AN: Sorry for not updating in a bit. Being that I live in a town that brings JSRF and JGR(except for the endings to both games), I thought I would write a story about my town and place it here before I move it to Fictionpress.net when it's finished. Trust me, it gets interesting, especially since I'm using real people in my story. Oh, this chapter's kind of short do to lack of inspiration this go-round.

Anyhoo, onto the story.

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Soul of the Streets Chapter 14: Recognition

"That was a close one, Yo-yo."

"It's not easy jumping that pit, even with a boost dash." Yo-yo was on his hands & knees and breathing hard. They had just jumped over a LONG pit that Yo-yo probably wouldn't have made, if Gemini wasn't on the other side to catch him by the hood of his aquamarine hoodie before he fell into the dark pit below and pulled him up.

"From the looks of that jump, no kidding." Hayashi was still on the other side of the pit.

"Hey, are you two going to leave me here or what?" Yo-yo and Gemini looked around their side for a long enough pole when a dark-skinned rudie with orange-lensed shades snuck up behind them.

"You two are the only ones to have been able to make that jump in 5 years." Yo-yo immediately turned around at the sound of the voice. That voice was so familiar, but could it be him?

"Garam?" At the mention of that name, the rudie showed himself and lowered his shades a little, revealing his amber eyes.

"Kev? Is that you?" Yo-yo smirked at the shortened form of his civilian name.

"Yeah, it's me. And call me Yo-yo, okay?" The two boys walked up to each other and gave each other high-fives.

"Have you found your brother yet, Yo-yo?" Yo-yo looked down toward the ground.

"No, I haven't---" That's when a wispery voice filled their part of the sewer.

"If you wish to find your brother, you'll have to find the Goddess first..." Gemini narrowed her eyes at this. It sounded like a cross between Beat's voice and a demon's voice, one that she could easily recognize.

A.Ku.Mu must be nearby. We've got to hurry and get that statue! "Do you know of anyway we can get Hayashi across?" Garam nodded and pointed toward Hayashi's left toward what seemed like a trapdoor that wasn't there before.

"Hayashi, do you see that trapdoor near your left foot?" Hayashi looked out to see a square being outlined in white light and a handle appearing out of thin air.

"Yeah.."

"Open it and go inside. Trust me on this one." Hayashi did just that as he walked into a dimly lit tunnel as it seemed to him, then suddenly appeared on the side Gemini, Yo-yo and Garam were on.

"What the hell just happened?" Garam shrugged his shoulders at this.

"I don't know. I found that out when I was coming here skateless. It only appears if you don't have skates with you, but if you go into that trapdoor, you'll instantly appear on the other side. It's the same way on this side." Gemini nodded.

"Okay, then. Now we got to get to Poison Jam and see if they know where the Rokkaku Police is holding Beat. We think he's being held here--- wait a second, what did the voice say? 'If you wish to find your brother, you'll have to find the Goddess first'?" Everyone nodded while Yo-yo smirked.

"I get what you're thinking, Gemini. You've got the feeling that the Goddess is here in the sewer, right?" Gemini nodded.

"Everyone ready to go?" Yo-yo got out a indigo spraycan at the ready.

"I've been ready, Gemini." Garam got out a white spraycan as well.

"I know for a fact that Poison Jam hates white paint on their backs." Hayashi readied his revolver and raised it it to his side, ready to fire.

"I might not be able to pierce through their armor, but I'm ready to give them a good scare." Gemini smirked.

"Then let's put the smackdown on Poison Jam. Let's go!" With that said, Gemini, Yo-yo, Hayashi and now Garam skated (or ran) deeper into the dark-blue maze that made up the sewers, unaware of what may happen to them.