First of all, i'm sorry it took really REALLY long for me to update. With my study and work piling up i just couldn't find time to write. I once thought of scrapping the story completely but well, here it is. Enjoy the next chapter of the story.
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Enter Racer: Roadsters Reborn
Memorial Highway, 11:00 AM present day
"All units, be advised. We have a high priority situation down on the memorial highway."
There was a high speed pursuit down the memorial highway between an orange Pagani Zonda Cinque and a huge number of SCPD units behind it.
"Central, we've got visual contact of the suspect. It's an orange Pagani Zonda. We can't keep up with suspect any longer. May need interceptor assistance on this one." Said one of the units.
"Central, we've got confirmation that the suspect is one of the most wanted racers in Seacrest County. Racer named Honoka Kousaka. Request backup immediately" Said another unit.
"Copy that, all interceptor officers nearby we have a priority one situation down the Memorial Highway. Suspect is confirmed to be a most wanted racer named Honoka Kousaka. Immediate assistance requested."
Out of nowhere, a Lamborghini Reventon rushed into the scene and joined the pursuit. Behind the wheel of the car, it was a female officer with her noticeable long blue hair.
"Roger that central, I'm on the scene and engaging the suspect. Tell all units to back off. This suspect is too dangerous for them." Said the lady officer.
"Roger that Officer. All units back off as officer Sonoda is engaging the suspect. Provide assistance to her when needed."
And so, all units backed off, leaving the Reventon in pursuit of the Pagani by itself. This is the real showdown as the two were known to be best friends once. But now, they had to take each other out.
'I can't believe it Honoka. Why does it have to be like this.' thought the officer.
"Umi, this is your frequency right?" it was the voice of the Pagani driver. The officer named Umi Sonoda couldn't believe that Honoka could communicate to her through her cruiser's radio. "well then, let's finish this BEST FRIEND"
Suddenly, Honoka slowed her car down. Making it at the side of the Reventon and then….
*thud*
Honoka slammed her car towards umi's. It caused the Lamborghini to lose balance and went sideways, well almost. But luckily Umi managed to counter it and rebalanced the car again, saving her out of trouble.
"If that's what you want Honoka, then LET'S DO IT"
"BRING IT ON, UMI"
The situation got real serious pretty quick. Umi used her nitrous and shunted the rear of Honoka's car, leaving a dent to the rear. Honoka knew that Umi had got serious this time and tried to fight back. She deployed spike strips but Umi managed to dodge it. Not wanting to lose, Umi used her nitrous again to level her car position with Honoka's and in an instant Umi slammed her car towards Honoka.
*thud*
Now these cars were trading paint intensely. This was now a battle between two former best friends, literally, as they kept hitting each other while speeding down the street….
****Two years ago****
Eagle Crest, 06:00 AM
The alarm clock was buzzing like crazy in a certain room, Honoka's room to be exact. Lazily, she struggled to turn it off and succeeded. As she was trying to get another sleep, someone barged in to her room to wake her up. It was none other than her best friend, Kotori Minami.
"Honoka, wake up already. It's almost time for work. Hurry up or the boss will be angry with us!"
"Yeah yeah, I'm up. Will you please just give me some minutes I'm still tired from last night's work." Honoka said lazily.
"No means no Honoka. You have to wake up!" In doing so, Kotori managed to drag her friend out of her bed causing the ginger girl to fall off with a loud bang.
Holding her head in pain, Honoka sat up and got up then headed straight to the shower. While in the shower, Honoka did what she would always do: daydream. She would dream of being a part of Seacrest county's racers scene. Driving exotic cars, winning races, evading cops, and eventually gaining the ultimate fame and glory: being the best racer and the most wanted by the cops. When daydreaming, Honoka would lose track of time and her surroundings so when she came to, she would always get a loud knock on the door from her friend Kotori.
"Geez Honoka, just how long are you gonna be in there? It's almost time for work."
"Coming….." Honoka then hurriedly prepared herself for work. With a quick dressing, some makeup, and of course her lucky bow on the side of her ginger hair, she was ready for work.
If you're wondering where they're working, then let me explain. But before we head there let's get to know our friends here first. Honoka Kousaka and Kotori Minami were best friends since they were little. Some said that they had been friends ever since they were still inside their mothers' womb. They went to the same high school and graduated together. Kotori managed to go to college while Honoka didn't. Years passed and Kotori decided to take Honoka along to her new workplace in Seacrest County. And now here they were, Honoka worked as a mechanic who also did delivery for car parts While Kotori worked in the garage's office. They worked in a garage just round the Coral Bay, SC.
They finally made it to their workplace, but instead of a warm greeting, they were met with an angry face of their boss, Aaron Wells. Aaron was a very punctual man when it comes to time although for most of the time he was known a really chill man. Looking at the sight of this, Honoka and Kotori knew that they were in trouble.
