It was towards a certain world that the heroes were slowly sailing towards it.
"So, the next badge is located in Ikebukuro huh? Sounds kinda cool. I've never actually been there." Hope said.
"Trust me. You'll love it." Jexi smiled as Jibanyan watched stuff on TV.
"Man. Ikebukuro TV is amazing but yet there's nothing to watch." Jibanyan yawned before flipping to some sort of crime show.
"We now come live from this building in Ikebukuro where another man has been made a victim of a gruesome murder." a newscaster said. "The perpetrator has yet to be caught. Employee's ran into a second floor room after hearing a scream and were soon greeted with a gruesome and bloody sight. And unconscious woman bathed in blood and the body of a man ferociously beaten to death lying right in front of her."
'Whoa. So gory." Cyrille said.
"The murderer who persecuted this was the same as the other killings, a person in a strange costume committing the murder. The first was werewolf like creature. The second resembled a merman of some kind and the dinosaur like creature." the newcastor said.
"So, Hollywood struck again." Naoto said.
"Hollywood?" Jexi asked.
'Its the name given to the killer. He's been on a killing spree lately. He's earned the nickname because of the high effect makeup and monster masks. Hence the name Hollywood." Naoto said.
"Oh my. How...scary." Fluttershy said shaking.
"Uh...wonder what else is on?" Jibanyan said changing the channel.
'And now, something special. We will now go live as we bring you a short special about a very famous actor as well as an interview: Yuhei Hanejima." a person said.
"Wow. Didn't realize they were interviewing Shizuo's little brother." Jexi said.
"Yuhei Hanejima, date of birth unknown. Estimated age: 21. He debuted in several japanese movies such as Ninja Vampire Carmilla Sizo. His good looks and knockout performance has only risen his popularity. Its grown nonstop with hit TV shows and films, there's even talk of him taking on the role of Hope the Victor in the upcoming movie about the recent rift crisis." one of them said. "He's listed to co star with another actor...Pai chan."
"Pai? Those two working together? I thought so." Hope said. "I just wish I knew what he looked like."
"Not content with just doing acting, he's also crossed into a bunch of variety shows. On the show, "How to increase the net worth of 1 million yen. he used his razor sharp wits to increase his capital to 1.2 billion. And on a hidden camera show, he was threatened by Yakuza to cut off his own pinky. He grabbed one of their knives and attempted to do so. The camera crew stopped him before he could." a person said.
"How horrid!" Rarity said.
"Yakuza? But the only ones I know that are near Ikebukuro are the Shimano family." Hope said.
"Not true Hope. There is a Yakuza group inside Ikebukuro, the Awakusu group." Jexi said.
"Whew. And here i thought the Shimano's were responsible. DId you know that one of them actually walked out of that game awhile back?" Hope asked.
"Yeah. His name was Kazuma right?" Jexi asked.
"Kazuma Kiryu…" Naoto said. "One famous for being called the Dragon of Dojima. But after a long time, he went into business in the Sunset Daycare."
Back on the TV, the camera then shifted to a man in white with a yellow afro.
"When it comes to whatever Yuhei is thinking, my mind is a total blank. He's like a buddha statue, always with an unmoving face. I mean, take a look at this." he said holding a poster of Yuhei in a devil suit tied in thorns. "He modeled for it, but I secretly heard he hated it before we even began."
"And now we have managed to get an exclusive interview with this man." a man said as appearing on screen was a young man with an emotionless face and brown hair.
"Yep. That's definitely him." Jexi said.
"So tell us, in your personal life, you are known for being somewhat poker faced. Can you tell us why?" a female reporter asked.
"Well, growing up, I had an older brother who experienced violent mood swings so I tried not to be like him. Even so, I still hold a great amount of respect for him." Yuhei said emotionlessly.
"Dude, the guys like a robot." Hope said.
"We'll that's Shizuo's brother for ya. You know, I think Izaya's got a couple of sisters too." Jexi said.
"He does?" Hope asked.
"Yep. Twins." Jexi said. "I think they're starting Junior High at Raira this year."
"Speaking of, does anyone think we might be a bit over our heads going back here?" Yosuke asked.
"Over our heads? What do you mean?" Erica asked.
"Yeah, it wasn't that bad, wasn't it?" Indigo asked.
"Well, remember last time? We were caught up in three separate attacks. A cursed blade, two gang wars, and human traffickers." Weiss said.
"You're one to talk, you were one of the people who got slashed and taken over by Saika." Yang said.
"Don't remind me. It was so scary. Thank god for Anri." Weiss said.
"But, there's always the expression...give a place a second shot. Besides, its not all bad people there." Pinkie said.
