Terror Tennis
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Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here the current story picks up where the last chapter left, in which Ryoma Hoshi is trying to elude capture and find a way to clear his name, but something unexpected happens, so read on and Well, enjoy!
Ch. 4: Unmei-tekina kaigi
The scene shifts at the streets of Tokyo, in which it is now morning, where Ryoma Hoshi is seen wearing a black leather jacket, and a black and dark blue striped jumpsuit underneath, similar to that of a prisoner. He wears brown shoes and his legs are notably much more muscular than the rest of his body. He is then shown stealing a trench coat and wore it to cover his body and then wears a black hat with two points that has a picture of two tennis rackets on it.
Ryoma was somewhat shaken as this was the first time since being jailed that he got out, and he recalled the events of last night, where the kind convicts sacrificed themselves so that he could escape due to the cruelty and brutality of the wardens and the bad convicts, and as he passed by a convenient store, he saw the live coverage of the prison where it showed that the SWAT team had just infiltrated the prison and is horrified to see that the kind convicts are mostly dead.
"No…they…were…killed…"
Ryoma was heartbroken that the kind convicts were brutally shot down as the lead warden spoke to a reporter and made it appear that the convicts intend to massacre everyone here inside the prison and hence the need to summon the SWAT team and said that the escaped convict, Ryoma Hoshi, intends to lead a life of killing spree, and his words appeared to be charismatic that elicits sympathy from the general public.
"So are you saying that Ryoma Hoshi did this and cause a riot?"
"Indeed. We try to minimize the casualties but Mr. Hoshi incited this and we had no choice…we could not afford to let them commit a massacre…"
"And now Mr. Hoshi has escaped…?"
"Indeed."
"So then…how will you…"
"Given the nature of his behavior…Ryoma Hoshi must be found…dead or alive…and I issue a shoot to kill order."
"I see…"
"But this I promise you…we will work hard to ensure the safety of our citizens from the bloodthirsty convict who has no future…"
Ryoma glared at the lies that the warden said, and he clenched his fists as he vowed to get even and to find out who framed him, yet for now he has no choice but to keep a low profile as he cannot afford to get captured or the kind convicts' sacrifices would be in vain, and he sadly walked away to find a hiding place to settle down.
As he is walking, he paused as he saw several policemen stopping a school bus and they began inspecting the passengers, in which most of them are kindergarten and elementary students, and there the policemen inspected them as they were given descriptions on what Ryoma looked like, and tension commenced when one of the policemen mistook an elementary student for the escaped Ryoma, and the policemen began dragging the boy away despite the bus driver's protest as he said that the boy is not the one they seek, but he was ignored.
"Come on…"
"You can't fool us."
"WWWAAHHH! LET ME GO!"
"We know you're him, Ryoma Hoshi…"
"Don't try to trick us…"
"LET ME GO! I WANT MY MOMMY!"
"Don't be stubborn…"
"That rick won't work on us…"
Ryoma was reminded again of the abuse he went through, and is tempted to come to the boy's defense, but he couldn't as he cannot afford to expose himself, and the policemen began to beat the boy up in a brutal way thinking that he is Ryoma trying to fool them, and the policemen dragged him to the police car and head for prison.
Ryoma clenched his fists as he felt helpless and wished that there is a way to clear his name and expose the true culprits, and for now he has no recourse but to go in to hiding, and as much as he hated doing this, he is forced to steal food in order to keep himself and keep him from getting weakened by hunger, and settled to an abandoned building where no one would suspect to search the building.
-x-
The scene shifts to the prison, where the lead warden berated the incompetent policemen for bringing in the wrong person as he found out that the one that the cops brought wasn't Ryoma but an actual elementary student, in which it showed that the boy is crying non-stop after being beaten, and he is bloodied on his face, and the warden is livid as this would cause the boy's parents to file a case against them.
"You idiots!"
"…"
"…"
"You we're given the sketches! How can you say this boy is Ryoma Hoshi? Now look what you did!"
"…"
"…"
"This boy's parents are going to sue us!"
"…"
"…"
The inept cops glanced at the floor in shame, and the warden had to think of something and came up with an idea and told the two to continue their patrol while he will escort the boy back to his parents, and minutes later, the warden drove the boy towards a park, and as the boy got off, the warden looked around and seeing that there are no witnesses around, he puts on a pair of rubber gloves, grabbed a metallic tennis racket and struck the boy hard on his head, killing him instantly, then he hits himself with the racket with sufficient force so that it would make it appear that he is assaulted, and he removed the glove and hid it inside his underwear and lay on the ground.
Soon some passerby came and saw the scene and began calling for help, and the warden claims that Ryoma Hoshi did this and murdered a boy, and the bait was taken, where the warden's lies was accepted and soon a manhunt operation commences and news spread like wildfire.
-x-
The next day, Ryoma learned of what happened to the boy, and guessed that the warden did this due to the circumstances that he deduced, and now he is really pissed that the warden had to use an innocent boy as a tool to make Ryoma a scapegoat, and now he could no longer wait, as he had to find a way to get help in order to find s means to clear his name.
