Sirens were blaring as several police cars were pursuing a large white moving van that was tearing down the freeway at dangerous speeds. The people in the van were reported to have kidnapped a pair of elven ambassadors from outside the liminal embassy in Tokyo, probably to obtain a ransom for their safe return. In the front of the van were three human men, one who was driving, and the other two each brandishing an AK-47. They all had nervous looks on their faces as the police continued to pursue them, probably regretting the decisions that led them to this point.
The man in the side passenger seat looked at the side mirror to assess the situation. "Damn, there's at least four or five squad cars on our tail!" He exclaimed with worry.
"Then fucking deal with them you dolt!" The driver shouted back at him. "The Mistress will be pissed if we get caught after all this."
"What's the point?" The man in the central passenger seat spoke up. "They can't touch us while we have those elves in the back, seeing they're classed as liminals for whatever reason."
At that moment, a sliding panel behind them opened up to reveal the face of a tanned-skinned woman with long white hair and long pointed ears, giving the men a seductive look. "It's no excuse for you boys to start slacking now, is it?" She said to the humans in a suggestive, yet commanding tone.
"Mistress!" The man in the central passenger seat exclaimed in surprise. "Of course not! It'll be no trouble at all!"
The dark elf narrowed her eyes and smirked at him as she placed a shimmering purple latex covered hand on the man's cheek and gently caressed it. "My, such a good boy." She said to him, her voice as sweet as honey. "Now, go help your friend out, and if you do well, I might treat you myself later." She drawled the last part before nipping the top of his ear which sent the man reeling.
"Yes Mistress!" He exclaimed before he strapped his rifle around his shoulder and started making his way on top of the moving vehicle to get a better vantage point.
"How obedient." The woman said out loud before directing her attention to the other men. "The same goes for you two, so make your Mistress proud." She said sensually to them.
"Yes Mistress!" The shouted in unison as they focused on their tasks, the man with the assault rifle now firing at the police cars pursuing them.
With that the she-elf closed the dividing panel and focused her attention towards her three sisters, as well as the two elven hostages. The Mistress herself was wearing an extremely revealing latex dominatrix outfit which consisted of a zip-up purple latex halter top with a back tube top underneath, a purple choker around her neck, long purple gloves that went up to her biceps, purple short shorts that did little to cover her modesty, as well as a pair of purple boots with black trimmings on top. She also had a pair of curved daggers sheathed to her sides. Her sisters were wearing similar outfits.
The first sister had short styled black hair and was wearing a pair of spiked gauntlets over her hands and forearms. She seemed to have a cocky and over-confident attitude as she looked over her gauntlets with glee, seemingly itching for some action. The second sister had long white hair like the Mistress, though it was tied back in a ponytail, and she wielded a sinister looking bow, as well as an equally sinister looking quiver on her back filled to the brim with arrows. Her demeanour was more on the timid and quiet side as she kept to herself, having second thoughts about what they were doing. The final sister Had long black messy hair that was tied into a braid, and she had a large scimitar held in a scabbard to her side. The woman had a very stoic look on her face as if indifferent to what was happening.
The male elven hostage had long golden blonde hair and bright blue eyes, and he was wearing a grey suit with black shoes. The she-elf hostage also had bright blue eyes and golden blonde hair which was tied up in a bun, and she was wearing a white suit with black high heels. They were both tied and gagged as they sat there helplessly with fear in their eyes, hoping for this situation to come to an end.
"Alright sisters, here's what we're going to do." The mistress started as she gave them a stern look. "We'll be taking these pretty things to our hideout and make our demands there. You are to make sure no one tries to rescue them, understood?"
The dark elves with the gauntlets and scimitar nodded to her, though the last sister who seemed to be the youngest of the group was starting to have doubts.
"Yrlissa," The bow wielder said to the Mistress. "what if they don't pay the ransom?" She asked with worry in her voice.
A sinister grin soon appeared on Yrlissa's lips as she eyed up her youngest sister. "Well, my dear Llyrana, we'll just have to kill them." She answered, causing the girl and the hostages to go pale. "They'll be of no use to us if they can't provide a ransom."
