New Taggers In Town
Chapter 4: The Final Challenge! Why She's Called Speed!
A/N: I still don't own JGR and I've pretty much given up on the world. A small warning: the sewer probably gets more attention in this chapter than the characters.
No one could tell who was more tense, Beat or Speed. The way Beat figured it, if he managed to stay ahead of Speed, he'd win. The way Speed saw things, all she needed was a miracle, really big adreneline rush to stay a traveling tagger. In other words, both were on a wing and a prayer.
"Ok, we start at the bus station, skate through Benten-cho, and reach the tagging point in the residential area of Kogane-cho." Speed explained.
"Cool." was all Beat said in reply. Or rather, all he could choke out.
"Three, two, one...GO!" Gum screamed.
Beat tried to get a good start, but he was somewhat distracted by Speed whizzing by him in an adreneline caused burst of speed. The extra energy didn't last long though. When Speed was about twenty feet ahead of Beat, she had to slow down. Soon, both of them had raced around a corner and out of sight.
"There's a shortcut to Kogane-cho around here." Tab suggested. "We can make it to the tag point before either of them; Beat doesn't know about it!"
"So that's how you beat him in that race from here to Kogane-cho!" Gum yelled. Tab sweatdropped and shrugged.
With that, the remaining skaters in the bus station raced off, in hopes that whichever skater that leaded them, would win. Tab however did the predictible.
"Not another one! Where do these things come from?!"
Meanwhile, back with Beat and Speed, ten feet was all that seperated them now. Speed had hit a tree giving Beat some time to catch up. The streets of Shibuya-cho weren't all that busy, thank goodness. Otherwise, Speed might've hit a car.
"You ok up there, Speedy?"
"Fine, thanks!" Speed replied. "Wait a minute!" she thought.
"Old habits die hard." Beat thought. "I've been racing my own gang members too much."
Speed and Beat urged themselves onward. Soon, Speed had added a few feet to her lead.
"Geez! No wonder she's called Speed! If she doesn't wear out soon, I'll lose! But it is a long race, maybe I'll catch up."
Neither were going to lose without fight.
Meanwhile, in the sewer, Tab was pretty tired of bathing in sludge.
"I'm gonna kill whoever's playing this sick prank!" Tab grumbled.
The sewer wasn't going to give up Tab without a fight.
Meanwhile, right outside the sewer, three people were staring into the sewer.
"Ya think that hurt?" Crazy asked staring into the sewer.
"I hope I never find out." Gum and Omega grunted in unison.
"Right on, sister!" Omega shouted happily as she slapped Gum's back.
Gum fell into the sewer again. The sewer was also not going to give up Gum without a fight.
Back inside the sewer, Gum fell into Tab's lap.
"Hey, chick, this might be a sign from above." Tab whispered earning a slap from Gum.
"Get away from me!"
Gum was going to get away from Tab if it killed her.
Meanwhile, Speed and Beat were not paying any attention to the sewer whatsoever. However, Speed was paying alot of attention to the trees. She had hit another one and had lost some ground. Beat had managed to shrink the gap between him and Speed to about 6 feet.
"Hey, Beat!"
"What?"
"Do you see?..."
"Onishima!"
"Ok, thanks. Just making sure it wasn't a mirage with a tree behind it or something!"
Speed rammed into the unsuspecting officer who was stuffing his face with donuts, jumped up, and tagged his coat.
"Punks!" Onishima screamed as he chased after Speed and Beat.
"Are you sure that was a good idea?" Beat asked Speed nervously.
"No, but it was fun!"
Speed and Beat were pretty much even now, with Onishima far behind them waving his gun. What they didn't see or hear was what Onishima did next. He pulled a walkie-talkie out of his pocket.
"This is Onishima! I need back-up! Get some S.W.A.T. Teams, some parachute squadrons, and the entire fleet of helicopters to Shibuya-cho's main street, heading towards Benten-cho! I've got two rudies on the run!"
Meanwhile, in the residential area of Kogane-cho, Tab, Gum, Omega, and Crazy had just arrived at the tagging point.
"Where do you think they are?" Tab asked staring at the road, determined not to fall into the sewer again.
"Probably near Benten-cho." Omega sighed. "This is really stressin' me out!"
Omega was pretty stressed out, but Beat and Speed were stressed enough for all the people of Shibuya-cho.
"Ok!" Beat shouted at Speed. "The cops are after us, the Noise Tanks probably know we're headed toward Benten-cho, and there are alot of open man-holes around here! What are we gonna do?! "
"You're being very negative." Speed whimpered. "At least the reinforcements aren't all here yet...!"
Speed didn't finish her sentence. The rudies stopped skating. Ten S.W.A.T. Teams were in front of them, along with a good number of riot officers, all lead by an angry Onishima, who had apparently hitched a ride on a helicopter that was regaining lost altitude.
"Uh-oh." Speed grumbled.
"Let's just turn around around and...!" Beat didn't finish his sentence either.
Five more S.W.A.T. Teams were behind them, and closing in fast. Helicopters were circling over head, dropping off parachute troopers that closed in on both sides of the rudies.
"Well, well. Look who skated right into our trap!" Onishima laughed.
"Hey! Speed here! Beat and I have been cornered by the cops! Crazy and Omega, where are they when I need them most?! Onishima may finally get his wish next time in "The Great Escape! Keep Away From The Cops!"
"I'm going to get those rudies at last!" Onishima screams happily.
"Speed, we have to get out of here!" Beat yells sharply.
