Tail 5: The Beginning of a New Journey (or Road Trip)
"I'm going to miss this place," Michiru sighed as she was packing her bag. She looked around the Dragon's Den. The place had been the first real home they had in years.
"We won't be gone long," Hana assured.
"I know, but still, it's become home," she smiled, "So I'm going to really miss this place."
Yuji was leaning against the doorframe and smiling, "Once we find your families, we'll be back in no time."
"This almost too good to be true," Misato breathed in wonder. There could be an actual chance she could find her handler and adopted father.
"Believe it, Misato," he grinned. He then heard the bell ring from downstairs. "Sounds like a customer. I'll go check it out."
He went downstairs to see a woman dressed in a white suit, black dress shirt and white button-down vest, black shoes and red neck tie. She had fair skin, blonde hair in a bun and her right green eye and left blue eye that were slightly shadowed by her white fedora with a black band around the cone. On the brim of her fedora was a little green lizard with big blue eyes.
"Can I help you?" Yuji asked.
"Ciaossu," the woman greeted with a smile. It was a combination of the Italian greeting "ciao" and the Japanese "ossu" greeting. "You sure take great pride in your work," the woman admired as she ran a finger on the gas tank of one of the bikes, "Absolutely spotless."
"You a customer or what?" he asked. This girl was weird. He had a strange feeling about her.
"What happened to your arm?" she asked.
"Broke it riding," he answered.
The woman shook her head, chuckling, "You're such a bad liar, Yuji Fudo."
Yuji's eyes narrowed in suspicion, "Who are you?"
"My name is Bianca Di Stefano," she introduced. The lizard on her hat glowed before jumping off and turning into a black and green pistol in her right hand. "And I am a hitman."
Instantly, the cyborg girls appeared and placed themselves in front of Yuji, forming a protective barrier between him and this 'hitman'.
It was Michiru who said, "Shouldn't it be 'hitwoman'?"
"I doubt now is the time to use politically correct terms," Hana retorted.
"My, my, so these are your bodyguards," Bianca shrugged, "Looks like my job has become 5 times easier, at best."
Misato scoffed, "You seem to be bad at math. If you're after Yuji, your chances of success and survival have just gone down."
"I never said I was after Yuji," she informed.
"You said you were a hitman and you took out a gun," Hana reminded, "If not him then...are you with GIN-SHOCKER?"
"I am not," she replied. "My real job is to make Yuji a Mafia Boss."
Yuji stared at her, "Wait, what...?"
Michiru blinked, "You're here to make Spiky-kun a what now?"
"I was assigned by a certain man to train you to become an astounding Mafia Boss," Bianca stated, looking to Yuji.
"Wait, wait, wait, and wait," Misato halted, "Mafia Boss? Yuji? OK, pardon my French, but WHAT THE FUCK?"
"Tell me, Yuji, what do you know about your family?" Bianca asked.
"Well, my father's a scientist, my mother's a doctor, and my uncles are a cop and a professional D-Wheeler respectively," Yuji listed.
"Any other family members?"
"Not that I know of. My grandparents died before my sister and I were born," Yuji explained. "What exactly are you getting at, Ms. Bianca?"
"You are the heir to the Vongola Mafia Family," Bianca stated, "Which have survived for generations since its conception."
"You're telling me I'm the HEIR of a mafia family?" He pointed to himself, "Look at me, do I even look like a boss?"
"Not right now, but that's why I'm here." Bianca pulls out a family tree chart for Yuji to look at, laying it on the desk. "This has been updated to include your generation, including your parents. Now if you see here, this is your grandmother; Saya Fudo."
Yuji came over and saw the woman's name as it traced down to the names of his sister and himself, "OK, and?"
"Your grandmother's maiden name was Gouryuu," she continued, "Moving up one level, you see this man: Katsu Gouryuu."
"And?"
"He's your great-grandfather, the current Head of the Vongola Family," she informed.
Yuji paled and gulped vocally, "Oh shit..."
"Oh my," Ruby gasped.
