Title: the 4A-GE at stake.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything about Initial D other then the OCs, this story was inspired by Kevin Griffs's Midship Monster.

Summary: Sequel to Initial D: special stage, After the faithful day at the D1 event, a racing manger in his 50s found something he lost, now he wants it back more than ever, its the powerful engine of the AE86, the powerful Group A touring 4A-GE racing engine, the destroyer of a misfiring system equipped EVO III pushing more than 350HP, the god hand's AP1 Honda S2000 and many others, now the engine is at stake and... Bunta is not doing anything about it.

It was the middle of the night, on the quiet mountain pass bearing the name of Mount Akina at 4.30 in the morning, a powerful, old hatchback, Toyota Trueno AE86 GT-Apex, was driving the downhill after its owner had finished its tofu delivery to the hotel at the top, its tires scream with each corner, drifting with perfect, graceful, and fast braking drifts while revving loudly hitting the 11.000RPM mark while the skillful young driver counter steered bringing the car back in place for the next straight.

Following closely behind it, was a Blue Subaru Impreza GC8 which move just as fast as it counter each drift speed with the exact same skill, line and speed.

The two cars sped down the straight when the other young driver of the GC8 took his chance and pass the AE86 with ease.

"You are getting better again Lance..., but I don't think even you can accelerate my 86 as fast as that old man" a young man with brown hair said as the GC8 pass the 86.

But unknown to the young driver, "I dare make a bet that you, my friend is thinking I'm accelerating too slowly"

The GC8 started pulling away from the 86 as another corner came up, the Impreza's brake pads glowed red as the driver started braking drift into the corner but suddenly the 86 up shifted and the carbon fiber hood of the hatchback was beside the GC8 and it regain the lead as it clutch kick drift into the corner from the inner lane taking back the lead from the GC8 in one corner, "you have gotten better in the GC8 but you still can't beat the speed of my Clutch kick Drift yet, Takumi"

Takumi smiled as he shake his head with amazement at how quickly he was overtaken by his own car with another driver behind the wheel reminding him once again, that he was still not at maximum potential behind its wheel, that he was still not ready to drive the FD to its full potential like Lance and Keisuke.

Soon both cars pulled into a back ally and stopped in front of a shop with a sign on top that read, 'Fujiwara Tofu' where in the corner beside the shop sat the metallic black 20B-REW Type R FD3S Mazda RX7.

Both drivers got out of the two cars and smiled at each other as they walked into the shop where an old man in his middle 50s sat on the living room floor drinking a little sake and smoking a cigarette.

"We're back Bunta-san" Lance said as he enter the living and sat down while Takumi went to his room and drop to bed beside his current girlfriend, Natsuki Mogi, and slept before having to wake up and get ready for work later in the morning at 9am.

"So, how was the run?" Bunta ask as he took a puff from his cigarette while his eyes remain closed.

"It was fine, his getting used to the 4WD system now, but I think he'll continue sticking to the 86 for now after I pass him within one corner after he pass me"

"Thats a good start, hopefully it can prepare him for what is about to happen".

In another region of Japan a young man was calling his uncle of what he had witness at the D1 event, the phone rang awhile before someone picked up, "Moshi moshi Uncle Hayato"

"Ah... Momoshiro, what is it? that you had to call me this urgently in the middle of the night" a voice replied a little sleepy, but not at all surprise or angry of any sort at the time of the call

"Hai Uncle, I think I found it"

"What did you find?

"I think I found it"

"The engine? Are you sure?"

"Hai, I found out about a super fast hachi-roku a while ago, they say it is the fastest downhill machine with a insane racing engine but it disappeared after the disband of 'Project D' led by none other then the lone white comet of akagi, Takahashi Ryosuke himself",

"Takahashi Ryosuke? The one that turn down my offer of making him a pro?"

"Hai, but back to the hachi-roku, two weeks ago it appeared again to defend mount Akina, it was racing against highly tune EVO VII and it won by 3 corners ahead"

"What did that 86 looked like?"

"It had fog lights, a carbon fiber hood and a 'Fujiwara tofu' sticker on the right side door"

"Che... Fujiwara..." the man cursed softly, "What you say uncle?"

"Nothing, Momoshiro, don't worry i'll take care of it" the man said

"Oh yes, and Uncle Hayato?, I found a new driver for the team, I gave him your number weather he'll call a not, I'm not to sure"

"I see, thank you Momoshiro, I'll see to that, just like how that 4A-GE engine will return to us" and with that the man put down the phone before he change, went outside of his house and looked at a figure that was hidden under a silk parachute canvas, that was among a row of highly tune cars, which happen to have a Metallic white FC3S RX7, which he found in the united states on a trip there a month ago with a highly tuned, blown 13B-T engine in which he took out and replace all the stock parts and sold off the 13B-T and place all the tuned parts onto a new 13B-REW engine which sat ready in the white car. a sliver 98' Toyota Supra Twin turbo and a yellow VeilSide tuned, Honda NSX Type R.

