Chapter 2 -- Escape
"Akiyo! Wake up!" yells Shinji as he runs into Akiyo's room.
Akiyo sits up with a dazed look on his face. It's been around a week since the court room incident and he has been on the run since then. The FBI is now involved and they are turning over all the rocks that they can find.
"What is it Shinji?" Akiyo asks as he wipes his eyes.
"There's some man here to see you. He isn't one of you." Shinji says, still catching his breath.
Akiyo jumps out of bed and rushes down the hallway in his underwear. He gets in the elevator and rides it to the lobby. There is a man standing in the lobby of the hotel that they are staying at. Akiyo slides across the floor and puts his back to a pillar. He leans over to see who the man is. He can barely hear him talking to a hotel maid.
"have y… seen t…. man?" The mysterious man says holding up a picture.
"Ro… 142." The maid says.
Its hard to hear the two of them, but he figures out that they are talking about him. He runs towards the elevator and hears the man call after him.
"Akiyo! Akiyo Takashiwa!" the man yells as he starts to run after Akiyo.
The elevator doors shut, just as the man reaches the elevator. Akiyo rides it up to his floor and gets out. He walks out of the elevator, worrying about the man that is following him. As he walks out he notices about 3 men in black walking up the hallway towards him.
"Akiyo! Stop right there!" The three men call out.
He starts running down the hallway towards his room. He gets about halfway between the elevator and his room when a man walks out from an alcove and punches Akiyo in the face, knocking Akiyo onto his ass.
"Akiyo Takashiwa, we need you to come with us." The man says as the other three men get to them.
Akiyo gets back to his feet and turns to face the man the hit him. Before the man could react Akiyo punches him in the chest. He then grabs him by the shoulders and turns, throwing him into the other three guys. As the man tries to get back up, Akiyo kicks him in the ass and then man falls over again. Akiyo runs to his room and locks the door.
"Shinji! Get your stuff! The FBI is here!" Akiyo yells as rushes to shove everything in his suitcase.
"Shinji!" Akiyo yells again.
Akiyo walks into Shinji's room and sees a letter on the bed.
"If you ever want to see your friend again, you'll come see me at the old noodle factory in Liberty City."
It's signed with the mark of the Leone Family. Akiyo's anger level reaches a point it has never reached before. He crumples up the letter and lights it on fire with his lighter. He puts on his black jeans, shirt and leather jacket. He puts on his sunglasses as he walks out of the room with the suitcase. There are now all five of the men waiting outside of his hotel room door.
"Quick question." Akiyo says. "You're with the Leone's aren't you?"
"You catch on quick. Now, are you going to come with us?' one of the men says.
"Eh. That…" Akiyo starts to say. "Won't be happening."
Akiyo opens up his black jacket and pulls out an Uzi. He sprays all five men with it, dropping them within seconds. He empties the entire clip and starts running down the hallway. He has no more bullets so he tosses the gun into the laundry chute. He makes it to the elevator as the doors open. Inside are two more men. Akiyo kicks on in the face and then grabs the other by the head, smashing his face off of the elevator wall. He hits the lobby button on the elevator as the other elevator opens; he quickly switches elevators as the previous one is sent to the lobby. He hits the garage button and rides the elevator down. He walks out of the elevator and sees his black FCR-900. He jumps onto it and revs the engine. He pops a wheelie as he speeds up the ramp out of the hotel garage. He speeds past the front entrance to the hotel and sees that there are more men waiting for him. He quickly counts about 5.
"Hey! There he is!" one of them calls out as he jumps in a Mafia Sentinel.
They all get in their own Sentinels and start chasing after Akiyo. The one closest to him tries to take him out but ends up meeting the front of a bus, exploding on impact. Another one tries to hit him but misses Akiyo and crashes into another pursuing Mafia Sentinel, disabling both of them. The next cars driver leans out of the driver side window and starts to shoot at Akiyo. Akiyo dodges and swerves towards a pillar. The pursuing driver swerves also, but Akiyo pulls back into traffic. The man can't maneuver the car and his head smashes into the pillar. The last one continues chasing Akiyo, and Akiyo can't shake him. Akiyo sees a packer stopped at a red light and speeds up its ramp. He's sent flying but manages to maintain control and as he lands he hits the brakes, sending him sliding on the pavement for a second. When he stops he sees the last Mafia Sentinel fly off the packer truck's ramp into the side of a building.
"Finally." Akiyo says to himself.
Akiyo revs his engine and pops another wheelie as he speeds away from the scene towards the Triad owned noodle factory.