Quick note Ch. 8 had a nice revision. I wasn't satisfied the first time around. Please excuse the lack of updates getting ready to go back to the university.

Ch. 9: Keisuke your up

"Moshi, Moshi"

"WHAT?"

"Ok, ok, are you hurt?"

"Good…is he hurt?"

"Alright I'll let him know right away."

"What about the Hachi-Roku, I see."

Fujimoro slammed his cell phone down. "Ryousuke there's been an accident."

"I know, Keisuke!"

"Way ahead of you Aniki!" Keisuke whipped around the FD and dropped the clutch at 5000 rpm's. The FD took off like a rocket. With his brother by his side Keisuke, rocketed down the course. If anyone was hurt, he knew he could get his brother down there before an ambulance would even be notified. "Aniki's almost a doctor if I can get him down there fast…whoa…have to be careful, the streets are still soaked, its still coming down a bit." Keisuke thought to himself, bracing himself for each and every turn.

The Takahashi brothers hadn't waited to hear the whole story, if someone needed medical attention that would waste precious time. They just had to get to the bottom.

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Two men stood in the galleries watching the FD fly down the course.

"The rumors are true, those two are simply amazing. So do think you can beat them?"

"Are you kidding? I'm so glad we showed up for this. They're awesome but I can't lose now, at least not here anyways. The EMPERORS are fools. Bunch of overconfident bastards."

"Kai, you really need to relax your going to need to be at your best to beat BOTH of Project D's racers."

"I know, I know, don't worry I've been training nonstop as of late. I know I might lose but they haven't seen hell like what I'm about to give them."

"Just remember no one has ever challenged Project D two on one."

"I know, I know. But this is for my racers pride."

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The FD came to an abrupt halt.

"Are you ok, Fuji…"

"I'm fine come look at this guy, quick."

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"He's lucky he has no broken bones, he has a concussion. But other than that he should be fine. The role cage did its job well." Ryousuke bandaged and dressed Seiji's wounds." The LAN EVO lay in the background its once beautiful frame now in pieces

"Kyouichi…I'm…"

"Seiji, we will discuss this latter, be thankful you are alive. Do not continue to dishonor us. I am grateful you are in one piece but don't push it." Kyouichi slowly turned to Ryousuke.

"Ryousuke I must apologize, I did not expect he would go that far."

"Understood. But don't expect that we will continue our competition if our lives are endangered."

"No, I a sure you. This will not happen again, Zaaku my younger cousin is your next opponent he will not bring dishonor to our family. I'll see to that personally. However, please give us a week we need to clean up the course, although the uphill is separate. Neither team is in any condition to race tonight."

"Agreed." Ryousuke nodded "We will see you in one week."

Keisuke starred down his opponent. "He's very powerful I can sense it, and somehow he's different from the rest of the EMPERORS, but why? What is it?"

"Hey what are you starring at blondie? You have a problem?"

"Bite me. You and EVO don't intimidate me…I've seen ricers that are scarier than you."

"Idiot, who said I drive an EVO I'll have you know that…"

"Zaaku , that's enough. Save it, you need to focus." Kyouichi snapped at his cousin.

"Hai."

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Keisuke couldn't sleep that night. An EMPEROR without an EVO. What the hell? He didn't know what to expect. And who exactly was this guy?