Chapter 9: The Past Encounters

At the underground facility in EMTI, Rage and the group are in Garuda's other office and Garuda finally tells them the encounters between him and Schubert Reinrich.

"What are you saying, old man? You mean you actually know that bastard?" Izam yelled shockingly.

"That's right, He's a bloodthirsty lapin who wants to kill any businessmen and enterpreneurs for his own personal gain as well as gettin' their vast fortunes." Garuda said having his arm crossed.

"But why...? Why would Reinrich wants to kill Disco?" Rage asked seriously.

"His reasons why he wants to kill Disco because of his vast fortune as a big enterpreneur." Garuda answered. "You may know about him as the best dancer in the world. But he's been targeted by some deadly organizations who wanted for his fortune."

"So that's why these men in black are hunting him down?" Spike said in a laid-back manner. "Just because of money matters, right."

"Schubert is no ordinary man. His organization that he made was an iron-clad for hired killers and tries to gain his vast fortune to make his organization much more ruthless. He orders some assassins and operatives to kill any people as he wishes to make his mission succeeded." Garuda explained. "I already encounter their motives for the past 25 years."

"Past 25 years!?" Both Izam and Rage said shockingly.

"I never born in that time...?" Retsu nodded.

"Beats me..." Spike shrugged.

"That means, you actually encountered these guys even you forget everything today?" Rage reacted angrily as Garuda thundered angrily in retaliation.

"Quiet!? You think that I forget everythin' about what I encountered in the past, Reiji? In fact, that Schubert didn't know about you and yer friends beatin' the crap outta his men and you made him humiliated unoticed."

"..."

"All he can recognize was you, Izam, Retsu and the mohawk fella are bunch of young ingrates who tries to interuppt his plans." Garuda grunted. "That's why he wasn't givin' up to kill Disco and to succeed his plans."

"So that's his motive all along. He wants to kill him because of his fortune. This guy is full of greed." Retsu said while raising his brow.

"Grandfather, is it okay if we listen to your story? So that we would know about that Reinrich guy." Rage said calmly.

"Yeah... I want to listen too." Spike said smiling.

"I also want to listen to your story, Sir Garuda." Retsu said smiling.

"All right, I'll tell ya... but it's a long story if I must say." Garuda said calmly to them.

Back at Schubert's base, Schubert cannot believe that his base is been infiltrated and become aware of their actions as he thought.

Someone is trying to expose and disrupting my plans... But who's responsible...? How come those young ingrates are here in my base? I was totally dumbfounded, I never thought these ingrates are too clever to deal against my men including my base.

"I already dispatched every single of my victims. But I never expect someone would interfere in my plans." Schubert said as he remembers all the things he had made.

It soon changes into 25 years of past, a young Schubert who is observing every single move of other people for his own gain and his greed.

"Sir...?"

"What is it?"

"We already dispatch the victim as you ordered."

"Good, but I have something in mind. I want you to take this picture. This will be your next target." Schubert said as he gives to one of the assassin a picture of a businessman as he accepts.

"Okay sir... we'll dispatch him right away."

"I'll be there to watch the entertainment of it's suffering."

In Rome the capital city of Italy, a middle-aged Garuda visits the robot exhibit in the museum and he appears as a near resemblance to his grandson.

"I've been travellin' in different countries to visit in the robot exhibit at my time." Garuda narrates his story as Rage angrily interuppts while pointing on his grandfather's middle age appearance.

"Hold on a minute? And just who the heck is this guy? He looks just like me?"

"That's me, you jackass..." Garuda angrily grunted.

"What!? Get real? There's no way that I have an identical twin, grandfather." Rage said angrily losing his temper.

"I don't have a twin who have a thick goatee like you...? I sport a moustache like Disco, ya stupid idiot." Garuda said scolding his grandson as Retsu calms him down.

"Calm down, Reiji. Just let him go on rather than you lose your temper with just small things."

"Yeah... I want to listen to his story." Spike smiled happily.

"Ugh... Fine then..." Rage sighed as he reluctantly agrees to his grandfather's story as Garuda continues to narrate.

"Here I was, a brown haired middle-aged man who visits in the museum in Rome to see the robot exhibit. Disco was still young at that time and all of the businessmen seem to know me after I founded EMTI and it's underground laboratory."

It changes back into 25 years ago where Garuda is visiting the robot exhibit and lots of businessmen are happy to see him. Until he discovers that Schubert was observing some businessmen that he meets who wants to find his target.

"Until I saw Schubert Reinrich who keeps on eye on the victim to make his prey. I could even sense what's his motive back there." Garuda said narrating his story.

Garuda noticed Schubert was here and one of the businessmen became worried and asks him.

"Mr. Itoh sir... is something the matter?"

"Nah, I was noticed someone just watchin'." Garuda said as he looked on Schubert who actually left afterwards and tries to ask. "So where's the meeting in this exhibit?"

"Well it's on the right side..."

Garuda went to the meetings where a lot of businessmen are attended. He then saw men in black suits who were watching in the balcony knowing that someone would be killed as he thought.

These men in black, what are they doin' at the balcony? They're not a guest in this meeting?

"That's when I discover what Schubert was really after, he watches his target until he orders his men to kill the victim in a quick shot in the head." Garuda narrates to them as a gunshot can be heard.

All the people are making a stampede and Garuda was shocked by this and he discovers that the victim was one of the businessmen who greets him earlier and was shot in the head as blood spills on the floor. He raises his brow seeing that the victim was wound up dead and seeing that Schubert was behind everything.

