OSPREY…SWOOOSH
UO: Alright back in action.
Ichigo: UO have you seen Orihime?
UO: No, thought she was with you.
Andrew: Tatsuki? Where did you go?
Chad: Isane?
Uryuu: Crud if Mayuri finds out I lost Nemu.
(Glass breaks and a message on a rock is tossed in.)
UO: (Reads note.) GRRRAAAGHHHH! HOW DARE THEY TAKE MY ACTRESESSES! SOMEONE DO THE DISCLAIMER AND GET THE WEAPONS FROM THE ARMORY!
The male cast reads and the killing intent is felt throughout the studio.
Ichigo: UnitedOsprey1991 doesn't Bleach, the cars, the track and various manufacturers. He only owns the plot.
Normal: Dialogue
"Italics and quotations": Radio, track announcer, phone conversation
Underlined and Italics: Lyrics or TV broadcast
'Italics and apostrophe': Thoughts
Bold: Yelling
Bold and Italics: Yelling in head:
Name followed by a colon: In-race TV Announcer:
Chapter 33: Fast and Furious
When we last left the Kurosaki team, they had competed in the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai and moved one step closer to winning the team title. But it wasn't easy as everyone seem to be loosing their minds and were more aggressive as well. The Grand Prix officials had come down on many of the drivers, save for the Kurosaki and even the Kuchiki team, though Andrew and Shaolin got a talking to about blocking Ulquiorra. But as it stood with four races left, the Kurosaki team was poised to clinch the team title before the final race.
The meeting was very cordial unlike the last time. They sat as they discussed the race and what had happened with the other drivers.
"Last thing on the agenda is the next race." Isshin said pulling up a hologram. "This is Buddh International Circuit. This track is compared to tracks like Spa and Istanbul and is a fan favorite that has been in a lot of political turmoil due to taxation. From the start finish line, you head into a turn one right hander where there is a noticeable elevation change. Then you have a sweeping left hander two where there is another elevation change before you slow down for the right hander at 3. Then you have the 1060 meter straight where all the engines will be at full throttle. Then you slow back down for another right hander. Picking up speed it turns into a slalom course for turns 5-9, where the track looks like it can hold more cars than it can and there might be some spins and bumps and wrecks. After the turn 9, it goes into a wide 215 degree turn with a lot apexes, careful with the brakes here as it tightens up before the last section of the course. The course tightens up again as it enters another fast left right hander before going into a wide turn 15, before finally slowing down for turn 16 and getting back onto the pit straight."
Isshin looked at his drivers. "I don't need to remind some of you what can happen on this track." He said to the three drivers that were with the team last year.
"Jushiro, it was a lucky chance he lived. But he gave up his career as a result." Ichigo said leaning back."
"Nasty wreck from what I heard. I honestly think Jushiro was going to retire, the wreck just sped it up." Andrew said.
"Guess you've got a point, its all in the past. And I honestly think Andrew could not have been a better replacement." Uryuu said.
Andrew smiled. "Thanks man."
With that the meeting was adjourned and the group was dismissed. An hour later there was loud peels of laughter as the four couples were playing the oft malainged game Cards Against Humanity. The results were predictable.
"Alright the card is, "I drink to forget…Blank." Ichigo said the group of 8. The whole group was dressed for lounging around with Orihime and Tatsuki in long t-shirts and panties, Nemu in a purple pjs and Isane in her silver dressing gown, with the boys in undershirts and shorts, showing they were extremely comfortable with each other.
After a few moments of laughing and a couple of sips of their beverages, the cards were in.
"Alright I drink to forget…Incest. Damn it." Ichigo growled setting off laughter.
"You would. Especially with your sister's looks." Andrew said. "Wish I played it."
Ichigo scowled. "Alright, I drink to forget Oil Paintings. Uryuu?"
"What makes you think I gave you that card?" Uryuu asked.
"Call it a hunch. I drink to forget, Mutant Robot overlords." Ichigo's eyes glanced at his girlfriend who was giggling quite a bit. Orihime didn't have alcohol a lot, but when she got drunk she started to giggle uncontrollably.
"O…k, next. I drink to forget, Last Night. ANDREW!"
"Not me." Andrew defended.
"I drink to forget AIDS." Isane coughed at that.
"I drink to forget, my High School Prom."
"That was mine." Andrew admitted.
"And Finally I drink to forget, Satanists. That one wins."
Chad raised his hand and everyone cursed as he picked up his fifth card. Just then his phone rang. Curious he looked and spotted a number he didn't recognize.
"Chad?"
"Isane can you play my cards, I need to take this." Chad said as he got up and left the room. Once out of hearing range he answered the phone. "Hello?"
"Its been a while Sado."
Chad widened his eyes. "Dom Toretto? How did you get this number?"
"I have my ways. But anyway, how's the life of Stock car driver treating you?"
Chad closed his eyes as memories played back. When he started his street gang, Dom was made the leader of it and Chad was his right hand. As they were both foreigners in Japan, they naturally attracted other foreigner drivers, eventually becoming a widely known street gang throughout Japan. They were one of the fastest and one of less violent gangs, never going after other gangs and only stealing cars and technology. It was Dom and his friends that helped Chad rescue Yuzu and when Chad became a legit racer, Dom made sure that all of his connections to the gang were severed or hidden. They maintained some contact, but he hadn't heard from him since they started racing in the GP Level.
"It's been going alright. Our team has been doing great, heck I've even won a race this year."
"Monaco right? Talk about moving up in the world. But you haven't forgotten your roots right?"
"No…I started the gang to protect ourselves. We became really good didn't we."
"You got that right. All to protect our family."
Chad took a deep breath. "Yeah, even though I left one family, I have another." At that there was some shouting and swearing and laughing."
"I've seen some of the races. You have people you can trust. What about that silver haired woman."
"Isane? Well…she's been great. We met because of one of my wrecks.
Dom laughed. "Fate works in crazy ways. Listen. Why don't you come around sometime? We should race against each other. For old time's sake."
