"Jet Set Radioooo!" Professor K announced, "Is your heart pounding and blood pumping to the beat? We're sending our signal out to the entire city! Are you ready to ride the waves? Because the tide is high!"


Rhyth stretched lazily after stepping out of the shower. She used one towel to wrap herself up and ruffled her hair with another. She stepped in front of the small mirror hanging on the wall, "That paint took forever to scrub off…"

After grabbing her clothes and getting dressed, she stepped out into the quiet hallway. Her skates were outside the door.

"BZZZRRRTTTT!" A loud zap sounded from below, making her jump.

"What? What was that sound?" She hurried down the hall to the top of the stairs.

"Geez Roboy!" She heard Corn shout, "What the hell!?"

She carefully started down the stairs. Roboy was fidgeting in an irregular motion, "Th-there's-bbzzt-sOmethING-BBZZT-MY CIRCUITRY! BBZZTT!"

"Hold still!" Corn flung the door on his back open and started rooting through his technical insides, after a minute he saw the problem, "What the-!?" He reached in and pulled out a moldy biscuit.

"Oh ew!" Gum yelled.

Corn threw the stale bread ball to the ground, "Nasty! How'd you get that in there Roboy!?"

"If I knew, would I seem so confused right now? I know it wasn't in there a second ago!"

"Ruff, ruff!" Potts barked, he bolted for the rotten food, picked it up and ran outside.

"NO POTTS!" Yoyo shouted, "Don't eat that yo!" Yoyo sprung from his spot on the couch and raced after their canine pal.

"Yoyo! I know that was you who put that back there!" Roboy accused, "Get back here! I'm going to pulverize your scrawny butt!" then chased after him.

"Stay away from my butt!" Yoyo shouted over his shoulder, still pursuing Potts.

Corn shook his head and jumped out the window without a word. Rhyth, who was still at the stairs, gave a small giggle, alerting everyone to her presence.

"I'm next!" Gum volunteered and rushed past Rhyth upstairs.

Combo leaned against the wall, "Well this just turned into something." And chuckled, "I hope they don't kill each other out there."

"I'm sure they'll be fine." Beat was amused by all the action as usual, "Hey Rhyth, help me get through this level."

"Okay!" Rhyth skipped to the couch and eagerly sat to see Super Mario Bros. on the screen, he was in World 8-3.

"This is as far as I can usually get. The hammer bros. mess everything up."

"They've got a pattern." Combo mentioned, "It's one of those things were the timing has to be perfect. You can't be off even by a little."

"That's the problem." Beat stated.

A loud bang on the warehouse walls scared everyone. Muffled shouts were heard from outside.

Roboy angrily demanded, "I'll get you shortstack! Get over here!"

"Make me! What? Corn!? Where'd you come from? AUGH!"

"Save that energy for the sewers!" Corn was heard.

"Can I maim him a little?" Roboy politely asked.

"NO!" Corn and Yoyo both answered. Silence passed, Beat chuckled. Seconds later Corn and Yoyo both entered the warehouse, everyone's eyes on them.

"Carry on." Corn calmly said, and everyone slowly resumed their previous activities.


Two women stood atop a building, overlooking the city.

"So this is Tokyo-to?"

"Yeah, sure is."

"We're gonna bust this place up huh?"

"We sure are."

"Ha! We're gonna break some hearts while we're here too huh?"

"Of course, that's what we do right?"

"Yeah, so where are we gonna start?"

"Hmm… how about Shibuya Terminal?"

"Oh yeah? That's pretty risky. Word on the street says that's part of The GG's territory."

"So?"

"There the hottest gang here right now?"

"Yeah, and?"

"Just saying."

"I heard from that Rapid 99 gang that they were going to invade Poison Jam's hideout. Let's get down while they're distracted with those freaks."

"Shall we strike now?"

"No, but soon."

"I can't wait."

"Me neither."


Now free from the restrain, Gum's shoulder-length blonde hair grazed her back between her shoulder blades. After making sure it was flipped at the ends, she adjusted her mini dress and left the room. Bumping into Beat right in the hallway. The two apologized simultaneously.

"Oh snap, my bad."

