Vehicle list
Owner------Car's name---------------Car
Zero---------Hellhound Roar----------1973 Dodge Challenger r/t
--------------Zero Thunder------------1974 Ford Mustang
Crystal------Blizzard Storm-----------2002 Dodge Viper
Rachel-------Steel Fury----------------2004 Nissan 350Z roadster
Chris--------Crimson Streak-----------2000 Honda Civic
--------------Death Rage---------------2002 Vauxhall Vectra
Rick---------------Light streak---------2005 Dodge Neon
Speed Radicals
Chapter 4
"Who killed them" I asked the happiness left my heart and was replaced by pain. "I don't know" I looked him dead in the eye
"Don't lie to me I'm not a kid, I want to know who killed my parents" I said louder this time. Some of the conversations around me stopped, Vert looked around "I told you I don't know"
I turned and ran from the room nearly throwing the door to the floor as I went. I felt everyone in the room staring at me. I ran around to the garage. I didn't go for the stang it reminded me too much of my father. I went for my dodge, I got into the car and realised that I for the first time in my life I had no will to drive. I got behind my seats and fell to the floor. I lay there on the floor, the pain in my chest getting worse. I didn't hate Vert I was just angry at him, he wouldn't tell me although I could see that he knew who had done it. I had lay there for five minutes and I heard the garage open, not the door to this one the next one down. Vert had suspected I would have taken the stang. My blue hair was covering my face and especially my tears. Suddenly my car door opened, I was grabbed around my waist and I was being lifted out of my car. I swung my fist and my leg around catching one in the face and the other in the chest. They fell backwards dropping me "Will you just leave me alone" I yelled, I hit the button to electronically close and lock the doors. I had been sat there for two minutes, my phone began to ring. I reluctantly answered it, "hello" I said the sadness still running through my voice. "I'll tell you all you want to know" came Vert's voice. I was reluctant to leave my hiding space, but I raised myself up and swung my hair back, I didn't bother wiping the tears out of my eyes. I got out of my car and once again locked it, I walked slowly round to the front of the house. Vert was stood there waiting for me, He put his arm around me and we walked inside. He took me upstairs to a huge bedroom.
"I swore I'd never tell you this but these things happen, your mother and father wanted you to live a normal life, that's why you never found out about me, but the two people you knew as your parents weren't your birth parents. My brother Johnny and his Wife Sarah raised you like there own but you weren't there's. You are my son" I had been continually nodding at his story and it took me a few seconds to comprehend what he had said. "No, your not you can't be. Your name would have been on my birth certificate and it's not, I know its not, I've seen it" He got off the couch and walked towards the door. "Follow me" he said. We went up another flight of stairs, he took me to the end of the corridor. "Do you sill wear the necklace you've had since you where a baby" he stated, I lifted it up. The gold bullet with a silver tip. I handed it to Vert, he lifted an almost identical necklace. He then put both bullets into the door, an electric lock released and the door swung open. We both walked into the room, it contained old furniture, a baby's cot, a blue wallpaper covered with silver stars, a tiny hand print in silver. I walked over to the hand print and touched it, it was if hundreds of memories hit me at once.
Flashback
A 2yr old Zero with short fair hair ran up to the wall where his father had been spray painting stars on through a stencil. He tripped and his hand landed in the silver paint. He got up slowly, his father helped him up. "Here son leave your mark on the room" his father said while putting his sons paint covered hand on the wall.
End Flashback
I continued looking around the room being choked by memories, now I knew why Vert had acted so strange when I had first saw him. Then I saw it on the floor, in red crayon. The first word I had ever learned. Zero. I collapsed, my head hitting the laminate flooring. I was driving, taking each corner perfectly, the other racers where miles behind all I had to do was finish it. I cut across an intersection, turned a corner and that's when I saw it another car came in front of me, my car hit it head on. My car flipped twice and landed on its roof. I slid out and began to run when my corolla exploded. I was launched forward. I awoke a cold sweat over my body, "get out of there" I muttered to myself. The memory that still haunted me, the person who because of me being in a race had nearly lost there life. I got out of the bed realising I didn't know where I was, all I remembered was that I was in Vert's house. I needed to go for a walk and I needed my clothes. Conveniently the clothes I had been wearing under my racing outfit where on the chair next to my bed. I grabbed them and put them on: a set of baggy black jeans, a white t-shirt and my black flame shirt. I left the room realising it was the early hours of the morning. I heard someone walking downstairs, I snuck forwards and looked down to see Wylde going out of the front door. I ran after him, he was heading for the garages. He opened the first one, "where are you going" I said quickly, he turned with his fist raised. When he saw it was me he quickly hid his arm but I had already seen it. "A robotic arm" I stated slightly scared.