"Damn it, ladies. Where the heck you've been? You know that when I said 7:30, It means 7:30. If you're late by 5 to 10 minutes then it's still forgivable but half an hour late? Give me a big break…."
Jumping off her car, Kotori apologized to her boss "I'm sorry boss. I tried to wake Honoka up but she didn't want to wake up, so I tried endlessly to wake her up and getting late. I promise it won't happen again."
Hearing her reason, Aaron could only do nothing but shake his head "Tsk tsk. Of course it's Kousaka. Good grief lady, what the heck is wrong with you? It's been the third time this week that you're dragging your friend. Just give a damn good reason or I'll kick your sassy ass outta here."
"I'm sorry mr. Wells. But lately I've always been waking up tired this past few days. Not to mention I have to work until late to work on cars so I don't get enough time to rest." Honoka reasoned only to get a chop on her head causing her to groan in pain.
"That's not a good reason for me Kousaka. But whatever I won't kick your sassy ass 'cause I'm a good man. I know that you need this work and I need a pretty good mechanic to work here."
Hearing that, Honoka felt a great relief in her chest. But it didn't last long.
"Minami, you've got a huge I mean HUGE bunch of paperwork for you to do and Kousaka….."
"Yes sir" Honoka said
"If you want to keep your job then I want you to deliver some parts for a man named Darius Flynt. He lives round Grand Ocean Coast. It's all been loaded up onto the truck so get yourself moving!"
Honoka then headed straight to the said truck full of parts to be delivered. Just by looking, She could tell that they were parts for a Porsche car which was pretty rare for the garage to get moreover to have some. But she didn't give a care. She just wanted to get this over with and get back to her peaceful nap back at the garage. She started the truck and she went off to the given address. While driving, She spotted a car being chased by SCPD in a high speed pursuit. A common sight if you're living in SC but for Honoka, it was one of her biggest dream.
Honoka arrived at the given address. She was surprised with what she saw; a huge mansion standing atop of a cliff overlooking the ocean. That explained the exotic parts for a Porsche that were ordered for her to deliver. Honoka rang the bell on the side of the gate then spoke through the intercom.
"Excuse me, this is a delivery for some parts from Wells garage. I'm delivering for someone named Darius Flynt."
Then immediately, she got a response. "Huh, sure. Come on in, I'll open the door for you."
The gate opened and Honoka drove inside until she was greeted by a fancy looking man in a trench coat who seemed to expect her. He then instructed her to park the truck to a designated spot.
"Finally, my orders have arrived." Said the man. "though I didn't expect the parts to arrive this early. Aaron said that the delivery would be little late thanks to a lazy driver."
Hearing that, Honoka could only smile awkwardly while scratching the back of her head.
"Um, where should I put all of the parts?" Honoka asked politely.
"Just leave them there. My men will take care of them. Anyway I'm Darius nice to meet you." Darius said giving a hand expecting a handshake.
"Sure nice to meet you Mr. Flynt" Honoka took Darius' hand and did a handshake.
"C'mon don't be so formal. Just call me Darius. Anyway here's your payment plus some tips." Darius then handed Honoka some money. "I believe we will be doing this again soon enough."
Honoka then took the money and counted them. While counting, she spotted something she couldn't take her eyes off of; a sleek and shiny Porsche Boxster. Honoka may not look like it but she was pretty knowledgeable when it came to cars. Darius however, noticed that Honoka had been staring at the car.
"Nice car, huh." Darius said surprising Honoka "If you want to you can take it for a drive."
It was a nice offer to drive such an exotic sports car but Honoka had work to do so she had to decline "I'm sorry. It's such a nice offer but I have work right now and I need to get back to the garage or Mr. Wells' going to be mad."
Hearing that, Darius took out his phone and made a phone call "Aaron, yeah it's me…. Look, I need to borrow your driver for a while and you won't mind it, got it? Good…. Don't worry, I'll bring her back in one piece….. Pleasure doing business with you, Goodbye." And then he hung up the phone.
"I've told your employer and he said it was okay. So c'mon let's take a drive. Get in the car!"
Honoka knew that it wasn't a persuasion but she didn't care. She got to drive one of the rarest sports car on the planet. Darius handed her the key to the Porsche and jumped on the passenger's seat. When Honoka got into the car and started it, she was greeted by the roar of the car. This car wanted to be driven by her Honoka thought.
"Pretty nice, huh. Now let's drive. I want you to drive down this address." Darius handed Honoka an address.
Honoka didn't know about the place in that address but once again, she couldn't care less as long as she got to drive the car. Since it's a roadster, Honoka could feel the breeze of the wind on her face and her hair flying along with the wind. Honoka then speeded up more and more until she was driving over 120 MPH. But Darius just didn't mind.
They eventually arrived at the place. It wasn't just an ordinary place but it was a gathering spot for racers. Lots of racers with different cars were there but all of them were driving roadsters.
"Isn't this a racer's gathering spot? You're going to race?" Honoka asked.
