The GG's that remained at the Garage were on high alert. Everyone either watching out a window or patrolling around. Even checking every possible hiding spot just to be sure.
"The skating area is clear!" Combo announced, "Hey Roboy, have you found anything yet?"
Roboy was using sensors to scan the area, "I already told you, if I find anything I'll let you know. Just hold your horses."
"It's clear over here!" Rhyth called from the opposite end.
Garam was on the left, "Same here!"
Potts was also searching; he had the advantage to use his eyes and his nose. He pattered over to where Yoyo would usually hang out and sniffed around, then he laid down and let out a small whine. His ears perked up at the sound of skates from the path to Shibuya Terminal; when the rolling increased in volume he stood and barked.
Garam adjusted his shades, "Hm?"
"What's wrong Potts? Is someone coming?" Rhyth grabbed a can of paint.
Combo rushed, "Don't worry we got this! Who's there!?"
The trio swiftly equipped themselves for battle and waited, ready for the worst. Corn, Gum, and Beat rushed into sight frantically.
"Everyone!" Corn shouted.
"Hey Corn, did you find Yoyo?" Combo asked.
"No, he's gone! We can't find him anywhere!" Beat declared.
"What!?" Rhyth and Garam exclaimed.
Combo jumped back, "What do you mean you can't find him anywhere!?"
Beat held out the cracked shades, "Well, this is all we've found of him."
"We've got a bad feeling about this." Gum dreaded.
"All of this crazy shit has been happening and he just vanishes!?" Garam yelled, "This is not good!"
"We've gotta find him, and fast!" Rhyth stated.
With the GG's gathered around, Corn explained, "All right everyone, calm down! We've got to stay focused; remember what we were talking about."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"I really don't like this at all. The Noise Tanks show up and Yoyo disappears; I can't shake the feeling that this is no coincidence. There's has to be more to this than what we know."
"Well let's gather what we do know." Gum decided, "The Noise Tanks have been taking over the city, we're probably very close to the top of their list, and now Yoyo is gone." She paused, "Yeah, these incidents are definitely connected."
Corn spoke up, "Here's what we'll do, let's head on over to the skyscraper district and Pharaoh Park. We're gonna tag that place up and let those Noise Tanks know that we aren't intimidated by them."
"I hope this won't be another trap." Rhyth estimated.
"Who knows what'll be waiting for us; we can only hope for the best."
Beat asked, "So does this mean we're going now?"
"That's right, we are. GG's, move out! To the skyscraper district and Pharaoh Park!"
"Heh…heheheheheheh… Kill them aaaalll-eheheheh..."
The Rokkaku squad was profoundly panic-stricken by Hayashi's chaotic and manic laughter. It was so bad that every move the Commander made, it would them flinch. Dare not they whisper among one another like they would usually do, or he might just aim that gun.
"HQ to all squads: Youths on skates have been seen in the vicinity of Pharaoh Park. All officers respond at once."
Hayashi didn't even wait for the broadcast to finish; the second he heard the location he was out the door like he was on fire. It was then when the rest of the squad began plotting.
"This just keeps getting worse everyone… Rokkaku's pissed, the Commander's absolutely mad, and the Captain has disappeared and gone dark on us!"
"We've got to do something about it!"
"And get shot? No thanks."
"What else are we gonna do?"
"Looks like we're just gonna have to follow orders if we want to survive."
"I was afraid of that."
"It's our only option now."
The skyscraper district and Pharaoh Park; an open air garden park that was regularly active with several visitors was now silent thanks to the panic on the streets.
"The Immortals won't be hard to spot." Corn mentioned, "Just a bunch of weird dudes wrapped up in bandages. You know, trying to fit the theme of their turf."
"Or at least what WAS their turf." Gum reminded, "Before the Noise Tanks showed up."
Beat glanced around, "This place… wasn't it built by some rich guy from Egypt?"
"That's the history." Corn affirmed, "Now let's go on ahead and tag this place up."
"Right!"
The GG's skated all over to random places; they tagged where necessary and over Immortal markings. With the entire team present and undistracted they tagged the park up quickly.
Corn skated all over; any Immortal graffiti he found was painted over. This seemed strange to him.
"If the Noise Tanks took over this place. Then don't they have their own graffiti? Why haven't they painted all this over yet?" He wondered, "Eh, no matter. We'll paint this place up."
"Corn!"
Corn saw Combo rushing to him, "Combo? What's wrong?"
In-between catching his breath Combo explained, "Dude, get this! I just heard from Professor K that not only have the Noise Tanks taken over this place, they've enslaved the Immortals! Now with the two gangs on the same team they've spread their territory all the way to Kibogaoka Hill."
"What!? Are you serious?"
"I am serious! I just heard this myself!"
"Oh that's just great. This is even worse than I thought it was!" He focused, "All right Combo, help me find the others. I need everyone in the garage right now."
"Gotcha, let's get going!"