"Whoa, sorry."

They froze upon realizing that and looked at each other. Gum smoothed her hair down, "I-I didn't see you."

"N-no it's all right." He replied.

There was more awkward silence before Gum quietly said, "Excuse me." and walked past him. She fast walked down the hall without looking back. Only to repeat the action by bumping into Rhyth at the bottom of the stairs.

"Oopes!" Rhyth yelped.

"Sorry 'bout that." Gum tried not to sound annoyed, irritated at her own sudden bout of carelessness.

The bluenette gave her friend a concerned face, "Are you feeling okay Gum?"

"Yeah I'm fine."

"You can tell me." Rhyth whispered.

She stared at her curiously before answering, "Let's skate around outside."

"Okay!"

Outside, the stars were obscured by the various colors of the city. Gum casually mentioned, "You seem excited. Then again, you always seem to be that way. You have boundless energy." She smiled positively,"I'll admit girl, I'm kind of jealous."

"Tee hee! That's right, I am always trying to see the bright side." Rhyth put her finger to her chin, "You see, my father, he was always so grouchy. He had a super strict view on life, he didn't think I was gonna get anywhere because everyone was gonna walk all over me for being positive all the time."

"Ugh…" Gum shook her head.

"That's why I left my home. I couldn't stand his attitude anymore."

"Do you think he's lookin' for you?"

"No, because he didn't bother looking for my mom when she left him."

Gum took a deep breath, she had no idea what could've been behind that joyful expression. All Gum could do until that point was wonder what a lively girl like her could be out on the streets.

Rhyth changed the subject, "We better go back inside before we get sick." Referring to their drying hair.

"Right." Gum chuckled, "Let's go."


"NO! I DIED AGAIN YO!" Yoyo raged over his lost life.

"Hey, at least it wasn't the hammer bros." Combo pointed out, "You usually die there. You got past them this time."

"Okay good point yo. But still!"

Combo sighed, "Yeah, but you just gotta keep trying."

When Gum and Rhyth entered the warehouse, Corn stood and announced, "Listen up. Once everyone is ready, we'll head off to Poison Jam's hideout."

"Then we'll trash the place right yo?"

"In a manner of speaking Yoyo, yeah. We'll tag up the place."

Combo added, "What if they find us? I'm pretty sure Poison Jam don't like strangers in their home if ya know what I'm sayin'."

"They don't." Gum commented, "But we don't really care, we're taking them down."

Beat arrived in the room, his hair mostly dry. Then joined in the conversation, "You know, now that I think about it... wasn't it so obvious that Poison Jam's hideout would be in the sewers? I mean did we really need Rapid 99 to tell us?" He ran his hand through his thick hair.

Corn thought about it and shrugged, "At least we got confirmation, so we know we HAVE to go down in that nasty place. Better safe than sorry."

"All right. So, we're leaving?"

Corn looked around, "Yeah, all right GG's, let's roll out!"


Rokkaku-Dai Heights was as desolate as usual, several crows scattered into the sky as the GG's rolled past.

Yoyo asked, "Hey Corn, what exactly are we gonna do once we get there yo?"

"We're gonna tag the place up!" He replied, "They're sure not to mess with us anymore after that."

"Hopefully." Gum added, "Knowing them, it's hard to tell what they'll do."

Combo shuddered, "Ugh... I don't know what's worse, having to roam around in a sewer or have Poison Jam go crazy all over this city. Aw man, they just had to have their hideout down there."

"I'm not surprised they do." Beat stated, "Those guys are ugly as hell. Like I was sayin' before It would make sense their hideout isn't anything to glamorize over. I still wonder who their leader is."

"He's probably really scary." Rhyth noted, she gasped a little, "What if he's a big mutated alligator, with sharp teeth and long claws that'll rip us limb from-."

"All right, all right." Corn stopped her, "That's enough imagination Rhyth. He's probably not as bad as we're makin' him out to be."

She shrunk slightly, "Sorry Corn..."

Everyone remained quiet until Yoyo broke the silence, "Are we going the right way yo? It seems like we've been skating forever!"

