A/N: One review! Not much, but better than nothing! :)
Thanks to MidnightEclipse15 for reviewing! You rock! :D
By the way, before I start, you guys should read ThatChristianGirl's story called 'How To Save A Life'. It's very good! At least I now know of one person who makes a Yuki x OC story! Which is what I am going to do with Yuki and Taki, I case you didn't catch that. But, to quote River Song from Doctor Who, spoilers!
Anyway, I'm going to stop talking now, and on with the story!
Gingka: Gryffyn does not own MFB, but she wishes she does. She only owns Taki. For now.
Taki and the group (minus Madoka) waited patiently at the pier for the mechanic to arrive with her stuff. A bit not surprisingly, Yuki had arrived first, and they were talking about fun times they had had together before Taki joined the TSA when Gingka and Kenta arrived. Then Kyoya had come, followed by Benkei, who had an expression that reminded Taki of a lovesick puppy. She still snickered at the thought of it.
Yuki caught her snickering and asked about it. She whispered it in his ear, and he began to snicker too. Which got Taki going again. They had to stop when Benkei asked them what was so funny.
They all received a surprise when Tsubasa and Hikaru appeared five minutes after Kyoya and Benkei had, carrying rucksacks slung over their backs. They said that they wanted to come by their own free will, because the TSA sounded interesting.
Taki raised an eyebrow, not buying what she was very sure was a lie.
"Really?" she asked. Hikaru and Tsubasa nodded. Taki didn't break her gaze until they sighed, and said that she twisted their arms. They had gotten instructions from Ryo to try and get back the WBBA files the Cherry girl stole when she hacked into the WBBA mainframe.
After that, Taki got them to turn out their pockets, and found flash drives in Tsubasa's pockets, his bey gear belt, his rucksack, and in Hikaru's rucksack.
Taki held out her hand expectantly. "Hand 'em over,"
Which Tsubasa and Hikaru did.
"Wow," Gingka commented as Taki pocketed them. "You saw right through their excuse. How did you do that?" he asked excitedly.
"I was trained to," Taki said. "And you guys will too."
After Hikaru and Tsubasa admitted (truthfully) that the TSA sounded interesting to them, Taki checked a light purple colored watch on her left wrist. She made an "Ugh!" sound.
"Where is Madoka?" she asked. "It's been ten minutes since you all got here, and I told you guys to be here in thirty minutes!"
"She's probably just getting her equipment," Kenta informed her. "You know, for cleaning beys."
"Along with the stuff that you told us to get," Hikaru added.
"Well, I didn't say to get repairing equipment!" Taki said, and began tapping her watch impatiently. "I'm on a schedule here, you guys! And we're supposed to be there by 5:00 Eastern time, and it's 3:30 Eastern time right now!"
Suddenly, they heard wheels rolling on the cement, and saw Madoka walking toward the group. But while everyone had backpacks (and in Gingka's case a duffle bag), Madoka had a pink suitcase dragging behind her.
"Hey, guys! Sorry I'm late," she said.
"Good to know that you realize it!" Taki said. "Just how long does it take to get ready?"
Madoka reached the group.
"I like to think ahead!" Madoka retorted. She added to Gingka and the others, "Unlike you guys," then continued with her hands on her hips, "Besides, we don't even know how long we'll be gone!"
"I do," Taki said back. "And I happen to know that you won't need all that luggage."
"You should talk!" Madoka retorted again. "You don't have any!"
Taki's eyes flashed. Let's just say that if looks could kill, Madoka wouldn't be repairing and cleaning beys any time soon.
Yuki grabbed Taki's wrist and whispered, "Calm down, Waterfall."
Taki glanced over at Yuki, and took a deep breath. She let it out, then said, "Forget it, just forget it. Let's get going."
The group followed Taki throughout the pier until she stopped near a wooden dock. No one was there, which was what Taki had hoped for. If there had been someone there, she would've had to either Taser them or knock them out.
"Here's our ride," she said, gesturing with a sweep of her hand.