Chad sighed. "You know I can't do that. I drove because of our circumstances. I promised Isshin I would not go back to that life. Its…I know I want to race, but look how far I've gotten."
There was silence on the line. "I understand." Dom said. "Keep this number. It will be nice to reminisce sometime."
Chad nodded. "Thanks." He went to hang up.
"You know you can call me for anything right? If you need any help, we can help you."
"I know. Talk to you later Dom. Good Luck."
Chad hung up and sighed. He looked at the pictures on his desk and focused one on the right. It was a picture of his old gang taken about six months before Yuzu's kidnapping.
'Guess what they say is true. Can't run from your past.
Chad walked back into the game room to see Ichigo and Uryuu curse up a storm.
"There you are. Come on its your turn to be the czar." Isane said.
Chad smiled and walked over to his girlfriend and picked up the card to read. In Chad's mind, a family is what you make of it.
Tuesday October 8th, about 4:30 PM on the way from Karakura High
Orihime and Tatsuki had gone to pick up the twins after school after they told the boys they wanted to walk with them. Isane and Nemu had joined them to see the school and to also spend some time with the two reporters.
As Yuzu was talking with Orihime, Tatsuki was keeping an eye on the street. Out of the corner of her eyes, she spotted a silver colored car with after-market parts on it.
"What's wrong Tatsuki-nee?"
Tatsuki turned to Karin. "There is a car that's been following us for the last five blocks. I am a little concerned.
"Should we call the guys?"
"It wouldn't hurt." Tatsuki said as she dialed Andrew's number.
In Andrew's room, Andrew was playing on game system and beating several hapless players. He heard his phone vibrate. Looking over at the caller ID he saw it was Tatsuki.
"Hey babe."
"Hey. We are on our way back and we were walking around town. We are a little tired and want to see if you and Ichigo can come pick us up."
Andrew turned off the system. "What's the real reason? You girls don't get tired that easily."
"Okay, the real reason is that someone is following us. A silver Suburu. Looks heavily modified. I don't know who but I rather us be safer than sorry."
"Ten-four. Where are you?"
"Near the electronics store."
"On it." Andrew hung up. He turned to Ichigo who had been paying attention. "The girls are a little concerned about someone following them. Wants us to pick them up."
Ichigo nodded and they went to their cars, Andrew in his Mustang, Ichigo in his black colored Lexus RC 360.
Heading into town, they spotted the girls where Tatsuki said they were. Orihime looked and saw the two cars. Waving to them, they were about to walk towards the boys, when black trucks appeared in front of them. Andrew and Ichigo watched in horror as the girls were grabbed. Tatsuki and Karin fought back but they were knocked out and thrown in the back of the trucks.
"Mother fucker!" Ichigo cursed as the tires screeched getting back into gear. Andrew was right behind him as they sped after the trucks. With both cars power, they easily caught up to the two trucks.
Ichigo was already on phone with his dad. "Dad! Someone took the girls! The twins! Hime, Tatsuki, Isane and Nemu! Call the Cops! Tell them we are trailing two Black GMC's!"
"Right! Don't Lose them!"
Andrew was already up next to the car and could see Orihime's hair. Not even caring about his car he rammed into the side. Though it didn't do any visible damage it did get the driver's attention. Out of the windows in the back of the cars, two popped out and began firing at him. He was forced to take evasive maneuvers and lost his momentum. Ichigo quickly caught up and they trailed them as they got near the highway. Looking to get another shot at them they drafted each other and separated when they got close.
Out of nowhere, three cars, clearly modified for street racing came out and nearly cut them off. They reached the highway and the boys knew if they could not get them on the highway, they were going to lose them. But the three street cars, combined with the rush hour traffic were making it difficult if not impossible. One of the cars ran into Ichigo's car and clipped him. Andrew who had been behind him saw the car spin out and stopped on the side of the road. He watched with teary eyes as the cars got away.
The two drivers pulled off the highway and went towards an underpass. Ichigo climbed out of the car in tears.
"GRAAAAHHHH!"
Andrew was a bit more subdued in climbing out of his car. He looked at the damage his car and Ichigo's car had taken while Ichigo grieved. Seeing the damage was minor, he walked over to his brother in arms.
"I…failed…I fucking failed to protect them. Karin…Yuzu…Hime…WHY!?"
Andrew sighed. "We'll get them back. I swear it." He said with tears starting to fall. This was mixed with the rain that began to fall. The sounds of two engines were heard by the two grieving boys. They turned to see a silver 2067 Subaru Impreza WTX and a 2062 Black and Red Dodge Charger.
Andrew spotted the silver car and became tense. Ichigo saw him tense up and moved to back him up. The two cars were turned off and the drivers exited their cars. Out of the Impreza came a brown haired blue eyed American with a blue shirt and torn jeans. Out of the Charger, was a bald headed rugged looking individual wearing a white shite and black jeans.
Andrew looked at the guy who came out of the Impreza. "You. Did you have something to do with our girls being kidnapped?"
This seemed to set off Ichigo as he went to go punch him, but Andrew held him back. The driver held up his hands.
"No. I was actually trying to protect them. When those trucks kidnapped the girls, we were prepared to take them down until you two went gung ho on them."
Andrew growled. "Tatsuki called us to pick them up because she thought they were being followed. Why were you following us in the first place?"
The bald headed man held up his hand. "Easy there. How about some introductions first."
The two racers nodded. "Andrew Michaels."
"Ichigo Kurosaki."
"Kurosaki? So your Yuzu's big brother?" The brown haired man said.
"Yes that's the name of one of my sisters. Now Who. Are. You?"
The bald headed man smiled. "I am Dominic Torletto and this is Brian O'Connor. It's a pleasure to meet the superstars of the racing world. I believe we have a mutual…acquaintance of ours to meet up with."
With the girls two hours later
Tatsuki was thrown roughly into a small bedroom.
"You bastards what do you want with us!?"
One of the thugs laughed. "Oh, its not what you have, its what your boyfriends have. And that's money. Our contractor wants them to pay billions to get you back. We'll be living on easy street after this."
