Author's note: Yup, rewritten as well. Let's get it on!

Gear Two: Touching Zenith

The roof of the train station is specially designed to double as a skate park and was built to accommodate with the increase of Storm Riders and hopefully help narrow the gap between riders and the community. But the whole thing backfired now that since the place has become a common turf to fight over between teams. After winning it back from their Parts War with the Hell Gates, the Star Trekkers have decided to make the place their home base.

The park was build with quarter pipes at all fours. The door which leads down to the station placed in the centre, plastered onto one of the wall of the box like structure with rails to grind above it along the length. To increase safety, the entire area is surrounded by fence but no one even bothers and it turned into a good place to practice wall tricks on.

Sitting on the rail above the fence are the four remaining members of the Star Trekkers made up of Amaya, Miu, Akio and Daichi Isamu.

Daichi Isamu is twenty and a rider of the Star Trackers. He has been riding Air Trecks the longest of all his teammates and is one of their best. He wears a black leather jacket with a white shirt underneath and short army green pants and has handsome jelled back blue hair making him very attractive with the ladies.

Miu was out of her school uniform and into more casual attires. Now, she wears a white buttoned up collar shirt which was just her size, showing her curves. Along with is a black frill miniskirt and matching stockings.

Sitting on the far left beside Akio was Daichi, still sulking over what happened the day before. "I can't believe you guys replaced me, and with Shou of all people!"

"Well, it isn't our fault you got your ass kicked by Masaru's boys." Amaya replied insultingly.

Daichi had been like this ever since he heard of his substitution by Shou. He always had a big ego and it was hurt, bad. The truth was, bad wasn't even bad enough to describe it. It was practically shattered.

"You know what?!" Daichi exclaimed suddenly after a moment of silence.

"What?" The other three replied as he jumps off the fence, lands on the half pipe and spins to a stop to face them.

Daichi looked up. "I want a match with him."

Miu stared back quizzically, "He won't accept it you know?"

XXX

"Sure, I'll run with him." Shou answered calmly, sipping a can of coke on his living room sofa.

He lives in a two story semi-detach house. His parents are overseas since their jobs require them to travel a lot, being a pilot and air stewardess takes that much out of you. The second floor consists of his parents' room, the bathroom and his own room which occasionally serves as a guest room as well since Shou has a double-decker bed.

The living room is a simple one with walls painted with a tint of blue. Two couches are placed in an 'L' with the longest one facing the television and a coffee table in the centre. The television was placed in between two display cabinets which held model airplanes and many framed pictures taken from oversea adventures. To the right of the living room is a door that led to the kitchen.

Shou was in his casual attire as well which consist of a white unzipped hoody covering a black shirt, black jeans with a brown leather belt and a pair dark grey shoe. Well, there would be a dark grey shoe if he was outside but now, he was just wearing grey socks.

Miu sat beside him, her own coke on the table, barely touched. "Are you sure you want to do that?"

Shou placed his empty can on the table right beside Miu's. "Of course I'm sure, why wouldn't I want to?" Miu bit her lip to show her worry and looked away from Shou who noticed her actions and continued gently, "Don't worry, I'll be fine. Didn't you see me run yesterday?"

"And you were great!" Miu countered defensively to hide her concern. "But that's just it, I only saw you run once. I'm still not really sure of how to take it. I mean, the explanation you gave me yesterday wasn't exactly fulfilling you know? 'Because I can.', what kind of answer is that?"

"It's a great answer." Shou exclaimed while getting to his feet, swiping the can of empty coke into his hand as he does so. "As I said, don't worry about it, I'll be fine." He finished and starts hopping towards the kitchen.

"Where're you going" Miu asked

"To get another can." He replied while waving the empty drink can behind him.

Miu got up and went over to him, allowing Shou to put his arms around her for balance. "You're gonna get fat if you keep drinking that stuff."

"Woman! You worry too much." Shou replied jokingly with a wide smile. "Besides, it's like a medical condition for me now. I can't help it."

