Jet Set Radio 5 Years Later - Deus Ex Machina
Chapter Six
By Jason Winter
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--Kogane-cho--
"So, after five years, you still remember my name..." Kell chuckled.
"Yeah, and we we really wish we could forget." Cube snorted.
"So, what are you doing here?" Beat said "What do you want?"
"We sent the Skull Roses here to catch a renegade unit, the one you know as Zrex V." Kell said "But they also had their own ideas about how to go through with it, so they instigated this turf war. It was unexpected that 2 other gangs would also be planning such, but only for your foolish intentions of your so-called 'fun'."
"That still doesn't explain why you made robot rudies in the first place." Lobo said.
"Oh, I can think of WHY." Gum said "Up to your old scheme of controlling Tokyo again?"
"Nah." Kell said "Why control Tokyo when you can control the entire world, hmm? That's what it's always been about, the world, not you! Why do you think we also had a place in Grind City?! Tust me, we're everywhere. The Mecha GGs were only prototypes... It took 5 years to perfect the technology... From subhuman robots to total skeletal human replicas... But I guess our technology wasn't perfect, or Zrex here would have not defied us. The Devil's Contract failed, the Mecha GGs failed..."
"And don't forget the Swasticators failed, too." Garam said "Or do you remember hiring them to blow up the Rokkaku Tower, and then killing them when they failed? I suppose I should be thankful you got rid of the people who murdered my family, but then again, you were behind them ever coming back in the first place."
"Oh, that trivial incident. I have no idea why we hired them in the first place, it probably would have been better if we did it ourselves. But then again, we had more important projects to work on."
"Yeah, but it looks like it was five years of nothing." Combo said "Your robots failed, plus one betrayed you and is now on our side. Face it, you've lost plenty of times."
"Oh, trust me, it's only BEGUN."
"And what's that supposed to mean?!" Canis said "What have you got planned, hmm?"
"That, you will someday find out the hard way. It won't happen today, won't happen tomorrow, may not happen this week or the next... But someday, you and the whole world will face the wrath of the Jade Cobras. You can count on it."
Kell pointed to the entire group with her bladed hands as she spoke, which looked like they had gotten a recent upgrade, before, they looked just like normal hands, hell, she actually only had one robot hand before, but it seemed that she had gotten two, whether by injury or choice, it couldn't be sure. Her eyes continued to glow that neon red, changing intensity as she talked. Also, she had the front of her overcoat open, obviously a lot more laid back than a normal Rhino or Cobra or whatever, of course thay had never SEEN a normal mook member of the Jade Cobras, so it couldn't be told for sure.
There were 2 other figures behind her, the GGs recognized them pretty easily. One was big, and took up most of the alley. He had abandoned the gi he used to wear, in replacement for, yep, that black business suit. The other was thin and tall, and his afro definitely gave him away. One and Seven. They seemed oddly nonchalant, but then again, they were supposed to be that way.
"Yeah, well, you can bring it on." Charla said "We'll be ready."
"Don't think we'll just do it any time we feel like it." Seven finally spoke "We'll attack when you least expect it, where you least expect it."
Beat laughed "We'll ALWAYS be on the lookout, so I don't think that will be possible."
"That, we shall see." One grunted.
Rabies was still holding onto Flu's lifeless body. How could this happen? The leader and his lover were dead now, he was alone, all thanks to those damned Jade Cobras.
"YOU FREAKSSSS!!!" he screamed, letting go of Flu and dashing towards the terrifying trio, pulling out a can of nerve gas "You'll PAY for this! DIIIIEEEE!!!"
He didn't even get the chance to throw the gas when Seven whipped his sniper rifle out, and fired, shooting him in the arm. he screamed and clutched onto it and backed up.
"Bad move." Kell said "Now, I think you've had enough of our blabbing, so we're out of here. You're safe, for now. But we will be back."
With that, they turned around and disappeared back into the shadows from whence they came. Everyone stood there, dumbfounded.
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--Several weeks later--
Today was the day before the fifth anniversiary of the Tri-district Alliance, and things were quiet, almost too quiet... No rival gangs to deal with, everything seemed to be back to normal. There was an uneasiness, however, everyone was on the lookout for any sign, no matter how subtle of the Jade Cobras starting anything. And nothing at all seemed to indicate they were around. Which was a good thing.
Combo, Cube and Coin had gone back to Grind City just in case the Golden Rhinos decided to hit there first, and the TDA had just gotten word that there was absolutely nothing Cobra-related. Howver, the new had also come that they had gained a new member, changing them from the Triple C to the C-Quartet, a dude by the name of Clutch.