"Took the words right out of my mouth," Misato agreed, "A godfather, huh…?" She sees Yuji sitting as the head of the mafia, like the godfather, and have people kiss his ring while she is standing at his side, her arms draped around him and she was wearing a sexy dress befitting the wife of a mafia lord.
Hana instead imagined Yuji as a feudal lord but with a fedora and is surrounded but ninja-mobsters. She herself would be dressed as a kimono and standing at his side.
As for Michiru...well. In her imagination, Yuji would be in a Hawaiian shirt and had a fedora surrounded by mobsters in Hawaiian shirts and also hula girls, with her among them.
Ruby imagined herself as a stripper who gave Godfather Yuji a show before giving him a lap dance...then she'd be put over his knee and as she was being spanked with a paddle.
"Mob Queen," Misato grinned.
"Feudal Lord," Hana mused.
"Banana Kingdom," Michiru drooled.
"Yuji-san's plaything," Ruby blushed deeply.
"Oh, come on," Yuji groaned, "Not you all too…"
"Excuse me, can I get some help here?" a voice called from the garage door.
"Look, I don't know what's going on here, but I think you got the wrong guy," Yuji stated, "Now if you'll excuse me, I got a job to do." And he made his way to the front.
"He's taking this better than I expected," Bianca muttered as she petted her lizard.
"Is Yu-kun really part of the mafia?" Michiru asked.
"Not officially, but Katsu has been keeping an eye on Yuji for a while," she explained.
"This Katsu," Hana mused, "You said he's Yuji's grandfather, right?"
"That's right," Bianca nodded, "Katsu Gouryuu is the 19th generation boss of the Vongola Family and currently the strongest boss in the family's history."
"Oh my," Ruby marveled.
Misato cocked an eyebrow," You talk as if you know him."
"That's because I'm the one who trained him," Bianca declared proudly.
The girls looked at each other and then at Bianca. How could someone so young train Yuji's grandfather? Bianca would have to be even older than him!
"Hey, how can I help you?" Yuji asked.
Before him was a girl close to his height, with short red hair, gold eyes and with a caramel tan, wearing green cargo pants, military boots and a black top the showed off her muscular abs. Despite that, she had a slender build. "Yo, I heard this was the place in town for vehicle repairs," she said.
"Came to the right place," Yuji smiled, "So whatcha need?"
She patted the seat of her motorbike, "She needs a tune up."
"Come in," he welcomed as he went inside, with the girl pushing her bike into the garage.
"Whoa, that's a real beauty," the girl whistled as she spied White Blaze parked.
"That's my baby," Yuji nodded, "Built him with my own two hands."
"Shut up! No way," she gawked.
"OK, my dad helped me," he admitted as he sat down and got to work.
The redhead spotted four other bikes, "And those?"
"Now those I made myself," he assured, "For my friends."
"You must be real good," she complimented.
"Magic hands," Yuji grinned, "Always take care of them. So, I've never seen you around town before."
"Just passing through," she replied, "I'm on the road right now, looking for someone."
"What, your boyfriend?" he asked as he was investigating the motor.
"No…!" she flushed, "I'm looking for my brother!"
"Yuji stopped and looked to her, "Your brother?"
She sighed, mentally kicking herself for opening her mouth, and clarified, "He's missing…"
"Oh…"
"He's been gone from home for months and I decided to search for him on my own."
"What about your parents?" Yuji asked.
"Aniki's all I have left," she frowned.
"Man, he must be real lucky to have you for a sister," Yuji smiled, "Makes me miss mine."
"You have siblings?" she blinked.
"My sister's in high school right now. And my brother… My brother's been missing for a few years now," Yuji frowned.
"I'm so sorry," the girl apologized.
"He's alive," Yuji nodded, "I know it." Putting everything back in order, Yuji stood up and turned the ignition key, the bike's engine revving smoothly. "And voila!"
"Wow, listen to her purr!" she marveled, "So how much?"
"How does 7,000 sound?" Yuji offered.
"That's it? Wow, you're really cheap with the prices," she beamed.
"Well, your satisfied smile helps," he chuckled.