Corn answered, "Relax Yoyo, it's a bit of a distance. They aren't going to have the opening to their hideout somewhere where anyone could easily stumble upon it, they aren't that stupid."

Gum rolled her eyes, "It would be so convenient though..."


The master of Poison Jam sat in a chair that was definitely out of place for the sewers, unaffected by the smell and lack of cleanliness. Also donning a gold helmet similar in appearance to the mask that Poison Jam typically wears.

Though it was a secret to everybody outside of the gang, the master of Poison Jam is a female. Aside her golden helmet she had a gothic style, her sleeveless and shoulderless top revealed her midriff, showing off the tattoo on her stomach. Her capris were black with one red stripe going down each leg, which matched her skates.

Alone in her throne room, she removed her helmet and fixed her short, black hair, "Those GG's are so gonna get it." She fumed quietly, "They better not show their faces around here..."


The GG's stood at the entrance to the Tokyo Underground Sewage Facility and gazed in awe.

"Wow." Rhyth said.

Yoyo fixed his shades, "I'll say, yo."

Corn faced his team, "All right, listen up. We're moving into the danger zone here, from this point onward Poison Jam could be anywhere. It's VERY easy to get lost in here, so stay alert and keep together, everyone got it?"

"Yeah." Everyone replied.

"Very good, Poison Jam won't stand a chance. GG's, let's go!"

They rolled into the darkness, without knowing what could be waiting for them. Immediately the gang was surprised at how simple the place appeared. Corn's shock turned into suspicion quickly, "Something's not right."

Gum slowly started to skate ahead, but Corn put his hand up protectively, "Everyone wait here, I'll go down the hall first." He looked over his shoulder, "Don't move until I tell you guys all right?"

"Corn..." Gum voiced concern.

"Just wait." He softly told her and skated ahead slowly, alert but confident.

Underneath his feet, the floor parted without warning. Time slowed down as the rest of the GG's became horrified. Corn looked down, expressed fear and tried frantically to escape.

It was no use, Corn fell into the darkness screaming, then a splash was heard.

"Oh my god no!" Gum rushed to the edge and got on her knees, trying to see into the dark, "CORN!"

"Oh no, oh no! Corn!" Rhyth freaked, "Oh my...!"

"Corn yo!" Yoyo looked as well.

"Corn can you hear us!?" Combo shouted. There was no answer.

Beat knelt next to Gum, "Corn, talk to us man!"

When the GG's still didn't get a response, everyone stood.

"What are we gonna do, what are we gonna do!?" Rhyth panicked, "We gotta find him!"

"All right, calm down." Gum put her hand on the younger girl's shoulder, "We'll get him... somehow."

Yoyo threw his hands up, "Those damn Poison Jam freaks! They're more clever than we thought yo..."

"What are we going to do?" Rhyth questioned.

"Haa hahaha!" A loud laugh bounced off the walls. Across the fallen floor stood a young man with bright orange sunglasses that seemed to glow like insect eyes. His gray tank top showed off his slightly muscular build, he had two orange arm bands around each arm and black baggy pants.

He continued laughing, "Haha! He's the 30th one to fall into that trap! Aw man, that never gets old!"

"Asshole!" Beat shouted angrily, "You're lucky I can't reach you right now!"

The guy was not intimidated, "Heh... I don't know dude, I'd say the floor's doing YOU a bigger favor than me."

Beat's fists clenched tightly, "I swear, when I get over there-!"

Gum interrupted him, "Who the hell are you anyway? Did you set this trap?"

He put his hands up defensively, "Hey, it wasn't me girl. I'm just down here a lot."

She eyed him suspiciously, "Are you involved with Poison Jam?"

"Oh hell no!" He retorted defiantly, "I hate these fish-faced fools! I come here to screw with them all the time! They're the ones who set that trap."

"And to laugh at people who fall into them." Combo flippantly remarked.

He shrugged, "Yeah, that too. Now it's my turn to ask a question, who are you guys?"

"We're the GG's!" Beat responded, "And let me tell you somethin'! We are the street's hottest-!"

"Hold on!" Rhyth blurt out loudly, all eyes went to her. She stepped forward, "We're here to take down Poison Jam. They always mess with us and we wanna teach them some manners. But now we have to find him too!" She pointed down the trap, "Do you know how we can get around this?"

