Author's Note: Hello everyone! I apologize again for the long wait on this story. Not only has school been taking up a lot of my time, but I am juggling another story on top of this one. I'll admit, it is a big work load for me to take in. But I don't mind it. As long as I take my time, I'll be able to get both stories moving at a decent pace. Hey, it's almost summer vacation too so I'll be having the semester off meaning more time to write. Maybe stuff will be out quicker.
Anyways, let's continue on where we left off!
Just when the GGs thought Hayashi was going to be their biggest problem, here comes the news to let them know that even more trouble was coming their way. Did they hear the new anchor lady correctly? Were they tripping? Everyone had to do a double take of what they were seeing on the television. Leiko Rokkaku, the daughter of Gouji Rokkaku. The very same man they had killed only two days ago. The intimidating glare, the suit, there was no doubt that this was Gouji's daughter.
"Ms Rokkaku, thank you so much for taking your time to speak with us today. This must be a very abrupt change in your life I imagine. You are now the chairman of your father's company, at the young age of eighteen. How does that make you feel?" The new anchor lady asks.
"I'll admit, it is a very daunting task to take up. Imagine having your father's workers come to your home to tell his daughter and wife that he had been murdered. My mother was left devastated, and now I have to take the mantle as the new chairman of his company. It's a lot to take in, but I will carry on my father's legacy and make sure his dreams come to fruition." Leiko stated.
"W-Well with all do respect, your father was a very...controversial man. He tried to oppress all of Tokyo's expressive freedom with his law and nearly killed all of us," The news anchor reminded. You are going to have… a lot of hatred coming your way for being Gouji Rokkaku's daughter? Does that worry you?"
Leiko glared at the new anchor lady angrily, which made her tense up and step away in fear.
"What my father has done does not relate to me. Whatever decisions he made during his time as chairman, that should be left with him. I am now the new chairman. If you are going to judge me, then judge me based on the decisions I make from here on. Words simply won't get through to people, I know that. The only way people will see my true intentions is through my actions. I will be fulfilling my father's wishes, MY way." Leiko declared.
A dark skinned black suited man with a black haired afro, goatee, and black shades walks over to Leiko. "Lady Rokkaku. I apologize for interrupting your interview, but we acquire your assistance back in the building. One of our fellow employees wanted to voice his concerns about working at our company. What is your call?" He asks.
Leiko sighed. She turns to her worker. "I'll handle it from here James." She turns back to the news anchor lady. "Our interview is done for today. I shall be giving updates about my future plans for Tokyo very soon. Now, I have business matters to intend to."
Leiko along with her assistant James leave to go inside the Rokkaku Enterprise building.
The News Anchor Lady looks back at the camera, gathering her bearings and clearing her throat. "W-Well, there you have it folks. Your new chairman of Rokkaku Enterprise, Leiko Rokkaku. I will be sure to fill you all in the on updates of what she may have planned for the future of Tokyo. Back to you." She tells her co-workers in the studio.
Soda turns off the TV. He looks around at his friends who were still in shock at what they saw. The awkward silence was getting too tense for him. He needed to say something to break it. "Well, that was insightful. I guess." He says.
"I… can't believe it." Jazz spoke.
"That there's a woman out there that actually reproduced with Gouji Rokkaku? Yeah, I can't believe it either." Garam jokes harshly.
"Same age range as us too." Boogie noted.
"She's definitely going to want revenge for us killing her pops yo." Yoyo says.
"I wouldn't doubt that. Considering how batshit crazy her pops was, she's probably just as crazy." Clutch comments.
"Well, wait a minute. What if she's not evil?" Rhyth suggested. Everyone looked at the cyan haired rudie like she was crazy. Rhyth puts her hands up in defense. "Hold on! I know it sounds crazy and I get why you wouldn't believe that. Especially knowing who her father is. But you heard her on the news. We should judge for the actions she makes now. She isn't Gouji." She explained.