"But isn't that going a little too-!" Llyrana was cut of as the Mistress closed the distance between them and cupped her cheek, giving her a confident smile.
"We need to show them that we are serious, and if a little bit of blood needs to be spilled for that to happen, so be it. Be brave and do as I say, is that understood?"
Llyrana just nodded back in response with a look of worry still on her face, though this was sufficient enough for Yrlissa as she removed her hand from her sister's cheek.
"Good girl." She said before directing her attention to her other sisters. "The same goes for you two, do as I say and we'll either be filthy rich by the end of the day, or there'll be two less high elf scum in the world."
"I've got no problem with the second option Sis." The gauntlet wielder said with a menacing look on her face. "I'm itching for some action."
"I'm sure they'll try to send people to rescue the hostages Keya, so you can kill to your heart's content." Yrlissa said with an approving nod.
"Glad to hear." Keya replied before turning her attention to her sister with the scimitar. "Aren't you excited Meriel?"
Meriel merely nodded back at Keya with a blank expression on her face.
"Then we're all in agreement." Yrlissa spoke up, happy with everyone's answer. "Maybe now the human government will take us dark elves seriously." She added as a sinister grin crept onto her lips once more.
Back in one of the police cruisers, a pair of male officers were fretting over the current situation they found themselves in. They were discussing a plan of action, though their options were limited due to there being liminals in the van.
"Damn it Yamamoto! Why the hell can't we ram the vehicle to a halt?!" Sergeant Ogawa shouted at the man driving the car in frustration.
"Sir, we'd be risking harm to the hostages on board, as well as any other liminals!" Yamamoto exclaimed in a panic. "We'd be infringing on the Interspecies Exchange Bill if we engage!"
"And let those criminals get away?! Damn it all, we're police officers! What's the point if we can't even do our jobs?!"
Yamamoto just stayed quiet as he let the older officer rant, focusing on keeping pace with the van in front of them.
Suddenly the radio came to life as a female officer called through to the pursuit cars. "All officers, we have conformation that MON will be able to engage. You are to provide support where possible, over."
"This is Ogawa." He replied after he calmed himself down. "The drivers are human, they won't be able to halt the vehicle themselves."
"That's why we're sending in Squad Bravo." The smug voice of a familiar government agent came through on the radio.
"Smith?! How the hell did you get onto a secure channel?!" Ogawa shouted down the radio, not at all happy to hear her of all people.
"Never mind that, Bravo squad's captain is human. He'll be able to stop them" Smith answered without losing her cool.
"And how do you suppose he even plans to stop a speeding vehicle?!"
"Just watch and learn Ogawa." The government agent said smugly before going quiet.
Suddenly from behind them, A siren different to that of the police cruisers started blaring behind them and Ogawa looked behind to see a black SUV speeding towards them. It soon pulled level with the passenger side of the police cruiser before it's driver side window wound down to reveal a woman with long black hair who was covered in bandages and was wearing the MON black and yellow combat fatigues.
"Sergeant Ogawa I presume?!" The woman shouted at the officer to get his attention while still keeping her eyes on the road.
"You with MON?!" The older officer shouted back.
"That's us! We need your guys to surround the van from the front and sides to slow it down! Can you do that?!"
"Of course, you're talking to the TMPD damn it" He shouted with pride. "But we need to deal with those gunners first!"
"Don't worry, we've got it covered!" She yelled back to him before speeding off ahead to catch up with the van.
As Raia surged the SUV forwards, Yuuto, Blare and Kasumi were preparing for what they had planned. The blonde had his tranquilizer gun holstered and Black Lotus sheathed to his side. Kasumi was checking over her own equipment, making sure she had enough kunai and smoke bombs. Blare was sat restless in her seat, giddy with excitement for what was about to happen.
"Holy crap this is gonna be awesome! I never got to do anything like this in TALIO!" The hellhound exclaimed excitedly as her tail wagged frantically and her flames lashes ignited from her eyes.
"Take a chill pill Blare, we need to focus." Yuuto said to her sternly.
"Senpai, I have my concerns with this plan of yours." The empusa spoke up. "Don't you think it's rather reckless?"
