Vanguard: Acceleration
Chapter 28
A Borrowed Knight
As Raphugio has finally gotten the much needed information from Virgil's old friend Javer, the 3/5 members of Team Destiny Breaker and Sakura are on their way to the master thief behind this whole conspiracy.
"Are you sure this guy's information is good?" Sakura asked.
"That Javier guy had good reason not to lie to us, and he knows what will happen if his information turns out to be bad." Dalette answered.
"Still, how much farther until we get to this place?" Kina inquired.
"Not much farther now, but we'll have to drop speed soon so as not to attract too much attention." Raphugio answered.
Now in order to explain where these 4 individuals are going, we're going to have another flashback sequence to Javier being dragged by one of this "Unofficial" arena's security staff to an old meeting room the master of the house graciously loaned due to the chanced for major profits.
"Get in." The unofficial security officer said before throwing Javier into the meeting room.
"Thank you for your assistance." Dalette said.
"The master of the house said should you need assistance in getting this guy to talk we have guys and tools on hand for that purpose." The unofficial security guard informed.
"Tell the master of the house I appreciate the offer, but first we'd like to see if it's possible to get what we want through less violent means." Raphugio said in turn.
"Now that we're alone, talk or the house's staff will make you." Dalette said threateningly.
"I don't know jack about no set up, so I am not saying anything." Javier said defiantly.
"Oh? Dalette did I say anything about a set up?" Raphugio asked feigning a look of surprise.
"I don't believe you did say anything boss. All you talked about was a mutual friend being pinched." Dalette answered.
"Look it doesn't much thought for me to figure out you're talking about how I set up my old buddy Virgil, but no offense you guys don't scare me that much." Javier said defensively
"Then that means there is someone you're even more scared of than us right? I'm sure we can take use of the assistance the master of the house offered us in order to make you change your mind." Dalette was saying.
"But they won't be as nice as us, and in fact we'll encourage them to take certain uncomfortable measures in the extraction of the information we require. If you don't want that to happen I suggest you talk to us right now." Raphugio said as scarily as possible reading on what Dalette was going for.
"Okay I see your point, but before I answer your questions just answer one of mine. Why does it matter for you so much to find out who set up Virgil?" Javier asked.
"Because we're his friends that he came to once he got out of that life." Dalette answered.
"Oh I get it you're that good nosed Team Virgil joined right? Look I respected the fact Virgil wanted to turn straight and I wanted to do so as well, but it's not exactly easy to leave this kind of life." Javier says fearfully in turn.
"That still doesn't tell us why you set him up." Raphugio pointed out.
"I got the means to set him up, but I wasn't the one that pulled the proverbial trigger on that." Javier explained.
"Tell us who did then right now!" Dalette ordered.
"I'd get a straight job if I could, but I got a kid man and this is the only way I can raise the money to make ends meet." Javier continued to explain.
"That doesn't tell us who framed our fried. So start talking or you're going to have more to worry about that just making ends meet." Raphugio said threateningly.
"Hold off on the violence dude I was getting to that. This dude I've never met before walked up to me as I was on my way to pick up my kid from daycare. He showed me a picture of my kid with a bullet in his hand, and said if I didn't get him stuff I could use to frame Virgil the bullet would be somewhere else on his body." Javier explained.
"What is his name?!" Raphugio and Dalette simultaneously ask.
"After I gave him the stuff, I found out who this guy was because I didn't want Virgil to go down for whatever he was planning and I was going to try and take him down myself. That plan went out the window when I found out it was Flynn Hawk a real psychopath. He gives us honest criminals a bad name." Javier answered.
"Tell me what the deal is with Flynn Hawk." Dalette ordered.
"He's a thief that'll steal anything if the price is right, but he's also got some serious trust issues. As in all the breaks in the car of the last guy that tried to screw him just happen to fail mysteriously at the same time. You can see why I abandoned that course of action, but I found out where his safe house is." Javier informed.
"Where?" Dalette asked.
"An abandoned military motor pool that still has some power and tools. He's probably trying to use that to crack open the vault that is the stolen V-Wheel. Anyways, it's about 20 minutes east from here and it's got a sight outside so you can't miss it." Javier explained.
"Let's go Dalette." Raphugio said.
"Wait if you can clear Virgil's name, tell him I'm really sorry about this!" Javier yelled as Dalette and Raphugio closed the door to the meeting room behind him.
"We've gotten what we wanted from the guy." Dalette tells the unofficial security guard.