"You may not be wrong Rhyth. Maybe she isn't a nutcase like Gouji. You were right about Yoyo when we thought he betrayed us. So we understand what you're saying, but your judgment isn't always going to be right." Corn tells her.
"Yeah, and you heard her. She said she'll make Gouji's dreams "come to fruition". Gouji's dream was to take away everyone's freedom and take over Tokyo like some damn dictator. Then he tried to take over the world by becoming a demon. If that's the dream she wants to come true, she's our enemy." Beat states.
"Think she knows who we are?" Combo wondered.
"Someone in the Rokkaku Group will tell her who we are. Meaning more trouble for us if she decides she wants revenge." Gum says.
"Just by watching, she's a complete opposite to us. Stern, strict, possibly authoritarian? Her father taught her how to be a corporate boss well." Cube commented.
Yoyo looks over to Corn. "What are we gonna do yo? We already got Hayashi running around Tokyo trying to kill us. Now we have Rokkaku's daughter who potentially wants to kill us." He says.
Corn starts to think. The news only made things even more worrisome for the leader. Serial killer Hayashi was already enough baggage to deal with. Now they have to worry about the daughter of the madman that almost ruled the world. He did take Rhyth's suggestion into consideration. Maybe Leiko isn't crazy like Gouji was, but Corn didn't want to take that risk. If Leiko finds out it was them that killed Gouji, there's no telling what that girl would do. At the potential expense of the people of Tokyo as well. It frustrated him.
"Well…" Corn started. "I think we should pay close attention to Leiko. We don't know what her true motives are, so we shouldn't be all gung ho and charge the Rokkaku building to take her down. That could put us in some deep shit." He stated.
"But we can't be too relaxed either," Gum reminded. "If she's really going to follow in Gouji's footsteps, then that just means dealing with another dictator trying to take away the freedom of the people. More potential police shakedowns. Maybe the return of the Golden Rhinos."
All of the GGs cringed at the mention of Rokkaku's elite assassin gang.
"Please, not those freakshows again…" Clutch says.
"In any case, we should be prepared for whatever that chick might throw at us. Then we'll fight back accordingly. Till then, we got Hayashi and some leftover graffiti to clean up." Gum says.
Soda groans sadly. "Damn man, we can't even get a break? We just saved the world! Maaaaaan!" He complained as he leaned back on the couch.
"There's never any peace in the streets. Them's the breaks. I did promise you guys a day off today so we'll worry about everything tomorrow. In the meantime, come on outside with me guys. There's something I wanna show y'all." Corn said.
All the GGs looked at their leader in confusion. They follow Corn outside to the junkyard and sees Roboy sitting down on the stairs looking at Skull Girl who was down the stairs in the obstacle course. Skull Girl had some bruises on her arm. She looked at the stair railing with worry.
"Come on! You got this noob! You can do it! This is the last thing you need to get down!" Roboy cheered.
"I've failed at this grinding thing twenty times already! My arms are hurting all over! How are you guys able to do this?!" Skull Girl says, holding on to her arm.
"You almost had it one time. You just needed to land on your feet after jumping off the rail. Come on! You got this time! The Great Roboy always makes the right calls!" Roboy continued to encourage the young girl.
Skull Girl takes another look at the stair railing. She takes a breath. "Alright. I can do it. I can do it." She says to herself.
Skull Girl skates back to the wall to give herself room for a running start. She pushes herself forward off the wall and skates to the railing, her face filled with determination. She jumps on the rail and grinds up it. She jumps off where the railing ended and lands on her feet. Skull Girl started to get a little wobbly after landing on the ground, but she manages to keep her balance and stops herself from falling over. Her eyes widened in shock.
"I did it?! I actually did it!" Skull Girl yelled in excitement, raising her fist in the air.
Roboy skates over to Skull Girl, clapping together with his robot claws and his chest showing a green circle in approval. "Good job! See, I told you I always make the right calls!" The robot puts his claw on his chest. "You just needed the Great Roboy's encouragement to help you succeed! I don't blame you. I have that positive effect on my fellow peers." He said proudly.
