You're Under Arrest!
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Chapter I: The Past
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Bokuto Station
Day one, Monday 10:00 am
Officer Miyuki Kobayakawa was preparing herself for her first patrol. Unfortunately, Officer Natsumi Tsugimoto was late again.
Honestly, an entire war could break out but still it wouldn't wake the woman. Miyuki had just given up on her partner. But after all, she still is her friend.
The traffic section's office door suddenly burst open, surprising every person within.
"Sorry I'm Late!" Natsumi shouted as she ran towards the Chief's desk. Her head was down as he approached the desk, attacking with her excused the top of her head.
Everyone stared in wonder as Natsumi continued with her excuses, once not pausing for a breath.
"Ah... Natsumi-sempai," Saori Saga smiled at her meekly and smiled nervously. "The Chief is not in yet." Blinking in confusion, Natsumi looked at her for a moment and then raised her head.
Only to find that the desk IS empty.
"What?!" Natsumi cried incredulously. "You mean I used most of my best excuses and he's not here?!"
"You can always use them next time," Aoi Futaba said from her workstation. "By the way, what are you doing here?"
"What did you mean about that?" Natsumi asked. "I'm on temporary assignment here starting today. Didn't you tell them, Miyuki?" she asked as she faced her partner.
"I didn't have the chance," Miyuki smiled. "You yourself appeared on our doorstep just last night. What's this about anyway?" Natsumi smirked and shrugged.
"I don't exactly know," she admitted. "Headquarters sent us here for a mission yet to be briefed."
"I wonder what it is?" Yoriko smiled mischievously. "Probably another mission."
"It is," the Chief entered the office with a sullen look in his face. Assistant Inspector Kinoshita mirrored that look as she followed him inside. "Everyone, take a seat."
*
Bokuto Garage
10:15 am
"Are you sure this piece of junk goes here?" one of the men from the towing company asked. "This thing must be twenty years old!"
"Assistant Inspector Kinoshita requested it," his partner sighed but smiled. "But looks can be deceiving."
"How's that?" his partner, only smiled.
*
Traffic Division, Bokuto Station
10:30 am
"In the Gunma area, there are reports of car thefts occurring in each town. And all of them are highly dangerous," Kinoshita explained as she flipped the slides. "All of the cars were forced out of the road and then stolen from their owners."
"What kinds of cars were stolen?" Miyuki asked.
The chief took a piece of paper from a folder and read it.
"Nissan Silvia S13, S14, 180, Skyline GT-R R33, R34, Honda Civic EG6, Mazda Rx7 FC, FD, Toyota MR2 SW-20 AE101 Levin, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III, IV, V,..."
"In short, all of the cars stolen were favorites of Street Racers," Kinoshita sighed. "And all of them were stolen in their respective mountain passes while either in a race of leisure."
"That's dangerous!" Natsumi exclaimed. "Don't those racers have any respect for the law?"
"Anyway, our objective is to infiltrate this certain circle and figure out who's been forcing these races out of the roads," the chief said. "The Gunma district have called us to help because most of the racers know the local police so their undercover work will be useless to them."
"There will be two cars assigned to this mission," Kinoshita looked at Miyuki and nodded. "Will you ready your Fairlady for this mission?"
"Why the Fairlady?" Aoi asked.
"It looks more like a street racer than your S2000," Kinoshita answered. "I'll be the second driver. Natsumi will be with Miyuki. Ken, Aoi, Yoriko and Saori will assist in operations. That is all. Kobayakawa, a moment please."
Blinking in confusion, Miyuki followed her.
*
Bokuto Garage
11:00 am
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"I have a request to make, Kobayakawa," Kaoruko said as she and Miyuki walked towards one of the garages.
"What is it?" she asked. Kaoruko paused as she looked into one of the open garages. Miyuki followed her gaze and saw a car covered in white cloth
"Before that, there is something I want to tell you," Kaoruko sighed. "Have you ever heard of the "Ghost of Akina"?" Miyuki immediately froze.
"G... g... ghost?" she trembled. Miyuki was always uncomfortable when it came to ghosts. Actually, uncomfortable was putting it mildly. Extremely mild. "W.. what of it?"
"It was said that twenty years ago a great street racer in a white car raced the mountain passes in the Gunma area," Kaoruko's eyes glazed as she remembered the story from heart. "He was unbeatable, or so they say. It wasn't the fact that he was unbeatable that he was remembered but the style of his driving. Anyone who raced or rode with him can attest that his technique was... scary." Despite her fears, Miyuki listened.
"One day, her raced with one of the most despicable racers that side of Japan. He cheats to win and most of his cheats were extremely dangerous. Needless to say, they raced and the outcome was... less than desirable."