"The master of the house is happy at that news." The unofficial security guard informed.
"But could you please keep him hear until we can validate his story?" Raphugio requested.
"The master of the house gladly agrees for the chance at making a quarter's profits in a single day." The unofficial security guard informed.
These four proud card fighters race towards this motor pool, carefully avoiding cops patrolling the area, and a few minutes later arrive at the bad guy's base of operations parking right next to the warehouse attached to it. An old motor pool with a broken section of rusted fence, an old tool or engine part scattered about the yard, the horrible smell of several year old motor oil, the moon light that covers this place makes it look all the more creepy, and for some reason there's a roaring fire inside an old steel barrel placed in the middle of the yard.
"I am so not staying behind this time. This guy stole my stuff, so I'm going to be the one that gets it back." Sakura whispers as everyone gets off their rides so as to not alert anyone that may be listening in.
"Do you guys see any way in?" Raphugio asked as he and the others examine a warehouse attached to the motor pool.
"The light's on so this Flynn guy is definitely inside, but no it looks like the door is locked and opens on a motor." Dalette pointed out.
"Uhh guys I think this Flynn dude knows were here." Kiba said as he points his friends towards a recently placed security camera.
"Okay um let's just slowly back away casually." Sakura suggests.
Our four heroes attempt to steadily back up, but with the sound of churning gears and a sliding metal door turns that course of action into a quick failure. Sakura's V-Wheel comes speeding out stopping right next to that fire in a barrel from earlier with presumably Flynn Hawk riding on top. He was wearing a mostly black riding suit, with green undertones, dark green eyes, and a military style buzz cut.
"I admit I was somewhat surprised seeing as how I didn't expect anyone to find me for at least another week if at all, but I was blown away when I saw on my little security monitor that the little grafted princess came down here to get her ride back. Still I only wish I had time to offload this thing beforehand." Flynn said in the most insulting tone possible.
"Grafted…. Where have I heard that before?" Kiba thought.
"Give me back my standing fight deck and my ride right now!" Sakura yelled.
"Oh you mean this thing?" Flynn asks as he takes out an orange Ultra-Pro deck case with Sakura's name written on it.
"Yeah, so give it back to me already!" Sakura yelled again.
"Here catch!" Flynn yelled as he made a throwing motion with his arm.
Sakura immediately moved in the direction Flynn's arm gestured towards, but unfortunately cruel for her it was all a ruse as Flynn had no intention of giving it back though he did throw the deck. Not towards Sakura, but rather Flynn just let her deck fall out of his hands, into the barrel of fire, and unjustly incinerating it.
"Oops looks like I just added fuel to the fire, my bad. Though right about….now whatever's left has been turned to ash." Flynn said in the coldest uncaring voice possible.
Immediately Sakura fell to her knees, with a blank stare of shock on her face as tears rolled down her lifeless eyes.
"You son of a bitch!" Kiba yelled.
"Stolen or not you have some nerve to ride a V-Wheel and do that to another fighter." Dalette said with clear signs of anger.
"You frame our friend, and you do this to someone's deck. Don't you know to a vanguard fighter our deck is a part of our lives as if they were our friends? And destroying someone's deck is the same as murder?!" Raphugio yelled showing serious anger as well.
"Friends….. don't be ridiculous. Cards in a vanguard deck is no different are no different than the wrenches you see scattered about here. Tools meant to be used are all both these things are and ever will be." Flynn said as if he was disgusted by what the others said.
"My deck…everything… it's all gone." Sakura mumbled with a lifeless face.
The lifeless face and the stench of death are spewing from Sakura, but that reaction is completely understandable given what happened. As Vanguard Fighters when we create a deck we change it constantly, fight with it, bond with it, become stronger with it, we take it everywhere we can with us, and ultimately like a sword or a car it becomes an extension of ourselves. To see that extension destroyed, proof of the memories gone, and marks of victory rendered null and void is like having a piece of you taken away creating a void that's next to impossible to fill again.
"You... you….. you bastard!" Sakura yelled as her anger finally started pouring through.
As Sakura's anger came to a boil, a faded black mist with a red trim appeared around her body, along with faded red lines on the underside of her eyes, and both disappeared seconds after they appeared.
"What the heck was that? Why didn't the others notice it?" Kiba thought.
"Still I like to give my opponents a fighting chance, so tell you what I'll challenge whichever of the 4 of you manages to keep up with me the most after 5 minutes to an accelerated fight. If you win I'll turn myself in and confess to everything clearing your friend of all charges." Flynn offers.
