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Stinger woke up being shaken by Beat. "C'mon, time for the challenge I said you'd have ta pass ta join us." "What's the challenge?" Stinger muttered, still half-asleep.
"A race," stated Mew, "through all of Shibuya-cho. You will have to beat us to the point where you have to spray some small graffiti on." "You mean I'll have to race against all of you at once to the graffiti point?"
"Yeah," Cube threw in.
"Yo, you're in fer the race of yer life, yo!" Yo-Yo bragged. Tab also joined in the taunting, "There ain't no way you could win against all a' us!"
"We start at the bus terminal, through Park Street, and end at the downhill slopes,(A/N: This is the path of the race in Jet Grind Radio between Combo and Beat.)" Garam told Stinger. "Alright, everyone ready?" Beat asked, "Let's go!"
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All 11 Rudies hopped on a passing bus to catch a free ride to Shibuya bus terminal. They then jumped on a rail to get up on one of the awnings. As usual, Professor K already knew about the race, and counted down over the radio. "3...2...1...Go!"
At that, Stinger dashed, then jumped, almost clearing the next awning. Everyone else couldn't help but be duly impressed, though they knew that 75% of his increadible leap came from the skates he wore. Still, that was an *impressive* jump.
As hard as they skated, however, Stinger managed to keep an impressive lead of six feet over the others.
They flew down Park Street, where Stinger pulled off an insane trick: while jumping into the sewer the served as a half-pipe to all Rudies, he did a mid-air twist, to land backwards, almost guaranteing a bone- shattering crash. He hit the concrete, but managed to stay upright, now skating backwards. One thing about Stinger, even when skating backwards, where he couldn't dash, he still mantained his lead over the GGs, even when they dashed.
"How'd you get so good?" Piranha shouted. "Yer looking at one a' the first Rudies ever in Tokyo! It's years of experience!" Stinger shouted back. And with that, he jumped into the air again, twisting around so that he faced forwards, barely landing before he dashed forwards again.
Stinger's lead grew.
Stinger got to the downhill slopes first, choosing the shortest route to the graffiti point. It was on a wall above a rail, requiring a grind. The Rudie easily tagged the spot. The GGs got there a bare second later, to see the victorious look on his face, with his right hand in a victory sign. "Man, you're good, Stinger. From now on, you're a GG, too," Beat whistled, amazed. "Thanks, man. It really feels good to belong to something again." Stinger grinned, "And could you fill me in on any rival gangs of ours? I heard about ten-tagging. Never done it before. Sounds fun. Wish I could do that, too." "Stinger, you're gonna be doin' that plenty often from now on. We're goin' after Kogane-cho pretty soon, tomorrow," Tab said.
They skated back to the Garage, Beat filling Stinger in on their rivals. "First off, in Benten-cho, there's a bunch of techno-geeks called the Noise Tanks. We never found their hideout, but it must be some kind of high-tech gadget freak room in an abandoned building of some sort. These guys wear an off-white outfit that they never take off. Most people think they're all just clones of their leader, Tekno. And then in Kogane-cho, there's this bunch of horror movie fans called Poison Jam. They're perverts. Not to mention dumb. They've seen plenty of horror movies that involve a crazed psycho killer or man-eating monster cutting up innocent people. They're led by a guy called Slash. They dress like monsters from the movie *Creature from the Black Lagoon*. I think their HQ is a hidden room inside the Kogane sewers. Just like the Noise Tank's base, we never found Poison Jam's hideout. Then there's the Love Shockers here in our area. Their leader is a girl called Cassandra. Word on the street says, and I quote, 'Love broke their hearts, and now they're lookin' ta' do some breakin' of their own.' We heard that on Jet Set Radio, back when we first heard about the Love Shockers. Like the other two gangs, we never found their hideout."
Stinger held up a finger, asking clearly, "How many members are there in each of the rival gangs? Ya know, Poison Jam, Love Shockers, and the Noise Tanks."
"We think there are at least eleven members on each of the the other gangs," Gum threw in, "So now we're equal in numbers to each rival gang."
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2 months later...
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Stinger walked into the Garage with the other GGs, laughing his head off with everyone else. At the moment, he didn't care that he had a split lip from one of the cops giving him a knuckle sandwich, he'd had the time of his life. The Love Shockers had tried to take over Shibuya (again) and the GGs had to take it back. The cops had shown up again, as usual. A fight broke out, resulting in several unconcious Love Shockers and police officers.
"Did you see me do that graffiti on Shorty? I mean, come ON. I bet no one thought that when I tagged his crotch with a bulls-eye target, and put a message on his shirt with an arrow pointing at the target, saying 'Please shoot where arrow points' one of the cops would actually take it seriously and shoot," Stinger bragged.
"Well, Onishima gonna be in the hospital for a while. The offending cop is probably gonna be fired and arrested for assult," Beat chuckled happily.
"Who here thinks the Love Shockers look sexy in their outfits? I think so." Yo-yo got busted upside the head by Mew for that comment. The shortest GG went flying onto the car, making a big [I]bump[/I] sound. Looking around, Stinger decided that Combo and Cube needed a new friend, besides himself.
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That Night...
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In a dark alleyway, a figure moved, silent as a wraith. He skated up to the Garage, pausing. This had to be the Headquarters of the GGs. And if his sources were right, Combo and Cube were here. After a moment of consideration, he decided to wait until morning before announcing his presence. Finding a conveinently placed trash bag, he settled down to sleep the night away. Just before he dozed off, he thought, 'Combo, Cube, don't worry. We'll be re-united, and things will be back the way they were, only as part of a larger gang. Until morning...'