As for Rabies, he had gone through an overhaul. He had dyed his hair black. He now wore a black jacket a black shirt and black pants. He had the same skates, which sort of clashed, being green, but it was the last memory of Flu he had, so he stuck with it. His arm was in a sling, thanks to being shot in the shoulder by Seven. He sighed as he looked out into the Kogane sunset, and pulled out a pic of him with his fellow Disease Patrollers. He called himself Takaishi now, his real name. He wasn't a member of any gang at the moment, and he didn't plan to. He was a loner now, a renegade. When his arm got better, he was gonna set this city up in green and black, his new personal tag colors. And maybe, start his own gang someday. The Black Plague, he thought was a good name. He dashed off into the shadows to his hideout. Tomorrow was gonna be sweet. While the TDA met and celebrated, he'd be leaving his mark. He tried to move his arm, and it moved with very little pain. He smirked, his arm was good enough.
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--Someplace--
A dark room, badly lit shadows 5 figures, at a table playing a card game.
"Have any threes?" said one of them.
"Go fish, Eleven." the others replied.
"Woohoo, a three. Your turn, Seven."
"Got any jacks?" Seven replied, fluffing his afro.
Three of them groaned, and have Seven their jacks.
"Ho ho ho, this isn't merry for me..." said another one of them.
"Looks like Seven wins." Eleven sighed.
"This is getting boring." answered One "When are we gonna go out and do some damage?"
"As soon as Kell gives the word." Seven said "I'm tired of waiting, too, but I'll hafta wait."
Eleven tapped his biker gloved fingers on the table, holding his black cobra-head-shaped helmet in his other arm.
"I hate waiting, I wanna do some damage NOW."
"Hohoho, so impatient, Eleven." Ten answered, stroking a bomb, a santa hat on his head and fluffed cuffs on his suit "We'll give our gifts very soon, hopefully. All those rudies are goin' on my naughty list."
Nine was eerily silent, as usual. He stroked his katana and nodded in agreement with Ten. Suddenly the door creaked open, and Kell entered.
"The time has come, gentlemen." she hissed "The master says it's the right moment... Tomorrow, we should be in Tokyo... And then, we'll turn it to ruins, and clense the planet of every single rudie in existance... Except for Seven and One, you will go to Grind City to take care of the Triple C. The rest of you are going to Tokyo. You should be able to take care of the rudies, AND that stupid renegade cyber unit."
"That traitor will pay for betraying us." Nine finally spoke.
"Yes, pay indeed." Eleven said, pushing his antenna back into his head and putting on his helmet.
"Hehe, hohoho." Ten laughed, juggling his bomb "Time to wish those kids a very unmerry day..."
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--TDA Central, the next day--
"Today, we celebrate." Beat said "Celebrate 5 years of allied happiness!"
"Did you get everything out and ordered?" Charla asked.
"Yup." Lobo replied "Pizza, soda, Cheetos, some beer for the older folks, more pizza... aaand... ramen."
"Heh, who knew a bio-android could consume so much ramen without damaging his systems.." Gum said.
"From the physical checkup and software tuneup we gave, it seems these robots have an artificial digestive system to fit in with humans. pretty unnessecary, if you ask me." Charla said.
"Hey, is it just me, or is Rabies not around anymore?" Garam said.
"You must mean Takaishi." Vix replied "He's been tagging some minor spots in Kogane with his new tag style... I think we've got one of them renegades... he hasn't tried anything major, though, so I wouldn't worry."
"Yeah, me either." Yo-yo smiled.
"Maybe he'll show some spirit and celebrate with us." Piranha said.
"We can only hope." Beat said... "Let's get this party started as soon as Professor K announces..."
"J-J-JET SET RADIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" blared the Professor's voice on the radio "Hey, all you rudies and listeners alike out there! Today is the FIFTH ANNIVERSIARY of the biggest Rudie alliance alive... The Tri-District Alliance! And it couldn't be better! We got rid of the New Order Alliance, kinda freaky how the Skull Roses were bots! And it appears our old friends, the Golden Rhinos, renamed the Jade Cobras were behind it! And their mission was to look for Zrex V, a renegade robot... Congrats, Zrex, for refusing those fools! I wonder where they are now? Hiding under a rock, I bet! Also, condolances go out to Takaishi, formerly Rabies of the Disease Patrol, for the death of his girlfriend and his leader by those evil maniacs! Don't be shy, man, if you're out there, somewhere, listening, the TDA will be glad to have ya! J-J-JET SET RADIO! Party on, Tri-dye! And here's the first song, the one that started it all... Let Mom Sleep! In a special... NO SLEEP REMIX! Jet Set Radio!"
With that, the music began to play, and the party had begun.
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--Outer Rim of Tokyo-to, several minutes later--
Black helicopters and back cars zoomed onto the mainland from an aircraft carrier, and onward into Tokyo... The Jade Cobras were making their move!