"This robot really loves himself. He knows what he's talking about though, so I can't fault him for that. I hate that I have to refer to him as "master" to boost his ego." Skull Girl says to herself, rolling her eyes. "Yes Master Roboy. You are a great teacher." She says sarcastically.
"Yes, I am well aware of that already. Now this is just the beginner course, noob! You know your basic skating and tagging. Even if your skills as an artist are very inadequate. But there's more to learn if you're going to survive on the streets," Roboy puts his claw on his chest. "But no worries, that's why I'm here. If you feel unsure about something, come to me. I can't have you looking like a clown out there." He says.
Skull Girl nods. "Got it." She answered.
Corn skates over to the two with the rest of the GGs following behind. "Yo Roboy, how's the training going?" The leader asked.
Roboy turns to Corn. "Good. Our newbie here was able to learn the basics of skating and tagging. If I'm going to be honest, I'm not sure she'll be able to survive the streets just yet. However, I'll say that she could be mildly competent with the most simple of tasks."
"Does he always have to sound so rude?" Skull Girl asks Corn, pouting and folding her arms.
"Yeah, that's just how the guy is." Corn shrugs.
"It's my most loveable charm." Roboy snarked.
"Who's the kid, Corn?" Gum asked.
Corn turns to his teammates. "Everyone, meet the newest recruit to the GGs I guess. Skull Girl." He points over to the young skater.
Skull Girl waves at the GGs. "Hey everyone. Wow, I can't believe I'm actually in the presence of the hottest gang in Tokyo. I think you guys are so cool! The way you rebelled against Gouji and the Rokkaku Police. You guys are so tough." She complimented the group of teens.
"We appreciate the compliments kiddo." Boogie replied.
"How old are you?" Jazz asked the younger rudie.
"I'm thirteen. I should be turning fourteen pretty soon, but… I can't seem to remember my birthday. Maybe it's in a few days? I'm not sure." Skull Girl pondered.
"You don't know your own birthday? That's a bummer yo. That's the day where you get all the cakes and presents and stuff. I don't know how you could forget that." Yoyo commented.
"Where did you find this girl anyways?" Gum asked.
Cube raises her hand. "Actually, it was me who found her. We met on 99th Street. I told her if she managed to find us, we'd teach her how to skate. And here she is." She explained.
"Why are you out in the streets Skull Girl?" Rhyth asked curiously.
"You're really young too. Kinda worrying that a kid your age is out there on your own on the streets." Combo stated.
Skull Girl lowered her head and frowned. "Well, two days ago I had actually ran away from an orphanage in Benten-Cho. The only real food I had were those donuts Cube gave me when I met her on 99th Street."
"Family problems back home?" Beat asked.
"I actually don't know… where my parents are." Skull Girl said sadly.
The GGs eyes widened.
"O-Oh…" Corn silently muttered.
"Guess that explains why she doesn't know her birthday…" Yoyo grumbled.
Soda slaps Yoyo on the back of the head. "Dude. Not cool."
"Ouch!" Yoyo rubbed the back of his head. "What?! I was just making an observation!" He whispered.
Skull Girl shakes her head and smiles at the GGs. "H-Hey! Let's just forget about me for now! I'm with the GGs for goodness sake! This should be a happy occasion! Thanks for letting me join your gang. I hope to be a good help to you guys." She says.
"Well you're still just a beginner, so we probably won't let you in on the crazier stuff just yet. But I think you'll be fine with simple tagging." Corn says.
"Now the question is where the kid is going to be sleeping in the warehouse?" Clutch asked.
"She could just room with Cube. She was the one who found her after." Rhyth suggested.
"Oh cool! I'm fine with that." Skull Girl says.
"Hold on, I ain't agree to all of that." Cube argued.
"Well it's been settled. She's your responsibility now Cube." Corn said in a teasing tone.