"How do we know you'll actually keep your word?" Dalette inquired.
"You don't know, but you have no choice either. I suggest you start your engine because the clock is ticking." Flynn said before racing away on Sakura's ride.
"Come back here!" Sakura yelled as she regained some of her composure as she ran towards, got on, and started up Kiba's V-Wheel.
"Hey hey hey wait up!" Kiba yelled getting back on his ride holding tightly on to Sakura just half a second before she sped off in pursuit of Flynn.
From this point on Sakura and the others abandoned stealth and chased after Flynn full speed through the streets with Sakura currently being the closest one to him.
"What are you doing?" Kiba asked as he noticed Sakura typing something into his V-Wheel's on board computer.
"My V-Wheel had extra security installed. I'm using your ride to transmit a security override to mine and forcibly shut it down" Sakura explained.
"Is it working?" Kiba asked again.
"It's transmitting….dammit the bastard must have changed around some of the security codes it's not working. Wait….. There's no way he could have gotten to all of them so maybe this one will still work." Sakura mumbled as she started typing another code.
"What are you trying now?" Kiba inquired.
"If I can't shut him down, then rather than wait 5 minutes I think I can force him into an accelerated fight." Sakura explained.
"Is that even legal?" Kiba asked again.
"Are you really going to ask me that after what's happened tonight?" Sakura asked as Raphugio and Dalette finally catches up with them.
"Sorry point taken." Kiba answered.
"Okay this should work. Can I borrow your deck?" Sakura asked.
"Given what's happen tonight, do you really need to ask that?" Kiba responds.
"Ha ha very funny, and thanks." Sakura retorts.
As Sakura pressed that last button, a pulse was emitted from Kiba's ride forcibly slowing down Flynn.
"Oh very clever Ms. Grafted Princess using a security override to make me fight you. It hasn't been 5 minutes, but I'll offer the same prizes as before should you win. Oh by the way you forgot more than just your standing fight deck inside your ride." Flynn said as he placed down his starting vanguard.
"Are you going to stop talking? Or are we going to fight?" Sakura asked as she did the same.
"We're going to fight, but it seems we'll have an audience of a few boys in blue." Flynn answered directing everyone's attention to the sudden appearance of a couple patrol cars.
"What should we do guys?" Raphugio asked surprised by the sudden development.
"For the sake of clearing Virgil's name….." Dalette was saying.
"We'll see this through to the end." Kiba said finishing their leader's sentence.
"Are you ready to fight or not?" Sakura angrily asked.
"I'm just waiting for you Ms. Grafted Princess." Flynn answered.
"Stop calling me that!" Sakura yelled.
"Accelerate, Vanguard!" both fighters yelled.
Under normal circumstances a field beyond words would normally be filling your eyes, but as this is not normal circumstances the arena shall be the dark streets Sakura is chasing Flynn through as the slowly growing number of patrol cars chases them both.
"Accel Knight, Reign[Power: 5000]!" Sakura revealed.
With Vanguard's standard burst of light Sakura became her borrowed vanguard a very young blond knight, riding on top of a sea-foam green motorcycle, wearing a sea-from green armor, and in one hand wields a sword designed after the one wielded by the legendary hero Blaster Blade.
"Little Squire Mechanic [Power: 4000]!" Flynn revealed.
Thanks to Flynn's gender bending transformation he becomes a young woman who's also dressed in sea-foam green armor, in her hands are two wrenches of the Royal Paladin's white and blue, dashing through these backstreets on motorized skates.
"I can't believe my other deck was in there too." Sakura said in shock.
"Yeah well that's what you get for not keeping track of your stuff." Flynn retorts.
"Tch I won't let you get away with this. I ride Symphony of Accel Knight, Solti [Power: 6000] and Regin moves to the back row." Sakura said.
This Accel Knight transforms into a another knight with sea foam green leather armor, practically flying off the ground as he too chases Flynn, and his weapon of choice is a violin themed cross bow.
"Accel Knight, Turbo Booster rides [Power: 6000] and of course the Little Squire moves to the back." Flynn explained.
"Hey are you sure you can beat your own deck with mine?" Kiba asked Sakura.
"Only the one who makes the deck can play it how it was meant to be, but I sure as hell can use your deck better than this guy can use mine." Sakura anwered.
