Hey, I'm back. Sorry about the wait. With school and work back and forth, it's kinda difficult to focus on my stories. But hey, I'm back, so in the immortal words of Mills Lane: Let's get it on! BTW, This chapter has been tweaked multiple times.

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Current Ages: Keitaro (19), Mutsumi (20), Naru (17), Motoko (15), Shinobu (14), Su (14), Mitsune (19), Haruka (27)

Chapter 4: Projekt Planning pt I

Time Skip Four Months
Contrary to popular belief, being the owner of a skateboarding company is just as difficult as being a rider for a company. You have to schedule appearances, announce due dates, schedule Am/Pro meetings, and the endless paperwork. Enter Mitsuki Miyazaki. Mitsuki, or "Suki" as Keitaro calls her, is the owner of Ronin Skateboards. She has to juggle between doing her job as an owner and as a skater herself. What drew Keitaro to 'Ride Ronin' was the fact that Mitsuki didn't stop skating even though she's at the top of company's ivory tower.
Speaking of the two, they were actually in a meeting at Yume main building, 'Divination Road'. For the past few months, the Ronin team was discussing plans for their new video, dubbed Projekt: Take Over and they felt they needed something more. The Ronin squad wanted to do something epic, because they didn't want this video to be Ronin: Quintessence 2.

"Okay," Mitsuki said. "The media has been all over this so much, the theater companies in Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo have asked to show Projekt in their theaters. This concept has been trending worldwide on Twitter, and I bet your own profiles have been blowing up like crazy. Ronin is getting hot, but this video is building up so much hype, I want us to be solar hot. So any ideas?"

Keitaro Urashima bit his tongue. He had an idea that has been in the back of his head since he became a pro, but thought it was too extreme, even for a skateboarding company. On one side, no skateboarding company in Japan has ever done this before. Keitaro thought. But on the other, it may be to risky. Mitsuki noticed the conflicting look on Keitaro's face and got her hopes up.

"Keitaro-kun, do you have an idea?"
"Yes," Keitaro unconsciously blurted out. Oh crap!
Good! Let's hear it."
Dammit! I didn't mean to say yes! He thought. Might as well say it.
Standing up, Keitaro looks at his team members.

"Before I became an Am three years ago, I was an uncredited skateboarder with high hopes and dreams. I skated all over Kyoto to make a name for myself. Like all of us, I sent videos and pictures, showcasing my skills until I got that phone call from Ronin." Everyone in the room nodded in accpetance.
"Fast forward to today," Keitaro continued. "I'm one of Japan's most famous figures and Ronin Skateboards is on the radar. While that's happening, there are uncredited skaters all over this country. For example, the skateboarding scene in Tokyo is so large, the potential of talent is ocean deep. Getting to the point: If were going to 'Take Over', why not have the uncredited skaters help?"
Everyone in the room was taken back by Keitaro's statement.
Mitsuki had a smile on her face. Unbeknownst to everyone, Mitsuki had the same idea for years, but felt that no one would like it. Now that Keitaro has the idea out there, now it time to hear the rest of the team.

"It's a good idea..." An Am says.
"There are a lot of unsponsored skaters out there who deserve a shot at the big leagues..." A pro says.
"Interesting layout for the concept..." Another skater said.
As all the team members in the room nodded in approval of Keitaro's idea, Mitsuki stood up.

"It seems that everyone agrees with the idea, we'll go with it," Mitsuki said. "Now as I said before, your Twitter profiles are probably blowing up right now, so you guys do your best to spread the word about this new information. See you guys later. Good meeting."
Following the boss' request, the Yume skaters left the office, Tweeting away on their Smartphones. Keitaro was about to leave when Mitsuki stopped him.
"Kei-kun, hold on." Mitsuki says, holding her iPhone. "There's something I want to show you."

XXX
Nerima City, Tokyo

After getting off the Nozomi at the Tokyo Station, Keitaro was driving around Nerima City at Mitsuki's request. While at Divination Road, Keitaro saw videos of a skater who Mitsuki believe would not only be a good addition to Projekt, but a good edition to the Yume Squad. After seeing the videos and memorizing the face, Keitaro understood his boss' thoughts. While watching, Keitaro and Mitsuki were able find out that the skater in the vids was from the Nerima area, hence why Keitaro was cruising the streets of the ward known as "The Birthplace of Anime."
I've been driving around for half an hour. Keitaro thought. Looks like I'm going have to continue on foot. After parking his GTO and grabbing his brand new 'Chibi Kei-Kun' skateboard (designed by him, of course), the pro skater set out to ask the locals if they seen anyone matching the description of the skater seen in the videos taken in Nerima City. According to the reviews and crowd, the guy's name is Ranma. Keitaro thought. After an hour and a half, Keitaro decided to take a break and skate around for a bit.