"I mean, Celty's a nice girl once you get to know her, and Shizuos a good guy too, if you can get past the anger issues. And some other people there are pretty cool." Rainbow said. "Except for that Izaya guy." she said.
"Izaya Orihara?" Hope asked.
"Of course you'd know him, you met him in the rift crisis." Jexi said.
"No i mean… I've seen him sometimes on the net. He puts up these weird blog posts about all the stuff he does. He's like an evil mastermind." Hope said.
"He's an info broker who's been causing trouble since High School. He's been involved with dozens of illegal things." Jexi said.
"Yeah. He has this obsession with controllin people. He even tried to trick a girl into jumping off a building. He's dangerous." Applejack said.
"Geez. Maybe we should consider…."Jibanyan began before the TV shifted.
"We now come at you live from a live traffic report." a newscaster said as it showed a familiar person on a black bike running from the law.
"That's Celty!" Rainbow said. "And the person behind her….hey. He's that traffic cop from last time."
"Kinnosuke. Of course he'd do this again." Naoto said running into the back room.
"So, Naoto seems to know that guy well." Gemini said.
"Yeah. He's some traffic cop who starts chases that end in crashes. Celty's really afraid of him." Rainbow said.
"Whoa, are you getting this?" the newscaster said as the bike Celty rode on changed into a horse as it ran up the side of a building.
"It changed into a horse!" Titanica said in surprise.
"Yeah. That thing's something ain't it?" Teddie said as they soon saw a large shadowy glider soar across the sky with the bike and Celty on it.
"And now a huge shadow has just leapt off the building. We will continue chasing after it." the news person said.
"Gemini, get the light bike ready, I'm getting in there." Hope said.
"But tails only finished the modding for it. Are you sure you wanna get in the field so soon?"Gemini said,
"Hey, someone has to figure out whats going on." Hope said getting on a blue bike with wheels made of blue light. "Man, I gotta thank Tails for this thing later."
"Just go easy on the controls, alright? I only built it and completed it yesterday." Tails said.
"I'll be fine. Jexi, did you get your bike ready too?" Hope asked.
"I don't need a bike. Ultimate Color Wings!" he shouted as rainbow wings appeared.
"Right. Let's drop down!" Hope said with eagerness.
As soon as they dropped down, Hope and Gemini cruised down the road before seeing Celty looking underneath a few cars.
"There she is!" Hope said as he pulled over, tapping her shoulder before surprising her. She then saw the two before typing something. "You? What are you doing here?" she typed.
"Us? We saw you running away from the cops. We were afraid you might be hurt." Gemini said.
"I'm fine. Just don't jack with the cops. I was able to get them away with one of my shadows, but...I...ended up losing something during the chase." she typed.
"What was it?" Hope said.
"Some money I got for a science examination. 1 million yen." she typed.
"1 million? Whoa. That is a...huh?" Gemini said before hearing some noises behind them as they saw a biker gang dressed in white driving at them.
'Look! Its the black rider! Let's go get our 10 million yen!" one of them said.
"Who are you chumps supposed to be?" Hope asked.
"Hey, some guys trying to muscle in on our reward. Let's waste that loser!" one of them said.
"Yeah. No one messes with the Todomaru from Saitama." another said.
"Well, I dont mind a good fight from time to time. Stand back, Celty." Hope said as Hope stretched as Gemini drew her sword.
"By all means." Celty said as her horse arrived as she got on and ran off.
Hope and Gemini fought the gang members and knocked them out before following after Celty once more. But ended up losing her in the park.
"Great, we lost her." Hope said.
"Hopey, check that out!" Gemini said pointing to a lit area where a person dressed as a zombie and a lone man were looking each other down.
"That zombie costume… that has to be the killer from the news! Lets get em!" Hope said
Hope charged in as the man with the suitcase saw him. "Young man! Please move!" he shouted before the zombie person broke the case causing money to spill out.
"Money? What the?" Hope said.
"You should really go home. This is not the place for a normal person." the man said.
"Whaddya mean? I'm pretty…" Hope began before hearing a ripping sound as the four saw Shizuo holding a park bench.
"Why do I gotta carry a suitcase of cash at this time at night?" he said twisting his body.
"Wait, Shizuo, don't!" Hope begged.
"Morons! You're a bunch of damn petty thieves!" he shouted hitting all four and sending them flying. Gemini going with the man while Hope flew with the serial killer.
"Argh!" Hope said.
"Wait, was that Hope and Gemini? Ah goddammit, went overboard again." Shizuo said. "Ah. I guess I owe em an apology after I finish here."