"The guys in the van aren't exactly giving us many options." He said back to her in a confident tone. "Just stick to the plan and things should work out, got it?"
Both Blare and Kasumi nodded back at him in acknowledgement.
Yuuto returned the nod before calling through his earpiece. "Falco, Observer. Are you in position?"
"I'm right above these idiots and they haven't seen me yet." Kestria answered in a smug tone. "I'll deal with the side gunner."
"Observer here." Manako announced to the group. "I've got a clear shot on the gunner on the roof of the van. Just say the word."
"Roger that." He answered before turning his attention to his mummy squad mate. "Raia, let's give them a distraction."
"Whatever you say Medjay." Raia replied with a smirk on her face as she steered the SUV into position.
As they got close, both the side gunner and the gunner on the roof of the van took notice of them and aimed their AK-47's at the SUV, ready to turn them into swiss cheese.
Yuuto put his fingers to his earpiece again. "Now!"
As the roof gunner was about to open fire, his rifle exploded into shrapnel in front of his own eyes, sending the man into a state of panic. "What the fuck was that?!" He yelled with fear in his eyes.
"What's going on up there?!" The other gunner shouted at him.
"My gun just fucking exploded!"
"Fine I'll deal with them!" The side gunner was about to open fire, when suddenly out of nowhere a harpy swooped in and snatched the rifle off him with one of her talons.
"Sorry, but no guns allowed!" Kestria shouted with a grin on her face as she gave the man a cheeky wink.
As the gunner panickily got back into the van the dividing panel opened to reveal an irate looking Yrlissa, who was giving the man the evil eye. "What in the blazes is going on out there?" She asked, sounding as if she was ready to kill.
"M-Mistress!" The man exclaimed in a panicked tone. "They've got special forces after us!"
"MON…" She muttered to herself before directing her attention to the driver, "Don't you dare slow down for anything, otherwise you will be punished." She said to the man as her tone grew dark.
"Yes Mistress!"
She then shut the panel again and spoke up to her sisters. "They've sent in special forces to stop us. Kill anyone that comes close."
Keya cracked her knuckles as a sadistic grin curled onto her lips. "About time, I was starting to get bored here." She said as she straightened herself out and face the doors at the back of the van.
Meriel nodded back at her with an expressionless face as she unsheathed her scimitar and did the same.
Llyrana pulled a bow from her quiver and notched it into her bow. "Do we have to kill them?" She started to say in a meek tone. "We'd only get into more- "
"No excuses." The Mistress replied in a threatening tone, causing the girl to flinch in fear before she readied her bow and faced the back of the van. Yrlissa then crouched down in front of the hostages and cupped their cheeks as she gave them a sinister grin. "I hope for your sakes that they keep their distance. Would be a shame if anything happens to either of you now, wouldn't it?"
The two elves glanced at each other with fear in their eyes. They could only hope that this traumatic experience would come to an end soon.
As Kestria was swooping past the SUV, Raia started shouting back at the sergeant. "They've been disarmed, your guys are good to go!"
Sergeant Ogawa nodded at her before calling through the radio. "All units, suspects are disarmed! Surround the damn thing and slow it down!"
The other officers involved all gave their acknowledgement and proceeded to move into position.
"Hmm, looks like it's my turn now." Yuuto muttered to himself before turning to face his mummy squad mate. "Raia, open the sun roof. It's time for phase two."
"Got it." She replied with a smirk on her face as she did as she was asked.
As the sun roof opened, the blonde undid his seatbelt and started to make his way through the opening before Blare spoke up. "Stud, just be careful out there." She said with worry in her voice.
Yuuto looked back at her with a confident smile on his face. "Will do." He answered before climbing out of the vehicle.
As he stood atop the SUV and steadied himself, Kestria flew up to his side with the AK-47 still in her talon. "Hey Hotshot, I got a present for you." She said with a smirk on her face.
"I'll take that!" Raia shouted as she used several wrappings to retrieve the weapon from the harpy effortlessly.
"Nice work Kes, now let's go pay them a visit." He said as he smirked back at her, raising his arms to his sides as he did so.
"Don't have to tell me twice." She replied with a wink.