As he ventured to the streets, he saw several cops roaming and he knew that they are looking for him, and looking around, he saw a parked container van, where its back portion is open and Ryoma hid inside behind a crate, and once secured, he waited as the van's driver and helper closed the compartment and drive away, where the van is shown having the marking of GENMU CORPORATION, and the driver tells his passenger about a lot of cops are seen interrogating several kids just to find out if he is the escaped convict, Ryoma Hoshi.
"Geez…look at that…"
"What the..? So many cops…"
"…"
"Why are they speaking to the kids like it was a life or death situation?"
"You know it…the Ryoma guy…he's so short that he can pass up for an elementary school boy…"
"That guy…?"
"I sure pity him…a talented tennis player…now a convict…"
"Beats me…it's not my life…'
The van drives through the streets and passed by a checkpoint, and after a search the cop lets the van pass through and the vehicle is heading towards the business district within Tokyo as the van is in the midst of delivering some supplies, and they have no idea that they have a stowaway inside the van, and they have no idea that Ryoma is there.
-x-
The scene shifts elsewhere within the streets of Tokyo, where a teen detective is seen at an outdoor snack bar, and he is identified as Suichi Saihara, and he had just read a newspaper article about the boy being murdered, and after hearing the live interview of the warden, he wondered how and why the warden was left alive after the victim is killed.
By then someone came to him and he looked at the person, who turn out to be a teenage girl, and she is identified as Kaede Akamatsu, who is a talented pianist, but circumstances happened and led her to form a working alliance with Saihara, and there she read the newspaper article and told Saihara that something is fishy about the latest murder case, saying that before the boy was found murdered, he was taken away by two inept cops who insisted that the boy is the escaped convict, and now the warden said it was Ryoma who killed the boy.
Saihara rubbed his chin as he sensed that there is some inconsistencies from the warden's words and tells Akamatsu that they need to investigate this matte, and it would be a risky one as he considers finding Ryoma and get his statement and then compare the warden's statement to make a comparison, which Akamatsu is unsure given what the media said about Ryoma.
"I don't know, Saihara-kun…"
"Huh?"
"That Ryoma…what if he's really dangerous…?"
"Hmm…"
"He might kill us if he thinks we're onto him…"
"Yeah…that…"
"?"
"We may have to take the risk…if we are to find out the truth…"
Akamatsu is quite uneasy about this, but Saihara said that this may be the only course if they are to uncover the truth.
-x-
About 30 minutes later, the scene shifts at the basement parking lot of the building, where Genmu Corporation is shown, and Ryoma sneaked out of the van while the driver is not looking, and he made his way to the elevator where he is unable to reach the buttons, and the elevator automatically went up, where Ryoma soon find himself at the 8th floor where the game cartridges are stored for labeling, and as Ryoma looked around, he is baffled as he has never heard of this company before due to him being imprisoned for quite a time.
Ryoma then notices one of the cartridges, in which the label shows the tag titled TERROR TENNIS, and he stared at it as he saw the sticker has the image of a tennis player holding a racket fighting a BAD GUY, and as he touched the cartridge, he began recalling the benefactor who thought him how to play tennis, and there Ryoma started weeping as he could not accept what happened to him, and wished that there is a way to make his tormentors pay for framing him for a crime he never committed.
By then someone appeared behind Ryoma, and heard his crying, and he rubbed his chin as he sensed that there is something about Ryoma Hoshi that suggest that he is more than what he is portrayed to be, and he spoke to Ryoma, asking that if he really wanted to find a way to clear his name.
Ryoma turn around to see who said that, where the person who stood behind Ryoma is revealed to be Kokichi Oma, the CEO of Genmu Corporation.
"So you say that you are innocent of the crimes that were hurled against you?"
"Huh…?"
"Is it true..?"
"And what if I say yes…?"
"Hmm…"
"Do you intend to rat me to those cops?"
"Well…it depends…on what you would tell me…if you're willing…I am willing to listen to the side of your story…and if you turn out to be an innocent guy…then I might help you in finding a way to clear your name and expose the true culprits"
"Really?"
Ryoma was surprised to hear that Oma is willing to give him a benefit of a doubt, and despite being wary towards Oma, Ryoma decided to stake this chance and decided to tell Oma about his life and the circumstances that led to becoming an unwilling convict and why he was forced to escape prison. Ryoma hoped that Oma is sympathetic to his plight and have the means to help clear his name and expose the warden and the influential boys who framed him.
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter, as Ryoma was forced to go into hiding and endure some hardship before inadvertently getting inside Genmu Corporation, where fate play a role as he meets with the CEO who is willing to listen to Ryoma's story.
Saihara and Akamatsu appeared, and they too have some misgivings about Ryoma's case and the circumstances of the latest victim, seeing that there is inconsistencies about the warden's claim, and now they are considering in finding Ryoma and get the truth out of him.
Preview:
The next chapter shows that Oma is giving Ryoma a glimmer of hope as he is given the means to track down his tormentors who framed him that resulted in being convicted…unaware that he is becoming an unsuspecting pawn…
See you in 3 to 4 weeks...
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