"Bastards!" She yelled and kicked the guy in the face. Before the other thugs could beat her up a mature voice came down the hall.
"You idiots, we need them alive and unharmed." The young adult said. He had black hair that was spiked up on the sides and was wearing jeans and a black shirt.
"Junpei Higurashi at your service ladies. I hope you accept our…hospitality. It's a shame that we can't exactly sell you like some of the other girls we have…acquired. Our orders are to make sure you girls are alive to get the money our employer wants."
The way he said acquired made the girls shiver. "We have some clothes for you to change into. Someone will be with you shortly." The man said as the door closed.
"DAMN IT!" Tatsuki growled. She turned and her look softened as she took in her friend's looks. Yuzu was looking frightened and Karin was comforting her. Isane was looking over Nemu, who was stoic but she could tell the fear in her eyes. But looking at Orihime nearly broke her heart. She looked on the verge of a breakdown. Not even thinking she knelt down and hugged the poor girl to her chest.
"It will be okay Hime. I'm sure the boys are working on getting us back." Tatsuki tried to reassure her.
Orihime stopped sniffling and turned to squeeze her friend close. "I know. I am scared they might not find us or die."
Tatsuki did the only thing to calm her down and kissed her. It had been a while since she kissed Hime, but she couldn't help but compare Orihime's and Shaolin's kisses. The smaller girl was more forceful yet hesitant. Hime's was gentle like a mother would kiss her child.
A knock on the door broke the two out of their embrace. The door opened to reveal a green haired woman that looked natural, wearing a tight green shirt that emphasized her big bust and a short skirt. She had a pile of clothes for them.
"My name is Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck. You may call me Nel. I was instructed to keep you girls safe.
Orihime smiled nonetheless. "Thank you anyway."
Nel was about to leave when Isane's trained eye caught some bruises.
"Hold on Nel. What's with the bruises?"
Nel gulped. "You do not need to concern yourself with me."
Isane would have none of it. "Let me see them."
Nel stopped and Isane took a look at the bruises. "Who did this to you?"
Nel looked down. "It was Junpei. He can be a bit rough, especially in the bedroom. I assure you he's not a bad man."
Karin who had finished dressing scowled. "Does this nice man like taking little girls.? Making them sex slaves? Heck you've admitted he's abusing you."
Nel snapped to the tomboy twin. "AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR BOYFRIENDS? I Bet They Love Seeing You Powerless to Stop Them! I bet they get a kick out of punching and kicking you!
Yuzu looked up at Nel and the aquamarine haired girl looked ashamed. "Our Oni-chan and Andrew-Oni-chan, wouldn't do that. They are gentle with Orihime-nee and Tatsuki-nee."
Orihime smiled sadly. "Ichigo is not the person to do that. In fact, he takes great care that our sex is gentle, loving and memorable." Orihime closed her eyes in bliss. "Every time I wake up from that, it's like waking up from a dream. He would never intentionally hurt me."
Tatsuki took her friend's hand. "I can give you another story. I am not the possessive type, I actually welcomed another girl into our relationship. And it was a girl that we were not originally friends with. Andrew needed a lot of convincing and even he questions his loyalty to me. He doesn't abuse our relationship and he constantly wants to make sure I'm happy." Tatsuki kissed Orihime. "It helps that I trusted Orihime when we were younger.
Nel looked at the two and then looked at Isane and Nemu. "Chad made sure my first time was special despite my state at the time." Isane replied.
"Uryuu has not done anything but he treats me like a member of the family. If anything I've helped him more than he's helped me."
"I know Toshiro would not do anything to me. Mainly due to our brother but he's always been respectful to me."
Nel looked at all of the women in the room. "I see." She got up to remove herself from Isane's touch.
"Do you think your boss will win?" Tatsuki asked surprising the girl. Nel looked at the girl. "You've got the police looking for you. Once this reaches the public, you've got the people of Japan looking for you. You kidnapped the daughters of not only a high ranking technician but also the daughters of the CEO of one of the largest companies in the world. Knowing Kurosaki-san he will devote every resource to finding you. But the worst part is our boyfriends. You think they won't give up finding you? They will give up the title to make sure we are found. It is only a matter of time."
Nel looked conflicted as she left the room leaving the girls to hope for their rescue.
At the Kurosaki manor about the same time
The atmosphere was a little tense as Chad and Uryu had been informed of the situation. The reactions had been predictable as Chad had to be physically restrained from breaking anything. Uryuu was a bit more reserved but you could see his rage as well. Isshin and Ryuken had come home immediately after informing the media about the situation. As expected, the police and the public were outraged and Isshin started allocating resources to catch them.
When the two CEO's showed up, they had seen the two street racers and were about to call the police, but Ichigo and surprisingly Chad vouched for them.
Isshin looked at the two gang members. "Can I ask what you two are doing here? I never thought I would see you or band of racers agan."
"You can say we're criminals. Just like Chad here used to be." Brian said.
Isshin backed down slightly but kept at it. "Alright, so what were you two doing in town?"
Dom stared at the CEO. "We happened to be in the area because one of the gangs we contend with was acting suspicious. Most of the gangs know not to come into Karakura, but these guys were taking more chances than usual. Have been for the last couple of weeks...end of September I think."
Ryuken rubbed his chin. "About the same time as when we returned from South Africa. But what made them suspicious for to the come in and seemingly stalk our family."
Brian laughed. "I guess you can say it's a protective instinct. I remember when we saved Yuzu. Consider this our continuing civil service."
Dom looked at those gathered. "I know the gang, because I recognized the cars used. It's the Kabuto no Tora or Armored Tigers gang from the Hiroshima region. They have ties to one of the big name Yakuza. They used to be a small gang. But about seven months ago they suddenly got good. Their tech and cars suddenly got better and now they are threatening to dethrone us as the number one race gang in Japan."
Brian pulled out a card. "We managed to get this off one of the thugs we managed to catch. Does it look familiar to you?"