--TO BE CONTINUED--
Chapter Six
By Jason Winter
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--Kogane-cho--
"So, after five years, you still remember my name..." Kell chuckled.
"Yeah, and we we really wish we could forget." Cube snorted.
"So, what are you doing here?" Beat said "What do you want?"
"We sent the Skull Roses here to catch a renegade unit, the one you know as Zrex V." Kell said "But they also had their own ideas about how to go through with it, so they instigated this turf war. It was unexpected that 2 other gangs would also be planning such, but only for your foolish intentions of your so-called 'fun'."
"That still doesn't explain why you made robot rudies in the first place." Lobo said.
"Oh, I can think of WHY." Gum said "Up to your old scheme of controlling Tokyo again?"
"Nah." Kell said "Why control Tokyo when you can control the entire world, hmm? That's what it's always been about, the world, not you! Why do you think we also had a place in Grind City?! Tust me, we're everywhere. The Mecha GGs were only prototypes... It took 5 years to perfect the technology... From subhuman robots to total skeletal human replicas... But I guess our technology wasn't perfect, or Zrex here would have not defied us. The Devil's Contract failed, the Mecha GGs failed..."
"And don't forget the Swasticators failed, too." Garam said "Or do you remember hiring them to blow up the Rokkaku Tower, and then killing them when they failed? I suppose I should be thankful you got rid of the people who murdered my family, but then again, you were behind them ever coming back in the first place."
"Oh, that trivial incident. I have no idea why we hired them in the first place, it probably would have been better if we did it ourselves. But then again, we had more important projects to work on."
"Yeah, but it looks like it was five years of nothing." Combo said "Your robots failed, plus one betrayed you and is now on our side. Face it, you've lost plenty of times."
"Oh, trust me, it's only BEGUN."
"And what's that supposed to mean?!" Canis said "What have you got planned, hmm?"
"That, you will someday find out the hard way. It won't happen today, won't happen tomorrow, may not happen this week or the next... But someday, you and the whole world will face the wrath of the Jade Cobras. You can count on it."
Kell pointed to the entire group with her bladed hands as she spoke, which looked like they had gotten a recent upgrade, before, they looked just like normal hands, hell, she actually only had one robot hand before, but it seemed that she had gotten two, whether by injury or choice, it couldn't be sure. Her eyes continued to glow that neon red, changing intensity as she talked. Also, she had the front of her overcoat open, obviously a lot more laid back than a normal Rhino or Cobra or whatever, of course thay had never SEEN a normal mook member of the Jade Cobras, so it couldn't be told for sure.
There were 2 other figures behind her, the GGs recognized them pretty easily. One was big, and took up most of the alley. He had abandoned the gi he used to wear, in replacement for, yep, that black business suit. The other was thin and tall, and his afro definitely gave him away. One and Seven. They seemed oddly nonchalant, but then again, they were supposed to be that way.
"Yeah, well, you can bring it on." Charla said "We'll be ready."
"Don't think we'll just do it any time we feel like it." Seven finally spoke "We'll attack when you least expect it, where you least expect it."
Beat laughed "We'll ALWAYS be on the lookout, so I don't think that will be possible."
"That, we shall see." One grunted.
Rabies was still holding onto Flu's lifeless body. How could this happen? The leader and his lover were dead now, he was alone, all thanks to those damned Jade Cobras.
"YOU FREAKSSSS!!!" he screamed, letting go of Flu and dashing towards the terrifying trio, pulling out a can of nerve gas "You'll PAY for this! DIIIIEEEE!!!"
He didn't even get the chance to throw the gas when Seven whipped his sniper rifle out, and fired, shooting him in the arm. he screamed and clutched onto it and backed up.
"Bad move." Kell said "Now, I think you've had enough of our blabbing, so we're out of here. You're safe, for now. But we will be back."
With that, they turned around and disappeared back into the shadows from whence they came. Everyone stood there, dumbfounded.
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--Several weeks later--
Today was the day before the fifth anniversiary of the Tri-district Alliance, and things were quiet, almost too quiet... No rival gangs to deal with, everything seemed to be back to normal. There was an uneasiness, however, everyone was on the lookout for any sign, no matter how subtle of the Jade Cobras starting anything. And nothing at all seemed to indicate they were around. Which was a good thing.
Combo, Cube and Coin had gone back to Grind City just in case the Golden Rhinos decided to hit there first, and the TDA had just gotten word that there was absolutely nothing Cobra-related. Howver, the new had also come that they had gained a new member, changing them from the Triple C to the C-Quartet, a dude by the name of Clutch.