Cube glared at the leader angrily. "Bite me." She said while giving Corn a bras d'honneur gesture.
"You must be pretty hungry Skull Girl. Come to the warehouse with me. I could cook you something." Boogie said.
Skull Girl nods her head. "Some food would be nice. Thank you."
Skull Girl follows Boogie over to the warehouse. Once Skull Girl was out of earshot of the GGs, the gang turned back to each other.
"So, how do you guys feel about the kid?" Corn asked.
"She seems sweet. It's pretty sad to hear that she doesn't know where her parents are." Jazz frowned.
"But why would she run away from her orphanage? I mean, kids usually get adopted there. Doesn't she want to get adopted?" Rhyth asked.
"Could be something more to it, but we shouldn't pry into her life like that. It's none of our business after." Beat says.
Corn nodded in agreement. "Right. She'll talk to us about it when she's ready. If you guys are okay with her, then I guess she can hang with us. We'd probably have to monitor her a lot. I'm not too huge on babysitting other kids, but we'll have to if she's gonna be with us."
Combo nodded. "I agree. Throwing her out there while that maniac Hayashi is out there would be cruel. She doesn't know how crazy it could get out there. So we gotta look out for her."
"Don't spoil the girl. She has to learn the hard way. If she's not capable of holding her own, then she shouldn't be with us." Roboy stated.
Cube snarled at Roboy. "No way you tin can. We're not sending her out there alone to die over some tags. Besides, you have no room to talk when you haven't been doing shit to help us out. So keep that trap of your shut."
"Hmph," Roboy folded his arms. "Have it your way then. If the newbie fails, then I was right all along." The robot skated back to his usual post upstairs.
"How cruel…" Rhyth muttered.
"Well he's a robot with no heart, what can you do?" Garam shrugged.
"Let's just leave Roboy to himself for today. I'm sure we can teach Skull Girl a bunch of stuff while we're taking this day off. Y'all with me?" Corn asked.
"Yeah!" The GGs all replied.
Rokkaku Enterprise Building
On the top floor of the Rokkaku Enterprise Building, Leiko Rokkaku sat in her chair looking over the streets of Benten Cho. The realization of it all hit her like a truck. She was now the chairman of her father's huge corporation. Not only that, but she had her own police force, assassins, and power to make laws. She remembered that her father had been trying to run for Mayor, but it didn't matter much since it seemed like he already had power over the Mayor because of how much money he had.
Leiko turns her chair back to her desk. She looks over to the left at a picture frame. She picks up the picture. It showed Gouji in the middle with a grin on his face. A young ten year old Leiko was on the left holding on to her father's hand while her mother was on the right of Gouji with her arms wrapped around his.
Leiko could hardly believe that eight years have passed since this picture was taken. Back then, her father wasn't the head of a large corporation. Used to be just an average working man just like everyone else. Now her father had been taken away from her. Leiko still recalled the look her mother had when they got the news of his death. Seeing her mother break down and cry pained the young adult.
Leiko looks up when she sees three black suited individuals entering her office. There was her newest assistant James, a black haired man with a cleanly shaved that went by the name Natsu, and a red haired girl that had part of her hair covering her right eye named Zen.
"I hope we're not disturbing you Lady Leiko." Natsu said.
Leiko places the picture back on the desk. "No. Just reminiscing about my father." She answered.
"I saw that you let that employee leave the building alive." James said.
Leiko raises an eyebrow. "Is that an issue?"
"Well, usually Mr. Rokkaku would personally deal with anyone who tries to leave his company by giving them a ruthless beating. You let him live. It's just surprising that's all." Zen noted.
"I simply listened to his concerns and we came to an agreement. He didn't feel confident in me being in charge of the company because I'm young and inexperienced in this field of work. They were fair complaints. He wanted out, so I let him. Besides, he's easily replaceable. I'll just find someone else who is willing to work for me." Leiko explained.