Isshin took the card and looked at it. He crumbled it up and slammed his fist to the table. "GOD DAMNIT! THAT BASTARD SOUSKE HAS MY DAUGHTERS!
This had the other drivers gasping at the reaction and then swearing.
"I take it you recognize it." Dom said.
"Yes. Our competitor Souske Limited. We've been trying to get them shut down for years and have its boss arrested. The problem is we can't get anything to connect him. And we can't get him on this either." Ryuken said.
"He's been harassing and threatening us all year. I guess he's through trying to get to us and not is after our family or girlfriends." Ichigo said clenching his fists.
Dom leaned back. "We don't know where they are located. But there is an event tonight. A warm-up I supposed, for this big event on Saturday. It will crown the top gang in Japan."
"And you think we can get them by racing?"
Brian shrugged. "Possibly. They will be there tonight. And so will we."
"And Me." Chad said standing up.
"Chad?" Ichigo looked at him concerned.
"Ichigo, Isshin. I know what I am doing will jeopardize any opportunity for me to race again. But I need to do this. I saved you daughters once, let me do it again."
Isshin was about to protest when Ichigo stood up. "If your going I am not staying out of this."
Andrew crossed his arms. "You think I will be sitting this out, think again. They've got our girls."
Uryuu fixed his glasses. "They will not be the only ones in this mess."
Isshin grinned. "Well Dom, I think you have some drivers to race for ya. And you have money backing you as well. You need any repairs or information you got it."
Dom and Brian looked at each other and smiled. Brian looked at the drivers. "Alright, we'll let you go. We need to make a stop first. Chad, you don't need that Altima of yours."
The drivers looked at Chad who had an uncharacteristic grin on his face. "Time for the Diablo to return."
An hour later they were at an old garage not far from the outskirts of town. Dom and Brian unlocked the garage and pulled it open. Inside was a covered car. Pulling it back it revealed a black Dodge Charger from the 2040's, (Think 1970's Charger.), with green stripes and devil imagery.
"Brazo Dereche el Diablo. The Right Hand of the Devil. Been a while since you've driven this baby." Brian said.
"I take it out once in a while. Make sure the car is still running and all. But this girl has been itching to race."
Dom nodded. "Right. Ishida ride with Brian. Kurosaki, Michaels ride with me. Our friends are where this event is going to be."
The pros nodded and the engines roared to life and headed down the highway.
In the Challenger, Dom was driving, Andrew was in the passenger seat and Ichigo was in the back. Classic Rock was playing and that seemed to relax all three drivers. Dom looked over to Andrew who was watching the lights pass by. "So, you seem to be a little out of place racing. You look like someone that belongs behind a computer."
Andrew chuckled. "Yeah, as a side job I do some pro gaming. Not going to events but doing some stuff for YouTube and other things. If I didn't do this job, might have been doing it for a living."
The bald man smiled. "Never understood the appeal of it, but it's pretty popular over in Korea if I recall." He then focused on the road as he made a turn off. "Three sheltered drivers wanting to take a ride on the wild side of the law. Never thought I see the day."
Ichigo smirked. "If it's for my family, and especially my girlfriend, I would make a deal with the devil."
"Same as me." Andrew replied.
Dom laughed. "Well I don't know about deals with the devil, but you've been teammates with one for a while."
"Chad?"
"You got it. His name in the underworld was Diablo. His machine was the Right Arm of the Devil."
Andrew shook his head. "Wondering where he got the name. I figured it came from his past as one of you. No disrespect."
Dom waved it off. "Ichigo knows this story, but Chad saved Yuzu's life once before. That's why Isshin signed him. Never thought a street rat would get that far."
"There might have another driver. Think Tier and her crew from the Souske crew has something similar but in Argentina." Ichigo said thoughtfully.
Dom nodded. As they approached the location and spotted the dancing lights, he got serious. "Listen. In this world, you guys are nobodies. Unless they follow the pros religiously, they will not recognize ya. So just stay cool and follow our lead. I assure we will get your girls back."
"What about Chad?" Ichigo asked.
Dom grinned. "He's our ticket to getting in with the Toras. Just watch."
They pulled up to a warehouse wear there was a big party booming. Dancers were going nuts, the lights were flashing and there were multiple cars lined up to seemingly race.
Dom led the group over to a smaller group that the other party goers were given a wide birth. There were seven others, three women four men. The men consisted of two black men one in a blue jumpsuit and one in a muscle shirt jeans, a southern looking man in a grey shirt and pants, a Chinese looking man in a black jacket and pants. The women consisted of two Hispanic looking woman, one with black hair and dressed in an all-outfit and one a red head in a white belly shirt and grey skirt and lastly an Australian wearing a blue shirt and short skirt.
(It's the Fast and Furious crew in case you don't know. Pretend Han never died.)
Dom waved to the four pro drivers. "Guys, meet our crew. Han, Taj, Roman, Sean, my sister Mia, my girl Letica and Sean's girl Neela. Guys this Chad's race team, Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryuu Ishida and Andrew Michaels."
Introductions were made and Sean spoke up in his southern drawl. "So what's couple of pro drivers doing her in the underground. Can't be to get your kicks."
Brian looked at them. "Their girls were taking along with Ichigo's twin sisters. They want our help getting them back."
The guys whistled while the girls frowned. "Do we have any leads on them?" Roman asked.
"We think the Toras might have them. But we need to find out." Brian said.
"Only way to know for sure is to race them. But they won't bite with the competition so close."
Dom looked at where the Toras were. "Oh they will, with the right incentive." He said looking at Chad. The others looked at Chad and grinned. Mia though raised a valid point. "What about their racing status?"
"We got support from their boss. I think they can sweep their involvement under the rug." Dom said as the group walked over to the group. Taking a look at the cars, it was clear they had money backing them. Most of the cars looked like Porches and tuned up Mazdas.
The leader looked and saw the gang walk up. "Well now, the Iron Diablos. I thought you were going to skip this event for the race in Kyoto."