"An accident I had" he said, "anyway what are you doing up, I heard you fainted" He continued. I looked down at the floor "Vert told me he was my father and proved it as well, but that's not the point. Where are you heading" He looked around
"I have to go somewhere" He stated.
"I'll come with you I need a drive to set my mind at ease" Wylde shook his head. "No you won't my car only sits one person and unless you've got keys to another car in this garage cause all the others are locked" he said spitefully. I then laughed back at him "What are you laughing at" he said slightly confused.
"I do have keys to a car in this garage" I said
"What Vert lent you the keys to Reverb" He said still confused.
"No Vert and my father, I mean Vert and Johnny built the Mustang for my sixteenth birthday and now it's mine" I said walking over to my new car. "Hellhound Roar would be too loud anyway" I jumped into the stang and drove it out of the garage, Wylde did the same and then he jumped out and locked the garage. "Where are we heading" I asked casually. Wylde didn't answer he was looking at an upper window. "We have to go" he quickly jumped in his car and began to drive, I followed him. The gates began to close but we both managed to get through with no damage.
"Daddy and mommy are worried about you Mark" he said through the opened windows. Emphasising the last word. "Kurt's worried about you Markie better run home" I replied emphasising the word Markie. I saw him shaking his fist "The name is Wylde" he said anger in his voice. "The name is Zero, don't forget mine and I won't forget yours" I replied calmly. We drove for a short time arriving at the access point to the freeway. Suddenly two messages came through to my phone. "Wylde, Stop a minute" I shouted He looked at me strangely "Why what's wrong" he asked some sort of care in his voice. "Pull up a second" we stopped at the side of the road; he got out of his car and walked over to mine. "What's wrong Zero" he asked again. He opened the passenger door and got in, I checked my phone, the first text was off Vert. "You weren't wrong daddy is worried, but let's keep going" I checked the second text it was off Crystal. Wylde was just about to get into his car, "I've changed my mind I'm going back" I stated. He looked at me strangely
"Your not as crazy as I thought you where" he stated with a small laugh. "She wants you to go back as well" I stated, he looked back at me "Who" I started up my car and swung it around
"Crystal" I replied, I drove back to the house Vert's car Reverb was just about to leave. He stopped outside, I stopped my car inches from his. "Where did you think you where going" He asked me sternly, "I don't know ask Wylde, I only wanted to go for a drive what's wrong with that" I stated, he looked over me
"At least you listened and came back" he said calmer than before. I nodded, "I'm sorry dad but I had been out almost all day and I wanted to for a drive" I stated in the saddest voice I could muster, I then saw it in his eyes a hint of happiness. 'Was it because I had called him dad' I wondered. He nodded slowly, "you could have just told me" he replied. "You put me in a room, in a house that I don't know and expect me to find you" he seemed to realise he was beaten and got back into Reverb. We parked both of our cars in the garage, Wylde returned and parked his car as well and then we returned to the house.
When we got inside three people where stood there Crystal, Lani and a woman I hadn't seen before but I assumed she had something to do with Wylde by the look on his face. "dude, how do we get out of this" I whispered to Wylde, "we cant" he replied almost inaudibly. Lani walked over to me, I turned quickly but she grabbed my shoulder and turned me back around. "Where did you go" She asked
"Not very far" came my answer "and I don't know where we where going as I just went for a drive to clear my head" she looked at me evilly but her face lightened "next time tell us where your going" I nodded quickly. 'One down one to go' I thought, I looked around and realised while I had been talking Wylde and the other girl had left. Crystal looked at me "Stop worrying me like that, go to bed. I want to talk to you tomorrow" I returned to my room on the second floor. I closed my door but having no will for sleep I opened it again. I walked out of my room, I went to the end of the hall and saw Vert come out of his room. "Go back to bed" he said calmly. "No, I'm heading upstairs to that room, can I lend ur necklace" I pleaded. He nodded tossing the bullet to me, I walked up the next flight of stairs. I put both bullets into the door deactivating the lock the way Vert had. I walked into the room flicking on the light, this room held so many memories. I looked around the room properly seeing a picture on the wall. It was me when I was a year old with Lani and Vert. I should have been happy finally knowing who my parents are but that meant my life had been a lie. I sat down leaning against the wall, wondering why. I then turned towards the door preparing to leave, there was someone stood in the hall facing the room. I stood up quickly and ran to the door turning the light off, I then looked back towards the person stood there. She took a step towards me, it was Crystal. "So this is your home" she said softly. I didn't look at her, I continually stared past her. "well we both have parents now" she said calmly, she leant against me. I finally looked at her face. There where tears in her ice blue eyes but she was smiling, "We can be happy together now" I stated while moving my head closer to her. We turned and walked back downstairs, she went into her room whereas I continued downstairs and went outside.