"What happened to Mr. Rokkaku was a tragedy. Now you are left with his workload." James said.
Leiko closes her eyes and sighs. "I'm still saddened about it. To have to leave my mother alone after something like that, it pains me. I can't leave her alone. She needs her daughter." She said.
"No need to worry. The Golden Rhinos are doing everything they can to help Mrs. Rokkaku through such troubling times. We've even paid for her to go on a lovely trip to the Bahamas. Surely that will get her mind off of things while you work. No need to worry. We made sure to have some of our men keep an eye on her." Zen explains.
"Did you really need to go out of your way to do such things?" Leiko asked.
"Mr. Rokkaku handpicked us to be your assistants. We have been watching over you for a few years, it's only fair that we give you a hand with any problems you may have." James stated.
Leiko remembers when she first met the three. Gouji had acquired the Golden Rhinos as his own personal assassin group from the connections his father had before passing away due to illness. Knowing that he was going to be busy with his business, Gouji had chosen three operatives from the Golden Rhinos to look after his daughter and wife. That's when Leiko met James, Natsu, and Zen. She was fifteen around the time.
The three Golden Rhino assassins were essentially bodyguards for Leiko. Taking her to school, protecting her from any trouble she may run into, even looking after Leiko whenever her mother had to work. They were sure to also give the family updates about Gouji Rokkaku since he was usually busy with work. Leiko viewed the Golden Rhinos as her closest friends.
"So, what's the plan boss? You now have Tokyo in the palm of your hands. You make the laws. You set the rules. You have not only the police, but the rest of the Golden Rhinos. Whatever decision you make, we will follow." Natsu said.
"That's reassuring to hear," Leiko says. "I want to continue what my father set out to do. Cleaning the streets of lawbreakers and criminals. The intentions he had were good, but I could tell that the power got to him. Tokyo had turned into a police state and he ruled like a dictator. Answer me honestly. I love my father, but he had turned into a mad man. Am I wrong?" She asked.
"No." James, Natsu, and Zen shook their heads.
"A dictatorship is not what I view as progression. I will be making some changes to the law. Tweaks to what can be played on the radio and what can be promoted and viewed by the people. Freedom of expression is important. However, there's the importance of monitoring what can be shown or heard. It will have to go through me."
"Yes Lady Rokkaku." The Golden Rhino members replied.
"So you wish to cut back on the Rokkaku Police supervising our citizens?" James asked.
"Yes and no. From what I've heard, the police force had trouble with a group of criminals. We may need to make some improvements to assist them. Any suggestions?" Leiko replied.
Zen raises her hand. "I have an idea. Those in the lab having been prototyping our newest Noise Tank model. We were able to accomplish taking the likeness of another human with them. Unfortunately, it failed. We could create the NT-3000s to be police bots."
Leiko nodded. "Yes. I would like to begin production on that if that's possible."
"We are able to start creation and production today. We may have a basis already to create police bots with our new model." Natsu stated.
"Excellent. Now, I have one more question before I dismiss you. Do you know who is responsible for my father's murder?" Leiko asked in a serious tone.
"As a matter of fact, we do." James answered. "Mr. Rokkaku was killed by a rudie skating gang known as the GGs. They've been a thorn on our side for the past month."
"Those kids are more resourceful than they look. They've destroyed tanks, helicopters, our experimental robot walker, bombs. Even destroyed our armored trains. Those damn rudies." Zen growled.
"Those kids just kept vandalizing the city with their graffiti and they refused to stop. Even driving Hayashi insane when he couldn't get the job done. Then they went ahead and killed your father." Natsu explained.
"I see…" Leiko mumbled. She slowly turns her chair around back to the window and looks down at Benten-Cho. "You are dismissed. There's some thinking I need to do. You three are in charge of these operations. You'll do a much better job than that maniac Hayashi. From this moment on, you are the Rokkaku Elites." She told them.
"The Rokkaku Elites huh? I like that." Natsu grinned.
