Chapter 6: Escorts

Manhattan, Hell's Kitchen...

In this turf, a gang known as the Rogues all gathered before some stone tablet containing names of the deceased rogues. 2 lieutenants named Finch and Slater are nearby are having a discussion. "This sucks man! Luther, Cropsy...so many got wasted by the Riffs!" Slater complained. "Because of that, the Rogues are too weak to run the streets!"

"Damn right! We don't stand a chance against the other heavy sets!" Finch exclaimed in agreement. As they discussed on, a figure entered the turf. All looked at him as he spoke up. "I heard my older brother got wasted. Big time."

"Yeah and who the fuck are you?" asked Finch.

"The name's Alex. But all of you call me, Lex! For short."

"Whoa...if you said your older bro got wasted then that means..."

"Exactly. Luther is my older brother. We both got separated at a young age from our shitface parents who drink and fuck about! We keep in touch until I heard about him being wasted big time! So I ran away and came all the way here to bring the Rogues back into a heavy set!"

"Hold on, you want to be Warlord. Why the fuck should you be?" asked Slater. "Wanna find out?" Lex got into position as Slater charged to bop but instead, "KSH! KSH! KSH! KSH! KSH!"

5 combo attack and ouch. "Okay...you're the Warlord!"

"Good. I learnt a thing or 2 from Luther before we got separated. Now, let's get down to business shall we?"

Queens, Jackson Heights...

Our first allies were the Baseball Furies from Riverside. I must admit, they bat real good. We really should start forming alliances but we need to make sure they can be trusted.

I was on the roof training some new recruits in swordsmanship. 8 ninjas are honing their skills good.

In the basement, Samurai is training 10 new recruits in karate and jitsu.

And at the front entrance, Assassin is alone drinking some soda while on guard when he saw something approaching them. "Who the fuck is that?" he thought as he drew his twin ninjatos and approached the figure walking when he collapsed. "SHIT! He's down! Get some flash and bring him in! Quick!"

And so...

The figure who collapsed is inside our turf as Assassin got the flash ready. Soon enough, he was revived as, "What the fuck? Where am I?"

"You're in the Ninjas' turf." I started. "And based on your colours, you're a Van Cortlandt Ranger. In short, VC Ranger."

He was surprised by this. "Why are you in our turf? Speak up before we all change our mind." The VC Ranger can tell as we got ready to draw our weapons.

"We...We are meeting for some deal here." He answered. "Yeah, we're meeting the Gladiators here for some deal. It was a good deal when suddenly, the Rogues ambushed us. We all scattered and I almost got wasted."

I was surprised to hear that. "Weren't the Rogues inactive for a long time?" I asked. "Yeah...heard a rumour that their warlord and 10 of his aides got wasted big time. It was a heavy blow to them." Samurai replied. "And now, I guess they've decided to make their move."

"I see...well...I can send you back to your turf...Razer and Razor!" 2 ninjas stepped forth. "I got a job for you. Escort this ranger back to his turf in one piece." They nodded as they helped the VC Ranger up and left the safehouse. "You sure about that? I heard these 2 were once from the Orphans until they get real tired of the fact that their former gang is not doing the rep seriosuly."

"Trust me Stealth. They can handle this. From being part of a weak gang, they made the right choice to join us."

Bronx. Van Cortlandt Park...

Razor, Razer and the VC Ranger reached the turf. "Where's your turf?" asked Razer. "Somewhere in the cemetery area. We hang out there. It's also part of the VC Park."

"Okay...let's just get this over with and-" Before Razor could finish his sentence, an army of Rogues appeared out of nowhere and they are armed with handguns. "Shit..." Razor exclaimed. "All are packing lots of heat..." Razer exclaimed too as, "Well, well, well. What do we have here..." Lex then made his appearance wearing his deceased brother's colours. "You have something that belongs to us. I heard from my main lieutenant he owes us bread and for a long time, he has not done so yet."

The 2 ninjas were surprised. "And you just ambushed him and his gang just for that? You're out of your mind!" Razor exclaimed.

"Shut the fuck up or I'll shoot you like this!" Lex opened fired but, "SHING! TING!"

"What the fuck?" a Rogue exclaimed for Razor made his move and blocked the shot. "Not bad...no one has ever done that before." Lex commented. "Now where are we? Oh right, the bread."

"I'll pay for this guy and you let us pass." Razer suggested as he took out some cash and tossed it onto the ground in front of Lex. "Wow...you know how to negotiate..." He and the Rogues laughed and then, "I guess I won't have to kill any of you...for now..."

Knowing that means, the Ninjas and the VC Ranger passed by the Rogues when, "FREEZE!"

"Oh shit! The pigs are here!" A Rogue called out as bopping took place as the rogues began shooting cops as more showed up. By then, the ninjas and the VC Ranger already left the scene.

So...

"There it is!" the ranger pointed out. They entered the park and started looking for the cemetery. "Why would your gang live in some cemetery?" Razor asked. "You'll see." The VC Ranger replied as they continued looking around.

Soon enough, they found it and among the gravestones is a crypt. There, several VC Rangers are hanging out. One of them noticed the group. "No way! Hey guys! Absalom's back!"

"Aw man! I thought we lost him!" The VC Rangers went to meet their member as the leader, Pharaoh approached Razor and Razer. "I don't know what happened to Absalom but we recall being ambushed by the insane gang of Rogues."

"Don't worry. They have some beef with your brother but we sorted this out without any bopping and escorted him back to your turf." Razor assured to him. "Thanks. I take it you guys are the new heavy set they call, the Ninjas. Right?"

"We are the Ninjas! Yeah!" Razer exclaimed as they shook hands with Pharaoh. "Tell your leader to give my thanks and...maybe we can meet up for some negotiation."

"I take it you want an alliance?" Razor guessed.

"Let's just say...it's a way of returning the favour for protecting our brother." Pharaoh stated.

"Hmmm...we'll see. The Ninjas won't forget." Razer replied.

So with that, the VC Rangers departed and Razor and Razer headed back to Jackson Heights.

Not much screen time for the Van Cortlandt Rangers in both the movie and video game. So the chapter features them. Reviews appreciated.