"Damn..." Garuda clenches his fists as he looked on Schubert who enjoys watching everyone running away as he leaves the scene.

After the incident the cops tries to take autosy on the victim as Garuda was actually a state witness for the incident.

"So who's behind the motive of the killing, Professor Itoh?" One of the investigators said.

"I wanted to tell ya about this, but I found this card right into the victim's pocket." Garuda said as he gives the card to the investigator and to discover it was an Eagle Eye symbol.

"Oh my god, that symbol...? It's from Eagle Eye?"

"Eagle Eye...? Is that an organization?" Garuda asked as the inspector replies.

"Yes... Eagle Eye is a notorious organization where a group of syndicates who assassinate their victims who are connected with their founder."

"So that person got shot in the head was connected with their founder too." Garuda said raising his brow.

"Apparently, yes... their founder was a German national and his name is Schubert Reinrich." One of the investigators said as Garuda noticed that Schubert was the catalyst behind the assassinations and determines to find him and to stop the organization.

"I'll find that bastard no matter what. I need to put an end of his madness."

"But, Professor Itoh...? You can't do this by yourself."

"I need to stop these guys from happenin'. I'm sure they are lurkin' in the shadows. I won't let a single innocent people get killed by them again." Garuda said as he stomps away angrily leaving the inspector behind as the present time Garuda narrates.

"Once I discovered that Schubert is behind these assassination killings, I tried to pursue them whenever they go to another country in order to kill other victims there. But I eventually ended up futile when I didn't catch them and returning back to Japan to keep an eye some things in my institute."

"But old man... why did you know about this bastard's motive, anyway?" Izam replied.

"Because Schubert has many agendas as the founder of Eagle Eye by wipin' out business men and enterpreneurs by assassinatin' them. I had no idea why Disco had met that bloodthirsty lapin?" Garuda said as he thinks something. "Probably from a business meeting or seminars, ya see."

"I think it must be the money matters, I believe." Retsu said telling him. "Maybe Disco doesn't want to talk about something confidential. You know that, right."

"Hmm... I think ya have a point, Kageyama." Garuda said as he stands up while having his arm crossed. "It seems that Schubert wants to get Disco's vast fortune once he gets killed by them. We need to protect him and dispatch Schubert's cronies. I can read his motives anytime as possible."

"Now that's a nice observer, Mr. Garuda." Spike smiled happily. "Detecting the enemy's motive was your specialty."

"Reiji, I will directly contact you on yer commicator as possible." Garuda said while looking at his grandson. "Since I can watch in any computer includin' my laptop whenever Schubert tries to make his next move to kill Disco. I'm not gonna let this bastard to kill my friend."

"All right, grandfather..." Rage said finally agreeing to his grandfather. "I know you can contact me if it's emergency."

One of the scientists arrives to see them and he was exhausted by this.

"Sir Garuda, someone actually wanted to see you in the Director's office?"

"Well, I guess it's time for me to get back at the Director's office. I already tell ya about Schubert and his motives." Garuda smiled nicely to them. "I think Disco must be here lookin' for me. Reiji, there was a back exit in this underground laboratory. I'm sure he would never know what we discuss for today."

"Grandfather... how come you know there's a back exit? Is this a game or what?" Rage said raising his brow.

"This ain't just a game, Reiji." Garuda smirked as he walks away back to the elevator ascends back to the Director's office. "The scientists here actually know, ya might ask them for it."

Back in the Director's office, Garuda was relieved as Liana and Disco arrive to see them.

"Garuda, where have you been?" Liana said worried.

"We've been looking for you anywhere, Garuda?" Disco said worried.

"Sorry to keep ya waiting both of you? I was totally busy at the moment in my laboratory." Garuda said smiling.

When Garuda finally meet up with both Liana and Disco, Rage and the group are watching them in the window of the director's office.

"Wow... I never seen Sir Garuda is pretty good on making secret exits." Retsu smiled amusing.

"The old man rocks... I like his style." Izam smiled happily.

"Yeah... Mr. Garuda is smart old man I ever met." Spike smiled calmly as Rage watches his grandfather as he nicely said.

"Grandfather... I was angry at first to think it's a game. But I realize your smarty tricks were amazing."

"I think we'll leave them for a while. I know Sir Garuda needs to take time with Ms. Liana and Disco." Retsu said telling them as Rage happily replies.

"Right, let's move and groove back to the Burning Dome."

"Yeah... so I can defeat you in a dance contest." Izam smirked evilly as Rage raises his brow.

"Oh yeah... if I win you're gonna pay our pikas that we bought."

"Oh boy, the argument still continues..." Spike shrugged as he follows the trio while walking away.

Trivia:

*Garuda's middle aged appearance resembles his grandson, Rage as his shoulder length hair has spiked downwards and has a thick moustache as opposed to his grandson's goatee.

*In his present appearance, the color of his slick back shoulder length hair is red orange knowing that he dyed his brown hair due to his elderly age with the exception of his moustache and brow which is completely brown as his middle-aged appearance has natural brown hair.

*This story is based on the 22th episode of Cyberteam in Akihabara

A/N: Now that they know Schubert's assassination motives they have to protect Disco from being assassinated by them. Rage was aware of their motives as well as his friends including his grandfather. The next chapter is where all DDR characters who appeared in the cameo background video in DDRMAX and it includes the dance scene background of the same game, good luck reading... :D