"Don't forget your opponent is still here. Mechanic boosts Turbo Booster and attacks your vanguard Solti [Total Power: 10000]!" Flynn declared.
"I don't guard." Sakura said.
"Drive check [Accel Knight Sage, Elrond – No Trigger]." Flynn revealed.
This eagle shaped battle jet fires off a couple of homing beams of light like missiles, creating small explosions, and all though they're only holograms the fanfare is still able to rattle the cops pursuing them.
"Damage check [Apprentice of Accel Knight – Critical Trigger]." Sakura revealed.
"Over to you Ms. Grafted Princess." Flynn said.
"I said to stop calling me that!" Sakura yelled.
Sakura – Flynn
5 – Hand – 6
2 – Speed Counters – 2
0 – Soul – 0
1 – Damage – 0
0 – Counterblast – 0
Accel Knight Reign, Empty – Empty, Empty
Empty, Symphony of Accel Knight Solti – Accel Knight Turbo Booster, Little Squire Mechanic
Empty, Empty – Empty, Empty
"I ride the Accel Knight, Equiste [Power: 9000]. Now I'll call Accel Knight, Ilyanan [Power: 7000], another Solti [Power: 6000], and Accel Knight, Lionel [Power: 9000] to reinforce the rearguard!" Sakura yelled.
"I'm sorry, but even I wouldn't rush this much for Equiste's skill." Kiba points out.
"I'm grateful for you letting me borrow your deck, but you're not the one using it right now so shut up!" Sakura yelled.
"Little Ms. Princess Grafted is right. She made the decision to play those cards, so she has to live with the consequences." Flynn pointed out giving good advice much to the others dislike.
"You have no right to say that, especially since you stole from my si… friend's friend." Dalette said almost letting some important detail she didn't want known slipped.
"Enough chatter. Ilyanan's counterblast allows me to give myself +2 speed counters, and Equiste's skill gives me +3 more." Sakura explained.
"If you want to borrow the chant as well, feel free." Kiba tells Sakura.
"I wasn't going to ask, but thanks anyway. Reign's skill: By moving himself and Ilyanan to the soul I can ride a certain Accel Knight. Descend to the battlefield with your faster that light swordplay! I superior ride Accel Knight, Lancelot [Power: 11000]!" Sakura yelled as she and Kiba went flying thanks to a make-shift ramp on a back of a truck.
At last the borrowed main of the deck appears in all his glory with his shoulder length blond hair, blue eyes, his silky smooth sea-foam green coat, along with the silver armor underneath, and his long silver sword planted firmly in the ground.
"Too bad you can't use his secondary skill." Flynn pointed out.
"I don't need it to beat you. Now I'll have Solt….. Where do you think you're touching?" Sakura unexpectedly asks Kiba as his hands were accidently touching an upper area of the feminine body that no sane man should ever touch unless they can whether an intensive beating as hear on most anime.
"Sorry sorry. Flying up that ramp was kind of unexpected and I lost my grip." Kiba said apologetically as he adjusted his grip.
"Just don't let it happen again. Anyways, Solti boosts Lancelot to attack your vanguard [Total Power: 17000]!" Sakura declared after accepting Kiba's apology with a red face.
"I want to see how well you can perform with a borrowed unit, so no guard." Flynn points out.
"Check [Accel Knight Shield, Reon – No Trigger]. Second [Gatling Gunner of Accel Knight – Critical Trigger] I give the critical to Lancelot and the power to Lionel [New Total: 17000 2crit], and believe me I saw when I hope this hurts." Sakura emphasized as she tapped the two cards with the triggers.
Thanks to Lancelot's incredible speed and the bonus critical, he uses multiple bursts of speed making it impossible for his opponent to track Lancelot's movements before he strikes swiftly strikes Turbo Booster several times with his sword.
"Damage check [Accel Knight, Mog – Draw Trigger] Power to my vanguard and I draw. Second check [Medicine Man of Accel Knight – Heal Trigger] Sorry but no 2 damage for me. It looks like you have much to learn about borrowing someone else's deck." Flynn said arrogantly.
"At least I actually had permission to borrow mine unlike yours, but for now it's your move again." Sakura said signaling the end of her turn.
Sakura – Flynn
4 – Hand – 7
8 – Speed Counters – 3
4 – Soul – 0
1 – Damage – 1
1 – Counterblast – 0
Empty, Accel Knight Lionel – Empty, Empty
Symphony of Accel Knight Solti, Accel Knight Lancelot – Accel Knight Turbo Booster, Little Squire Mechanic
Empty, Empty – Empty, Empty
"I ride Accel Knight, Garandin [Power: 10000]. You should recognize this guy because I call my or rather, your Accel Knight, Lionel [Power: 9000]!" Flynn said.
