Road Rage
By: Flaming Arsenal

The Meiras weren't much for road trips but with the down time between tournaments they decided to take one anyway. Alba didn't often let his brother drive yet decided to make an exception following the aftermath of his brother's adbuction by some German accented alien weirdo. Soiree was too happy to oblige and suggested they take their girlfriends along for the ride. Alba, unfortunately, would come to regret his decision.

Soiree sat at the wheel, Mignon sat to his right, behind her sat Alba and next to him was Chae Lim. The group was in a red convertible currently on the freeway. Their destination? Who knows...

"YAY! Mignon wants to go on a trip!" the redhead cheered. "Um, where are we going?"

"Wherever the wind takes us, babe!" Soiree said with a huge grin.

"That's not exactly helpful," Chae put in. "You sure about this?" she asked Alba.

"Don't worry, I'm sure Soiree knows what he's doing. RIGHT, Soiree?" the older Meira asked.

"Relax bro, I've got everything under control!"

Half a mile behind them, Yamazaki was driving a convertible of his own that was black in color. Accompanying him was Mature who sat to his right and behind her was Vice. Unfortunately for them, Yamazaki was finishing up his tenth can of Coca Cola and was an absolute beast when on soda.

"OOOOOOOOOH YEAH! I love cafeine!" Yamazaki exclaimed. "It makes me wanna take on the world!"

"Take it easy, hon," Mature advised. "You're not the only passenger in this scrap heap!"

"You're wasting your breath, that psycho's gonna pull some crap," Vice mumbled.

Yamazaki cranked up the gas and darted past several cars, nearly hitting Soiree's.

"Hey, watch it!" Chae called out.

"That son of a bitch cut us off!" Soiree exclaimed.

"Guys like him aren't worth getting worked up for," Alba stated.

"Yeah, w...we're still okay!" Mignon said.

Yamazaki turned around and pulled down his eyelid. "EAT MY DUST, SUCKEEEEERRSSS!" he screamed.

"Aw, THAT'S IT!" Soiree stepped on the gas.

"What are you doing?!" Mignon asked, on the verge of freaking out.

"I just want to talk to him..."

"No you don't, you want to kick his ass!" Chae pointed out.

"Guilty as charged!"

The red convertible followed the reckless driver off the freeway and into the South Town city streets in close pursuit. Soiree caught up and pulled to the left alongside Yamazaki's car.

"Hey man! You cut me off and I want an apology!"

"Ha, ha! BITE ME!" Yamazaki responded by ramming into the side of the car.

"You bastard!"

Soiree repeated the action and soon the two cars were locked into a roadway derby of epic proportions. Yamazak managed to push the red car past the double lines into the opposite lanes. The group screamed as a large dump truck headed their way and the younger Meira quickly slowed down and turned back into the appropriate lane behind the trio. Soiree pulled up to Yamazaki's left side again.

"Here, someone take the wheel!"

"Soiree, let this go!" Chae protested.

"No way, Jose'!"

The silver-haired driver stood up and jumped into the backseat of the other car forcing Chae to scramble over the seat and grab the wheel.

"All right, dude! You're about to pay for all your crap!" Soiree threatened.

Yamazaki simply laughed and swung his knife at the younger Meira who evaded the attack. Soiree kicked the blade away with a fancy spinning kick and followed up with a rough kick to the thug's jaw before striking a Bruce Lee-like pose.

"Grrr, take the wheel!" Yamazaki said, letting go.

Mature uncomfortably obliged. "You're crazy!" she said.

The Orochi thug tackled Soiree right into Vice's lap.

"Hey! You're violating my personal space!" the brunette fumed.

"The scary chick's right! You have to ask permission first!" Soiree said while eyeing Vice's bodily curves.

"You stupid PERVERT!" Vice grabbed a fistful of the younger Meira's hair.

"AAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOWWW STOP! IT'S MY BEAUTIFUL HAIIIIIIIIRRRR!"

"Oh no! We have to save him!" Mignon stated.

"Ah please, HE got us into this mess!" Chae pointed out.

"Fire!" The redhead released her magic projectile which ended up missing the car and blew up a tanker. "Oops! Heh heh. I'm coming, Soiree!" Mignon stood up and dove for the vehicle...only to come up short and painfully roll along the ground.

"Ugh, that idiot! Here Alba, you take the wheel and I'm gonna go settle this!" Chae jumped into the other car and brutally yanked on Vice's hair.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH YOU BITCH!" Vice screamed.

"Only one bitch here, BITCHY!" Chae shot back.

"(Gasp), DON'T YOU TOUCH MY VICE!" Mature exclaimed, and jumped into the conflict.

Soiree took advantage of the distraction to put Yamazaki in a headlock and pull the corner of his mouth. "How do you like me now?! Ha, ha!" he paused for a second. "Hey wait a minute, who's driving?"

Everyone stopped what they were doing and screamed as the vehicle drifted aimlessly through the streets. Up ahead, Rock darted across the street from the right, still attempting to escape his vengeful girlfriend. Ninon herself casually strolled into the street directly in the path of the driverless car. The gothic lolita glared at the approaching vehicle and everyone immediately strapped in, bracing themselves for the terrifying "collision" to come. Ninon stuck her hand out forming a massive ball of energy and released it, blasting the front of the car. Everything seemed to slow down, hollywood style, as the vehicle flipped forward soaring over Ninon who looked up grinning from ear to ear while the passengers themselves stared back down at the creepy girl below them in complete bewilderment. Surprisingly, the car landed on all four wheels as Yamazaki, Soiree, and Chae dizzily crawled out.

"We're still alive!" Mature said, grasping her chest.

"For a second there, I thought we were about to meet our demise...again." Vice put in.

Ninon snapped her fingers causing the vehicle to explode all the while laughing at the sight.

"That...was FREAKIN AWESOME!" Soiree screamed and raised his fists in the air. "I'm totally glad I got out of bed this morning!"

Alba pulled up in the red convertible having retrieved Mignon whose clothes were mangled up and looked completely bummed out.

"Brother...you and I are going to have a little chat on the issue of 'safe driving.'"

"I...uh...um...What's that?" Soiree pointed and took advantage of the distraction to run like hell.

What else I happening around South Town?

Continue on to the next chapter!