The raptor harpy positioned herself behind him and grasped her talons around his outstretched arms and proceeded to lift him off from the SUV. They then started flying towards the van as fast as they could, heading right for the man on the roof of the van. Just as the man noticed them, Kestria had dropped Yuuto onto the vehicle and the blonde proceeded to rush him. The criminal pulled out a dagger from his side as fast as he could, but before he could even poise to attack the MON agent, Yuuto unsheathed Black Lotus from its sheath in the blink of an eye and sliced at the dagger, severing the blade from its handle. The man looked down at the handle with fear in his eyes before Yuuto pointed the tip of his katana towards him, forcing him to stand on the edge of the speeding van. The criminal dropped the handle and put his hands up in a panic as he locked eyes with the MON operative, who was shooting him a death glare.
"I-I-I surrender! Please don't kill me!" The man exclaimed as he begged for his life.
As the man was panicking, Yuuto noticed Kestria flying alongside the van right behind him with a smirk on her face. The blonde smirked back at her before looking back at the criminal with a devious look on his face.
"Watch your step." He said to the man before kicking him hard in the chest.
The criminal started screaming as he fell from the van, but Kestria swooped in and caught the man by his legs. "Quit your whining already, you aren't getting off that easy." The raptor harpy said with a smug look on her face.
"Nice catch Kes." Yuuto said as he started moving towards the front of the van. "Go drop him off with one of the cruisers, then prepare to siege the van on my order."
"Roger that, I'll be back before you know it." Kestria replied with a wink before carrying off the screaming criminal to be detained.
Yuuto made it to the front of the van where the driver was and readied himself for his next task. "Okay, let's see what Black Lotus can do against a van." He thought to himself as he raised his katana with both hands, eyeing up the roof of the vehicle with a smirk on his face.
He then used Black Lotus to slice at the roof of the van, making two incisions along the sides and one near the back of the driver's compartment. With that he sheathed his katana and proceeded to pull open an opening for himself to jump through. Both the driver and passenger in the front looked up at him in surprise before Yuuto jumped though the hole and landed in the seat in between them. Before the passenger could do anything to stop him, the MON operative unholstered his tranquilizer gun and shot the man, while simultaneously unsheathing Black Lotus again, placing the edge of the blade against the driver's throat. Now with the passenger unconscious, Yuuto directed his attention towards the driver, who had a look of terror on his face as he tried his best to keep his eyes on the road.
"I suggest you play ball and bring this vehicle to a stop nice and slowly, got it?" The blonde said with a smug look on his face.
"Whatever you say, man! I'm not interested in dying!" The driver answered in a panicked tone, fearful for his life.
"Smart move." Yuuto replied before placing his fingers against his earpiece once more. "Bravo, this is Link. Vehicle should be coming to a stop any second now. Prepare to breach."
Back in the SUV, Blare and Kasumi were getting ready to exit the vehicle while Raia placed her fingers to her earpiece. "Copy that Link, just leave the rest to us."
"It's about damn time." Blare said out loud as her flame lashes ignited with excitement. "I was starting to get bored back here."
"Agreed, I was starting to get pins and needles from sitting still for so long." Kasumi added as she pulled out a pair of smoke bombs from one of her pouches.
"Let's focus ladies." Raia interjected as she noticed the van starting to slow to a stop in front of her, matching the speed of the SUV with it. "This is where things start to get hairy."
As the van came to a stop, the SUV stopped behind it and the three MON operatives made their way out of the vehicle. Raia took cover behind the SUV with the AK-47 at the ready, while Blare and Kasumi took position near the back of the van. Kestria was flying just overhead after dropping off her previous passenger with the police, ready to strike at any moment. Once Blare and Kasumi acknowledged that they were ready, Raia nodded back and shot several straps of bandages from her free arm at the back door of the van. With one pull, the doors flew wide open, only for the mummy to be greeted by an arrow flying straight at her. Raia ducked just in time as the arrow skimmed across the bonnet of the SUV.
"Seriously, why is it always arrows?!" She shouted out loud in annoyance.
