The Scarlet RX-7
The Scarlet Letter and Initial D crossover
Written by Chris Williams
(This is if TSL was in the modern era and if when Dimmesdale died Hester and Pearl go to Japan)
Chapter 1
June 7th 2018
The tunnel opened up as Pearl's Miata roadster and Hester's FC shoot out on the twisty Shomaru mountain road. The battle has been intense as the two have done multiple runs over the past hour. Hester's RX-7 has been a trooper but Pearl's Miata is holding on strong. Pearl smirks, then upshifts to 4th to pass Hester and take the lead back. "You're so old-fashioned mom, I told you I was going to beat you at all costs." Pearl said as the course was almost coming to an end. "I won't quit, I must beat you…if any opportunity shows up, I'll take it!" Hester exclaims as she gets closer to Pearl's rear bumper. The twists and turns with the rusting guardrails make the road even more dangerous. Hester glances at the scarlet A on her chest as she turns off her headlights and lowers the pop ups. Pearl looks in her rearview mirror as Hester has disappeared. "What? She's gone!" Pearl shouts as a Rotary engine is heard next to her. Hester flips on the headlights as Pearl is bewildered, Hester is neck in neck with Pearl! Both Hester and Pearl accelerate hard as Hester glances at her speedometer, which shows she's doing over 11,000 rpm! Her RX-7 starts to shake then-
If we need to tell this story…we need to go to the beginning.
Hester's POV, 13 years earlier
I used to be a racer after Dimmesdale's death. Pearl and I fled to Japan to start a new life. We started living a normal life again and I put the Scarlet A in a chest in my room and locked it away. I then proceeded to throw the key away to never go in the chest. One day we start walking on a vacation day from Pearl's school, to go sightseeing on the mountains. We travel to Akina around sunset and take pictures with the gorgeous sunset. As we start walking home down the mountain pass a group of cars take a turn in a weird way as it fascinates me. Pearl screams in joy as more cars take turns like that. I asked a random bystander, "Hey what were those cars doing?" The stranger replies "Those cars are doing Touge runs, or drifting. You must be new, my name is Ryosuke Takahashi"
I tell him my name and we shake hands. He tells me of the white AE86, Red Suns, Night Kids, Team Emperor, and Project D in a local coffee shop. Pearl notices his car, a white Mazda RX-7 FC3S and starts pointing and telling me how cool it is. He offers to do a mountain pass run and we agree. He takes Pearl on the Downhill Mountain Pass which after she says how much she loves mountain racing. Ryosuke then offers me a try, after trying to decline I finally cave in and accept. When I was with him, it was such a rush to experience how fast and how technical you need to be. Then I realized, this is what I need to give my life meaning again.
I got a seamstress job by the Akina skating rink which is located right beside the mountain pass. I then bought a Scarlet Red RX-7 like Ryosuke's. I practiced after work on the pass for over 5 hours every night. I started racing and got an undefeated streak, beating Nakazato's R32, Shingo's Civic, and eventually Ryosuke and his brother Keisuke. Then one fateful night I raced the driver of the undefeated 86 driver, Takumi Fujiwara. I put up a good fight, until I got passed on the infamous 5 Akina hairpins. I lost my focus and control; my desire eventually leads me in the wall. My RX-7 was toast, as it was so bad it wouldn't be able to race without a lot of upgrades. So, I stopped racing and devoted my full time to Pearl, who started to go through her teenage years after my crash. A couple of years go by and Pearl and I end up having an argument which lead her to leave the house and hasn't returned since.
May 11th 2018
9:30
I'm finally adjusted to the lifestyle in Japan and have made new friends and acquaintances. I hear my phone ring and I see from the caller ID Ryosuke is calling. "Hester here" I say as Ryosuke responds with "Hester, would you like to see the battle tonight? It's at Shomaru Pass" I eventually give in and he picks me up in his white FC. We're both silent, as he didn't know what to say to me. After 45 minutes we arrive at the bottom of the pass. "I'm sorry we didn't see the beginning, it was a long drive to your house." Ryosuke says as he shuts off the RX-7. We sit in silence for a while until we hear the sounds of engines. "They're here!" I shout as we get out and stand for better visibility. A Black 2nd generation Miata has a huge gap from the Toyota Levin, as the Miata passes, I see someone familiar in the driver seat. "It can't be!"
This ends the first chapter out of three! Let me know what you guys think!