"Copying me won't give you enough strength to beat me." Sakura pointed out.
"Maybe not, but this is certainly a good enough start. Lionel will attack Lancelot, and since I have an 'Accel Knight' vanguard he gains +3000 power for this battle [Total Power: 12000]." Flynn declared.
"Damage check [Accel Knight, Axorus – No Trigger]. You don't need nor do you have the right to give me a refresher course on this clan's abilities." Sakura said with clear irritation.
"So sue me for wanting to make sure you didn't forget any important details. I boost Accel Knight, Garandin with Little Squire Mechanic and attack your vanguard [Total Power: 14000]!" Flynn declared again.
"No guard." Sakura responds.
"Drive trigger check [Accel Knight, Percival – No Trigger]." Flynn revealed.
Using the cannons attached to his motorcycle infused body, Garandin fires off two energy beams that once more rattle the cops behind everyone with the holographic explosion it creates.
"Damage check [Accel Knight Sage, Ilyanan – No Trigger]." Sakura said as she placed the card in the damage zone.
"Back to you." Flynn said indicating the end of his turn.
Sakura - Flynn
4 – Hand – 7
9 – Speed Counters – 4
4 – Soul – 1
3 – Damage – 1
1 – Counterblast – 0
Empty, Accel Knight Lionel – Accel Knight Lionel, Empty
Symphony of Accel Knight Solti, Accel Knight Lancelot – Accel Knight Garandin, Little Squire Mechanic
Empty, Empty – Empty, Empty
"A police copter should have been deployed by now given the number of patrol cars following us. Could they all be busy with other matters? Or are they being deliberately held back on purpose? And if that's the case who would do something like that?" Kiba thought.
"Anything you can do I can do better. I call another Lionel [Power: 9000] to the rearguard." Sakura explained.
Appearing now is a darker red armored knight.
"Now I'll have the Lionel I just summoned attack your own [Total Power: 12000]!" Sakura declared.
"He's outlived his usefulness anyway." Flynn said as he placed Lionel in the damage zone.
"You just have no respect for the units you wield do you?" Sakura inquired.
"As I've said before they're just tools for me to use." Flynn answered.
Solti boosts Lancelot for round 2 [Total Power: 17000]!" Sakura declared again.
"I'm not going to guard." Flynn said.
"Checking the twin drive [Accel Knight, Garandin – No Trigger]. Second check [Accel Knight, Lancelot – No Trigger]." Sakura revealed.
Once more using his god-like speed, Lancelot quickly strikes a blow against Sakura's enemies.
"Damage check [Accel Knight Shield, Reon – No Trigger]." Flynn revealed in turn.
"My other Lionel will bring this turn's round of attacks to a close [Total Power: 12000]!" Sakura declared again.
"Damage check [Accel Knight, Rokit – Speed Trigger]. Sorry but you're still far from impressing me." Flynn said once more arrogantly.
"Entertaining you during my turn isn't my problem, so go ahead and make yours." Sakura said filled with anger.
Sakura - Flynn
6 – Hand – 7
10 – Speed Counters – 8
4 – Soul – 1
3 – Damage – 3
1 – Counterblast – 0
Empty, Accel Knight Lionel – Empty, Empty
Symphony of Accel Knight Solti, Accel Knight Lancelot – Accel Knight Garandin, Little Squire Mechanic
Empty, Accel Knight Lionel – Empty, Empty
"Let's see how you fair fighting against the main of your own deck. I ride Accel Knight, Percival [Power: 10000] and use his skill to superior call from my deck Accel Knight Sage, Elrond [Power: 8000]." Flynn explained.
Wielded by a clearly dark man appears the dark knight, and no I don't mean Batman. To be more accurate a demonic knight wielding a demonic blade appears before you all right here.
"And now I call 2 Accel Knight, Axorus[Power: 10000], Lucius [Power: 6000], and another Elrond [Power: 8000] to bring out my formations maximum potential." Flynn informed.
"I'm fully aware of the capabilities of my own deck, so there's nothing you can say or do that'll surprise me." Sakura declared.
"The night may still be young, however you should hold off on that statement until you win." Flynn pointed out for some reason saying it like he intended to throw the fight.