XXX

The park across the Shou's house has always been a lively place. Especially on weekends like this where not a single cloud can be seen and the temperature warm. With his battle a few hours away in the afternoon, Shou decided to spend the morning relaxing at the park. He walks pass the fountain in the centre of the park and heads for the newly build skate park.

As he nears the place, a familiar sound could be heard. Something he has been hearing for over the past ten years, the sounds of Air Trecks. But adding to that is the distinct sounds of cheering.

A large crowd has gathered around the half pipe which spanned from one end of the park to the other with two lampposts directly opposite at each end. But what drew the crowd there was no ordinary skater or biker.

A blue haired young boy in his early tens, doing a back flip and flying well above the lamps, the wheel of his ATs grazing the leafs of the tree above and coming down with such perfection and grace that it awes all. His black blazer covering his blue shirt coupled with dark blue jeans gave him the look of the night sea. But his clothes stood out less compared to the joyful smile on his face.

Shou stood there, admiring the young talent, comparing the tricks the boy did to what he did at that age until a certain trick caught his attention above all else. He did a right kick to the lamppost followed by a left and he brought his left leg up over his head and brought it down again, making a vertical scar on the metal. Using the momentum, he did a front flip and landed another vertical kick.

"Falling Falcon…" Shou muttered to himself.

As he landed, the boy raised his hand high in the air to a wave of cheer. But Shou was less than impressed.

"That was some pretty neat tricks you did there kid." Shou approached the boy once the crowd had dispersed.

"Jeez, you really think so?" He replied with a smile. He had an innocent baby voice which all in all made Shou more suspicious.

Shou mustered a smile back. "Yeah, it was pretty cool. Say, that last trick you did, it wouldn't happen to be-."

"Akito!" A voice from afar cut him off.

A young man in his early twenties. His white hair was grown near to the waist length. He walks casually toward them with a not so casual attire of white single and purple bellbottom with white flames at the edge. His footwear was a black high heel boots.

"It's time to go Akito." The man repeated.

"Alright brother." Akito replied cheerfully. "See ya mister!" He bid farewell to Shou and headed off in the direction the man came from.

Shou and the new arrival stared down each others eyes. Neither of them backing down.

"Kaito Wanijima. I should've known." Shou started. "That kid doesn't look like the Judas."

Kaito gave a cocky smirk. "He's no. But that is the Judas's body. So, how have you been Tracer?"

"Don't call me that. I don't work for you anymore, crocodile." Shou replied coldly, pausing in his last word for an added effect of defiance.

"Did you forget out deal?"

"Nope, but it sure ain't at the top of my list right now."

"As long as you get it, I'll give you what you want." Kaito continued with his voice slightly colder than before.

Shou gave him one last longing glare of wanting to beat the living shit out of him before turning his back. "After I get my stuff, I'll take that kid down."

"You don't have the guts."

"Watch me." And with his final parting words, Shou walked away from the Wanijima brothers on his own separate way.

XXX

"Are you sure you want to do this? You seem like you can barely stand up." Daichi said.

"Of course I'm sure. How many times must I repeat myself?" Shou replied with annoyance.

Shou was holding on to Miu's shoulder for support before the race starts. They've gathered in an alley behind the train station. The race was going to be a quick and simple dash.

"Ok then, the rules for this race is each rider must ride to the roof of the train station via this wall." Akio said.

"And they must then ride down again." Amaya interrupted and was met by Akio's blazing glare.

Akio took a coin out of his pocket, giving Shou and Daichi one last fleeting look; he tossed it in the air. It spins as if time has slowed down just for this race. Once the sound of the coin hitting the ground was heard, both riders kicked off from their position and headed for the wall. Daichi reached it first and rode the wall straight up.

"He doesn't have enough speed!" Amaya exclaimed, pointing to Shou.