Before Llyrana could notch another arrow onto her bow, Kasumi reached for a kunai and threw it at the weapon, the blade cutting the string of the bow in twain. The empusa then threw the smoke bombs she had been carrying into the van. They landed at the entrance of the van and went off, covering the area with plumes of smoke. While the dark elves were disorientated, Blare and Kasumi moved in to incapacitate them. The hellhound was the first to enter the fray as she jumped in through the entrance. As she landed, her ears picked up the sound of someone to her left taking a swing at her. Blare just barely ducked under as a spiked fist went sailing just over her head. The hellhound responded by throwing an open palm towards the attacker and succeeded in grabbing hold of the dark elf's face, which she immediately slammed against the side of the van, knocking the attacker unconscious. Llyrana panicked and grasped the end of her damaged bow and attempted to swing it at the hellhound to try and help her sister, but Kasumi jumped in and knocked it out of her hands with a jab from one of her sickles. The empusa quickly turned on her heel and jabbed her other sickle at the dark elf's face, which then smacked off the side of the van before the girl slumped to the ground now unconscious. Just as the two MON operatives were about to advance, Meriel stepped forwards and swung her scimitar at them, but Blare and Kasumi easily avoided the strike thanks to their heightened senses. The dark elf raised her weapon again, ready to take down anyone that dared near her.
"Incoming!"
The dark elf was distracted as she heard the shouting of a woman from outside. She looked too late as Kestria swooped into the vehicle and thrust her talons forwards, one knocking the scimitar from the dark elf's hands and the other grasping at her head. The raptor harpy landed gracefully on top of the woman as the dark elf's head slammed against the floor of the van hard, knocking her unconscious. Kestria flapped her wings as she cleared the van of smoke and the three MON operatives focused their attention towards the far end of the van where the hostages were supposed to be. They heard muffled grunts of distress as they saw the female elf with a look of panic on her face as she was held in the grasp of the last dark elf, who had one of her daggers against the hostage's throat.
"Nobody move!" Yrlissa yelled in anger as she tightened her grip on the hostage. "Take one more step and I swear I'll kill her!"
The other hostage was still tied up on the ground as he looked on helplessly with fear in his eyes for his co-worker's wellbeing.
Kestria got up onto her talons and took a step back as she raised her wings to her sides. "Hey, take it easy. No one here needs to die." The harpy tried to reason with the dark elf, but this only angered Yrlissa further.
"She's right." Kasumi interjected. "Please calm down and surrender peacefully. You'll only make things worse for yourself."
"You think I'm joking?!" Yrlissa yelled as she pressed the dagger harder against the elf's neck as blood started to trickle from the cut she made. "I'll seriously kill both these high elf scum if I have to! They think they're so high and mighty just because they play nice with the other species, while they look down on us for making use of those feeble humans who'd do anything to fulfil their sexual desires! Well, I've had enough of both high elves and humans dictating how we should conduct ourselves just because they don't have the power to dominate others! Get out of my way, otherwise this little bitch will-!"
Before she could finish her speech, she felt something sharp hit her back. She started to feel drowsy as she slowly lost her grip on her dagger. The weapon clattered on the ground, followed soon after by its owner and the elven hostage. The three MON operatives looked up to see a now open panel with Yuuto with a smirk on his on the other side with his tranquilizer gun pointed at where the dark elf was.
"Looks like someone needs a nap." The blonde jested as he re-holstered his gun.
Kestria, Blare, and Kasumi all let out sighs of relief now that the tense situation was put to an end. "Nice shot Stud." The hellhound said as she rubbed the back of her head. "Wasn't sure how we were going to stop her otherwise."
"Senpai, you always seem to have a knack for showing up at the right time." Kasumi added as a smile graced her lips.
"I do try my best." He replied as he gave his squad mates a thumbs-up. "You all did great today. Now, lets get these ladies detained now, shall we?"
The girls nodded in agreement as they started to take the dark elves out of the van and release the hostages.
Back at the Kurusu residence, the girls were watching the news intently for the latest update on the current hostage situation.
"This just in." The anchor-woman announced from behind her news desk. "It seems that MON, alongside with the TMPD have successfully apprehended the criminals involved with today's kidnapping at the local liminal embassy, and we have received word that both hostages been rescued with only minor injuries. Motives for the kidnapping have yet to be ascertained, though TMPD will release a statement within the next forty-eight hours."