"Just leave it to us Lady Leiko." Zen grinned.
James bowed. "We will not let you down Double L." He said.
The newly named Rokkaku Elite leaves Leiko's office, leaving the chairman in her thoughts. Now she knows the name of the gang responsible for her father's death. Her father had taught her how important it was to follow the law. To not end up like those "rudies" who think they can break the rules and do as they please with no repercussions. Now those group of rudies had taken her father away from her. What was she going to do from there? She wasn't quite sure yet.
"GGs… I'm sure our paths will cross soon." Leiko says to herself.
GGs Garage
It is now night time in Tokyo-To. The GGs had spent the rest of the day getting that well deserved day off they needed. While taking their break, they took time to teach Skull Girl more techniques she would need to help her.
From teaching her how to deal with cops, teaching her how to handplant, helping her with her grinding, practicing her tagging, and how to do tricks. Despite some of the bruises she was getting, Skull Girl was happy that she was being taught the rudies. Even the GGs enjoyed the company of their newest member with her cheerful and determined attitude.
Everyone in the Garage were now just chilling and relaxing. Skull Girl is with Combo, who had just finished explaining to the young girl all that the gang had gone through while fighting against Gouji.
"You guys are absolutely crazy! How are you not dead?!" Skull Girl wondered.
Combo shrugged. "Trust me kid, I asked that question to myself all the time. We had to do what we had to do to ensure Tokyo was safe. This is our home after all. Not gonna let some nutcase takeover the world." He said.
"Gouji Rokkaku was a pretty awful guy huh?" Skull Girl asked.
"Yeah," Combo responded. "He tried to take away everyone's freedom. He did as he pleased. Killed as he pleased with no sense of remorse. All because he just had the money to do it."
Skull Girl folded her arms. "I'll never understand how some grown ups could support such a cruel man like him…" She frowned.
"There are people who just hate rudies like us. They don't care what happens to us. Either we get arrested or die. As long as we're off the streets. But we keep fighting and just say fuck them." Combo grinned.
"Yeah! Fuck them!" Skull Girl screamed excitedly, raising her fist in the air.
Combo slaps the back of the punching bag with Gouji's face on it. "Go ahead and take some swings at the punching bag."
Skull Girl nods. "Yeah! I'm wanna punch his stupid bald head!" She cheered. The young girl starts jabbing at the punching bag as Combo holds it for her.
Meanwhile, Beat is sitting on the couch next to the broken down car letting the rap music blast through his headphones as he bobbed his head. Gum skates over to Beat and sits besides him.
Beat looks over to Gum and takes his headphones off. "Sup?" He asked.
"Just wanted to check up on you. How's your injury?" Gum asked.
Beat places his hand on his stomach. "Not hurting as much anymore. Of course I can't go crazy with tricks and stuff, but moving around is fine."
Gum smiles. "That's good." She nuzzles up on Beat's shoulder and lets out a yawn.
"Are you getting tired?" Beat asked.
Gum shakes her head. "Not really. Just a little stressed. It'll be back to work for us tomorrow. If I happen to run into Hayashi, I'm kicking his ass. Not letting that bastard do what he wants. Not going to let him hurt you guys or anymore people." She said in anger.
"We all want a piece of Hayashi. We also gotta figure out that Leiko chick's intentions are as well. Are you nervous?" Beat asked.
"Not at all," Gum replied. "Actually, I'm even more determined than ever. Once we take care of this stuff, we can all relax. I also want to take you on a proper date." She tells Beat.
The auburn boy was surprised to hear this. He smiles at his girlfriend, wrapping his arm around her. "I'm down. Take me anywhere you wanna go. I'll follow ya."
"Maybe we can enjoy Sky Dinosaurian Square without trying to stop Rokkaku's goons this time. It'll be my treat." Gum says.
"Damn, and it's your treat?! Doesn't seem fair, don't you think? I should be-"
Gum interrupts Beat by putting her finger on his lip. "Hush. I already made the plans. Let me treat my boyfriend to something nice, alright?"