Right in front of them was a black van with three rows of seats behind the driver and passenger seats. The license plate at the back had "TSA" written on it, also saying that the license plate was from California, USA. And if you looked closely on the sides of the car, you could see silver lines forming to make the shape of a badge that had the TSA initials and that was identical to Taki's badge.
The group stared at it, then Tsubasa said, "Wait. If that's our ride, then how are we going to get off the pier,"
Taki smiled. "Get your stuff in the back and climb inside."
And they did. They got in the van in this order:
Taki in the driver's seat, Yuki in the passenger seat.
First row: Gingka, Madoka, Kenta.
Second row: Tsubasa, Hikaru.
Third row: Kyoya and Benkei.
As Taki buckled her seatbelt, Gingka asked, "Do you know how to drive?"
Taki turned around, smiled again, and said, "You better believe it." and turned back around.
The teenage agent put in the key, but the van didn't start. She tried again and got the same results. Taki smacked her head on the steering wheel, and muttered, "I can't believe I fell for Eli's trick. Stupid me!"
To everyone else, she said, "It'll take a second."
The words had hardly left her mouth when the engine turned over and the car started. Taki muttered, "Finally!"
A transparent screen appeared in front of Taki, and a female voice said, "Welcome to Van 16. Passcode needed to go any further. Incorrect passcode, and van will shut down."
"Passcode, Waterfall," Taki said.
A scanner appeared and scanned Taki's face. Then, "Passcode verified. Access granted. Welcome, Agent Waterfall."
Taki touched a button on the screen, and everyone's seat belts buckled themselves. Now they knew why Taki had told them not to buckle.
"Destination?" the voice asked.
"Yuki, hand me that case over there, please," Taki said, pointing to an Aerosmith CD case sitting on the dashboard. Yuki handed it to her, unsure why she needed it.
Taki took the CD out of it's case, and inserted it in the disk drive. Instead of 'Walk This Way' or another song blaring out of the speakers, the voice spoke again.
"Destination: TSA headquarters, Roseville, California."
Taki stepped on the gas pedal, and drove the car over to the dock. As they got closer and closer to the edge, she was the only one not panicking.
"What're you trying to do?" Benkei shouted from the back. "Kill us?!"
"Turn around!" Gingka said frantically.
Taki pressed a few buttons as the van rolled closer to the edge. She was pressing a final button when the van rolled right off the pier and into the water.
But just before the wheels hit the water, the wheels stopped and the car seemed frozen in the air. Then there was a grinding sound in the back, and Benkei turned around to look. When he turned back around, he reported that fire was coming out of the exhaust pipes. A second later, the car rose up and away from the pier and higher into the clouds.
"A flying car?" Kenta and Hikaru simultaneously asked in fascination. When Taki nodded, Hikaru muttered, "This is totally a Harry Potter moment."
Taki heard her. "I know, right?"
"Tekunoroji," Taki commanded. "Switch to autopilot. She knows where to go."
"Autopilot engaged."
Taki unbuckled her seatbelt and told everyone else they could do so. Then she sat back and folded her hands behind her head.
"So you're not gonna drive?" Gingka asked.
"No," Taki replied. "Like I just said, she knows where to go."
Gingka supposed that by 'she' Taki meant the car.
Taki turned around to look at them. "Look guys," she began. "You're probably thinking I'm rushing you without stopping to answer questions, right? So, since we won't be at HQ for about two and a half hours, you guys can ask your questions. I can assure you I'll answer them."
Turning back around, Taki added in her head, "Most of them."
A/N: Wow, this was a long chapter. Hope you enjoyed it!
I have a few things to add here before I sign off for now:
Taki is Japanese for waterfall, which is why Yuki's nickname for her and her agent name is Waterfall.
If you're wondering what Tekunoroji means, it's also Japanese and it means technology. So it fits, right?
The flying car actually was a Harry Potter reference, because in 'The Chamber of Secrets' Ron and Fred and George use it to rescue Harry from the Dursleys. Harry and Ron also use it when they can't get onto Platform 9 3/4.
Anyhoo, stay tuned for chapter 3: Questions. Ciao for now and please review! Gryffie needs, okay wants, some constructive criticism.
