-Gazer. His dark pink eyes looked annoyed. "The friggin' concert's tomorrow, and those passes are burning a hole in my pocket!"

"Jeez man, it ain't MY fault no winner's been picked in the contest!" The person on the other side said. "Look, calm down before you hit someone. I'll get on the guy's ass about the contest right away."

The man driving let out a sigh. "Fine. Make sure you get on that, dude. Late." He hung up the D-Gazer and looked down the road. The light on his end was green. "Okay, lookin' good… What the?" He looked on the road, seeing a stocky kid crossing the road. "What the hell?" He cried, slamming his hand on the horn.

Tetsuo looked to his left, seeing the black car bearing down on him. "Oh god!"

Yuma and Kotori saw the car and gasped. "Move, man!" Yuma called. Tetsuo immediately reversed direction, but as bad luck would have it, his foot ended up partly in a tiny pothole, causing him to trip over and fall. "Tetsuo!"

The driver of the car saw this, and his eyes widened. "Damn potholes! Better act quick!" Thinking quickly, he slammed his foot on the brake, while lowering his window. "Hurry up and get up, man!" He yelled to Tetsuo after sticking out his head. Reacting, Tetsuo quickly scrambled, getting to his feet and getting back to the corner before the car got to them. The car's brakes screeched as it stopped one-third of the way across the walk but barely in the intersection. The driver got out of his car, a shocked look on his face. "You all right, man?"

"Yeah, I'm good." Tetsuo groaned, panting.

"Thank god." The man looked back up at the light. "What the hell?" He looked at the edges and was shocked. Every side of it was lit up green. "Well, ain't that peachy? The light's malfunctioning! I'll have to get on the horn with someone from the city later."

Kotori then got a better look at him. He was aged 22, wearing a black bandana or doo rag that covered an apparently long curtain of electric purple hair. She noticed some blue and yellow streaks in it, and it was slightly frizzy. He had dark pink eyes, and was wearing a black shirt with a dark blue leather jacket, the jacket having purple lightning marks, standard jeans, purple-and-black shoes, and black fingerless gloves. She saw something sticking out of his pocket, but paid it no mind.

"Look buddy, I am REAL sorry for that crap that went down." The man said. "If that light wasn't jacked up, things would've been peachy."

"Eh, no worries." Tetsuo said.

"Hey, you look familiar to me." Yuma suddenly said to the man. "Where have I seen you before?"

Something clicked in Kotori. "I've got it!" She cried. "You're Raio Ruda!"

"Raio Ruda?" Yuma and Tetsuo said at the same time.

"The lead singer of the Thunder Kings? THAT Raio Ruda?" Yuma cried.

The man smirked and scratched the back of his head. "Looks like there's a fan among you guys." He said. "I'm flattered."

"Whoa, Raio Ruda himself." Tetsuo then grinned. "Man, Nee-chan is gonna be SO jealous of me."

Raio looked intrigued. "Your Nee-chan? Another fan, I take it?"

"Are you kidding? She is like your biggest fan!" The stout kid said. "When she learns I met you, she'll flip!"

Raio placed a hand to his chin. "Wait… this gives me an idea." Pulling out his D-Gazer, he dialed a number.

Soon, a face came up. "Yo!"

"'Sup, GP? Listen up. You might as well tell the committee that I'm takin' over the contest." Raio said. "I'm in a generous mood, and I've got the perfect winners in my head."

"You gotta be kidding me." GP said. "Do you know what'll do to the committee?"

"It won't be squat! Roll with me here!" The singer responded. Yuma, Kotori, and Tetsuo were listening. "I'll quell the Hell after the concert tomorrow. I got it handled!"

GP sighed. "I hope you're right, bro. Hurry up and get back so we can get our last rehearsal in!"

"No sweat, man. Late!" Raio said, hanging up.

"What… was all that about?" Yuma asked.

"Well, I'll tell ya this, guys. You got me in a generous mood, so here's what I'm gonna do." Raio said with a small smile. He reached into his jacket pocket. "As a way to apologize for almost killing your friend, and just to get these things out of my smoking pocket…" He pulled out five small slips of paper. "I'm gonna give you guys these: Five backstages passes to our concert tomorrow!"

This shocked all three of the teens. "NANI?"

"No way! Backstage?" Yuma asked with a smile.

"You bet, little man!" Raio said with a smile, handing Tetsuo the batch.

"Sweet!" Tetsuo chirped. "No wonder Nee-chan likes you so much. You're one of the only rockers whose fame didn't turn their head into a balloon." He made a sphere shape around his head with his hands to emphasize it. This made all four of them start laughing.

"I gotta give you props on that, man." Raio said. "Well, I'd love to keep chattin' it up, but me and the band have a rehearsal to do. If you don't already know, the concert's tomorrow at 9 PM at Duel Tower! Fine me during the autographs, and I'll take you backstage." All three kids nodded, and Raio got back in his car. "Oi, I didn't get your names!"

"I'm Yuma! Yuma Tsukumo!" The Tsukumo boy chirped. "These guys are Kotori and Tetsuo!"

"Nice! I'll be lookin' forward to seeing you guys! Sayonara!" The window rolled up, and after he was sure no cars were coming, continued driving.

Tetsuo had a smirk on his face. "Good guy, huh?" He noticed Yuma grabbing three of the passes. "Oi!"

"What? One's for Nee-chan!" Yuma responded, handing Kotori the third pass. "She's a fan, too, plus I doubt she'd let Tetsuko go meet the Thunder Kings without her!"

Tetsuo nodded. "All right. Man, this is gonna be awesome!"

"You said it!" Yuma and Kotori chirped together before the group back to their homes.

*A Little Later*

"Hey, Nee-chan!" Tetsuo called as he entered his home. Looking around, he couldn't see her. "Nee-chan?" Then he spotted her on the couch. She didn't look happy. "What's wrong with you?"

Tetsuko sighed. "The Thunder Kings have a concert tomorrow, and the tickets are all sold out." She groaned. "Damn it, why didn't I get my ticket earlier?" Tetsuo grinned. He walked up, slapped one of the passes on the coffee table (face-down), then proceeded to walk toward the steps. "What the?"

"Flip it around, Nee-chan." Tetsuo said simply. Confused, Tetsuko picked up the slip and flipped it, letting her see what was on it. Upon seeing just what it was, her eyes went mega-wide. Tetsuo, still grinning, brought up his hands and plugged his ears…

…letting him escape the full power of the happy squeal that soon emanated.

Vile: Not a bad start, I think. I had to bring Tetsuko in for at least one Numbershot.

Raio: Not to mention your little spoiler of the future in Double Win.

Vile: Shhhh! Not the time to bring that up!

Raio: *shrugs shoulders*

Vile: At any rate... if you guys liked this chapter, leave a review for me! Later!

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