"I'm Riza, Riza Wildman," she introduced as they shook hands.
"Yuji Fudo," he returned.
"Well, I should be getting out of your hair," she waved before blushing in response to her stomach growling.
"Sounds like your tank could use a refill," Yuji joked.
"I haven't eaten in 2 days," Riza groaned.
"Sounds like one of those non-stop drives. OK, let's go eat," he offered.
Riza gawked, stupefied by Yuji's generous offer. "Are you serious? You'd do that for me?"
"Hunger is a serious issue," Yuji lectured, "One must take care of their body in order to perform efficiently through the day. So come with us and we'll get lunch," he smiled. Yuji's smile then switched to an expression of pain and suffocation as Riza had him in a strong hug.
"Oh, thank you," Riza beamed, "You're a life saver!"
"Would you care to join us, Bianca-san?" Ruby asked.
"I don't see why not," she accepted, "I can never turn down a free meal."
"Hello, we're having an All You Can Eat Day!" Kat greeted, "All You Can Eat and it's only 2,000 yen per-person!"
Riza was drooling and shedding tears of joy, "I'm...in Heaven!"
"Come on in," she welcomed, "Oh, and there's a one hour limit per-table. We have a lot of hungry customers. You need to finish everything or else you'll need to pay extra. My brother was the one who created all these dishes."
Michiru beamed and pointed, "Ooh, Banana Bread!"
"Once again, your genius brain succeeds, Kat," Yuji complimented.
"Yeah, but we won't be making this an everyday thing," Kat warned before giving him a piece of paper, "Oh, and here's a coupon for free desert next time you come. It expires next month."
"It's like you're reading my mind," he laughed.
"CHOW TIME!" Riza howled as she and Michiru dashed to fill their pates.
"So, this is where you eat, huh?" Bianca observed.
"It's got great atmosphere and the people who run it are really nice," Yuji informed, "Of course it's a family business. A brother and sister run it; the Narukawa twins."
Bianca took a whiff of the air, sighing at the pleasant odor of food, "That boy would make a great chef for the Family."
"Very funny," he remarked.
"Sorry, but my little brother's only obligated to help our family, and to help me make money with his amazing dishes," declared. "Excuse me. Otouto, how are those crab cakes coming!"
Leo shouted from the kitchen, "5 more minutes and they're done! Oh, and so will the pie!"
"I was only joking," Bianca shrugged.
"I know you were," Kat smirked.
Yuji then took the girls' hands, "Let's grab some grub then!"
Yuji and the girls took a table as they all sat together. Riza had the most plates as she was munching on her food like an animal.
"Geez, you could at least slow down," Misato grimaced.
"Can you blame her? The food's good," Yuji assured.
Michiru had her cheeks bulging from the food she was stuffing in to her mouth.
"So, what exactly are your intentions, Bianca-san?" Hana asked.
"My job consists of several steps," Bianca admitted, "One of them is training Yuji to become a mafia boss. Another is having you meet your great-grandfather, Katsu."
"You said he's the current boss," Yuji remembered.
"That's right, and at the ripe old age of 99," Bianca nodded.
Michiru gasped, "He's ancient!"
"Did he use artificial means to prolong his lifespan?" Hana asked.
"Katsu's been training ever since before we met," Bianca laughed, "I bet he could live past 200 all due to training and a healthy diet!"
Misato gulped, "Damn..."
"So he's strong," Yuji assumed.
Bianca then wore a serious look, "Katsu is without a doubt one of the strongest martial artists in the world, to date."
"But still needs an heir," Misato concluded.
Michiru then asked, "Are you sure Yuji's the only one? There should be others, right?"
"There might be, but they're not my business right now," Bianca shrugged, "And if there are, they would have to fight Yuji just for the right to be called Katsu's heir."
"I'll eventually meet them, right?" Yuji asked.
Bianca nodded as she petted her lizard, Camille, "Eventually."
"This is all so exciting," Ruby beamed.
"Pass the mustard, please," Riza muffled. She swallowed her food and spoke again, "So, you guys are going on a road trip, right?"