Beat grins. "Alright fine. But I call dibs on treating you on our next date."
"Sure." Gum smiled back.
Skull Girl skates over to Gum and Beat. "Hey you guys," She waved. "You mind if I sit with you?" She asked.
"Oh sure, no problem." Beat answered.
Beat and Gum scoot over to give Skull Girl some room to sit. Skull Girl sits beside Gum.
Skull Girl looks up at the couple. "Are you guys dating? That's pretty cool. I hope I can find a girlfriend or boyfriend one day to hang out with." She smiled.
"I'm sure you'll find the right person in the future. No need to rush it." Gum tells her.
"So, you're enjoying your stay over here Skull Girl?" Beat asked.
Skull Girl nods. "Yeah! Thank you guys so much for teaching me how to skate and tag. I like hanging out with you guys. You're super cool!"
"Hey, we think you're pretty cool too. As long as you're with us, you're part of the GG family." Beat says.
Skull Girl blushes. "Thanks. Hey, how come you guys never got any reward or recognition for what you guys did? You busted your butts out there to save all of Tokyo without getting as much as a thank you from the people. Doesn't that bother you?" She asked curiously.
"Actually, it doesn't," Gum answered. "The reason we didn't get recognition was because we simply didn't want it. After we beat Gouji, we all quickly bailed and skated back here. Just went to bed after that. We just wanted to let the entire thing go by."
Beat nodded. "Yeah. Tokyo is our home. The streets are our home. We were just fighting to protect it. Besides, grown up didn't really like us anyways. I don't think it wouldn't have mattered if we saved them."
Skull Girl gasped. "Are you kidding me?! It definitely would have mattered! You guys saved the world! You're heroes!" She raised her voice.
"We just did what we thought was the right thing. Besides, we're not really the best example of role models. We're a couple of rudies. No more and nothing less. It's nothing to make a big deal over." Gum said.
Skull Girl stands up off the couch. "No! It is a big deal! It is to me!" She yelled angrily.
This caught the attention of everyone else in the Garage. The rest of the GGs skated over to the three.
"What's going on over here?" Corn questioned.
"I don't get you guys! You saved the entire world and you don't want to be recognized for your good deeds?! You were the ones fighting for people's freedom! Cleaning up the streets and rebelling against the police who just kept oppressing us! You fought for Tokyo's future!" Skull Girl ranted.
"Why does it matter so much to you that we made this decision?" Cube asks while folding her arms.
"Because you guys saved my life!" Skull Girl yelled.
The GGs were surprised by the young rudie's outburst.
Skull Girl continued. "When I ran away from the orphanage, I saw some of you guys fighting some dudes in bandages that were terrorizing people in 99th Street. I knew who you guys were through people mentioning your names and seeing your Graffiti all over. I thought you guys were cool. I just wandered aimlessly in Benten-Cho until the sky turned all dark with an eclipse. Everyone was freaking out. Terrified for their lives as Gouji's voice echoed everywhere. Next thing I knew… I was getting lifted up off the ground and sucked into some strange tower." She explained.
"You got something into that crazy thing too?!" Yoyo asked.
"I can't imagine how traumatizing that must've been for you." Jazz frowned.
"I can't even remember what happened after I was sucked in. Moments later I was suddenly back in 99th Street and everything was back to normal. I was confused. I was scared. I thought I had died. I assumed that you guys had something to do with it, and it turned out to be true. You guys stopped Gouji and saved everyone. You saved my life!" Skull Girl says.
"Raven…" Rhyth mumbled sadly.
"That's why this is important to me! Without you guys, nobody would be here right now! You guys are heroes! My heroes! That's why I wanted to be part of your gang! To be like you guys! To… To… Find somewhere I belong…" Skull Girl says.