"Verily, it is good to see that this city is in safe hands. Kazama and his allies should be most proud of their accomplishments." Centorea said with full confidence.
"Yeah, Yuugo and Kress looked super cool!" Papi exclaimed in excitement as she waved her wings excitedly above her head.
"Super cool!" Suu added as she did the same with her arms and tendrils.
"Damn, I didn't realise Kazama-kun was so good with swords." Miia stated with a look of awe on her face.
"Indeed, he certainly made quick work of the deviant on the roof of the van. To be able to achieve such a feat on a moving vehicle is quite impressive." Mero added with a smile on her face as she clasped her webbed hands together.
"Yeah, but I'm pretty sure Manako was the one that shot that guy's gun earlier, otherwise Kazama would be swiss cheese right now." Rachnera said from behind the group as she rested her chest on the back of the couch.
"I had nay fear that me Love would come out o' this battle unscathed." Lala announced as she placed a hand to her chest. "I would wish tae see if he is truly unharmed when we are able tae do so." She added as a light blush appeared on her cheeks.
A mischievous look crossed Miia's face as she glanced over towards the dullahan. "You just to give Kazama-kun a cuddle and a smooch, don't you?" The lamia asked teasingly as she mockingly placed a hand in front of her mouth.
Lala's cheeks went a brighter shade of red at the red head's accusation and she tried to hide her face behind her scarf as best she could. "A Spectre o' Death needs nay reason tae show their loved ones how much they mean tae them…" She replied in an embarrassed tone.
While the girls were talking, Kimihito was walking by the living room with a basket full of clothes to be hung out to dry when he stopped and noticed what was on the TV. "Look's like MON's been busy today."
"Yeah, they were super cool!" Papi exclaimed as she jumped to her talons. "Yuugo jumped onto the van and was like 'You're going down, Bad guys!' while swinging his sword like 'Whish Whoosh'!" She added as she swung one of her wings around like a sword. "And Kress was like 'No one flies better than me!', and then-!"
"I believe what Papi is trying to say is that the members of MON did a fantastic job of apprehending those dastardly criminals." Centorea interjected, which earned her a pout from the blue-haired harpy. "To think those dark elves would think they'd ever get away with such a heinous crime is beyond me."
"Well, it's good to hear that they're keeping our streets safe." Kimihito replied with a smirk on his face. "Anyway, I need to hang up this washing, and then I'll get started on lunch once I've done that." He continued as he started making his way upstairs.
"I'll come up and help you in a sec Honey, just want to see what they do with those naughty girls." Rachnera said as she focused her attention on the TV again.
"Say Papi," Miia said to get the harpy's attention. "What happened to that skateboard you and Suu found earlier?"
"Skateboard?" Papi questioned as she gave the lamia a confused look. "Papi has one?"
"The one we found by the river this morning." Suu answered as she placed her feeler on the harpy's forehead in hopes of jump-starting her memory.
Papi's eyes widened with realisation as she remembered about the skateboard. "Oh yeah! I took it upstairs and played with if for a bit!"
"I do hope thou hast remembered to put it away once thou were done with it." Centorea began to lecture the girl. "Imagine what calamity would befall us if someone were to- "
"WAAAAAAHHHHH!"
Suddenly they heard their host let out a yelp of surprise, soon followed by the sound of someone falling down the stairs.
"Shit." Rachnera muttered under her breath as she skittered towards the stairs, and everyone else quickly followed suit.
Once they arrived, they found Kimihito crumpled in a heap at the bottom of the stairs with the pile of clothes sprawled on top of him. Rachnera quickly chucked the pile of clothes off of him as she checked to see if he was hurt, while everyone else stood by with looks of worry on their faces.
"Honey! Are you alright?!" The arachne shouted in a panic, but she got no reply from the human.
Tears started welling up in Miia's eyes as she rushed to his side and tried to shake him awake. "Darling, please wake up!" She exclaimed with worry.
There was still no response from Kimihito.
"DARLING!"
A/N: Well, things don't look good for Kimihito, though he'll be okay, right?
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