Chapter 4: The Interrupted Race
At the top of Mount Akina, ten cars were parked on one of the steep mountain's back roads. There was a red Honda Civic Sir EG-6, a blue Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 3 GSR, a black Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 2 GSR, an orange Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 4 GSR, and a silver-green Toyota SW20 Mr-2 G-Limited. And also a dark purple Nissan Sileighty, a white Mazda Savanna RX-7 FC3S, a yellow Mazda Enfini RX-7 FD3S, a pale blue Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR32), and a silver and black Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205. The drivers of the cars were gathered near the Evo 4. Two of the young people walked a little ways from the group and talked in low voices.
"Touga, do you think he'll show up here?" Seiya asked.
"I'm not sure. But I know he will come here soon," Touga replied. He looked back at the group of Council members who were talking about tonight's race. "I think it's time to start the race." Seiya nodded and went over to the others.
"Racers, get your cars up to the line," Seiya told them and two teenagers headed for their cars. Kelly Arakaki, the current victor of the races, drove her silver and black Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 up to the line. The challenger, Keisuke Takahashi drove his yellow Mazda Enfini RX-7 FD3S up next to Kelly's car. The both revved their engines and focused on Teiya Gardner who was the traditional starter of the races.
"Starting the countdown," Teiya yelled over the engines and Seiya, Taiki, Yaten Kou, Ryosuke Takahashi, Touga Kiryuu, Julius Tenjou, Miki Kaoru, and Nausicaa Kazei all stepped back to the side of the road. "5...4...3...2.1...Go!" Teiya dropped her hand and the two cars pealed past her. All the teens held their breaths as they watched the two high-speed cars heading into the first turn. Keisuke's FD3S pulled ahead of Kelly's Celica and took the outside corner to prep for the upcoming sharp curve. They disappeared from view as they swerved around the turn. The other teenagers could hear the squealing of the two cars' tires.
Touga slowly climbed into his orange Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 and called to the other drivers who were not racing, "Let's go people," and started up his car as the others climbed into their own cars. Touga drove quickly down the road but nowhere near the speed that the two racers drove at. The two had been going at 60 miles per hour at the least. He took his time taking turns in drifts and the lower Student Council members followed in his wake. There was no doubt that Touga was an achieved driver and his great handling on his Evo 4 showed this. Ryosuke Takahashi, the older and more experienced driver of Keisuke, and who was right behind Touga, was a famous racecar driver. He sometimes did the downhill during meets on Saturday nights.
Meanwhile, about halfway down the mountain, the two challenging cars were taking the corners at high speeds. They were nearing the Five Deadly Hair Pins of Mount Akina. The Five Deadly Hairpins were corners that were famous for claiming the lives of many past downhill racers. These five sharp U- turns were the most dangerous corners in Akina and Myogi, another city south of Akina. Keisuke's FD3S was in the lead but Kelly's GT-Four was right on his fender. They rounded the turns and the GT-Four was slowing going into the corners while the FD3S was going in at mach speed and coming out with its tires stabilized and its engine rumbling at the same speed.
As the FD3S slid around the last hairpin, with the GT-Four still on its tail, Keisuke suddenly noticed a single head light coming up the mountain. 'A motorcyclist?! On Mount Akina? What the hell?!' he thought and flipped on his yield lights as he slowly slowed down. Both cars came to a complete stop on the left side of the road.
Kelly climbed out of her GT-Four and stalked over to Keisuke's FD3S of which he was getting out of. "What the hell is your problem?! Why'd you stop the race?" she exclaimed, her hands on her hips as she glared at him.
Keisuke just looked off into the night, never taking his eyes off the headlight that was fast approaching them. "Look," he said quietly and pointed out to the headlight. Kelly's eyes widened as she realized what could have happened. If Keisuke hadn't spotted the motorcyclist, they wouldn't have stopped and could possibly hit the motorcyclist. She narrowed her eyes and grumbled under her breath, "What the hell does that person think he's doing? He's dumb if he thinks motorcycling up Mount Akina at night is okay."