When Gum made it back to the central balcony after some tagging she noticed Rhyth hopping effortlessly across the rooftops in the distance heading her direction. On the last roof she launched herself into the air using a tilted billboard and spun before landing in front of her.
"Hi Gum, what's up?"
"Nothing much, just thinking about everything that's been going on."
"I'm worried too, and I'm curious about where Yoyo went… I hope he's okay."
Gum assumed, "I'm sure he's fine. It's just Yoyo being Yoyo probably; you know how he is sometimes."
"It just doesn't seem like him to disappear like this."
"We'll find him, promise."
Hidden within the shadows of the background, commander Hayashi drew his gun and took aim at Gum.
"I'll start with you…"
Unfortunately for him, he made the mistake of being in the range of Rhyth's watchful eye. Just as Hayashi's finger brushed the trigger…
"Gum watch out!" Rhyth yelped and tackled Gum. The gunshot rang immediately after and soared over the girls.
"What the hell?" Gum sat up.
"Ah damn it!" Hayashi swore, making his presence known. Both girls scrambled to their feet.
"Oh geez…" Gum complained, "This guy again?"
Rhyth yelled at the commander, "Why don't you just leave us alone?"
"I'll leave you alone once you kids are off the streets!" He haughtily answered, "If you give up now it'll be less painful. Maybe… heheh…"
Gum challenged, "Don't think we'll give in to that! We aren't going to stop until this city is free! Free from you, Rokkaku, and everyone who supports that insane law!"
"It's not even a law." Rhyth added, "It's just something that Rokkaku wrote for power. It's not right!"
The commander's wild eyes twitched, "Heh... heheheheh… defy authority will you now!? In that case… heh… I guess I'm gonna have to… eliminate you two now."
Gum and Rhyth traded distressed faces. They both knew that trying to rush him head-on would be a good way to get one of them shot. Quickly thinking, Gum grabbed Rhyth and ducked behind a wall and ran off into the city. Hayashi fired two shots and missed.
"Shh…" Gum hushed.
"I think he's gone crazy Gum." Rhyth whispered.
"Heh, ya don't say? I've noticed, we need to go warn the others. Let's go this way." She pointed down the sidewalk left of them, "This is a shortcut back to the highway, hurry."
With haste, Gum and Rhyth made it back to where they first arrived. Hayashi was nowhere in sight; Rhyth jumped on a neon wire and grinded up to a rooftop.
Gum skated to the observatory in the center. She was just about to hop on a rail when Hayashi appeared in front of her like a ghost and grabbed her wrist. She gasped, the barrel of his gun pressed against her chin.
He clicked his teeth, "Thought you could outsmart me eh? You should've just given up when you had the chance."
She glared, "Seeing as we've outsmarted you before…"
Crazy Hayashi didn't take that too well, "I'll enjoy seeing your brains getting cleaned off the pavement you impudent kid!" He pushed the barrel even further in her skin.
Beat rammed into Hayashi saying, "Son of a bitch!" then spray painted upon his coat when he landed on his back. While he was still dazed Beat took his gun from him and sprayed directly into the barrel. Then he slammed it on the ground, breaking it into pieces.
"Hurry, let's go!" He spoke, Gum nodded and off they went.
"Beat, have you seen the others?"
"I ran into Corn and he's gathering everyone. He told me that he needs everyone back at the garage now." His voice contained urgency.
"O-Okay. Hey, Beat."
He turned around, "Yeah?"
Her heart started racing, "Thanks for the save." She looked ahead because she felt herself blushing.
"No problem."
They returned to the garage and rushed into the warehouse to find Rhyth there. Soon, the rest of the GG's arrived. Everyone was curious as to what was going on until Corn stood in front of the gang and spoke,
"Listen up gang, the situation is a lot worse than we thought it was. The Immortals are now slaves to the Noise Tanks, and now with them on their side; those cyborgs have claimed Kibogaoka Hill."
"No way!" Beat said in disbelief.
"I heard Professor K say it himself!" Combo confirmed, "It's happening!"
Corn continued, "We can only conclude that not only are they taking turf, they're increasing in numbers by controlling the gangs they defeat. At this rate it'll only be a matter of time before we're completely overrun."
"We've clearly underestimated these guys…" Gum observed, "So what's our next course of action? We've got to do something."
"Kibogaoka Hill, we strike there next. The idea is, that if we keep attacking the places they claim. It'll draw them out and we'll be able to take them down."
Garam brought up, "What about Yoyo? Will we find him?"
"We will. Don't worry. We just have to keep searching."
"This is getting crazy." Combo perceived, "I sure hope we come out from all this alive!"
"As long as we keep it up, we will!" Beat encouraged.
"Nothing can stop us!" Rhyth motivated, "We're the best!"
"All right!" The GG's unanimously cheered.
"Now let's get to Kibogaoka Hill!" Corn announced with great energy.
"LET'S GO!"
