Disclaimer: I do not own the Need for Speed series and all source material including characters from the actual games, cities and canon are property of Electronic Arts. Vehicles mentioned in this fan fiction are property of their respective manufacturers. I only own the characters I'm introducing in this story and they DO NOT make an appearance in the actual games.
Chapter 1 – Heist gone bad
The city of Fairhaven, one of the most populated and conflicted metropolitan areas in the nation has seen an increase of criminal activities in recent years due to the recent financial setbacks and the sudden rise of unemployment. Some people moved to other cities in search of opportunity while others turn to crime. The police has also lost its credibility due to the latest scandals ranging from police brutality to corruption. However there are a few cops that still put their lives on the line…. This is one of the many unheard stories… It all started one evening.
Tuesday, May 25th. Downtown Fairhaven City 11:00 pm
The streets of Downtown Fairhaven city seemed empty with a few cars passing by. Probably people driving to their graveyard shifts, going home from a long day's work or from a bar. There were those who had other plans for that night.
An alarm was tripped at an art gallery on Gunderson Ave. Two masked men ran thru the main hallway.
"Shit I thought you deactivated the alarm!" one of the two men yelled. He was wearing black jeans with military boots and a black leather jacket. He was also wearing a black ski mask.
"I told you to wait before you grabbed the diamonds!" said his partner. He was wearing a similar outfit except for a sleeveless green shirt.
"Now the cops are coming we gotta get outta here quick!"
The 2 men ran fast for the main door. "Shit man! Its locked!" the man with the green shirt tried to open the door but the alarm locked it. The other thug pulled a 9mm. Beretta pistol and shot the glass.
"Let's book it!"
The two thugs ran down the street towards a silver Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X which was waiting for them. They got in the car "come on let's get a hell outa here!" the leather jacket wearing thug ordered the driver. The driver shifted to first gear.
"All units there's a breaking and entering at the art gallery on Gunderson Ave. Suspects are on board of a modified Mitsubishi Evolution. Proceed with caution"
Suddenly there were 5 Dodge Charger police cruisers giving chase…
"Shit! We got cops on our asses"
The driver ignored the 2 thugs' argument and calmly turned left and downshifted to 2nd gear and then stepped on the accelerator and from a distance there was another police cruiser heading straight on. The driver shifted to 3rd gear as the turbo's blow off valve released a hissing sound. The cruiser tried to block the Evo unsuccessfully as the silver import passed it effortlessly.
"We might just make it!" one thug said.
The Mitsubishi made a turn right as the rest of the cop cars tried to catch up.
"That's why I hate these rice burners with over $20.000 under the hood" One cop complained as he slapped the steering wheel of his Dodge Charger.
The Ramp to the freeway was close.
"Take the freeway toward the waterfront…" the man with the green shirt commanded. The driver headed for the freeway at full speed. After taking the on ramp to I-92 a helicopter was visible as it shined its search light on the Evo.
"Damn it! Now we got the chopper on our asses!"
The driver floored it and shifted to fourth and kept going faster.
"Requesting back up… this son of a bitch is crazy!" one of the pursuing cops yelled over the radio. "Supervisor authorizes roadblock straight ahead on I-92" the dispatch replied.
The thugs and the driver noticed the roadblock just up ahead composed of about 20 police cruisers. The driver slammed on the brakes and turning the wheel violently, spinning 180 facing the opposite direction.
The Lancer Evo raced on the opposite way, five police cars tried to block the silver import but the driver managed to slip thru a gap big enough for the car.
"Damn it!" One cop said in frustration. The Evo kept going, this time evading incoming traffic.
"Ivan! Is this who you picked?!"
"Shut up Demitri!" The two men started to argue
The driver calmly shifted gears while more patrol cars were giving chase, as if it was just a ride around the block. Nevertheless the Lancer Evo's acceleration was overwhelming for the patrol officers. A sharp turn came about and there was some heavy traffic coming towards the silver import.
"Are you sure about this?" Demitri asked the driver. The driver was quiet and only focused on evading the heavy incoming traffic. Then the car crossed thru the median to the other lane and for a moment it seemed that the pursuing police cruisers gave up… until…
"We got the EMP disablers ready" said an officer inside the police helicopter. They were flying just over the Evo.
The officer took aim from his rifle-like device and shot the disabling electro-magnetic charge at the Evo. Suddenly the car's dashboard started to spark and the car itself was starting to lose speed.
"What a fuck is going on?" Ivan asked.
The car started to slide from side to side and came to a final stop. The driver tried to start the engine at no avail.
"Do something" Demitri yelled.
"We got them!" a cop said with joy in his voice.
The Evo driver was still trying to start the car as the cops on pursuit blocked the car.
"Damn it!" Demitri removed his ski mask revealing his true identity of an eastern European.
"Our boss will be pissed Demitri! We can't afford to get caught!" said Ivan.
The driver glanced at the police cars and knew there was no escape from this one but remained calmed
"What are you waiting for?!" Ivan yelled at the driver.
The police officers started to approach the silver car with their guns drawn "Get out of the vehicle now!" one officer commanded
Ivan and Demitri were the first ones to come out with their hands up and were immediately tackled to the ground.
"You too get out!" another cop commanded as he aimed his gun at the driver. The door was opened slowly as the female driver stepped out of the car with her hands up, she was wearing gray cargo pants with black military style boots and a white tank top, she was also wearing a ski mask. She stood 5.5ft and 110 lbs. She looked like she's on good athletic shape.
"Do you have any weapons on you?" The officer asked and the female driver shook her head. A female officer approached her and removed the ski mask and her face was revealed… straight dark brown hair down to just below her shoulders, her exotic facial features revealed to be half Japanese and half European... Portuguese to be exact, her skin tone was a bit tanned and her eyes were green. Then the female officer pushed her towards the hood of the Evo "you're under arrest" said the officer as she was placing the female driver's hands behind her back and placed the handcuffs.
"You're too serious about your job… cop" the female driver said as she was being placed in the squad car.
"You're a comedian Izumi" the female officer replied "too bad we can't say good job on bringing in those two just yet"
"I guess but can you loosen the cuffs?" undercover officer Izumi De Souza asked.
"Can't do that just now but tell you what. We'll stop at this coffee shop before we go the police precinct" the officer replied.
"You're enjoying this aren't you Lauren"
"Just a little" Lauren answered with a grin on her face.
After pulling that undercover job, Izumi wasn't too thrilled about filling out the paperwork that would come afterwards… it was a long night already.
The Junkie's side notes: I'm a big fan of the Need for Speed series from Underground all the way to The Run. Quite frankly I was disappointed with the Need for Speed Most Wanted remake from last year and felt it wasn't as good as the 2005 Most Wanted. I've got several chapters lined up so this won't be the only chapter.