"Then and try and win already." Sakura retorts.
"With Lucius's soulblast, he boosts Percival and attacks your vanguard[Total Power: 21000]!" Flynn confidently declared.
"Reon guards [Perfect Defense]." Sakura countered.
"Checking the twin drive [Accel Knight, Victos – No Trigger]. Second [Accel Knight, Weyland – No Trigger]." Flynn revealed.
Though light may give people hope, they don't realize darkness will always be faster though this knight of darkness nowhere near has the power to break through this racing knight's defensive line.
"Axorus attacks your vanguard [Total Power: 20000]!" Flynn declared again.
"Damage check [Accel Knight, Cameron – No Trigger]." Sakura revealed.
"Now my other Axorus will attack Lancelot [Total Power: 20000]!" Flynn declared yet again.
"Damage check [Gatling Gun of Accel Knight – Critical Trigger]." Sakura revealed.
"Man that would have convenient a while ago." Kiba thought.
"I'm still standing as you can see, but after my next turn you won't." Sakura tells Flynn.
"If you really think you can end it, then you're free to try at least." Flynn said confidently.
Sakura - Flynn
4 – Hand – 5
11 – Speed Counters – 9
4 – Soul – 1
5 – Damage – 3
1 – Counterblast – 2
Empty, Accel Knight Lionel – Accel Knight Axorus, Accel Knight Sage Elrond
Symphony of Accel Knight Solti, Accel Knight Lancelot – Accel Knight Percival, Accel Knight Lucius
Empty, Accel Knight Lionel – Accel Knight Axorus, Accel Knight Sage Elrond
"Stand and draw. I activate Lancelot's Accel Break 2 times over, so that means for this turn he gains +24000 power and +2 critical." Sakura explained.
"Impressive, so I guess that's why she's the best. It's never occurred to me before to actually try using Lancelot's Accel Break twice in one turn. Still hopefully this Flynn guy doesn't have a perfect shield in his hand." Kiba thought.
"With a boost from Accel Knight, Solti and his skill, my Lancelot attacks. Now taste the fury of a dual Light Flash Requiem [Total Power: 46000 3crit]!" Sakura declared.
"No guard." Flynn said with a grin like he was happy at the thought of his defeat.
The use of one Light Flash Requiem is enough for Lancelot to glow so bright as to blind the all but the strongest of warriors instantly, but the use of two at once causes Lancelot to glow so brightly that it melts glass and fries bacon from a distance. Once he clashes with Percival, Lancelot creates another in a line of holographic explosions that rattle the patrol cars following our heroes. The top 2 cards of Flynn's stolen deck are blown up into the air and into the damage zone revealing themselves to be more non-trigger units, but the last card the one that decides Flynn's victory or defeat is…..
"Damage check [Accel Knight, Mog – Draw Trigger]." Flynn revealed as his defeat was made certain.
Final Results
Sakura - Flynn
4 – Hand – 5
12 – Speed Counters – 10
3 – Soul – 1
5 – Damage – 6
5 – Counterblast – 2
Empty, Accel Knight Lionel – Accel Knight Axorus, Accel Knight Sage Elrond
Symphony of Accel Knight Solti, Accel Knight Lancelot – Accel Knight Percival, Accel Knight Lucius
Empty, Accel Knight Lionel – Accel Knight Axorus, Accel Knight Sage Elrond
With the number of patrol cars following our heroes, the size of the road they're racing across, and Flynn being forced to a stop they're all able to escape as the other policeman stop as well to arrest Flynn for who knows how many crimes.
"Shouldn't we ya know go back?" Raphugio suggested.
"Unless you wish to risk jail time, that's a very bad idea. No we have no choice, but to hope this Flynn despite what he's done is the type that keeps promises made in a fight." Dalette points out much to her dislike.
Despite his acts of horrible disrespect to the spirit of a fighter, surprisingly Flynn keeps his word and confesses to everything he's done to Detective Paxton who was in charge of interrogating him. For obvious security reasons Flynn is cuffed to his chair.
"Okay and after you got the necessary parts to haul her ride out of there what did you do next?" Detective Paxton asked.
"I researched who would be the perfect patsy for my latest job and ended up and Virgil Hernandez, so afterwards I threatened his old buddy Javier Ramirez's kid." Flynn answered.
"What did you have him do?" Detective Paxton asked.
"I had him collect his old buddy's discarded napkins, soda cans, among other things so as to have DNA to plant at all the places you guys found after I did the job its self." Flynn answered again.