"Right behind you!"
Chapter 4: The Final Challenge! Why She's Called Speed!
A/N: I still don't own JGR and I've pretty much given up on the world. A small warning: the sewer probably gets more attention in this chapter than the characters.
No one could tell who was more tense, Beat or Speed. The way Beat figured it, if he managed to stay ahead of Speed, he'd win. The way Speed saw things, all she needed was a miracle, really big adreneline rush to stay a traveling tagger. In other words, both were on a wing and a prayer.
"Ok, we start at the bus station, skate through Benten-cho, and reach the tagging point in the residential area of Kogane-cho." Speed explained.
"Cool." was all Beat said in reply. Or rather, all he could choke out.
"Three, two, one...GO!" Gum screamed.
Beat tried to get a good start, but he was somewhat distracted by Speed whizzing by him in an adreneline caused burst of speed. The extra energy didn't last long though. When Speed was about twenty feet ahead of Beat, she had to slow down. Soon, both of them had raced around a corner and out of sight.
"There's a shortcut to Kogane-cho around here." Tab suggested. "We can make it to the tag point before either of them; Beat doesn't know about it!"
"So that's how you beat him in that race from here to Kogane-cho!" Gum yelled. Tab sweatdropped and shrugged.
With that, the remaining skaters in the bus station raced off, in hopes that whichever skater that leaded them, would win. Tab however did the predictible.
"Not another one! Where do these things come from?!"
Meanwhile, back with Beat and Speed, ten feet was all that seperated them now. Speed had hit a tree giving Beat some time to catch up. The streets of Shibuya-cho weren't all that busy, thank goodness. Otherwise, Speed might've hit a car.
"You ok up there, Speedy?"
"Fine, thanks!" Speed replied. "Wait a minute!" she thought.
"Old habits die hard." Beat thought. "I've been racing my own gang members too much."
Speed and Beat urged themselves onward. Soon, Speed had added a few feet to her lead.
"Geez! No wonder she's called Speed! If she doesn't wear out soon, I'll lose! But it is a long race, maybe I'll catch up."
Neither were going to lose without fight.
Meanwhile, in the sewer, Tab was pretty tired of bathing in sludge.
"I'm gonna kill whoever's playing this sick prank!" Tab grumbled.
The sewer wasn't going to give up Tab without a fight.
Meanwhile, right outside the sewer, three people were staring into the sewer.
"Ya think that hurt?" Crazy asked staring into the sewer.
"I hope I never find out." Gum and Omega grunted in unison.
"Right on, sister!" Omega shouted happily as she slapped Gum's back.
Gum fell into the sewer again. The sewer was also not going to give up Gum without a fight.
Back inside the sewer, Gum fell into Tab's lap.
"Hey, chick, this might be a sign from above." Tab whispered earning a slap from Gum.
"Get away from me!"
Gum was going to get away from Tab if it killed her.
Meanwhile, Speed and Beat were not paying any attention to the sewer whatsoever. However, Speed was paying alot of attention to the trees. She had hit another one and had lost some ground. Beat had managed to shrink the gap between him and Speed to about 6 feet.
"Hey, Beat!"
"What?"
"Do you see?..."
"Onishima!"
"Ok, thanks. Just making sure it wasn't a mirage with a tree behind it or something!"
Speed rammed into the unsuspecting officer who was stuffing his face with donuts, jumped up, and tagged his coat.
"Punks!" Onishima screamed as he chased after Speed and Beat.
"Are you sure that was a good idea?" Beat asked Speed nervously.
"No, but it was fun!"
Speed and Beat were pretty much even now, with Onishima far behind them waving his gun. What they didn't see or hear was what Onishima did next. He pulled a walkie-talkie out of his pocket.
"This is Onishima! I need back-up! Get some S.W.A.T. Teams, some parachute squadrons, and the entire fleet of helicopters to Shibuya-cho's main street, heading towards Benten-cho! I've got two rudies on the run!"
Meanwhile, in the residential area of Kogane-cho, Tab, Gum, Omega, and Crazy had just arrived at the tagging point.
"Where do you think they are?" Tab asked staring at the road, determined not to fall into the sewer again.
"Probably near Benten-cho." Omega sighed. "This is really stressin' me out!"
Omega was pretty stressed out, but Beat and Speed were stressed enough for all the people of Shibuya-cho.
"Ok!" Beat shouted at Speed. "The cops are after us, the Noise Tanks probably know we're headed toward Benten-cho, and there are alot of open man-holes around here! What are we gonna do?! "
"You're being very negative." Speed whimpered. "At least the reinforcements aren't all here yet...!"
Speed didn't finish her sentence. The rudies stopped skating. Ten S.W.A.T. Teams were in front of them, along with a good number of riot officers, all lead by an angry Onishima, who had apparently hitched a ride on a helicopter that was regaining lost altitude.
"Uh-oh." Speed grumbled.
"Let's just turn around around and...!" Beat didn't finish his sentence either.
Five more S.W.A.T. Teams were behind them, and closing in fast. Helicopters were circling over head, dropping off parachute troopers that closed in on both sides of the rudies.
"Well, well. Look who skated right into our trap!" Onishima laughed.
"Hey! Speed here! Beat and I have been cornered by the cops! Crazy and Omega, where are they when I need them most?! Onishima may finally get his wish next time in "The Great Escape! Keep Away From The Cops!"
"I'm going to get those rudies at last!" Onishima screams happily.
"Speed, we have to get out of here!" Beat yells sharply.
"Right behind you!"