"That's right. Yuji promised us," Misato nodded.
"We're going to looking for something precious," Michiru added.
"Hey, maybe you should come with," Yuji offered.
Riza gasped, "Seriously?"
"Yuji, we've only just met," Misato protested, "Is that a good idea?"
"She's looking for her bro," he defended, "She might find some leads our way."
'Looks like another addition to the Family,' Bianca thought.
"Hope we got enough space for her," Misato muttered.
Riza started sobbing, the chopsticks in her hand snapping from her grip, "Aw man... First you fix my bike, then treat me to lunch and now you're letting me tag Lang with you...? You're too...AWESOME!"
"Hey, take it easy," Yuji panicked, "You're making a scene..."
"Fine, you can come along," Misato surrendered, "Please, stop cryin'..."
"Thanks," Riza sniffles as she dried her tears.
"What does your brother look like?" Ruby asked.
Riza pulled out a photograph from her pocket and revealed it to her new friends. What they saw was a muscular werewolf, cradling a baby Riza.
"Whoa, hairy looking fella," Yuji blinked.
Misato gaped, "A werewolf? You're a werewolf?"
"Well, half werewolf to be honest," she confessed, "Different moms. Because of that, a lot of other werewolves picked on me while I was growing up. Aniki was the only one who stood by me..."
"Well, you've got s now," Yuji assured. Riza beamed and continued eating. "OK then, let's chow down!" His phone went off and he blinked, picking it up and checking. "Oh, an email," he mused.
Hana blinked, "From whom?"
Yuji scanned the message and chuckled, "Wow, haven't heard from her in a while..."
Michiru blinked, "Her?"
"Lava Queen," Yuji identified.
"Booty call?" Misato teased.
"No!" Yuji blushed. "She's a friend of mine from the Duel Monsters Network. She said she's coming to Japan for the nationals."
"So, what's she like?" Michiru asked.
"Hot tempered, overly excited, sassy and describes herself as a party animal," Yuji listed.
Paying 2,000 yen per person, the group ate at the restaurant together, making sure to finish everything within the hour before leaving. Kat promised that they'd always be welcomed...after filling up a survey form on the table to rate their service. Kat wanted to improve her and her brother's business so they always welcomed customer feedback.
With Riza now included in their entourage, they returned to the Dragon's Den.
"You should go and pack," Misato said to Riza. "This won't be a short trip."
"Hey, you've been sitting there looking at the wall," Yuji said to Misato who was sitting on her new bike. "Wanna talk about it?"
"We're going to find our families," said Misato.
"That's right," Yuji nodded. "That's what this road trip is for."
"But...what if we don't find anyone? What if they're all gone?" Misato started to tremble when Yuji wrapped his arms around her from behind.
"Don't think like that. Shinichi found his mom so there's hope that we'll find people from Michiru and Hana's families," said Yuji. "And, we'll find your handler too. You trust me, right?"
"Yeah," Misato agreed. "So, we're really bringing that Riza girl along?"
"Of course," smiled Yuji. "I promised."
"You do realize that on the road we'll be open targets for GIN-SHOCKER, right?"
"Now, why did you have to spoil the mood?" Yuji frowned.
"Sorry, but still, it's a possibility. They can ambush us and try to kill us."
"They can try, but we won't let them. Who's my angel?"
"I'm guessing your angel is me, isn't it?" Misato asked.
"Well, yeah," he smiled, nuzzling her cheek.
She smirked and pushed him back, stroking his cheek, "Then call me your Bloody Angel then..."
"Oh, I like that," he smiled as he darted forward for a kiss.
Misato, feeling cheeky, moved her head aside so his lips missed. She then shoved him back and got off the bike. Misato smacked her lips together and playfully taunted, "You want a kiss? You better earn it, Dragon Boy."
Yuji smirked, "What you got in mind?"
Misato was thinking, 'A bit of blood for a kiss' but then decided against that. It'd be too boring. She wanted to play with Yuji, make it interesting. "A game of tag," she decided, "Tag me, and you get a kiss."