After finding a good staircase, the pro skater decided that this would place to skate. Distancing himself, Keitaro kicked off and was about to attempt a manual/hardflip combination, but out of nowhere, another skater crashed into him, causing them both to fall to the ground.
"Hey! What's the big- huh, Keitaro Urashima?"
"Why don't you tell- er, Ranma?"
Ironically, Ranma Saotome was following Keitaro when he heard rumors that a Ronin skateboarder was seen in Nerima, so Ranma, a skater himself, decided to investigate. However, he did not expect to find Keitaro Urashima, never mind crash into him during a session. Standing up, Keitaro helped Ranma to his feet.

"Well now that you're here, I'm excited to see you," Keitaro said.
"Me? You have business with me?" Ranma asked.
"Yeah. I saw your vids on YouTube. You're good on the board."
"You think so?"
"Of course."
"Thanks, dude. So why are you looking for me? Need a bodyguard for Projekt: Take Over?"
"Well, I wanted to talk to you about Projekt, but not for a bodyguard role."

After explaining about the concept of Projekt and letting Ranma know about the hype, Keitaro offered Ranma an appearance on the video. Excited was an understatement for Ranma. After thinking about it on the car ride to Ucchan's, Ranma turned to Keitaro.
"Keitaro, I'd love to be part of Projekt: Take Over," Ranma said opening the door.
"Dude, I am so stoked to hear you say that," Keitaro replied. "Oh and before you go, I have something for you."

Reaching into the back seat, Keitaro grabbed a skateboard and a t-shirt.
"The deck and t-shirt I'm giving you are from the exclusive 'Projekt' line from Ronin Wood and Thread. Here you go."
Grabbing the black shirt, Ranma looked at the design: A Raven Crest with the words "Projekt: Take Over" repeatedly written around the crest in write writing. Ranma noticed that a similar design was on the board.
Wow. Ranma thought. Interesting design.
After saying goodbye, Ranma got out of Keitaro car and walked to the doorway, where he was greeted by his girlfriend Ukyo Kuonji.
"Ran-chan, who was that?" She asked.
"Keitaro Urashima, he just offered me a spot on his skating company's new project... or should I say, Projekt."
XXX

(Enter "Escape The Fate" ringtone here.)

Taking his phone out of his pocket, Keitaro saw that it was Mutsumi. I wonder what Mutsu-chan wants.
Answering the phone, Keitaro put the phone to his ear.

"Hey, Mutsumi, what's up?"
"Kei-kun, I heard you were looking for new talent for the new Ronin video," Mutsumi said.
"Yeah, are you volunteering? Remember the last time you got on a skateboard, Mu-chan?"
"Don't remind me, Kei-kun... Anyway, I might know someone who might make a good edition to the Projekt."
"Really, who?"
"I don't know her personally, but looking at her rigger videos and skating style, she's good."

Keitaro was taken back. A rigger? He thought. (Rigger- a person who takes pieces of wood, metal, pipe, etc and innovates it so they can skate on it.) In Japan, it's rare to find a rigger-type skateboarder because everybody thinks that since big companies manufactures skating equipment like pipes and rails. Keitaro thought that he would be stupid to pass up an opportunity to add a rigger-type skateboarder to the Projekt.

"Mutsumi?" Keitaro says.
"Yes, Kei-kun?"
"Do you know where the rigger vids are shot at?"
"The only thing I know is that most of the videos are shot in Shibuya City, in addition to her name. Why?"
"I want to add this girl to the Projekt..."
"Good! I have to get back to studying. Remember, we have a test coming up, Kei-kun!"
"Don't worry, Mutsumi, I'll study. Oh and what's this girl's name?"
"Her name is..."

Chapter 4 End

A/N: Hey everyone, I kinda need your help. I hope adding Ranma Saotome to the Projekt (it's intentionally spelled like that) entertained you. As mentioned in the chapter, I need a female character for the next chapter. I want to keep it anime/manga wise, so any ideas would be a big help. Oh, and Nerima being "the birthplace of anime" is 100% legit, just so you know. Until Next Time:

"One Empire, Under Lake..."