don't you just love doing this? not. I don't own JSRF.

WOW! I've gotten a lot of reviews lately! thanks, you guys! I'm glad everyone likes it! you may be wondering what's taking me so long, and well, it's summer. I thought I would have more time to do this, but I've had a lot of trips. but now, I'm free till school starts. . I hope to finish this soon, because I have an idea for a sequel... hmmm... and, yes, I do realize K on skates is a bit odd. but, that's me. and K isn't THAT old. I mean, the Doom Riders run around on skates and they're old geezers, in my opinion. and I just thought that I'd be cool to have K on skates. okay, I'm rambling a bit, so I'll stop wasting time here, and cut to what ya'll want to see!

Chicka chuckled to herself as she and K chased the Love Shockers into a corner. She tossed a spray can up and caught it again before giving it a good shake.

"Who's first?" she asked. The Love Shockers suddenly charged them and Chicka ducked as they jumped clean over their heads. K, however, reached up and caught one of the Shocker's skates, making her fall uncomfortably on her back. The other two Love Shockers took off in the direction of the highway.

"Help me here." K said, picking the Love Shocker up by the arms. Chicka glanced to the river and grinned, grabbing her legs. The two carried the Shocker over to the river.

"Let me go! Let me go!" the Love Shocker demanded, thrashing in their arms.

"Okay." Chicka replied as she and K swinging her back and forth before letting her drop with a large splash into the river.

"Hey, maybe if you follow the river long enough, you'll end up in the sewers!" K yelled at her as she surfaced again. "Tell the fishes I said hi!" Chicka chuckled to herself and led K back to Benton Tower.

"We were starting to get worried." Cube said unenthusiastically as Chicka dropped from the trap door. "Who's the friend?"

"Everyone, meet K. K, meet everyone." Chicka introduced them as K dropped from the trap door too. Chicka had to really try to contain her laughter as everyone but Corn, Cube, and Soda's mouths dropped at the sight of K on skates.

"Okay then." Corn said, assuming leadership again. "Yoyo and Lina. Any plans on rescuing them?" There were a few murmurs, but nothing was said out loud.

"We can't storm the place. Poison Jam should be expecting us to make a move like that." Cube said. The others nodded. "So I suggest that we send a small group through the lower part of the sewers to rescue the two while everyone else distracts them."

"A little risky, but does anyone else have anything?" Gum asked. No one said anything. "Right."

"Right." Corn echoed. "Cube, Chika, and Gram will go through the lower sewers. The rest of us will try and lure them out into the upper sewers, maybe even Rokaku-dai if we're lucky."

"We'll give you a 10 minute head start." Cube replied. "By that time, you should have gotten their attention." The others nodded and followed one another out with out saying anything more. K stopped and looked back at the remaining three before he climbed the ladder.

"Careful." he warned.

"Give 'em hell for us." Chicka replied, winking. K gave them a sign before climbing the ladder and disappearing from view.

"How long has it been?" Chika asked about five minutes later. She felt even more nervous than when she was in Pharaoh Park with Clutch.

"Not much longer." Gram said reassuringly. Chika nodded absentmindedly and kept pacing.

"What are you, a skitzo?" Cube demanded. "You were all pumped and cool about this five minutes ago."

"I know." Chika said, but she offered no further explaination.

The three of them sat waiting, until Cube decided that it was time they headed out. Cube lead the way, Gram right behind with Chicka behind him. The three found a manhole on 99th Street and followed its tunnel for what seemed like forever.

"Alright. Over we go." Cube told them as they climbed a fence that Poison Jam had undoubtedly set up long before the Turf War.

"As a last line of defense, that's pretty sad." Chicka said, her normal attitude returning, but Cube could still see her nervousness.

"Which way from here?" Gram asked. They had found themselves in one of the Lower Sewer's chambers. Orange and blue pipes twisted around over head.

"Don't know." Cube replied. "They could be anywhere."

"Watch it!" Gram yelled, pushing Chicka. Chicka landed in the mucky water as a large blue blur rushed by them. The Poison Jam leader, Viper, came to a halt.

"Aren't I glad that I stayed behind with the prisoners?" he asked, smirking.

"You're bluffing." Cube pointed out. "You can't take the three of us on our own."

"We'll see."

YOU HANG OVER A CLIFF!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

and so I leave you with a cliff hanger, begging me for more. :) review and have a cookie. and, uhh..., sorry about the EXTREMLY long wait for this chapter. school can have that effect. but I have a four day weekend and I am determined to make it up to you. c ya!

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