Talon just stare out atthe remarkably high buildings. Not since the war had such magnificent skyscrapers been created and now they were almost non-existant. The population seemed to have just exploded. He had never before seen so many people. He had to hold his nose at the sudden odor that overpowered his senses. Konemi noticed Talon's discomfort and smiled. "That's the corn plant."
"It stinks."
"It's being refined."
"Just wish we hadn't run out of gas back there."
"We made it pretty far didn't we?"
Talon smiled. "Ya I guess. How did you get all theway to Chicago anyway?"
"I walked, mostly."
"Oh you gotta be kiddin me."
"Well I did get rides."
"Right, so where to now?"
Konemi scanned the area until she finally pointed to a specific direction. "There."
Talon nodded to the driver as they stepped off the bus and continued walking along the street. He hadn't seen so many people around in a long time. This was probably due to the fact that New York was more populated and that the DC games were in less then a week. He was more following Konemi then anything. In a place he'd never been withought even knowing exactly where they were going how could he not? He was used knowing exactly what was going on. Here he was a stranger and it was a little uncomfortable.
"Konemi. Where exactly are we going?"
Konemi stopped. She took a breath and got that far away look before turning back to Talon to respond. "Home."
"With your mom?"
Konemi bowed her head. "...I don't really know what to do. Now that I'm here, I have no idea where to begin, my mom, I havn't seen her in months. What will she say when she sees me Talon? I'm lost."
Talon nodded. "Well why don't we regroup, take a break and get things started up tommorow?"
Konemi smiled. "I'm out of cash. We're pretty much stuck without that."
The boy grinned, comforted to know he could be of some use now. "This is where I come in. It may be a different city but theres thesame old pockets. Come on."
Now it was Talon leading and Konemi only followed as he weaved his way among the people and through the alleys in search of his quarry. Finally the boy smiled as they came upon a door. "Bingo."
"What's this?"
"We don't all stay round in Black Falcon forever, a lot of people move on before their 25th birthday. I do happen to know at least a few guys in New York. I mean it is the Dance Capitol of America isn't it?"
"What about LA?"
"What about LA? Not many people are willing to travel that far."
He smiled and knocked on the door several times. "Tremor! Open up!"
The door swung open, revealling a very irrtated older man with long brown hair. For a brief moment Konemi's heart leapt as she saw her father's face in the other man. Her elation was short lived however, as reality struck her hard and she became aware of the unique differences that seperated the two men. The man spoke. "What?!" He looked straight at Konemi and then glanced at Talon, his eyes softened and he gave out a whoop. "Talon! My man how are ya! How's your sister? Wait, How's the gang? No, scratch that. What the hell are you doing here?"
Talon grinned. "It'll take awile ta explain Tremor."
"Well I'm listenin."
"This is Kon...."
"Jen." Konemi replied, now feeling it necessary to reveal her name now that she was home again. "Jen Patriach."
Tremor took a step back in brief shock. "Woah you gotta be kiddin me. Talon what the hell have you guys been doin?"
Talon smiled slightly. "I'll tell ya, but we kind of need a place to stay for the night, if it's alright."
"Hell, mi casa es su casa. Come on in. But your tellin me everything."
Talon smiled. "Sure Tremor."
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Hawk leaned back against Nick as they sat by the fire, his arms wrapped around her waist. It had been days since Konemi and Talon had left, things had been a lot quieter since, at least it seemed that way. Everyone was just on their toes with everything going on. "Keep thinking about my little bro, wonderin if they made it."
"Hm. They made it."
"You're so confident."
"It's important to trust this."
"Well if I'm not mistaken you've been a little concerned yourself lately."
"It's not Talon, it's Inferno's sudden decision to leave."
"You don't think he abandoned his gang? Talon would never do that, not so immediatly."
"He did appoint a successor."
"Oh?"
"Shenlong."
"Shenlong. And that's why you're concerned huh? Shenlong."
"The guys a mystery, just showed up one day. He's smart enough, but you can't predict him."
Hawk smiled. "You just don't like Enigmas."
"He's got secrets Hawk."
"We all have our secrets. Anyway Inferno's trusted him all this time and ya know he's keptthe guy in line. Admit it, you just don't adjust to change well."
Nick consented. "Alright, I don't."
Hawk smiled. "There, was that so difficult?"
"Very."
Hawk grinned, resting her head on Nick's chest. "You're honest."
**************************
Tremor's eyes widened. "Oh you gotta be kiddin me."
Talon shook his head. "Fraid not, truth all the way."
Tremor smiled lightly. "Well ain't that just a kick in the ass for ya. You guys know they got a new DC Fighter for America?"
Konemi's intrest was suddeny renewed. "Who?"
"They call him The Blue Wolf. Ya know him?"