The guy raised his eyebrows, "Hmm... The GG's huh? Tell ya what. I don't mind helping you guys findin' your friend who just fell, just as a '30th Sucker Anniversary'. But ya gotta help me out too. How about we work together and take down Poison Jam, and we'll find your friend. Sound good?" His tone was more serious than before.

Rhyth turned around, "Gum, what do you think?"

The older girl took a deep breath, "It's looks like we have no other choice, all right then, we'll help you. As long as we find our friend."

He clapped his hands together, "Awesome! You got it, just stand back and give me a second." then disappeared around the corner. Seconds later, loud dragging noises were heard. He appeared again hauling a massive log of metal and flung it across the gap, making a bridge.

Gum looked at Beat somewhat fiercely, "Don't kill him." She muttered.

Beat sighed, "Fine, but we better find Corn."

"We will, just stay calm."

The GG's effortlessly slid across the metal and landed on the opposite side one by one, coming face to face with the strange guy. He admitted, "You guys aren't too shabby. By the way, name's Garam. How do you do?"

"We've seen better days." Gum replied disdainfully, "Call me Gum. First order of business, we need to find Corn."

Garam shook his head, "Well that'll be easier said than done babe, check this place out." They had wandered into a room that had the appearance of being a jungle without the trees.

"Geez, look at this place!" Beat expressed surprise, his voice echoed.

Yoyo jumped forward, "Yo! Where do we go? There's so many places to start yo!" He was fidgeting excitingly. Garam watched Yoyo, then looked at Gum amusingly. She had two fingers on her eyebrow, indicating her attitude toward Yoyo's hyperactivity.

"Heh... he's a bit of a wild one isn't he?" Garam observed.

Gum nodded, "Yeah, that's Yoyo. That's how he is."

"What are we standing here for yo!? Let's go kick some fish tail!" He began to skate in small circles, Garam quickly grabbed him, "Hold it crazy! This ain't like the streets above ground, it's VERY easy to get lost in here."

Combo spoke, "Garam right? First of all, I'm Combo. Second, you were sayin' that you come here a lot. Are you confident that you know this place inside and out?"

"I would say I do. I've been trying to take down Poison Jam for a while so, it would make sense. My point is, everyone just needs to stay close to me. I've got this place, and if we get split up and crazy lost, Poison Jam'll have the upper hand on us. We can't let that happen, you see what I'm sayin'?"

Everyone was in agreement.

"Good. Now luckily, Poison Jam's intelligence kinda did a little teensy tiny sliparoo beyond the trap. I suppose they didn't think any intruders would make it beyond that point because the deeper depths of their hideout is just right over there." Garam pointed to a door that was a short skate away, never mind worrying over the maze they beheld when the door was just right there, and wide open as a matter of fact!

"That's a relief." Gum commented, "I just hope your memory is accurate."

"Like I said, I've got this place. Let's go."

As the rudie's rolled for the entrance, Beat brought up, "You know, I have no doubt that Rapid 99 failed to mention that trap on purpose!"

Gum remembered, "Oh, right! I bet that's exactly what they did!"

Everyone did a collective groan of anger.

"That is so wrong!" Rhyth snapped, "After we helped them and everything they go and do that!"

"So it was Rapid 99 that sent you guys here?" Garam asked, "I was wondering how ya found this place. It's not like it's in plain sight."

"Those little bitches..." Beat fumed.

Gum defused the tension, "Guys, guys! Let's focus on the task at hand, then we'll worry about them."

"Still...yo." Yoyo leaned on a railing, "That's really uncool to-." The worn out railing snapped, sending him plummeting into the dirty, rushing water, "AUGHGHGHAHAHHHHH!"

"Yoyo!" Everyone shouted.

"Oh no, not another one!" Beat declared and rushed off.

"Beat!" Gum took off after him.

Everyone else followed after at a pace so hasty, Garam had to struggle to try to keep up.

"Sheesh. So much for staying close to me..."


Author's Note: Cliffhanger... dun dun DUUUUUNNN! lol ^.^

See ya'll laterz! ^.^