"Perfect!" he beamed. "Ready?"
Misato pulled something out from her bag and tossed it to the floor. "Think fast!" All of a sudden, smoke filled the room and Misato chose that moment to flee. The game was afoot as she laughed. The sound of an engine starting was heard and she was out of the Dragon's Den on the bike Yuji had made her. She wasn't about to make this easy for him.
Good, he liked a challenge. He hopped onto White Blaze and hit the ignition, speeding out of the garage to chase after his goal. He spotted her on the bike and she saw him coming as she glanced at the side mirror. He accelerated and was next to her. "I gotcha now!" he said as he reached to tag her but she saw a car transport trailer in front of her with the upper loading ramp down.
She stuck her tongue out at Yuji and sped up, Yuji's hand missing her as she raced her bike up the loading ramp, and soared through the air. She then descending and her bike landed wheel first of a moving bus, causing the passengers to jump slightly at the bump but they assumed that the bus had just gone over a speed bump. Shutting off the engine, Misato looked back at Yuji and waved.
"Let's rev it up, White Blaze," Yuji grinned as they accelerated, slowly catching up to the bus as it came up to its side. "Beast Mode!" he called as he jumped and White Blaze started galloping alongside the bus. Yuji landed on its back and jumped again, rolling onto the roof of the bus as he grew closer to Misato, waiting to see her next move.
Misato got into a fighting stance and did a 'come here' gesture. Yuji grinned and dashed forward, sliding for a sweep kick.
Misato jumped so his attack missed and landed at his side, smiling, "You gotta do better than that!"
"I can do more," Yuji assured as he rolled toward her and reached. He grabbed her by the arms and pulled her to him, smiling. "Tag, you're it." Misato smiled, Yes, and now here's your prize," and she claimed his lips passionately.
Yuji reached for his phone and hit a button. White Blaze roared and leto the side of the buss, returning home while Yuji stayed with Misato. He rolled on top of Misato and made out with her, meeting her tongue with his. Yuji released her and pulled his collar to expose his bite marks, "Snack time."
Misato bit down on his neck to drink his blood...
Riza cocked an eyebrow, "Where were you guys, making out?"
Misato and Yuji both returned on Misato's bike together.
"Wow, and on the first try," Yuji smiled.
"Seriously? You were?" Riza blinked.
"Considering they're together it was the only logical conclusion," Hana stated.
"Someone sounds lonely," Yuji teased.
Riza blushed, "Is it just me or...did it just get hot in here?"
"Spiky-kun has that effect on people," Michiru. She then spotted a small cat approaching. Its fur was dark purple and it had gold eyes. Strangely, it was wearing a large witch's hat. "What a cute kitty!" she beamed as she picked up. She was rubbing the cat's belly and it purred in response.
"Oh, that's just Blair, a cat I took in," Yuji introduced.
"Didn't know you had a cat," Misato blinked.
"You never asked, and I would've introduced you to her but Blair comes and goes as she pleases. Not a good domestic pet but when she comes back she has a habit of sleeping in my bed." Blair leapt out of Michiru's arms and went over to Yuji, rubbing against his leg and purring. He picked her up and smiled, "Hungry, cutie? Come on, I got a nice, cold bowl of milk with your name on it." Blair "nyaed," happily as Yuji took her upstairs.
"Hana?" Misato called.
"Hm?"
"Do you think it's silly of me to be jealous of a cat?"
"I don't think it's silly," she denied, "Irrational, maybe."
Misato glared at her, "You just said I was crazy."
"I'm just saying you shouldn't be worry. It's just a cat. It's not going to change into a woman."
Misato sighed, "You just had to say that. Odds are that cat WILL turn into a woman. We already have a more human #13 who goes to a school of monsters with a witch, vampire, yuki-onna and succubus all in love with him. Since we left GS, we've seen weirder stuff."
Hana gave it some thought, "You might be right."
Night had fallen, and everyone was at the dinner table. "OK, so how should we go about leaving?" Yuji asked. Blair was resting atop of Yuji's head.