Keisuke replied, "I dunno what he's thinking, but we're about to find out." Keisuke climbed back into his car, leaving the door open and drove his car into the middle of the road. He turned off the engine and got back out, closing the car door. The rumble of the motorcycle engine could be heard and it got louder. A sleek Nissan Ninja 4000 (I dunno about this one) came into view of the FD's highlighted headlights. It looked to Keisuke and Kelly like the motorcyclist had not expected a car to be parked in the middle of the road and hit the brakes. Keisuke suddenly realized what was going to happen and yelled to Kelly, "Get outta the way!" jumping behind his FD. Kelly followed him and they watched in horror as the bike careened toward the FD at mach speed.
Suddenly, the bike seemed to be turned by an invisible force and steered clear of the car, barely missing it by mere inches. The motorcyclist sped past the car and pulled to a u-turn stop a few yards behind them. The rider cut the engine, pulling off her helmet as she got off the bike angrily. "Hey! What's the big idea?! You could've killed someone like that with your FD in the center of the road!" the girl stormed over to the two people who stared at her with shock.
"Y-you're a girl?!" Kelly exclaimed, her eyes wide.
"Last time I checked I was," she retorted.
"What the hell are you doing driving up Mount Akina at night?! You could've been killed if we hadn't stopped our race!" Kelly screamed at the biker. The girl was dressed in a black, one-piece racing suit and had her black helmet under her arm. Her suit flattered her figure, not that it needed flattering that is.
The girl opened her mouth to respond but Keisuke, who suddenly stepped forward, cut her off. "What's that?" he asked her urgently, pointing at something around her neck. She looked down and all she saw was her silver necklace. A star pendant hung on a plain silver chain.
"This necklace? Why do you want to know?" She asked suspiciously. Kelly's eyes widened when she saw the necklace and she looked sharply up at the girl again.
"Who are you? And why do you have the Silver Star necklace?" Kelly demanded.
"My name's Utena and I don't have to tell you anything about my necklace," Utena replied and tucked the necklace safely under her racing suit.
"What do you mean? That's our symbol! Tell us now!" Kelly took a step forward but Keisuke stopped her.
"Kelly, calm down," Keisuke said. He turned back to Utena, "I'm Keisuke. This is Kelly. Can you at least tell us how you came to have the necklace?"
The girl opened her mouth to reply but was cut off yet again, this time by the arrival of eight other cars that pulled up with screeching tires behind her bike.
To Be Continued.
At the top of Mount Akina, ten cars were parked on one of the steep mountain's back roads. There was a red Honda Civic Sir EG-6, a blue Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 3 GSR, a black Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 2 GSR, an orange Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 4 GSR, and a silver-green Toyota SW20 Mr-2 G-Limited. And also a dark purple Nissan Sileighty, a white Mazda Savanna RX-7 FC3S, a yellow Mazda Enfini RX-7 FD3S, a pale blue Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR32), and a silver and black Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205. The drivers of the cars were gathered near the Evo 4. Two of the young people walked a little ways from the group and talked in low voices.
"Touga, do you think he'll show up here?" Seiya asked.
"I'm not sure. But I know he will come here soon," Touga replied. He looked back at the group of Council members who were talking about tonight's race. "I think it's time to start the race." Seiya nodded and went over to the others.
"Racers, get your cars up to the line," Seiya told them and two teenagers headed for their cars. Kelly Arakaki, the current victor of the races, drove her silver and black Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 up to the line. The challenger, Keisuke Takahashi drove his yellow Mazda Enfini RX-7 FD3S up next to Kelly's car. The both revved their engines and focused on Teiya Gardner who was the traditional starter of the races.
"Starting the countdown," Teiya yelled over the engines and Seiya, Taiki, Yaten Kou, Ryosuke Takahashi, Touga Kiryuu, Julius Tenjou, Miki Kaoru, and Nausicaa Kazei all stepped back to the side of the road. "5...4...3...2.1...Go!" Teiya dropped her hand and the two cars pealed past her. All the teens held their breaths as they watched the two high-speed cars heading into the first turn. Keisuke's FD3S pulled ahead of Kelly's Celica and took the outside corner to prep for the upcoming sharp curve. They disappeared from view as they swerved around the turn. The other teenagers could hear the squealing of the two cars' tires.
Touga slowly climbed into his orange Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 and called to the other drivers who were not racing, "Let's go people," and started up his car as the others climbed into their own cars. Touga drove quickly down the road but nowhere near the speed that the two racers drove at. The two had been going at 60 miles per hour at the least. He took his time taking turns in drifts and the lower Student Council members followed in his wake. There was no doubt that Touga was an achieved driver and his great handling on his Evo 4 showed this. Ryosuke Takahashi, the older and more experienced driver of Keisuke, and who was right behind Touga, was a famous racecar driver. He sometimes did the downhill during meets on Saturday nights.