Dom laughed. "Well, we thought to scope out the competition. However, we've got some business to take care of. Word on the street is your gang picked up some valuable…merchandise. From the Kurosaki drivers."
The man laughed. "You got that right. The twin sisters of the head of the family and the girlfriends of the drivers. Yeah, our employer wants some big money for them. Why you want them?"
"No, but I think someone wants to talk to you about one piece of that merchandise." Dom said letting Chad step forward. Instantly the leader's face paled and all activity stopped. Whispers of "Diablo"
"He's returned?"
"I thought he went pro?"
Chad looked down at the decidedly smaller man. "That merchandise you have? You of them is my girl. Along with my team's girls. So I'm here to get them back. What's it going to cost us?"
The leader gulped but smiled. "Let me make a call."
Chad looked back at his friends and noticed that almost all of the other crews were grasping at straws at him. "Go back to your partying. This is none of your business."
The other crews immediately went back to their cars. A few moments passed and the gang leader walked back.
"Okay, so…the girls you want. We do have them. But its going to come with a steep price tag."
Chad looked at the man. "Name it."
"Alright, here's what we want. Or rather what our employers want." The leader said.
Wednesday, October 9th about 7:00 PM
The terms set out for the team was really steep. $300 Billion dollars from the Kurosaki accounts delivered to them with a routing number to an off shore account. But the biggest part of the ransom was to steal the prototype Kuchiki car that was being delivered to the Kurosaki labs. Due to sensitivity of the operation, Isshin had to be extremely careful talking to Byakuya. With the plans in hand, the operation went forward.
"Alright, with Isshin's help and Byakuya's cooperation, this little theft should go off smoothly." Brian said.
"The only ones who aren't aware of the situation are the guards and the drivers protecting the truck." Dom continued. A hologram popped up. "The route is coming from the Kuchiki factory and heading towards the Kurosaki. It is a long route and we have one chance to get it."
Brian zoomed in. "This stretch here that comes up the mountains before Tokyo. The truck and therefore its guardians would slow down. Our crew can catch them, climb in and take the car."
Han pulled up the guards pictures. "The escort and guards are nothing special. Except for two."
Andrew gasped. "No. Not Shaolin." Indeed one of the guards in the truck was Shaolin. While one of the escorts was Renji.
Brian looked at Andrew. "The girl mean anything to you?"
"Yeah, you can call her…my other girlfriend. Its complicated but she and Tatsuki are both my girls." Andrew said. He looked at the gang members. "I know we told you to not kill anyone. But Shaolin either needs to be taken down early, or taken with us. Let me do the grab, she's going to see this as a betrayal. Just get me onto the truck."
"You sure?" Brian said.
"Yeah I can handle it. I think I can talk her down." Andrew said closing his eyes. "I am potentially risking both of my girls because a mad man decided to kidnap one of them."
Andrew walked off to do some thinking. Brian turned to Ichigo. "He going to be alright?"
"His girlfriend is in trouble, and he is risking both of his relationships. He hasn't gotten sleep in two days, he's autistic and he is also dealing with the championship. How do you think he feels?" Ichigo replied.
"Autistic? Ain't they ones with the whole can't function socially thing?" Sean asked.
"You can't really tell. But imagine his world crumbling down around and not having the right mindset." Uryuu said.
"Will his head be in the game?" Han asked.
"Don't worry, he will be fine." Chad said. "Let's finish up the plans."
The two teams agreed and finalized the plan.
Thursday on the road to Karakura Town
Shaolin sighed as she tugged on the shirt she was wearing. She was wearing a tight blue shirt and black leggings along with body armor. It would have been worse if she wasn't used to the tight fire suits she wore racing. But the body armor seemed extra snug on her breasts.
She looked at the car in front of her. It was the Kuchiki prototype race car for Toyota they wanted to develop for next year's Grand Prix and security was extra tight for this run. She wanted to be in the cars, but they already had enough drivers to escort them. Barring that fact, she was considered the best fighter the Kuchiki team had, if they got into the truck, she was needed to fend them off. Looking at the cameras in front of the truck, she saw the truck approaching a hill. Looking at the ones behind the truck, she noticed some cars approaching at high speed.
She got on the radio. "Renji, we might have some car jackers on the way. They are coming up fast."
"Must be one of the street gangs. We got them."
Renji watched as four cars came up on them. He got the escorts to spread out along the road as much as they could. They had two trucks, Renji's Nissan Z and a fourth car that was alright for escorts but with the horsepower these cars were putting out, they quickly caught up. Two of the cars, a Challenger and a Lancer came up and sped in front of the trucks. Out of their tail pipe a stream of oil came out and caused the trucks to spin out in the guard rails. The two trailing cars came up and got on either side of the car with inches to spare on the sides. Then to Renji's shock, two of the passengers got out of the Charger and climbed onto the roof of it. A closer examination revealed a familiar figure.
"Is that…Andrew? What the Hell!?" He grabbed his radio. "Soi Fong, Its Andrew. Somehow the Kurosaki drivers are in on this!"
Shaolin heard this and widened her eyes. Before she could respond, the door was blown off. Out of the smoke, Andrew and a bald headed man walked through the smoke.
"Andrew!? What the Hell Is going On!? Your stealing Our Company Property!" She yelled feeling betrayed.
Andrew looked at her with sad eyes. "I know. But it's necessary to get us out of the mess we are in." He said as Dom looked for the keys and found it.
"What would Tatsuki think of this?" She yelled.
"I'M DOING THIS FOR HER!" Andrew screamed. Shaolin widened her eyes. Andrew sighed and looked away. "Tatsuki was kidnapped. So was Hime. The Twins, Isane and Nemu. Their ransom includes this car."
Andrew looked at Shaolin and saw the hurt in her eyes. There was something else there, it looked like panic as well.
"Shaolin. You can either let us get away or we can fight and it could wind up with us hurt. Either way, I know I lost your trust."
Shaolin looked conflicted. On one hand, Andrew was doing this to get Tatsuki back. On the other, he was breaking the law and also attacking her team.