Well, we could take the car..." said Misato and she counted heads. "There's like six of us now though? Would we all fit? I mean we could put two in the trunk..."
Michiru added, "Or we could take the bikes and make it a convoy!"
"The convoy sounds good, but then I'd have to leave Lancelot..." Yuji sighed, "And if we took the Lancelot then we have to leave the bikes...!"
"We could always get a trailer and load the bikes in them," Misato suggested.
"Of course," Yuji chuckled, blushing out of embarrassment at such an obvious solution.
"It's a good thing you have these girls with you," Bianca sighed, "Or I would actually worry about Vongola's future."
Misato activated her wrist communicator, "Hello, Dr. Magi, would you mind sending us a trailer? We need for the bikes."
"The armored one?" Dr. Magi replied from the other end.
"Yes, the armored one with the laser guns. Oh, and add in the cloaking system too."
"Anything else?"
"Is it compatible with a car?"
"It's got good maneuverability."
No problems with maneuverability, huh? That's good. Thanks." She shut off the link. "We're good with the trailer."
"This is gonna fucking rock," Yuji grinned.
"We should bring Blair-chan too!" added Michiru.
"Way ahead of you, Michiru," Yuji assured, "I'm not gonna leave her all alone."
"Nyaa~!" the cat beamed.
"Oh, and you can use the couch if you want, Riza," Yuji offered.
"Thanks again," Riza beamed.
"Well, we better turn in," Misato stretched, "We'll be leaving nice and early."
Riza looked to see Bianca sleeping against the wall, "Whoa, she's way ahead of us!" She then took a whiff of the air, "Hey, she's not sweating..."
"Reminds me of when an old acquaintance of ours used to sleep standing up," Misato reminisced.
"Time for bed then," Yuji clapped.
It was early morning and the girls were fixing breakfast. They were leaving soon and had to get ready.
"I'll go wake up Yuji," Misato volunteered.
"Hoping for a treat?" Ruby remarked.
"You bet I am," she grinned as she went for his room. She cracks the door open peaking in and grinning to herself. "Yu~ji~?" she cooed as she tip-toed to his bed. She then blinked, noticing something under the blanket next to him. She steeled herself and yanked the covers to see...
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A shriek was heard from Yuji's room, startling the others.
"That was Misato!" Hana identified.
"Let's go," Riza urged as they rushed to Yuji's room, gawking at what Misato was looking at.
Next to Yuji was a slender woman with long, purple hair and bright gold eyes. Her skin was fair and she had a set of cat ears and a purple tail. The obvious thing about her is that she had a huge rack and she was naked.
"Argh, my ears..." Yuji groaned as he held his head in pain.
"Where's the fire...?" the girl whined.
Misato glared at Yuji, eyes glowing and fists tightened, "Yuji...before we kill you, can you explain to us who this...woman (she wanted to say slut) is?"
The two look at each other. "So...who are you again?" he asked.
"Oh, come on," the girl giggled, "You forgot me already?"
He blinked, "Wait...those eyes."
"Uh-huh~?" she smirked.
Yuji then gawked and pointed, "BLAIR!-?"
"BINGO!" she beamed.
Riza blinked, "She's the cat that hangs out here?"
"You know, I've seen so much weird stuff in my life I just don't care..." Misato admitted. "But what I do care is that some girl snuck into my Yuji's bed!"
"Technically, I was here before all of you," Blair reminded, "And I'm not really into Yuji right now (not yet anyway). I just like sleeping with Yuji cuz he's so warm and comfy at night," she beamed with a hug, pressing her Boobs against Yuji's chest. At least he had a shirt on.
Misato looked pissed off, her tendrils were flailing about.
Ruby attempted to resolve the situation peacefully before WW3 happened, "Now, now, let's all calm down, OK? Blair-san, what are you really?"
"Just a little kitty with a ton of magical power," Blair blinked.
"So, you're an evolved witch's familiar," she concluded.
Michiru blinked, "What?"
"Witches keep animals as familiars, but there are rare instances that the familiar absorbs enough magical energy and evolve, like Blair has," Ruby explained.
