1 Hour. Let's goo


"And Don't touch my blood. If you get any on you - bring it to Kusanagi and he'll roast it off. If you get any in you. We've gotta send you to Kagura otherwise you'll turn into a zombie."

At that, Terry blinked at the two men… or rather, one man, and one teenager, sitting in the backseat of his car. Iori was leaned over the back of The driver's seat and debriefing their small team on all the biohazards they'd be facing while hunting down Freeman (Rock Howard, Rioted out, in Iori Yagami's body), and the appropriate countermeasures to take. At a certain point, Terry was convinced Iori was just screwing around with him, but Iori didn't screw around that much - and he certainly looked serious.

Still… Acidic blood? Zombie Virus? If he's not lying… then how the hell is he alive, much less walking around…?

Still, Terry didn't question him.

Iori didn't look very eager to go hunting for his coked out split personality and seemed immensely relieved when Terry agreed to join the hunt. Terry also knew Iori had worked with IKARI for a long time, and at the very least, was trained in how to debrief a group before a military operation. It really was a weird thing hearing him talk so seriously.

"Next, Riot tends not to use fire unless he's in a pinch. You won't see him spitting flames unless he feels cornered - and at that point, you need get the fuck out of there. Avoid line of sight as much as possible. If you find yourself running, you need to exert as much aura-power-chi, whatever you've got - otherwise you're gonna get flame in you - and you might have your limbs blasted off."

Terry blinked, then nodded as he continued driving down toward the city slums. He eyed the blonde teenager lecturing him from the backseat of his car, and then at the other Sacred Treasure, who seemed quite content to enjoy the views flashing by the window. Neither of them seemed too worried about the manhunt about to take place. From what Iori was telling him - they were attempting to capture alive a very dangerous, very venomous animal which spit thousand degree flames when threatened.

What a nightmare… Rocky… what are you doing in there? Can you see what's happening from inside? Are you watching yourself attack people?

Iori continued to babble in his ear.

"I talked to some of my Police contacts and they said they were gonna try and stall the operation a bit. I figure we've got about an hour head start to find this lil' bitch before the police snipe him from a helicopter. Thankfully Kusanagi's got a radar, and he can track him - since he's still got my Magatama. Once you engage - the best way to confront is to immediately disable him. Don't try to talk or reason, because Riot barely understands English."

Terry spoke up.

"Disable? Like… how. Normally you can't take hits… and on the CCTV you looked awful. A good punch could kill you on the spot. Do you have a plan?"

Iori didn't miss a beat.

"Go ahead and break my arm. Riot doesn't feel pain, but he'll be confused as to why his arm doesn't work. Take the opportunity to suffocate him. Please don't break my leg. Once we've got'em, Kagura has got a helicopter waiting for us at the local airstrip on Fifteenth. Kusanagi! (Are we close)?"

(Rapid Japanese)

"Bogard, take a left."


Yag's not entirely useless, see?