"What happened?" the sudden intrusion of the Chief's voice didn't break Kaoruko's concentration but made Miyuki turn her head. Beside their Chief were the rest of the traffic division, all hearing the story in awe and nervousness.
"The cheat forced the racer out of the road, resulting in a terrible crash. They say that the cheat laughed and left the racer to die. But his spirit would not be calmed. When the cheat raced again, he saw the same car he had defeated.
"At first he thought that the racer had survived and repainted his car black, or that it was another racer. But his style and the racer's were the same but with a slight difference. He was racing more aggressively.
"The cheater raced the mysterious black car only to find it difficult to beat him. Then, the cheater resorted to his usual tricks. This time, the black car was ready. While attempting to hit the cheater, the black car swerved and the cheater missed, resulting in his own devastating crash.
"The cheater survived but the fear had etched in his mind. The fear of the black car." Kaoruko walked towards the covered car and grasped the cloth. "Since then, when someone threatens the lives of the racers intentionally, the black car resurfaces and brings justice."
"Did he?" Natsumi asked. "Did he resurface?"
"There are times in the deep of the night that the racers see the black car and took it as a warning to race fair," Kaoruko looked at the people, her eyes were filled with fear and respect. "And to warn that evil doers will not be tolerated."
"Begging your pardon, but what does this has to do with our investigation?" Aoi asked. But Kaoruko Kinoshita did not answer. Instead, she looked at them and cleared her throat.
"Get back to work," she said in full authority. Everyone glumly left and only Natsumi, Ken, Aoi, Yoriko, Saori and the chief remained. Satisfied, Kaoruko looked at Miyuki with a serious expression in her features.
"Officer Kobayakawa, can you grant me this small favor?" she asked. "I need you to heal an old friend of mine." With that, she pulled the cover and Miyuki blinked in confusion and admiration.
Beneath the cover was a beaten AE 86 Panda Trueno.
*
Somewhere in Akina
Day Two, Tuesday 4:00 am
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Stifling a yawn, a young man walked, with the aid of his crutch, to wards his car. He had already loaded his delivery and went to fetch a paper cup of water. Sighing, he filled the cup almost to the brim and walked towards his car.
Opening his door, he entered and carefully set the cup in the cup holder.
Sighing again, he grabbed his amber necklace and closed his eyes.
"I'm going to work now, Ruko-chan. I hope you're well," he opened his eyes and started his car.
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TBC
A/n: Guess what else I added inside this story. And there SHOULD be a section for YUA fics.
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Chapter I: The Past
.
Bokuto Station
Day one, Monday 10:00 am
Officer Miyuki Kobayakawa was preparing herself for her first patrol. Unfortunately, Officer Natsumi Tsugimoto was late again.
Honestly, an entire war could break out but still it wouldn't wake the woman. Miyuki had just given up on her partner. But after all, she still is her friend.
The traffic section's office door suddenly burst open, surprising every person within.
"Sorry I'm Late!" Natsumi shouted as she ran towards the Chief's desk. Her head was down as he approached the desk, attacking with her excused the top of her head.
Everyone stared in wonder as Natsumi continued with her excuses, once not pausing for a breath.
"Ah... Natsumi-sempai," Saori Saga smiled at her meekly and smiled nervously. "The Chief is not in yet." Blinking in confusion, Natsumi looked at her for a moment and then raised her head.
Only to find that the desk IS empty.
"What?!" Natsumi cried incredulously. "You mean I used most of my best excuses and he's not here?!"
"You can always use them next time," Aoi Futaba said from her workstation. "By the way, what are you doing here?"
"What did you mean about that?" Natsumi asked. "I'm on temporary assignment here starting today. Didn't you tell them, Miyuki?" she asked as she faced her partner.
"I didn't have the chance," Miyuki smiled. "You yourself appeared on our doorstep just last night. What's this about anyway?" Natsumi smirked and shrugged.
"I don't exactly know," she admitted. "Headquarters sent us here for a mission yet to be briefed."
"I wonder what it is?" Yoriko smiled mischievously. "Probably another mission."
"It is," the Chief entered the office with a sullen look in his face. Assistant Inspector Kinoshita mirrored that look as she followed him inside. "Everyone, take a seat."
*
Bokuto Garage
10:15 am
"Are you sure this piece of junk goes here?" one of the men from the towing company asked. "This thing must be twenty years old!"
"Assistant Inspector Kinoshita requested it," his partner sighed but smiled. "But looks can be deceiving."
"How's that?" his partner, only smiled.
*
Traffic Division, Bokuto Station
10:30 am
"In the Gunma area, there are reports of car thefts occurring in each town. And all of them are highly dangerous," Kinoshita explained as she flipped the slides. "All of the cars were forced out of the road and then stolen from their owners."
"What kinds of cars were stolen?" Miyuki asked.
The chief took a piece of paper from a folder and read it.