I sat on the steps at the front of the house and leant back looking up at the thousands of stars. 'Well everything seems perfect' I thought. The door creaked open behind me, I turned quickly to see Shirako. He came over and sat down next to me, "Yo, couldn't sleep I guess" He stated.
"No, I was asleep all day and then kinda got everyone angry cause I went out driving" I said calmly, he was looking over me. "I used to get in the same sort of trouble, back when I first joined the Teku" My mind suddenly clicked.. "There's the link" I stated, Shirako looked at me "I couldn't piece together how everyone knew each other at first, I mean there are some from the world race. I forgot about the Teku and metal maniacs completely, suppose cause both teams vanished so suddenly" I stopped and looked at him, he smiled at me. "You sure know your history kid. How about I check your car now" he stated suddenly, producing the garage keys from his pocket. I nodded and we walked around to the side of the house. We silently opened the garage, I unlocked my car and we walked over to it. "Nice, you've put a lot into this haven't you" he said. I nodded and then opened the door and got in, Shirako did the same. He turned and looked into the back of my car, "hmmm" he said calmly. He got out of the car and left the garage, I jumped up and followed him. He opened the first garage to show his car Treblebass. I looked over it in awe, about 20 subs where attached perfectly in the back, he flicked open a panel. Underneath the installed subs there was a storage space containing more subs, amps and a lot of electrical wiring. He grabbed some of the wire an amp and three subs. He then walked out of the garage and back over to my car. I sat in my seat and watched him work, he took apart the system I had built. I was shocked but let him continue, He used the subs I had originally installed and fitted three more attached to two amps. "Finished" he said letting out a sigh,
"I'd test it but I'm sure people are asleep" I replied turning to the clock, 4.37. He nodded slowly, "So, you said you have a daughter, does that mean you're married as well" I asked. He nodded but said nothing, I assumed that it was a bad subject. We closed the garages and walked around back around to the front of the house. I saw his head turn out of the corner of my eye, "You ok" he asked.
"Yeah, why d'you ask" I replied, he shook his head and looked upwards at the sky "It's just everything that's managed to happen within such a short space of time its strange for you to be this calm". I was looking out to the horizon nodding slowly, the sun was just beginning to rise. "True but its all good things. Anyway I'm gonna head in for a shower" I said casually while standing up. "Ok I guess I'll see you later" he stated while still staring upwards.
I returned to my bedroom. After a few minutes I managed to find a towel, I went into the bathroom. I took off my clothes and got into the shower. I turned on the water, The hot water ran over me as I leant against the cold wall. I had been stood in their for about ten minutes not moving, I then finally decide to get washed. I had my wash and then jumped out of the shower. I got dry and put on my clothes again, I looked at my hair in the mirror it was wrecked. I ran around eventually finding a comb, I fixed my hair back to normal, and then returned to my bed. I lay down for a few minutes and then fell asleep. When I awoke the sun was shining through gaps in the curtains, I looked over at the clock, it was 10.30. I jumped up and ran out of my room, I went downstairs. Apparently only a few people where awake. I entered the kitchen, there where five people inside. I recognized Wylde and Shirako but the three others I didn't know. One noticed me and walked over "Hi my name's Josh, I'm the leader of the insane Conflicts team" he said. "My name's Zero, I'm from the Street Radicals" came my reply. "The other two are from my team as well" he said indicating the others in the room "That's Max and Leon" he said casually before returning to his team. I however walked over to Wylde, "You came back last night like a good little boy" I stated sarcastically.
"I noticed you did as well" He said back with a small laugh.
"Hey three people wanted me to come back, I couldn't say no to that many people" I replied.
"More like you couldn't say no to my niece" he answered, I nodded slowly giving him an evil glare. "Nothing wrong with that" I muttered, Wylde held out his fist, I hit it with my own before walking past him to Shirako. He was once again listening to music, moving in time with the beat. I stood there waiting to see if anything happened. After five minutes I decided to leave. I returned to my car and sat down waiting.