As for Rabies, he had gone through an overhaul. He had dyed his hair black. He now wore a black jacket a black shirt and black pants. He had the same skates, which sort of clashed, being green, but it was the last memory of Flu he had, so he stuck with it. His arm was in a sling, thanks to being shot in the shoulder by Seven. He sighed as he looked out into the Kogane sunset, and pulled out a pic of him with his fellow Disease Patrollers. He called himself Takaishi now, his real name. He wasn't a member of any gang at the moment, and he didn't plan to. He was a loner now, a renegade. When his arm got better, he was gonna set this city up in green and black, his new personal tag colors. And maybe, start his own gang someday. The Black Plague, he thought was a good name. He dashed off into the shadows to his hideout. Tomorrow was gonna be sweet. While the TDA met and celebrated, he'd be leaving his mark. He tried to move his arm, and it moved with very little pain. He smirked, his arm was good enough.
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--Someplace--
A dark room, badly lit shadows 5 figures, at a table playing a card game.
"Have any threes?" said one of them.
"Go fish, Eleven." the others replied.
"Woohoo, a three. Your turn, Seven."
"Got any jacks?" Seven replied, fluffing his afro.
Three of them groaned, and have Seven their jacks.
"Ho ho ho, this isn't merry for me..." said another one of them.
"Looks like Seven wins." Eleven sighed.
"This is getting boring." answered One "When are we gonna go out and do some damage?"
"As soon as Kell gives the word." Seven said "I'm tired of waiting, too, but I'll hafta wait."
Eleven tapped his biker gloved fingers on the table, holding his black cobra-head-shaped helmet in his other arm.
"I hate waiting, I wanna do some damage NOW."
"Hohoho, so impatient, Eleven." Ten answered, stroking a bomb, a santa hat on his head and fluffed cuffs on his suit "We'll give our gifts very soon, hopefully. All those rudies are goin' on my naughty list."
Nine was eerily silent, as usual. He stroked his katana and nodded in agreement with Ten. Suddenly the door creaked open, and Kell entered.
"The time has come, gentlemen." she hissed "The master says it's the right moment... Tomorrow, we should be in Tokyo... And then, we'll turn it to ruins, and clense the planet of every single rudie in existance... Except for Seven and One, you will go to Grind City to take care of the Triple C. The rest of you are going to Tokyo. You should be able to take care of the rudies, AND that stupid renegade cyber unit."
"That traitor will pay for betraying us." Nine finally spoke.
"Yes, pay indeed." Eleven said, pushing his antenna back into his head and putting on his helmet.
"Hehe, hohoho." Ten laughed, juggling his bomb "Time to wish those kids a very unmerry day..."
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--TDA Central, the next day--
"Today, we celebrate." Beat said "Celebrate 5 years of allied happiness!"
"Did you get everything out and ordered?" Charla asked.
"Yup." Lobo replied "Pizza, soda, Cheetos, some beer for the older folks, more pizza... aaand... ramen."
"Heh, who knew a bio-android could consume so much ramen without damaging his systems.." Gum said.
"From the physical checkup and software tuneup we gave, it seems these robots have an artificial digestive system to fit in with humans. pretty unnessecary, if you ask me." Charla said.
"Hey, is it just me, or is Rabies not around anymore?" Garam said.
"You must mean Takaishi." Vix replied "He's been tagging some minor spots in Kogane with his new tag style... I think we've got one of them renegades... he hasn't tried anything major, though, so I wouldn't worry."
"Yeah, me either." Yo-yo smiled.
"Maybe he'll show some spirit and celebrate with us." Piranha said.
"We can only hope." Beat said... "Let's get this party started as soon as Professor K announces..."
"J-J-JET SET RADIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" blared the Professor's voice on the radio "Hey, all you rudies and listeners alike out there! Today is the FIFTH ANNIVERSIARY of the biggest Rudie alliance alive... The Tri-District Alliance! And it couldn't be better! We got rid of the New Order Alliance, kinda freaky how the Skull Roses were bots! And it appears our old friends, the Golden Rhinos, renamed the Jade Cobras were behind it! And their mission was to look for Zrex V, a renegade robot... Congrats, Zrex, for refusing those fools! I wonder where they are now? Hiding under a rock, I bet! Also, condolances go out to Takaishi, formerly Rabies of the Disease Patrol, for the death of his girlfriend and his leader by those evil maniacs! Don't be shy, man, if you're out there, somewhere, listening, the TDA will be glad to have ya! J-J-JET SET RADIO! Party on, Tri-dye! And here's the first song, the one that started it all... Let Mom Sleep! In a special... NO SLEEP REMIX! Jet Set Radio!"
With that, the music began to play, and the party had begun.
--------------------------------
--Outer Rim of Tokyo-to, several minutes later--
Black helicopters and back cars zoomed onto the mainland from an aircraft carrier, and onward into Tokyo... The Jade Cobras were making their move!
--TO BE CONTINUED--