He walk towards the hidden figure and pulled it off revealing a dark blue Toyota MR2 AW111, he open the door and slide into the seat, he started up the engine and looked at the Rev meter as the car responded the instant he turn the key and rev to the 11.000PRM mark before dropping back to the 0.5 mark.

He let it idle that for a second before shifting into the first gear and rolled out of the garage.

Back with Bunta and Lance

"What do you mean Bunta-san?"

"Nothing, just wondering Lance, were you by any chance, approached by someone named Hayato Nakamura recently?"

"Ah, no but I was approach by someone by the name of Momoshiro Nakamura, why you ask?" Lance said as he sip a little of soda from the can he just open.

"Do you remember what he mention?"

"Not really, but I do remember he said that his uncle was a touring A racing team's manger, said he could help me to be a pro, but I turned him down then he left"

"I see, did he by any chance mention who his uncle was?"

"No, he did pass me a name card, said just in case I change my mind"" Lance replied as he took out his wallet and took out a card and place it onto the small traditional Japanese table while he got up and stretch, "Well, I better go Bunta-san, I think I'll see you in the afternoon or tonight, Ja.." and with that the Akina uphill specialist, walked out of the front door and flipped up his car door before sliding into the bride racing seat and starting up the 20B-REW rotary engine, pulling down the door and inserted the first gear before slowly rolling out of the corner and accelerated down the ally before taking a turn and left.

Bunta took the card and looked at the name imprinted on it 'Hayato Nakamura' if anyone was there, they would noticed, that for a second there, the racing legend's face had show a light emotion of anger.

Lance.

Lance up shifted as he enter the Wangan highway to Tokyo where his house was, his phone rang and he put on the blue tooth headset, he notice that it was an unknown number and answered the call, "Hello?"

"Hello, Lance" a voice asked

"Yes?, who is this?"

"That is of no matter, all you got to know is that, I'll be waiting for you on Mt. Akagi, 10pm, this Saturday"

"I'll be there, what am I going to expect? And how you get my number?"

"Expect a silver Toyota MR2 SW20, how I got your number is of no matter, goodbye... and good luck, because you are going to need it" with that the mysterious person hung up the phone.

Lance shrugged and blinked his eyes, as he slowed down the car and turn into a parking lot. He parked the car beside a metallic pink Mazda RX7.

Lance shift the gear to neutral, activated the handbrake and killed the engine, he slide up the door and got out, he took out the keys and went up the lift to his house, he enter his two room house, and sat down onto the couch that was in front of 40' plasma TV, he turn on the TV and started watching a sports channel which was showing the D1 event that went on the other day, suddenly someone cover both of his eyes and in a girl's giggling voice asked, "Guess who?"

"Angel..." Lance groaned

The said girl uncovered his eyes and hugged him from behind, "its no more fun doing it to you anymore...so, how did Takumi do in the run this morning?" she asked as she let go of him and took a seat beside him, hanging on his right arm as they watch their team drift through the D1 circuit.

"He did well, his starting to get use to the 4WD system to his style now and his getting better"

"Oh... than what about the 86'?"

"What about it?" Lance replied as he turned to look at her with an eye brown up, the way Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson would do, "Nothing, I meant that, how did it handle? Was it hard to drive?"

"It was fine, just the way I like it"

"How come? Have you driven before?"

"Yup when I came here to train, Bunta-san would get me to alternate between both the hachi-roku and my FD for deliveries, just like how Takumi will alternate between it and the Impreza"

"I see, than was the car as powerful as they say?"

"What do you think? A 20 valve, Group A touring 4A-GE racing engine, if it were replace or compared to another 4A-GE, it still won't feel the same, its hard to explain, someday I'll get Ryosuke to tell you" Lance replied as it got off the chair and carried the girl, who was roughly a little shorter than him, bridal style as he brought her to the room and lied her there as he got on top of him and started to kiss her.

Hayato

The man up shifted to the next gear as he exit the motorway, his phone rang as he turn towards a back ally.

"Hello, uncle, i've challenge the FD just as you ask"

"Good, I'll show bunta that I can train Drivers as well as him" and soon stop in front of the 'Fujiwara tofu' shop, the man got out of the powerful, AW11 MR2 Toyota and smiled as he saw that the man he was just about to look for, coming out.

"Bunta Fujiwara... I should have known that you were the one that took my Engine..."

"Hayato?"

"Yes, its me you long-grudge holder"

"And what you mean your Engine?" Bunta ask as he lean onto the wall and took a drag from his new cigarette

"The one in that AE86, my nephew told me of a AE86 that use to clear the streets in Japan, taking all the corners and winning cars that seem impossible with skills and power so brutal that a high-rev 4A-GE engine can only do, not to mention it is my one"

"It was never anyone's last I check"

"You're right, because I bought with under my nephew's name, the new upcoming star that has just challenge your uphill ace to a downhill match on Akagi next Saturday at 10pm" Hayato stated as his eyes grew wide and a evil smile appeared on his face, well Bunta kept a straight face, "Its almost impossible to win that kid, Hayato trust me." and with that the God of racers turned and walk back into the shop while the man called 'Hayato' got back into his car and drove off.