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Chibodee leaned against the wall stairing out the window. He heard foot steps. He had seen them come but was unsure on how to greet his old friends. What he had to tell them and what they had to do wasn't going to be easy. Knocking. He looked up and at the door.
"It's open." He said looked back out the window.
It opened and Agro was the first to step in. He didn't like this. It was to quite. Chibodee was normaly being loud and almost happy. George followed Argo then Sai. They looked at each other worried then at chibodee. He sighed.
"I got a call the other day." He said.
"Was it from Little Red Rose?" George asked.
They all had a nick name for her. Chibodee called her Little Fire Punch. George called the girl Little Red Rose. Sai called her Little Red Dragon. Argo he called Shika Little Red Sword. When they spoke about her together they called her Red or Little Red.
"No. Her father, Domon. He asked me to do a favor but I need your guys help for this."
"What is it?"
"Our Little Red has become the new Neo-Japan Gundam Fighter."
"Sis would never allow that."
"She had no choice in the matter. Red ran away when she got the leter that she had gotten in. Domon wants me to watch out for her."
"That doesn't sound to hard Chibodee." George said.
"It gets worse Frenchie. He also wanted me to take her out of the fights permently." Chibodee said turning back to the window.
"He what!?" George yelled.
"Has bro gone insane?"
"Why would he want that done?"
"He doesn't want her to fight longer then she needs to. Domon wanted me to take out the head of her Gundam."
"He wants you to gun for her head. I won't do it."
"George, Domon just has what's best for his daughter in mind."
"Bro doesn't and you know that Chibodee. He's more worried about Sis leaving than Shika's getting hurt. I refuse to."
"I can't hurt Red like that."
"Then were all agreed. Any fight we have will be a fair one and we won't be aiming for her head at all." Chibodee said.
"Agreed." The other three said.
As the meeting of the four members of the Shuffle Allicance ended another one was about to begin. Shika walked off the ship and shighed when her feet touched ground. She held her bag tight to her shoulder and walked out side of the port. She gasped and took a step back. She had heard Earth was a wreck but she never thought it would looke like it did.
"Shika Kasshu."
She turned towards the voice. It was a young man about twenty-five years old. He was in a black business suit and wore sun glasses. Next to him was a man who had to be in his late thirties. They were dressed the same. She nodded. Reaching into her pocket she grabbed a small pocket knife that her boyfriend had given her.The younger one held out a red rose.
"Come with us Miss. Kasshu. We'll take you to Senator Karato." The older man said.
Shika pulled her hand out of her pocket and took the rose. She followed them. The younger one opened the door for her and she slid inside. Shika watched as the two slid in. She couln't but not trust them. He father had told her how Senator Karato had conned him into being a Gundam Fighter and how it was dangerous to trust him.
She looked out the window at the passing senery. It was mostly rubble. She spotted something strange. It was an American flag. She sat up straight and looked at the men.
"I thought we were going to see Senator Karato?" Shika asked looking at them with suspision.
"We are."
"Where are we?"
"What do you mean we're in Japan." The older man said.
"That's what I thought you'd say."
Shika leaned back and reached into her pocket. Her hand wrapped around the pocket knife as she scanned the inside of the limo. She saw a few buttons and wandered over to them.
"Do you know which one of these opens the skylight?" She asked.
"The second on to the right." The young man said.
"Thanks."
Shika opened the skylight and sat back in her seat looking up at the sky. She held the pocket knife behind her back and flipped open the blade. Carefully she pulled on her bag and looked at the two men. She streached and lunged forward and slashed the leather between them. She jumped up through the skylight.
"Ha Cool car surfing." She said.
She looked for her escape. The two men tried to grab her as the younger one pulled himself up to the roof. They went under a street line and Shika grabbed the cable. She swong up on it and balanced on the wire.
"Tell your boss I'm not as easy to trick as my mother or father!" She yelled after the limo sticking her tounge out.
Shika waited for a truck to roll under her and she dropped on to the roof. She rode the roof until it stopped. Slidding down the ladder on the back she dropped to the ground and fixed her jacket. Looking around she found a phone. She ran over to it and picked up the reciver.
Searching through her bag she found the letter. She looked at the bottom of the page and called the number collect. As it rang Shika's stomach growled. She sighed and looked around. Not a store in sight. Someone finnaly picked up.
"Yes hello. I'm Shika Kasshu and I'm wondering if Senator Karato is in. Yes I'll hold." She said waiting.
"Yes Senator. I'm Shika Kasshu and I was wondering were I'm have to pick up the gundam for the fights?" She rummaged through her bag and found a peice of paper and pen. "Ok 2031 Main Street. New York New Youk, USA. Ok But sir why isn't it in Japan. No room for a Gundam. OK thank you sir." She hung up the phone.
"Oh yeah this is going to be great." Shika moaned and began to walk down the street.
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A/N: What did ya think? Good, Bad, What?