"Yeah, my last owner died a long time ago and I was lonely but then Yuji here took me in and gave me a nice warm place to stay," Blair told.
"About six months ago if I remember," Yuji remembered, "She always ran off during the day but I always found her sleeping on my chest when I would wake up."
"However, you all came along so I decided to be nice and let you guys play with Yuji," she giggled.
Misato crossed her arms under her chest, "And now you're back."
"I miss him. And you would too," she stated.
"Now we have another adorable kitty to play with!" Michiru beamed. She was caressing the underside of Blair's chin, making her purr.
"I'm glad you aren't into bestiality, Yuji," Misato commented.
"Thanks, I guess," he shrugged.
"So, how should Blair-chan travel with us?" Michiru asked, still stroking Blair's ears. It could be considered both cute and erotic considering Blair was a catgirl.
"Why don't we stuff her in a pet carrier?" Misato suggested resentfully. She didn't like being surprised like that so early in the morning.
Yuji objected, "I don't like those things. She can ride in the back with the others. She'll just stay as a cat since her human form would be...distracting."
Blair purred, "Ah...so you admit I'm a hot piece of ass, don't you?"
Misato hissed, "Pets should know their place."
"I'm more of a free spirit, and he doesn't own me, my dear. I own him."
"Bitch," Misato growled.
"Only applies to female dogs, dear. I'm a cat."
Misato wanted to step forward to give the catgirl a piece of her mind only to be held back by Yuji.
"She's just playing, Misato. Relax," he said, trying to calm her down. Her tendrils were already itching to come out and drain the cheeky cat dry.
"Can we eat now? I'm starving..." Riza whined.
Misato questioned, "Is food all you think about?"
Michiru admonished, "No need to be rude, Misato."
"Let's eat then," Yuji smiled.
"Looks like Dr. Magi delivered," Misato smiled, "Right on time too." The trailer for the bikes was silver and trimmed in blue with four wheels. Painted on the side were the pictures of a mosquito, mantis and tarantula in an inverted triangle.
"Let's load these puppies up," Yuji clapped as he and Riza loaded the six bikes onto the trailer.
Hana tapped the trailer with the back of her hand, "Looks like he gave us the anti-explosion model."
"Anti-explosion?" Riza repeated.
"Basically, this trailer can withstand nuclear missiles. But that's just from what I've heard."
"Damn," Yuji blinked.
"Will you not be joining us, Bianca-san?" Ruby asked.
"No, but don't worry, I will be following you, in my own way," Bianca assured.
"Why does that not make me happy?" Yuji sweat-dropped. "Anyway, everybody pile in! Oh, and who wants shotgun?"
Misato, Michiru, Hana and Ruby faced each other before calling out, "Jan Ken Pon!"
"I win!" Michiru cheered as she got scissors.
"OK, then everybody else squeezes in the back," Yuji ordered.
The girls got into their seats as Riza had to lie on their laps, lying on her back as she stretched out. "Pretty roomy," she grinned. Blair was in her cat form and landed on Riza's stomach, the half-werewolf stroking the cat's ears.
"Yuji, you should think of getting a bigger car one of these days," Misato commented.
"Hm, maybe a Tahoe," Yuji mused as he got in the driver's seat. He looked back and smiled, "Looks cozy back there though!"
"Shut up and drive," she mumbled.
He laughed and started the car before driving off. It's a good thing he locked up the Den before leaving.
Unbeknownst to them, a tiny mechanical creature resembling a spider with a single red eye was crawling on the roof and watching them. However, it was crushed under a foot as a man in an overcoat and top hat appeared.
"And so their journey begins," he said as he flipped a coin and caught it in the palm of his hand. "And so do the challenges." The coin he had bore GIN-SHOCKER's insignia.
To Be Continued…
KAMEN RIDER BUSHIDO: Thanks goes to Kamen Rider Chrome for the help. Looks like Yuji has mafia blood in his veins. Is Bianca telling the truth? Riza Wildman has joined the group. She's from Princess Resurrection.