Hearing that, Darius chuckled only to make Honoka confused. "No, I'm not racing. But you are."
Honoka just got more confused upon hearing his answer. She had never broken the speed limit before-save it when she was driving the Porsche- moreover race. Racing never got a way into her head.
"ARE YOU SERIOUS? I've never broken any laws before moreover race. You must be joking right?"
"Nope, I'm serious. Besides I've already registered you to race in this event. You're going to race and you're going to win."
What Honoka saw surprised her:
Roadsters reborn. Entries:
-William Richards, BMW Z4 Roadster
-Bryon Alexis, Nissan 350Z Roadster
-Athena, BMW Z4 Roadster
-Ellie Jackson, Porsche Boxster
-Honoka Kousaka, Porsche Boxster
"See, you're already registered and you're going to race no matter what. And besides I've already put a lot of money on you."
Defeated, Honoka just did what Darius said and headed to the start line. Readying herself for the race.
At the start line, All of the cars have lined up. They were given the route for the race. It was a normal 7,6 miles race along the coast finishing at Big Timber Forest with a really light traffic.
'Alright, I can do it. With only four cars to beat it should be easy. I can do it.' Thought Honoka.
All the racers revved up their cars creating a loud noise at the start line. The starting flare was lit and all the drivers were ready. The flare was dropped and all of the cars went off.
Honoka did a good start however, with a perfect launch she jumped up from fifth to third ahead of the two BMWs. With another Porsche and a Nissan ahead of her, she knew that the best chance for her to pass them was only on curves. However, the track along the coast didn't give much of a curve to make a move. Her only hope was when nearing the end of the coast entering the forest. Honoka fired up her nitrous in hope of getting close to the cars ahead and it did like how she wanted it.
Nearing the grand ocean bridge, Honoka spotted a sharp curve and knew that it was one of her chances of ever passing the Nissan ahead of her. Approaching the curve, the Nissan braked hard but Honoka kept pushing on. She knew that her car had the capability to turn faster than the Nissan. Honoka slipped down the inside of the Nissan, turned her car in, and she made it; a clean overtake. Bryon tried to make up with nitrous atop the bridge but Honoka saw his moves and blocked the inside of the right curve at the end of the bridge. Honoka managed to keep her second place and was on her way to first.
Nearing the end of the coast, Honoka had made a good progress in catching up to the other Porsche ahead of her. But she didn't have much left with only one mile to the finish so she just pushed and pushed. Not like Athena didn't notice the car behind her though. Athena also attempted to block Honoka and prevent her from making a past. But luck was just on Honoka's side this time. Too busy worrying about Honoka passing her, Athena didn't spot an oncoming car ahead of her. By the time she noticed it, it was too late. Athena crashed her Porsche head on with the car ahead at 160 MPH resulting in a violent collision. Honoka managed to dodge it with a quick reflex.
With no one behind her in sight, Honoka made a sure way to the victory when she crossed the finish line. She did it, she won the race. She felt like her heart could burst out of her chest but on the other hand, she felt something. A feeling of rush when racing, a great feeling when winning, and she loved it. Honoka parked her car only to be greeted by cheering crowd and Darius approached her from among the crowds.
"I knew it! You're a natural. How does it feel?"
'How do I feel? Of course I feel amazing. Do you really have to ask me that.'
"It's great. I never thought that racing would feel this great." Answered Honoka.
Darius was then handed a large sum of money. But much to Honoka's surprise, Darius gave them all to her. "Take it. It's all yours. You've earned it."
"What? But it's your money…."
Before Honoka could say more, Darius stopped her "I said it's yours. You're the one who raced and you're the one who won. So take it!"
Feeling that she could no longer protest, Honoka just accepted the money. She never thought that she would hold this much of money in her hands.
"And for a little extra; I want you to keep the car."
And another surprise hit her like a rhino. First the money now the car? Honoka could only think that this man was out of his minds."The car? But…."
"After seeing you drive I could tell that you're a natural born racer. I could see it in you. You can't dream of being a racer without a car of your own. And no racer should be stuck working in that dead pit called Wells garage. I've told Aaron that you're quitting. You no longer need to work your ass off in that place."
Another surprise for Honoka; first the money then the car and now she just lost her job as a mechanic. It was just too much for her brain to process.
'Is this a dream? But I'm awake, right? Or am i?'
"Look, I've added your number to my contacts. Get ready to get another call from me to race. Girl, welcome to SC's racing scene. You are a racer now."
And with that, Darius jumped into a car and drove off leaving Honoka there alone with all the money in her hands and a brand new car on her side.
"This is the beginning. I can feel it. My dreams are becoming true." Honoka said to herself.
Honoka then entered the car and drove off. She could tell that this was a beginning for her journey to become a notorious racer and become the most wanted racer in SC. But right now all she could do was just waiting for a call to race from Darius.
Next up: Enter cop: Chase 101
And that's the first chapter of the story done.
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