"Alright I just have one more question for you. There were no signs of evidence that suggested Virgil Hernandez was being framed for these crimes, and you could have claimed you didn't know the ride was stolen getting away with a far less serious charge, so why did you confess to everything?" Detective Paxton curiously inquired.
"I thought I'd try going straight for once… but in all seriousness I made a bet with a party I'll keep anonymous and lost it. That's why I'm coming clean right here." Flynn explained.
"I got what I wanted, so you can turn off the recording equipment!" Detective Paxton yelled towards the observation room.
"So what happens now?" Flynn asked.
"You'll be placed in a holding cell here until a prisoner transport can pick you up… but in the meantime expect a visit from a representative of our mutual employer." Detective Paxton whispered to Flynn once he was sure no one was listening in.
"I understand, and I'll cooperate completely." Flynn retorts.
Detective Paxton quickly passed Flynn of to another officer to move to the Police Station's holding cells, and found Virgil happy to not have to be wearing prison orange finally getting discharged.
"You're free to go son, and I'm sorry for what you've went through tonight. I received word earlier that your parents will be here to pick you up later." Detective Paxton informed.
"Hey I understand officer you were just doing your job." Virgil said as he shook hands with the detective.
Our for heroes were happy to learn that all the charges against Virgil were being dropped a few hours after Flynn was arrested as they all went their separate ways home. Sakura was still with Kiba, who was now back in control of his own ride as they drove back to his place. There were no illicit intentions, but rather Sakura explained to Kiba earlier that since her ride is being processed for evidence she made arrangements for someone to pick her up at his place.
"So are you sure you don't need anything else?" Kiba asked Sakura.
"No…. but thanks for letting me get payback against that Flynn bastard." Sakura answered.
"Oh okay. Now that your standing fight deck is gone what will you do now?" Kiba inquired.
"I won't forget the memories I had with it, but I'll make a new one and move on." Sakura answered as they finally arrived outside Kiba's residence.
"Wait here for just a second." Kiba tells Sakura before he opens his garage door and runs to a dark corner inside.
Sakura could hear from the driveway the sound of what must have been Kiba rummaging through a few boxes before coming back out a few minutes later carrying a small binder.
"Here look through this." Kiba said as he passed Sakura the small binder.
"Some of these cards are ridiculously rare. A couple of them not even Verde corporation officials could find, so how did you?" Sakura asked as she glanced through the binder.
"Between Virgil's legitimate connections and the fact my dad works for a company that's a major vanguard supporter I've got a fairly decent collection of rare cards." Kiba explained.
"What company would that?" Sakura asked as she continued to glance through Kiba's trade binder.
"I was really surprised when I found this out myself, but it turns out my dad works directly for Nolan Elchart's father. Turns out one time they got so plastered that they made plans for an arranged marriage ha ha, and even it turns out we met once as kids though I don't remember that at all." Kiba snickered.
"Oh great so Nolan's ahead of me? Dam I thought we were tied." Sakura thought.
"Anyways what I wanted to show you is in the very back, so could you please go ahead and skip to that?" Kiba explained.
"This card… I can't believe you have a copy." Sakura said as she took out a card from the trade binder to take a closer look while it was hidden from camera.
"That one was actually pretty hard, but I'm not a Gold Paladin user so keep it." Kiba said.
"Oh thank you thank you thank you. Sorry about that I don't know what came over me" Sakura said unexpectedly hugging Kiba for a moment after putting the card in her pocket.
"I'm used to it, so it's fine." Kiba said in turn.
"Oh that's my ride so I guess I'll see you around." Sakura said before running back down the drive way.
The mode of transportation in question pulling up right next to Kiba's driveway is a blue late model Volkswagen Beetle, and driving it is…. no way it can't be Abygail?! What is she… oh wait never mind I just remembered she works as Sakura's maid.
"Abygail is that you? Wait Sakura's the high society person you ended up working for?" Kiba asked once he realized who was in the driver's seat.
"I told you that you had nothing to worry about, but you got seriously paranoid. That's not exactly a quality girls are looking for." Abygail answered.
"Wait you two know each other?" Sakura asked as she got in Abygail's car.
"Oh so you never told your boss?" Kiba inquired.
"I never thought it to be relavent." Abygail answered.
"Again you two know each other?" Sakura asked
"She's my ex-girlfriend." Kiba answered.