"Andrew! We've got to go Now!" Dom said.
"Shaolin. Please." Andrew pleaded.
Shaolin looked at Andrew and then at the security cameras. She sighed. "Screw it." And to the boy's surprise she ripped off the armor and punched the door unlock button. The trailer door slowly opened and hit the pavement sending up sparks.
"I'm coming with you. No way are those bastards keeping Tatsuki." Shaolin said hopping in the back of the car.
Dom laughed. "Alright you two. Hang on!"
Dom put the car in reverse and sped out over the road. Renji watched with wide eyes as the car turned around and sped down the highway the wrong way with the cars accompanying them turning around as well.
"Motherf*&#er!" Renji yelled. He immediately called Byakuya. "Kuchiki-sama. It's Renji. The Kurosaki's have just taken the prototype.
Byakuya smiled unknown to Renji. "Good. Return to factory. We are coordinating with the police."
Renji nodded. "What about the Kurosaki drivers?"
"Do not worry about them. They had their reasons I'm sure."
Renji sighed and hung up. The driver turned around and escorted the cars back to the Kuchiki Labs.
Four hours later, at the Tora no Tetsu headquarters
After the initial scare of the kidnapping, Tatsuki and the others settled down a bit. They were being treated relatively well, considering they were kidnapped and being held for ransom. To break up the monotony, Nel had come by to check on them. Away from all of the gang members, she was able to show her real side, which was a bubbliness similar to Orihime. Over time she actually grew attached to group, especially Orihime. The aquamarine haired girl had informed about what the boys did and to her shock, they all accepted what they did with a smile. When asked why they did that, they simply said, 'Love.'
It was about 5:30 in the evening, when Nel came back into the room.
"You should be happy. You girls are going to be free soon." She said emotionlessly. She motioned the guards to leave the room and close the door. Then her demeanor changed. "The runners are on their way to the warehouse, with the car and the money. You will be free soon."
Orihime smiled. "That's good. I need to apologize to Ichigo."
Nel looked confused. "For what? You've done nothing wrong."
Orihime shook her head. "For causing him to worry about me. Its me who should worry about him."
Nel shook her head. "Why?"
"Because I love him. The man I want to marry and the man whose children I will bear."
Nel shuddered and attempted to glare. "Love. It's a stupid emotion. It gets you killed on the street!" She looked Orihime whose demeanor hadn't changed. "It's what got me into this mess. Love took my mother away! Its love who got me with a man who abuses me!" At this, Nel's eyes teared up. "Love keeps me from helping these poor girls. Love doesn't make me cry at night. Love…is…all I ever wanted...WAHHHHHHHH!"
Orihime watched as their watcher broke down and cried. Her caring nature urged the red head to hug the girl and rock her gently as she released years of pent up frustration. Looking at Nel, she didn't see a tough girl who was used to ordering others around. It was a young girl, who probably suffered worse than the girls this gang acquired.
Nel eventually calmed down enough to recognize Orihime hugging her. She left the embrace reluctantly and stood up.
"Thanks, I needed that. Its hard having to act like I do. Especially with…how the bastard treats me. I could have broken a long time ago."
"You made the mask to protect yourself. You did not want to become a victim or worse. With your position, your word is as good as Junpei's. But if you showed weakness, you could be taken out." Nemu surmised.
Nel nodded. "If I could find a way out, I would take it."
"Then come with us." Tatsuki said shocking the girl. "You said that he abuses you, makes you his plaything. When the police come, and I am sure they will, knowing our boys, you can escape with us. We can put in a good word with them."
Nel shook her head and started to remove her shirt. On her back was a large gothic 3. "I am the third girl that Junpei has taken. The first one was killed when his car crashed, the second was sold off to some old geezer in China. I am marked to be his. There is no way out for me."
Nel turned to leave. "The ransom is about an hour out. I suggest you wait quietly. I'll come get you before the exchange."
"Nel-chan." Yuzu said quietly. For some reason, the aquamarine haired girl turned around and looked at the more innocent twin. "You don't have to be alone anymore."
Nel nodded and turned putting on her mask. "They will be here soon. Just be patient. I'll be back to take you to where we are making the exchange."
Nel walked out of the room. She made her way to where Junpei was located. Knocking on the door, she entered his office to see him getting off the phone.
"May I help you?" Junpei said looking at his, conquest.
"The prisoners are quite comfortable, though they would like a change of clothes. Out of curiosity, why do you need so much money? And the car too?"
Junpei grinned. "The money is for our contractor. He needs some money to bail out his business. Taking these girls hostage was his idea. Only about 10 Trillion Yen or close to 220 Billion dollars are going to him. The rest of the money and the car will be part of a prize."
"Prize for what?" Nel asked.
"For the Kyoto Battle on Saturday. The prize for the top three finishers and the car is for the winner."
"What about the girls?" Nel asked.
Junpei gained a manic look. "They will be the big prize of course. Dress them, place them next to the trophy and boom. Money rolling in."
"But why?"
"Simple, those girls are connected to the Kurosaki conglomerate. By making them pay out the money, steal the car and deliver it, only for it to be snatched out of their hands. It makes them look weak, it makes them look like a failure."
Nel widened her eyes. "You bastard."
SLAP
Junpei looked at the woman. "Don't tell me you have sympathy for them. They are nothing more than my next big score. Once I sell these beauties, we will be living on easy street. Now then, Diablo is on his way with his gang. Let's hope they got the money to "save," them."
Nel rubbed the spot that she got slapped, while her mind she was screaming. 'I'VE GOT TO GET THEM OUT OF HERE!
An hour later, the cars containing Chad's gang and his friends rolled up. His teammates had taken their own cars to facilitate the illusion of them stealing the money and the car without Isshin's knowledge, when in reality, Isshin not only knew but so did the Byakuya and the police, who were waiting to move in.
