(A/N: Hey all! If you've forgotten who I am, its Shinigami Goumon! Sorry I've taken so long. But I hope you'll enjoy this next chappie!)

"Oh…I've gotta get out of here." Al moaned, making his way through the dense brush of the forest, coming close to trampling a family of squirrels.

He had been wandering aimlessly for the better part of three hours and was beginning to really get frustrated.

Finally, after he was very close to giving up, he saw something that nearly made him somersault with joy: a clearing in the distance.

With a happy whoop, he ran at top speed for it…

-SKREEEEEE-EEEEEEE-

…and came within inches of being hit by a truck.

"WHAT TH' HELL?" The female driver screamed leaping out from behind the driver's seat, "WERE YA TRYNA KILL YERSELF? GAWD!"

"I…I…I'm very sorry ma'am." Al said meekly, twiddling his thumbs nervously.

It looked as though the driver was about to scream at him again, but a look of recognition crossed her face.

"Oh…my god." She breathed, "I know you! Get in! Quick! Quick! Before someone sees you!Namely my friends!"

She hurriedly shooed the once twelve year old now suit of armor into the truck bed and wrapped a blanket (that she was sposda be transporting to her grandmother's) around him.

"Um, thank you Miss…?" Al trailed off, looking down at the girl who was rushing back to the cab of the truck.

"Oh! Kendra! Kendra Souza!" she grinned as she hopped behind the wheel, "No 'Miss' tho' please. I hate formalities. It makes me feel like an old lady and I'm only twenty one!"

"Okay then." Al nodded, "It's nice to meet you Kendra."

"It's nice to meet YOU in the flesh…suit…whatever." Kendra grinned as she started the engine.

"Um…Mi-I mean Kendra?" Al asked, pulling the blanket tighter around him, "Do you mind telling me where I am?"

"Well, Al, you had the unfortunate luck of landing in Monroe, Washington." Kendra snorted after sliding open the rear window so they could talk, "The most boring place on the face of the earth save for North Platte, Nebraska."

"Really?" Al blinked, "That bad."

"Yuh." Kendra smirked wryly, rolling her eyes as she pulled back onto the road, "People around here are the type who get excited to the point of pissing themselves when a store gets a new coat of paint or a new shipment of potatoes."

"Wow…that is bad." Al said in amazement, eyes wide.

"And I've been trapped in it's black vortex of evil forover ten years." Kendra moaned," How sucky is that?"

"Huh…ones on the move, Kakyoin-sama." Ryo called from the cockpit, "And fast!".

"Thank god for Suo's tracking chip obsession." Akane muttered, "I swear ta god, that's th' only thing that idiot's good for!" (HEY! That idiot's puttin' a roof over your head!)

"FOLLOW THAT BLIP!" Sora screamed, streaking towards the cockpit.

Akane calmly stretched her leg out and tripped the purple haired teen.

"I'm not gonna let you endanger the life of my pilot cuz of your sick obsession." She snorted.

Hinode had taken up Sora's tempo and was on her way to the cockpit in her best friend's stead.

"GET TH' LEAD OUT YA LAZY BAS-GLGH!" Hinode gagged as Akane grabbed ahold of the nape of her turtleneck.

"Don't harass my pilot." Akane barked as Hinode joined Sora on the floor, "That's my job!"

"Um, is everything alright back there, Kakyoin-sama?" Ryo asked tentatively.

"Yeh-es." Akane called indifferently, pinning her now squealing friends to the metal floor with her feet as she multitasked (using them as footrest and keeping them from assaulting the pilot), "Just follow the moving target kay? I wanna get this shitover with and go home."

"Yes Kakyoin-sama." Ryo replied, increasing his speed.

Colonel Hughes let loose a fevered sigh.

He was overheating in a big bad way.

His dark blue military uniform was absorbing so much sunlight, so fast, that he really could no longer see any rational reason for keeping on the outer layer.

He began unbuttoning his military regulation jacket and had barely unfastened the second button when a shadow fell over him.

"G'day there mate. You seem a bit outta sorts."

Colonel Hughes glanced up to see a boy in his early teens smiling down at him as he took in his military uniform.

"Yes, well, I suppose I should be, seeing as I have no idea where I am." Hughes smiled sheepishly, removing his coat, "The only thing I know about it really is that it's really hot."

The teen burst out laughing, thinking that Hughes had to be joking, but when he saw no change in expression, he quieted down.

"Why, you're in Sydney, Australia mate!" the boy laughed, "Man, you really are a long way from home arentcha?"

"Moreso than I thought!" Hughes chuckled tiredly.

"Well, come on!" the boy grinned, "You'll pass out from heatstroke in those clothes. I'll have m' dad loan ya some. Th' names Logan!"

"Maes Hughes." He replied, "Thank you very much."

"Huh…hot pants, hot pants and more hot pants." Mannen smirked, observing all the twenty something's parading around in the shorts that barely served their function.

"Palm trees, over priced sports cars, nose jobs all around…" Suo snickered, taking in all the plastic faces of the people walking past.

"Gentlemen, we're in Beverly Hills." Takaomi chuckled, shaking his head as a woman who obviously had had waaaaaaay too many face lifts strolled past.

"Egotism Capital of the World." Kazuo snorted as the woman threw them what appeared to be a dirty look as she stormed past huffily.

"Well, at least we have a general idea of where we are now." Mannen sighed, scratching his head, "Better give Monkey a call."

"Ya think she's still pissed?" Suo asked, dialing in the number.

"Ho yeah." Takaomi smirked at his elder brother, relieving him of Aki, who was now awake and looking around at the strange surrounding with a curious look in his eyes.

"Definitely." Kazuo nodded, mouth twisting in a vindictive grin.

"'kay. Just so there's no confusion." Suo said, passing the phone to Takaomi.

They see me rollin'.

They hatin'.

Patrolin, they trna catch me ridin' drrty

Tryna catch me ridin' drrty, tryna catch me ridin' drrty tryna catch me-

-bleep-

"Whaddya want, asshole?" Akane snarled viciously, instantaneously recognizing the ringtone she selected for Suo."

"Aww, Monkey, I'm hurt." Takaomi said teasingly over the phone, "I always thought that we had something special!"

"Taka, quit bein' a 'tard!" Akane snapped, face pinkening from frustration, "Just tell me where you are!"

"What fun would that be?" Takaomi asked tauntingly.

"You'll tell me or I'll leave ya there ta ROT!" Akane screeched.

"Fine, fine, don't get all pissy." Takaomi laughed, "We're in Beverly Hills, kay? Feel better?"

"Hmph." Akane growled, "I grab ya after we pick up whoever this other blip is. See ya in a bit. And take care of Aki!"

"When do we not?" Takaomi asked, faking sounding wounded.

"Need a list." Akane snorted as she hung up.

"Who was that?" Hinode asked, now out from under Akane's feet because she promised to behave.

"Dya really need t' ask?" Akane sighed exasperatedly.

"Your brothers huh?" Sora nodded in acknowledgement, also free because she swore she'd be good.

"Yuh." Akane muttered, "Hey Ryo? After we pick up the first blip, we're swingin' by Beverly Hills."

"Yes, Lady Kakyoin." Ryo nodded, "As you wish."

(A/N: Who'll be picked up first? What obstacles will pop up? R&R to find out!)