Meanwhile, about halfway down the mountain, the two challenging cars were taking the corners at high speeds. They were nearing the Five Deadly Hair Pins of Mount Akina. The Five Deadly Hairpins were corners that were famous for claiming the lives of many past downhill racers. These five sharp U- turns were the most dangerous corners in Akina and Myogi, another city south of Akina. Keisuke's FD3S was in the lead but Kelly's GT-Four was right on his fender. They rounded the turns and the GT-Four was slowing going into the corners while the FD3S was going in at mach speed and coming out with its tires stabilized and its engine rumbling at the same speed.
As the FD3S slid around the last hairpin, with the GT-Four still on its tail, Keisuke suddenly noticed a single head light coming up the mountain. 'A motorcyclist?! On Mount Akina? What the hell?!' he thought and flipped on his yield lights as he slowly slowed down. Both cars came to a complete stop on the left side of the road.
Kelly climbed out of her GT-Four and stalked over to Keisuke's FD3S of which he was getting out of. "What the hell is your problem?! Why'd you stop the race?" she exclaimed, her hands on her hips as she glared at him.
Keisuke just looked off into the night, never taking his eyes off the headlight that was fast approaching them. "Look," he said quietly and pointed out to the headlight. Kelly's eyes widened as she realized what could have happened. If Keisuke hadn't spotted the motorcyclist, they wouldn't have stopped and could possibly hit the motorcyclist. She narrowed her eyes and grumbled under her breath, "What the hell does that person think he's doing? He's dumb if he thinks motorcycling up Mount Akina at night is okay."
Keisuke replied, "I dunno what he's thinking, but we're about to find out." Keisuke climbed back into his car, leaving the door open and drove his car into the middle of the road. He turned off the engine and got back out, closing the car door. The rumble of the motorcycle engine could be heard and it got louder. A sleek Nissan Ninja 4000 (I dunno about this one) came into view of the FD's highlighted headlights. It looked to Keisuke and Kelly like the motorcyclist had not expected a car to be parked in the middle of the road and hit the brakes. Keisuke suddenly realized what was going to happen and yelled to Kelly, "Get outta the way!" jumping behind his FD. Kelly followed him and they watched in horror as the bike careened toward the FD at mach speed.
Suddenly, the bike seemed to be turned by an invisible force and steered clear of the car, barely missing it by mere inches. The motorcyclist sped past the car and pulled to a u-turn stop a few yards behind them. The rider cut the engine, pulling off her helmet as she got off the bike angrily. "Hey! What's the big idea?! You could've killed someone like that with your FD in the center of the road!" the girl stormed over to the two people who stared at her with shock.
"Y-you're a girl?!" Kelly exclaimed, her eyes wide.
"Last time I checked I was," she retorted.
"What the hell are you doing driving up Mount Akina at night?! You could've been killed if we hadn't stopped our race!" Kelly screamed at the biker. The girl was dressed in a black, one-piece racing suit and had her black helmet under her arm. Her suit flattered her figure, not that it needed flattering that is.
The girl opened her mouth to respond but Keisuke, who suddenly stepped forward, cut her off. "What's that?" he asked her urgently, pointing at something around her neck. She looked down and all she saw was her silver necklace. A star pendant hung on a plain silver chain.
"This necklace? Why do you want to know?" She asked suspiciously. Kelly's eyes widened when she saw the necklace and she looked sharply up at the girl again.
"Who are you? And why do you have the Silver Star necklace?" Kelly demanded.
"My name's Utena and I don't have to tell you anything about my necklace," Utena replied and tucked the necklace safely under her racing suit.
"What do you mean? That's our symbol! Tell us now!" Kelly took a step forward but Keisuke stopped her.
"Kelly, calm down," Keisuke said. He turned back to Utena, "I'm Keisuke. This is Kelly. Can you at least tell us how you came to have the necklace?"
The girl opened her mouth to reply but was cut off yet again, this time by the arrival of eight other cars that pulled up with screeching tires behind her bike.
To Be Continued.