Pulling up to the warehouse, Chad took a deep breath and looked around. On his right was his old gang in their cars looking calm and composed with Han driving the Kuchiki car. One his left was his team and his family. They point blank told him they were going to see this to the end. So using their cars, Andrew's familiar Mustang, Ichigo's Lexus and Uryuu's Honda, they were content to show they mean business. Looking through the windshield, he saw some of the gang members and one group escorting the girls. The look on the twin's faces was relief when they saw at least Ichigo's and Andrew's car. Taking a deep breath, he shut off the car and climbed out with his gang climbing out of their cars.
Junpei grinned. "I take it you are here with my money."
Chad nodded and held up a flash drive. "All the money you need is in this. The car is right there. Now hand over my family."
Junpei grinned. "You know. Seeing these women makes my money sense hum with pleasure. Who's to say that someone wants a piece of them?"
This got the girls scared. Junpei continued. "What do you say, Diablo? How about selling these girls to me. You get to keep the money and all the profits go to you.
Chad clenched his fists. "You are sick in the head, there is no price on their head. Now hand them over."
"Or else what?"
"Or the car and the money disappear." Chad said.
Junpei laughed. "You're bluffing. You would risk your family to make sure I don't win. No wonder you left the Kurosaki empire. Your morals are clearly gone."
A shuffling caught Junpei's attention. "Maybe he never left." Andrew said he, Ichigo and Uryuu walked up to him. "Maybe, Chad's old gang made contact with us the moment the girls were taken."
Junpei started to sweat nervously. "So what. You all are clearly accessories to stealing the car and the money."
"Not if Kuchiki-sama was in on it as well." Shaolin said hold up a pistol. Junpei noticed that most of the opposing group had some sort of pistol. Like they knew it was going to be some sort of fight.
"It's over Junpei. The cops are just waiting for a signal to move in and secure them. You got four boys who are itching to fight you and you got a gang that's willing to wipe you out. Surrender quietly. No one has to get hurt." Brian said as slowly reached for his gun.
Junpei snapped. "I don't care how it happens, I want them dead! You five get the girls out of here!
With that the fire fight began. Dom and his crew immediately ducked while the pros went to their cars. Chad noticed the girls being herded into other cars. Their struggles apparent and were pleading to get closer to the drivers.
"Go! We got them covered! Don't come back for us!"
"Dom?" Chad asked.
"We'll be alright! Just get the girls!" Sean said as they laid down suppressing fire. The drivers immediately got into their cars and sped up after their girls.
Shaolin hung up her phone. "The police are on their way. We need to stop these cars."
Andrew nodded, but before they could implement any strategy the cars all split off.
"Fuck! They split up!" Quickly all of the driver broke off to take on the five cars.
Uryuu chased the Fiesta underneath an overpass. Speeding through an area that resembled the projects, he cranked his car's speed to max and got close enough to ram him. He did it two more times, making sure to not damage the car too much before a lucky hit in the middle of a drift spun the car out and caused into the crash into a pile of garbage cans. Stopping the car, Uryuu climbed out and walked over to the driver's side. Before the driver could react, Uryuu had pulled him out and started wailing on him. He got a few punches in before his hand was grabbed.
"Uryuu-kun, please stop. I am fine."
Uryuu looked at the girl he saved. It was his beloved Nemu. "Nemu-chan." He hugged her. "I'm glad you are okay." He said with a couple of tears in his eyes. They walked back to the car and sped off back towards the Kurosaki mansion.
Ichigo growled as he drifted through another turn. They were coming up on some lingering traffic, so now he had to deal with civilians in addition to making sure that whoever was in that car would be safe. Speed through the traffic, he tailed the Suzuki as it weaved through the traffic. They got off an exit and Ichigo took his chance and sped up clipped him. This had the unfortunate effect of causing the car to spin and crash through the guardrail. Ichigo watched in horror as it landed on its roof. He immediately sped over to where the car was. Without hesitation he ran to the car. Checking the driver to see him dead on impact, he check the rear passenger seat and saw his sisters. They were strapped in and aside from being scared out of their minds they looked alright.
"Hold on Yuzu, Karin! I'm going to get you out of there!" He said.
"Hurry Oni-chan! I smell Gas!" Yuzu cried out.
This put adrenaline into Ichigo's veins. Taking off his over shirt, he had them crawl out. He scooped them up and ran as the car blew up.
Putting down the girls, he checked them over. Other than a couple of pieces of glass which he removed and quickly bandaged, the worst he could see was shock. When the last piece of glass was removed, both sister hugged their brother and cried into his shoulder, grateful for their rescue.
Chad was punching the car to the limit as he battled against another car. The Charger, known for its durability was dealing significant damage to the Imprezza. One more hit and the Subaru was knocked off the road and into the water. Chad cursed as he slowed down and watched the car sink. Grabbing the hammer he had in his car he dove straight into the water. The car settled on the bottom and Chad went for the rear seats. He saw Isane looking scared as the water filled up cut off her air. Chad immediately swung the hammer and cracked the window in two tries. A fiddling of the seatbelt and she was free. Struggling to pull her out, they reached the surfaced and gasped for breath. They swam to the bank and caught their breath.
Isane looked over at Chad and smiled with tears pooling. "Thank you Chad." She said crawling over to Mexican and kissing him. Releasing, they headed up to the car and immediately called the police for the car in the river.
Andrew growled as he chased the car containing one of his family members. Shaolin was riding out of the side of the gar and trying to shoot the tires with no effect as she kept missing. Their opponent had some power in the engine as the Mustang could barely keep up. As Andrew slid through another turn, the Camero in front of him suddenly seemingly lost control and start spinning and flipping eventually ending up against a light pole.
"Shit!" Andrew yelled as he slowed down. Both of them climbed out of the Mustang as the driver's door on the Camero opened up. The tenseness in air eased when Tatsuki got out and smiled brushing off the glass and wiping the cut on her face.
"Not my best idea. Oh hey guys." Tatsuki said. Andrew and Shaolin couldn't help it. They laughed and Tatsuki joined shortly thereafter with tear trailing down their cheeks as they hugged each other.