The young rudie then began to whimper and cry which surprised the GGs. They all started to feel bad for Skull Girl. They never really thought about what effects that Gouji's crazy plan had on people. They did save the lives of everyone, and Skull Girl was one of those people. While they weren't into being recognized for their bravery, they realize that they have changed someone's life because of their actions.
Boogie skates over and pulls Skull Girl into a hug. Caressing her hair. "Shhh. It's okay. It's okay." She cooed.
"I'm sorry… Sorry… I don't mean to cry… I'm sorry that I look weak…"
"Woah! Ain't nothing weak about showing emotion! It's what makes us human!" Garam stated.
"Yeah. You need to cry? Then cry. You're amongst friends now." Cube tells her.
"We're all here to comfort you Raven. You're part of the GGs now." Rhyth smiled.
"We pick our friends up when they get knocked down yo!" Yoyo grinned.
"I guess we never really thought about how much we really saved people's lives and how many people have been affected. It makes a lot of sense now. Well, I'm happy that we had some positive effect on you Raven." Gum said.
"Yeah. Hey, if you feel like you didn't belong before, we can tell you that we welcome you here. We've pretty much been pretty open arms with everyone who has joined the GGs. Even Cube, Soda, and Clutch." Corn says.
"I was just a bum roaming around the streets of Benten-Cho until these guys found me. Now I have some pretty cool friends." Soda stated.
"Even after I robbed these guys, they decided to let me chill with them. The only problem is that they won't stop clowning me twenty four seven." Clutch says.
"Which you one hundred percent deserve it with your Twizzler head ass." Beat jokingly insulted.
Clutch frowned. "See what I mean."
"In any case, welcome to the GG family Skull Girl. We're a pretty crazy bunch, but we all get along with each other. It's nice to have ya." Combo smiled.
Skull Girl smiled. She breaks her hug from Boogie and wipes off her tears with her arm. "Thank you guys. I promise, I'll be the best I can be for you guys!"
"Alright guys, we should get some rest. We'll start planning our actions for tomorrow and then hop to it. We might be in for another adventure tomorrow." Corn tells everyone.
"Yeah." The GGs all nodded.
Shibuya Terminal
The Bus Station is completely empty. All the bus drivers had retired from their post and headed home. With the bus station unattended with no citizens or police around, this was the perfect time for any rudie gang to tag up the area. And there was one gang that were going to take up this opportunity.
Skating down from Hikage Street were the heartbroken heartbreakers of the streets, the Love Shockers. Comprising the leader Deirdre along with her two partners, Kali and Lela. The Love Shockers looked around the bus terminal with devilish grins on their faces. They all take out their spray cans.
"Alright girls. Let's do some redecorating around Shibuya-Cho while those GGs are away. Show those punks that we're still here and let them know that we got some unfinished business. No Rokkaku Police is going to get in our way this time." Deirdre said.
Author's Note: Alright! Another chapter done with more cliffhangers. So in this run of Jet Set Radio Future during Chapter 7, the GGs only had rematches between The Doom Riders and The Immortals. The Love Shockers were completely ignored since they didn't get brain washed by the GGs and were out for revenge. Until now, they aren't happy that they were losing the Death Ball game at the Rokkaku Expo Stadium. While on the topic of the Love Shockers, the age I decide to make them for this story is that they're gonna be 20.
What do you think of Leiko and Skull Girl so far? I wanted to give Leiko her own bodyguards which why she has my own Golden Rhinos OC with her that are referred to as the Rokkaku Elites. Then Skull Girl as the newest member of the GGs, being amongst the citizens that the GGs saved during Gouji's attack in Shibuya. OCs can be a little difficult for me to do, but I'm trying my best.
Also just a random thought of me. Could you imagine if Jet Set Radio had like this big overworld vibe like in Persona? That's what's been inspiring me a lot in terms of the style of writing of doing since I am 100 Persona 5 Strikers as of writing this. I just think it would be pretty sick to expand on the world of this game.
In any case, thank you all for reading. Leave a favorite if you like the story. Reviews and comments are always appreciated.