"Nissan Silvia S13, S14, 180, Skyline GT-R R33, R34, Honda Civic EG6, Mazda Rx7 FC, FD, Toyota MR2 SW-20 AE101 Levin, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III, IV, V,..."
"In short, all of the cars stolen were favorites of Street Racers," Kinoshita sighed. "And all of them were stolen in their respective mountain passes while either in a race of leisure."
"That's dangerous!" Natsumi exclaimed. "Don't those racers have any respect for the law?"
"Anyway, our objective is to infiltrate this certain circle and figure out who's been forcing these races out of the roads," the chief said. "The Gunma district have called us to help because most of the racers know the local police so their undercover work will be useless to them."
"There will be two cars assigned to this mission," Kinoshita looked at Miyuki and nodded. "Will you ready your Fairlady for this mission?"
"Why the Fairlady?" Aoi asked.
"It looks more like a street racer than your S2000," Kinoshita answered. "I'll be the second driver. Natsumi will be with Miyuki. Ken, Aoi, Yoriko and Saori will assist in operations. That is all. Kobayakawa, a moment please."
Blinking in confusion, Miyuki followed her.
*
Bokuto Garage
11:00 am
.
"I have a request to make, Kobayakawa," Kaoruko said as she and Miyuki walked towards one of the garages.
"What is it?" she asked. Kaoruko paused as she looked into one of the open garages. Miyuki followed her gaze and saw a car covered in white cloth
"Before that, there is something I want to tell you," Kaoruko sighed. "Have you ever heard of the "Ghost of Akina"?" Miyuki immediately froze.
"G... g... ghost?" she trembled. Miyuki was always uncomfortable when it came to ghosts. Actually, uncomfortable was putting it mildly. Extremely mild. "W.. what of it?"
"It was said that twenty years ago a great street racer in a white car raced the mountain passes in the Gunma area," Kaoruko's eyes glazed as she remembered the story from heart. "He was unbeatable, or so they say. It wasn't the fact that he was unbeatable that he was remembered but the style of his driving. Anyone who raced or rode with him can attest that his technique was... scary." Despite her fears, Miyuki listened.
"One day, her raced with one of the most despicable racers that side of Japan. He cheats to win and most of his cheats were extremely dangerous. Needless to say, they raced and the outcome was... less than desirable."
"What happened?" the sudden intrusion of the Chief's voice didn't break Kaoruko's concentration but made Miyuki turn her head. Beside their Chief were the rest of the traffic division, all hearing the story in awe and nervousness.
"The cheat forced the racer out of the road, resulting in a terrible crash. They say that the cheat laughed and left the racer to die. But his spirit would not be calmed. When the cheat raced again, he saw the same car he had defeated.
"At first he thought that the racer had survived and repainted his car black, or that it was another racer. But his style and the racer's were the same but with a slight difference. He was racing more aggressively.
"The cheater raced the mysterious black car only to find it difficult to beat him. Then, the cheater resorted to his usual tricks. This time, the black car was ready. While attempting to hit the cheater, the black car swerved and the cheater missed, resulting in his own devastating crash.
"The cheater survived but the fear had etched in his mind. The fear of the black car." Kaoruko walked towards the covered car and grasped the cloth. "Since then, when someone threatens the lives of the racers intentionally, the black car resurfaces and brings justice."
"Did he?" Natsumi asked. "Did he resurface?"
"There are times in the deep of the night that the racers see the black car and took it as a warning to race fair," Kaoruko looked at the people, her eyes were filled with fear and respect. "And to warn that evil doers will not be tolerated."
"Begging your pardon, but what does this has to do with our investigation?" Aoi asked. But Kaoruko Kinoshita did not answer. Instead, she looked at them and cleared her throat.
"Get back to work," she said in full authority. Everyone glumly left and only Natsumi, Ken, Aoi, Yoriko, Saori and the chief remained. Satisfied, Kaoruko looked at Miyuki with a serious expression in her features.
"Officer Kobayakawa, can you grant me this small favor?" she asked. "I need you to heal an old friend of mine." With that, she pulled the cover and Miyuki blinked in confusion and admiration.
Beneath the cover was a beaten AE 86 Panda Trueno.
*
Somewhere in Akina
Day Two, Tuesday 4:00 am
.
Stifling a yawn, a young man walked, with the aid of his crutch, to wards his car. He had already loaded his delivery and went to fetch a paper cup of water. Sighing, he filled the cup almost to the brim and walked towards his car.
Opening his door, he entered and carefully set the cup in the cup holder.
Sighing again, he grabbed his amber necklace and closed his eyes.
"I'm going to work now, Ruko-chan. I hope you're well," he opened his eyes and started his car.
.
TBC
A/n: Guess what else I added inside this story. And there SHOULD be a section for YUA fics.