"Great I thought I was tied with Nolan, but now it's the really sort of childhood friend, the ex, and now me in last place." Sakura thought as she started to sulk.
"Okay time to go." Abygail mumbled as she drove off.
"Yeah that wasn't weird at all." Kiba thought.
Once the awkwardness of that moment finally wore off, Kiba went inside only to find his father having apparently just got home a few minutes before him.
"Can I get you anything dad?" Kiba asked his father.
"No I'm fine, but is there anything I can do for you son?" Kiba's father asked in turn with his back to his son as he poured himself a glass of orange juice.
"Yeah ummm what does it mean to be a natural or a grafted?" Kiba asked his father.
"Where did you hear those terms before?" Kiba's father asked barley able to maintain a calm expression and avoid dropping his glass to the floor out of surprise.
"It's just that I remember hearing you talk about it on the phone a couple of days ago, so I was curious." Kiba explained.
"Oh you see it's a code word for a resource for a joint research initiative. For a second I though you found out a major detail as this his highly classified stuff we're doing, so I can't really talk about it." Kiba's father explained.
"Oh alright I was just wondering is all. Anyways night dad." Kiba said before he walked to his room.
"That was a close one. I have to be more careful when talking about that project at home." Kiba's father thought.
"To keep breaking through limits as you reach them huh? At first I didn't understand what you meant Abygail, but after seeing Sakura do something with Lancelot I never thought of, I think I have a better idea though I still don't quite understand. I'm still positive it means I have to abandon Abraxas to finally learn that lesson, but do I truly have to in order to do that?" Kiba thought as he laid flat on his bed drifting off to sleep.
Do you recall Detective Paxton saying that Flynn would be receiving a visitor later? Well it's time for that visitor to make his presence known as he walks up Flynn humming a little tune alone in his little jail cell.
"One little….two little…. three little piggies…" Flynn mumbled.
"I'm glad you're coping with the thought of long jail time so well." Flynn's visitor pointed out.
"And I'm glad you could take the time out of your busy schedule to come and visit me Quinn." Flynn counters.
"You're report on the mission." Quinn ordered.
"Sakura Verde's participation was unexpected, so I couldn't confirm it for him." Flynn answered.
"Then what about Sakura?" Quinn asked.
"It hasn't fully awakened, but it is most certainly in her blood." Flynn answered.
"Then that save us the trouble of planning something for her. Still I'm glad for the master's sake she didn't turn out to be a complete failure of an experiment after all." Quinn thought.
"What happens now?" Flynn inquired.
"Nothing yet, but I think you've proven yourself worthy of becoming the master's new wrath." Quinn answered as he passed Flynn a small white pill.
"And I've heard you've more than proven your worth as the master's new voice." Flynn tells Quinn as if it was a compliment.
"Now all we need is to find someone worthy of becoming the master's prophet. Still I trust you know what to do with what I gave you?" Quinn asked in turn.
"Of course I do. Glory to the master." Flynn said as if he were giving a toast at a party.
"Then I'll be going." Quinn said as he left this little room of holding cells.
As Quinn undertook that aforementioned course of action, another police officer went inside the holding cell room for another matter. Quinn was just a few steps from exiting the police station when this happened.
"Hey someone call an ambulance! That Flynn guy just suddenly started convulsing and going into cardiac arrest!" a random officer yelled.
"Glory to the master indeed." Quinn thought as the night breeze blew into his face while blending into the crowd outside.
To Be Continued
Virgil: Thank god I didn't have to go to prison!
Raphugio: Yeah I'm glad to hear it man.
Kiba: Say Sakura what are you going to do about your new deck?
Sakura: I'll probably work on it as I watch some of the other members of Strike Shadow participate in the upcoming exhibition match.
Kiba: Against who?
Preston: The championship team of the Russian national tournament.
Teresa: Yes it's sure to be an interesting fight. Anyways, next time in Vanguard: Acceleration "A Dragon's Guardian Angel"
Turbo Paladin
Sorry only one new card this time.
Gatling Gunner of Accel Knight GO Critical Trigger
Power: 4000 Shield: 10000
Act(R):[Move this unit into your soul] Choose up to one of your "Turbo Paladin", and that unit gets +3000 power until end of turn.
Authors Notes: Poll update time. At last the tie is broken and we have a character in the lead in the polls. As of this moment that lucky girl so far is Sakura Verde. If you want her to stay in the lead remember to vote for her people, but if you want some of the other options on the list in first place instead drop a vote for them.