An Hour later at the Kurosaki mansion
The gang had all met up back at the mansion and the medical teams they had were quick to check out the girls. A head count revealed that Orihime was still missing and that sent Ichigo into a depression as he was bandaged up.
Andrew walked over and sat down on the porch. "We'll find her, I swear it."
Ichigo glanced at Andrew and covered his face. "I couldn't protect her. Why? I am such a failure as a boyfriend. GOD DAMN IT!"
Andrew sighed and shook his head. He might not have showed it but he was worried as well. He watched the twins come over and hug their big brother and Tatsuki came over to check on them.
A few moments later, a loud motor were heard coming up to the mansion. They watched as Dom's Charger rolled up and got everyone to look at it. Ichigo raised his head to see Dom climb out.
"Hey! Kurosaki!" He yelled with a smile. "You Forgot Your Woman!" Out of the passenger side was Brian and behind him…was a familiar head of beautiful hair!
"Orihime?" The young man called out as he started walking and then sprinting towards the car.
Orihime spotted him. "ICHIGO!" And the girl quickly ran to him as well. They met and spun around with Ichigo lifting Orihime into the air giggling and crying happily. They closed in and kissed like it was the first time they had done it.
Releasing, Ichigo asked one question as the twins hugged her getting a laugh out of her.. "How?"
Brian provided the answer. "One of Junpei's men betrayed him. Well, woman." He said as the last figure climbed out, revealing Nel to the astonishment of the girls save Orihime.
"Nel-chan?" Yuzu asked.
"I couldn't stand by and watch you hurt. I shot my boss and with Dom and Brian's help, I got Orihime out of there.
Dom looked up at the group. "The Toras are finished, the police are rounding them up and the money never got into their hands." He looked at Nel. "You seem to be out of a job. We were looking for a new driver."
Nel looked at Dom and then back at Orihime and then back at Dom. "Thanks. But, I got a better offer earlier…that is if its still on the table." Orihime beamed. "Of course it is Nel-chan."
Ichigo looked at his girlfriend. "You actually tried to recruit her?"
"Nel-chan has been given a bad hand in life. I think we can be the tools to give her a new one." She said smiling.
Ichigo sighed. "Alright." Turning to the green haired girl. "I'll talk to dad and we can get you some new clothes."
Nel took on a seductive look. "Why, Kurosaki-kun?" She asked as she walked over to him with a seductive sway in her hips. "Don't you like what you see?" Indeed, Nel was wearing a very tight tank top and hip hugging short shorts that left her stomach, arms and legs exposed.
Ichigo gulped and looked to Orihime. "I can't say, although you look…sexy." He said with a gulp. This brought giggles out of Orihime and laughs from everyone else.
Dom calmed down. "Alright, if that's what you want. Hey Chad?" The giant looked at Dom. "Don't be a stranger." He said as they drove away.
Chad nodded and everyone went inside.
Half an hour later Isshin's press conference (As he is talking there will be M rated scened scattered through it. They will be in Italics)
Isshin took the mic and cleared his throat. "Good evening. 72 Hours ago, six women that were connected to my company were taken forcibly. These women were Orihime Inoue, Tatsuki Arisawa, Isane Kotestu and Nemu Kurotsuchi. All four are the girlfriends of my race team. Along with them, my twin daughters Yuzu and Karin were taken as well. This conference is to let you know, that through a combined effort of law enforcement, my drivers, Kuchiki Industries and well-minded citizens, they have been successfully rescued as of an hour ago.
Ichigo was being pinned by Orihime as she hungrily kissed the poor boy. After releasing, to the surprise of Ichigo, Nel took her spot and kissed him to. His eyes widened as the green haired girl kissed him. Looking over at Orihime, he was surprised at the smile on her face and the subtle nod. With that Ichigo gave in and kissed her back. Nel released and then kissed the red haired girl to her surprise but quickly faded as she got into it. They heard a growl and turned to see Ichigo smirking. With little effort they were hoisted over his shoulders and taken to his room,
"The girls were kidnapped with one thing in mind. To undermine our company's security by using street gangs connected to the past of one Chad Yasotora. My driver's were forced to go undercover to find the whereabouts of our family and to determine the ransom."
Chad and Isane were in his room. They began stripping off each other's clothes as things quickly turned passionate. Once fully disrobed, Chad tackled Isane to the bed and began to bring the nurse to her peak. Isane, without the alcohol, was thoroughly enjoying it all.
"The goal of the kidnappers was to get a hold of Billion's of dollars of company assets and a car of the Kuchiki Industries design team. What we didn't know was they had intentions of selling these girls as sex slaves and had no intention to give them up without a fight."
Andrew and Tatsuki were in the throes of passion. Tatsuki was laid completely on him as she kissed his body like it was the last thing she ever did. As she slid down, she moaned as Shaolin tenderly squeezed her breasts. A few moments later they were flipped over with Tatsuki still in the middle as Andrew penetrated her, getting her to moan.
"It was with that hanging over their heads, that my drivers risked their lives and successfully saved them with no loss of life to any involved. There were a few injuries but nothing that could not be taken care of by our top rated medical staff. In the end, all I can say is we successfully saved the girls and the gang that took them are no longer active."
Uryuu and Nemu were snuggled together catching their breath. Uryuu rubbed the soft hair getting a content purr out of Nemu as they drifted off to sleep.
"For the sake of privacy, the next time you will see these drivers will be in India. So please no questions for the time being as I go with my family. Thank you."
With the girls saved and love assured, the motivation for the last four races are at all time high. But what will Souske do, now that he has been exposed? Tune in next time to find out!
END OF CHAPTER
UO: Wanted this out two days ago but plans kept changing and I put it off. Damn it its 230 in the Morning.
New Tracks
Buddh International Circuit: A very fast and windy 3.5 mile track outside of New Dehli, India. Very Popular with Drivers.
Preview: As they head towards the once populous nation, Aizen is no longer playing games as hit men go after the drivers and the crews, and even a friend to Andrew. What will happen in the land of Buddha? Find out
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