Shou charged in straight, bending his knees in the process. Once the wall drew close, he pushed hard and planted his AT vertically on the wall. It seemed like he was stuck on the spot, he AT roaring to keep him rooted to the wall.

"He won't make it." Amaya pointed out.

Just as she said that, Shou using his heel as a pivot, turned his entire leg rightwards and gave a hard push with the side of his feet. And as if by magic, his body shifted upwards by a few centimeters. He did the same thing again, and he moved up, slightly quicker this time. A smirk flashed across his face and with incredible speed, Shou did the move three more times in succession, increasing the speed even further before finishing it off with a Recoil aimed vertically upward. The final push was the strongest one of all and Amaya could barely believe her eyes as Shou rocketed up towards Daichi who already halfway up with relative ease.

Wall ride, Revolver to Recoil (Revolving Recoil)

Daichi finally reached the top of the roof while keeping his lead. And just to show off his skills, he did a one-handed handstand on the fence. He looked down or in his case, up to experience the shock of his life.

He saw Shou, rushing up at him with a carefree smile. His past believe of the teen's inability to ride Air Trecks were quickly washed away as Shou shot past him, their eyes crossing at a point.

"Hey, you're gonna…" Shou whispered into his ears but did not manage to finish his sentence as he overtook Daichi. In the air, Shou did a one hundred and eighty degrees back flip before landing perfectly on the fence. On his way down he finished his sentence. "…get left behind!"

Daichi snapped out of his trance and began his own descend, sticking to the wall with his round traction wheels ATs. But it wasn't enough. Shou wasn't even trying to slow down but just falling or more like free falling, positioned in a way that looks like he was riding normally down a wall. He's gonna crash.

Miu was shocked with worry as Shou made no effort to slow down, even when he was barely meters above the ground. Her voice, stuck in her throat out of worry prevented her from screaming.

"…pain in the ass." Akio muttered out.

Shou bend his knees, legs still sticking close to the wall. Two meters from the ground, he gave a hard push, a ninety degrees jump from the wall. The wind behind him passing through and slamming the ground hard. The three spectator's clothing ruffled as Shou used the large amount of wind gathered to slow his fall, coming to a stop by sliding into a sitting position.

Pit stop, Shotgun Brake

Daichi landed behind him seconds later. "Darn it, I guess I got left behind."

Miu let out the breathe she had been holding the whole time, releasing all her worries along with it.

"Don't worry," Shou told Daichi. "you'll catch up soon enough."

"Hey, do you have a Road?" Daichi asked out of the blue.

Shou smiled, "Of course, I ride the Bullet Road."

Tricks

Revolver: A trick performed by a twisting and pushing motion of the leg to push the rider forward. Though effective to use for a normal rider, Shou has to train extra hard to control it.

Revolving Recoil: Finishing off a Revolver of a series of Revolver with a Recoil to induce extra speed.

Shotgun Brake: Instantaneous braking from a fall from a wall. Using the air gathered behind a rider to break the fall by letting the wind burst in front of the rider after a straight kick off from the surface of where the rider is falling off from.

Team: Star Trekkers

Status: Active

Member count: 5

Miu Hotaru (leader): She started the team along with her friends for the just for the sake of riding together. But that doesn't mean she can't hold her own during fights. She inherited the position after their former leader, Takura Maki left.

Akio Isamu: The tech wiz of the group, often doing repairs for the team. He has been known to be able to fight well in tag team matches.

Amaya Sayuri: Cheerful and carefree, she agreed to joined the Star Trekkers just to ride with her friends. In a way, she is the daredevil of the team, often taking on the challenge of doing the dangerous and unknown tricks.

Daichi Isamu: Wall-rider specialist who have been riding the longest out of the latter four. Though he can be a bit of a showoff, he is never a bad sports and takes both wins and loses with calmness.

Shou Kenta (substitute): Substituted for Daichi when he didn't turn up for the match against the Hell Gates. His past is a mystery so is his high level ability in riding Air Trecks.