Konemi nodded. "He was secondary fighter to my dad. It's not too surprising."
"Ya well they say he's the one to watch this year if America's gonna remain in the undisputed championship."
"It stinks."
"It's being refined."
"Just wish we hadn't run out of gas back there."
"We made it pretty far didn't we?"
Talon smiled. "Ya I guess. How did you get all theway to Chicago anyway?"
"I walked, mostly."
"Oh you gotta be kiddin me."
"Well I did get rides."
"Right, so where to now?"
Konemi scanned the area until she finally pointed to a specific direction. "There."
Talon nodded to the driver as they stepped off the bus and continued walking along the street. He hadn't seen so many people around in a long time. This was probably due to the fact that New York was more populated and that the DC games were in less then a week. He was more following Konemi then anything. In a place he'd never been withought even knowing exactly where they were going how could he not? He was used knowing exactly what was going on. Here he was a stranger and it was a little uncomfortable.
"Konemi. Where exactly are we going?"
Konemi stopped. She took a breath and got that far away look before turning back to Talon to respond. "Home."
"With your mom?"
Konemi bowed her head. "...I don't really know what to do. Now that I'm here, I have no idea where to begin, my mom, I havn't seen her in months. What will she say when she sees me Talon? I'm lost."
Talon nodded. "Well why don't we regroup, take a break and get things started up tommorow?"
Konemi smiled. "I'm out of cash. We're pretty much stuck without that."
The boy grinned, comforted to know he could be of some use now. "This is where I come in. It may be a different city but theres thesame old pockets. Come on."
Now it was Talon leading and Konemi only followed as he weaved his way among the people and through the alleys in search of his quarry. Finally the boy smiled as they came upon a door. "Bingo."
"What's this?"
"We don't all stay round in Black Falcon forever, a lot of people move on before their 25th birthday. I do happen to know at least a few guys in New York. I mean it is the Dance Capitol of America isn't it?"
"What about LA?"
"What about LA? Not many people are willing to travel that far."
He smiled and knocked on the door several times. "Tremor! Open up!"
The door swung open, revealling a very irrtated older man with long brown hair. For a brief moment Konemi's heart leapt as she saw her father's face in the other man. Her elation was short lived however, as reality struck her hard and she became aware of the unique differences that seperated the two men. The man spoke. "What?!" He looked straight at Konemi and then glanced at Talon, his eyes softened and he gave out a whoop. "Talon! My man how are ya! How's your sister? Wait, How's the gang? No, scratch that. What the hell are you doing here?"
Talon grinned. "It'll take awile ta explain Tremor."
"Well I'm listenin."
"This is Kon...."
"Jen." Konemi replied, now feeling it necessary to reveal her name now that she was home again. "Jen Patriach."
Tremor took a step back in brief shock. "Woah you gotta be kiddin me. Talon what the hell have you guys been doin?"
Talon smiled slightly. "I'll tell ya, but we kind of need a place to stay for the night, if it's alright."
"Hell, mi casa es su casa. Come on in. But your tellin me everything."
Talon smiled. "Sure Tremor."
**********************************
Hawk leaned back against Nick as they sat by the fire, his arms wrapped around her waist. It had been days since Konemi and Talon had left, things had been a lot quieter since, at least it seemed that way. Everyone was just on their toes with everything going on. "Keep thinking about my little bro, wonderin if they made it."
"Hm. They made it."
"You're so confident."
"It's important to trust this."
"Well if I'm not mistaken you've been a little concerned yourself lately."
"It's not Talon, it's Inferno's sudden decision to leave."
"You don't think he abandoned his gang? Talon would never do that, not so immediatly."
"He did appoint a successor."
"Oh?"
"Shenlong."
"Shenlong. And that's why you're concerned huh? Shenlong."
"The guys a mystery, just showed up one day. He's smart enough, but you can't predict him."
Hawk smiled. "You just don't like Enigmas."
"He's got secrets Hawk."
"We all have our secrets. Anyway Inferno's trusted him all this time and ya know he's keptthe guy in line. Admit it, you just don't adjust to change well."
Nick consented. "Alright, I don't."
Hawk smiled. "There, was that so difficult?"
"Very."
Hawk grinned, resting her head on Nick's chest. "You're honest."
**************************
Tremor's eyes widened. "Oh you gotta be kiddin me."
Talon shook his head. "Fraid not, truth all the way."
Tremor smiled lightly. "Well ain't that just a kick in the ass for ya. You guys know they got a new DC Fighter for America?"
Konemi's intrest was suddeny renewed. "Who?"
"They call him The Blue Wolf. Ya know him?"
Konemi nodded. "He was secondary fighter to my dad. It's not too surprising."
"Ya well they say he's the one to watch this year if America's gonna remain in the undisputed championship."