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Stinger woke up being shaken by Beat. "C'mon, time for the challenge I said you'd have ta pass ta join us." "What's the challenge?" Stinger muttered, still half-asleep.
"A race," stated Mew, "through all of Shibuya-cho. You will have to beat us to the point where you have to spray some small graffiti on." "You mean I'll have to race against all of you at once to the graffiti point?"
"Yeah," Cube threw in.
"Yo, you're in fer the race of yer life, yo!" Yo-Yo bragged. Tab also joined in the taunting, "There ain't no way you could win against all a' us!"
"We start at the bus terminal, through Park Street, and end at the downhill slopes,(A/N: This is the path of the race in Jet Grind Radio between Combo and Beat.)" Garam told Stinger. "Alright, everyone ready?" Beat asked, "Let's go!"
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All 11 Rudies hopped on a passing bus to catch a free ride to Shibuya bus terminal. They then jumped on a rail to get up on one of the awnings. As usual, Professor K already knew about the race, and counted down over the radio. "3...2...1...Go!"
At that, Stinger dashed, then jumped, almost clearing the next awning. Everyone else couldn't help but be duly impressed, though they knew that 75% of his increadible leap came from the skates he wore. Still, that was an *impressive* jump.
As hard as they skated, however, Stinger managed to keep an impressive lead of six feet over the others.
They flew down Park Street, where Stinger pulled off an insane trick: while jumping into the sewer the served as a half-pipe to all Rudies, he did a mid-air twist, to land backwards, almost guaranteing a bone- shattering crash. He hit the concrete, but managed to stay upright, now skating backwards. One thing about Stinger, even when skating backwards, where he couldn't dash, he still mantained his lead over the GGs, even when they dashed.
"How'd you get so good?" Piranha shouted. "Yer looking at one a' the first Rudies ever in Tokyo! It's years of experience!" Stinger shouted back. And with that, he jumped into the air again, twisting around so that he faced forwards, barely landing before he dashed forwards again.
Stinger's lead grew.
Stinger got to the downhill slopes first, choosing the shortest route to the graffiti point. It was on a wall above a rail, requiring a grind. The Rudie easily tagged the spot. The GGs got there a bare second later, to see the victorious look on his face, with his right hand in a victory sign. "Man, you're good, Stinger. From now on, you're a GG, too," Beat whistled, amazed. "Thanks, man. It really feels good to belong to something again." Stinger grinned, "And could you fill me in on any rival gangs of ours? I heard about ten-tagging. Never done it before. Sounds fun. Wish I could do that, too." "Stinger, you're gonna be doin' that plenty often from now on. We're goin' after Kogane-cho pretty soon, tomorrow," Tab said.
They skated back to the Garage, Beat filling Stinger in on their rivals. "First off, in Benten-cho, there's a bunch of techno-geeks called the Noise Tanks. We never found their hideout, but it must be some kind of high-tech gadget freak room in an abandoned building of some sort. These guys wear an off-white outfit that they never take off. Most people think they're all just clones of their leader, Tekno. And then in Kogane-cho, there's this bunch of horror movie fans called Poison Jam. They're perverts. Not to mention dumb. They've seen plenty of horror movies that involve a crazed psycho killer or man-eating monster cutting up innocent people. They're led by a guy called Slash. They dress like monsters from the movie *Creature from the Black Lagoon*. I think their HQ is a hidden room inside the Kogane sewers. Just like the Noise Tank's base, we never found Poison Jam's hideout. Then there's the Love Shockers here in our area. Their leader is a girl called Cassandra. Word on the street says, and I quote, 'Love broke their hearts, and now they're lookin' ta' do some breakin' of their own.' We heard that on Jet Set Radio, back when we first heard about the Love Shockers. Like the other two gangs, we never found their hideout."
Stinger held up a finger, asking clearly, "How many members are there in each of the rival gangs? Ya know, Poison Jam, Love Shockers, and the Noise Tanks."
"We think there are at least eleven members on each of the the other gangs," Gum threw in, "So now we're equal in numbers to each rival gang."
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2 months later...
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Stinger walked into the Garage with the other GGs, laughing his head off with everyone else. At the moment, he didn't care that he had a split lip from one of the cops giving him a knuckle sandwich, he'd had the time of his life. The Love Shockers had tried to take over Shibuya (again) and the GGs had to take it back. The cops had shown up again, as usual. A fight broke out, resulting in several unconcious Love Shockers and police officers.
"Did you see me do that graffiti on Shorty? I mean, come ON. I bet no one thought that when I tagged his crotch with a bulls-eye target, and put a message on his shirt with an arrow pointing at the target, saying 'Please shoot where arrow points' one of the cops would actually take it seriously and shoot," Stinger bragged.
"Well, Onishima gonna be in the hospital for a while. The offending cop is probably gonna be fired and arrested for assult," Beat chuckled happily.
"Who here thinks the Love Shockers look sexy in their outfits? I think so." Yo-yo got busted upside the head by Mew for that comment. The shortest GG went flying onto the car, making a big [I]bump[/I] sound. Looking around, Stinger decided that Combo and Cube needed a new friend, besides himself.
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That Night...
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In a dark alleyway, a figure moved, silent as a wraith. He skated up to the Garage, pausing. This had to be the Headquarters of the GGs. And if his sources were right, Combo and Cube were here. After a moment of consideration, he decided to wait until morning before announcing his presence. Finding a conveinently placed trash bag, he settled down to sleep the night away. Just before he dozed off, he thought, 'Combo, Cube, don't worry. We'll be re-united, and things will be back the way they were, only as part of a larger gang. Until morning...'