"Can't you drive any faster?!" Ebony shouted as she stumbled slightly in the back of a First Mantle Bank truck. With the doors open, the sacks of lien tumbled around as she desperately tried to keep them inside. As the truck turned a sharp corner, her shoulder slammed into the side. Groaning from it, she firmly gripped a handle while leaning out the back of the truck. Raising her free hand, she narrowed her eyes at the redhead driving the bank truck behind them. Her gauntlet unfolded as three bladed claws pushed out over the back of her hand. A barrel popping out on the outside of her arm as her nostrils flared.
"She's going to start shooting!" Kris shouted, breathing frantically as her hands wobbled against the steering wheel.
"I'm working on it!" Kagami shot back while pulling herself out through the passenger window and onto the hood of the vehicle.
"She's going to die." Elise muttered under her breath. She was crouched down behind the row of seats as she reloaded her air compressed rifle with another clip of darts.
"Hopefully not." Cheyenne let out a weak chuckle as she leaned out the window. Her hair flowing against the wind as she took aim and fired.
Ducking under a blast of ice, Ebony let out a low groan as a chunk of ice formed on the side of the truck next to her head. Glaring back forward, her eyes widened as Kagami jumped at her. The jadette's shoulder crashing into her chest as the two fell back.
Hearing a heavy thud behind him, Dion let out a sigh as he quickly jerked the steering wheel. The tires squealed as the truck bumped into a light pole before taking off down the street again. "What next, kid?" He calmly glanced over.
Sitting in the passenger seat with her legs crossed, Ivory slouched forward with her scroll in her hands. "Um..." She carefully looked over a map. "Left in three blocks." She held up a finger. "Then another quick left down an alley soon after." She then nodded.
Half an hour earlier, the group of four girls were walking down the sidewalk with the sun high overhead. It was a quiet and calm Saturday in the city. Perhaps a little too calm. Watching as the cars drove past at a rather slow speed, Elise let out a sigh. Letting out a groan, she reached up to rub her face. "How are we even supposed to track this creepy stalker guy down?"
"The same way he's stalking Kagami?" Kris pointed out with a raised eyebrow.
Shaking her head, the jadette glanced back at her. "Cin's not stalking per se. He's just... has an unhealthy obsession since he knows I'm here and wants to zone me out for revenge." She swallowed ever so slightly. "That's not really stalking."
"He's a stalker." She bluntly said back.
"He is really rather, you know, makes your skin crawl and hairs stand on your neck." Cheyenne mumbled quietly with a soft sigh. "He really makes me uncomfortable. And I've only met him that one time. I couldn't even imagine..." She trailed off.
"Then we're all in agreement." Elise turned around to face her team while crossing her arms. "He's a complete freak. And a stalker." She quickly added the last part.
"He's not... I don't know why I argue with you people." Kagami shook her head as they walked by a bank that was closing. "Yes his presence is... unsettling and I would like to kick him in the dick, but don't go putting incorrect labels on things."
"Did you just say a bad word?" The farm girl asked with a grin.
"Oh for the love of..." She trailed off and sighed before grunting and stumbling as a pair of arms wrapped around her shoulders.
"But you did!" Kris grinned while leaning onto her. Standing on her toes, she poked at her leader's cheek. "You said a naaauuughty word." She teased with a chuckle.
Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath and sighed with a faint smile. "Why are you guys so annoying?" She mumbled to herself just as a loud boom shook the street they were on. The four girls all being caught off guard as they lightly stumbled.
Crashing through the bank wall, an armored truck plowed straight through the parked cars. As it turned onto the road, the tires screeched while the smell of burning rubber filled the air. "Hell yeah!" Dion shouted with a whistle. His foot flooring the Dust pedal as he stuck half his body out the window. In an instant, he was suddenly bolting down the street.
Blinking several times, Kagami watched with wide eyes as he quickly drove away. Unable to think of a plan to catch up, she froze for a moment before hearing a second vehicle. Looking back, she narrowed her eyes as another car came barreling out of the building. Without a moment of hesitation, she lunged forward while hopping on top of a parked car. Pushing herself off it, she softly grunted as she latched herself onto the driver's side door. Hanging onto it, she let it fling open while reaching around. Grabbing the stunned driver, she jerked him out and tossed him to the ground as the truck came to a stop.
Dropping to her feet, she paused for a moment. Glancing in the direction Dion disappeared to, she slowly let out a faint sigh. "Well..." She crossed her arms while eyeing her team. "I'm not sure how we're supposed to catch up with him."
Blinking a few times, Kris slowly began to grin. "I think I do." She lightly chuckled while behind her Elise knocked the thief out with a swift kick to his head.
"I... don't like that look in your eyes." Cheyenne muttered while holding up a finger. "It's that look you get when you're about to do something chaotic."
"Exactly." Her mischievous grin grew as she flashed her teeth. "Elise!" She looked back. "Help Kagami get the lien out of the back!"
"Wait, what?" The leader raised her hand while stepping towards her. "Excuse me?"
"Trust me, okay?" She smiled back. "It will be fine." She chuckled while going to help Elise. Giving in, Kagami sighed as she followed after.
"Isn't this still stealing though?" Cheyenne asked as the four girls jumped into the now empty vehicle.
"We're just borrowing it." Kris clarified while sitting in the driver's seat. Quickly adjusting the mirrors, she took a deep breath then slid her seatbelt on. Gripping the steering wheel, she narrowed her eyes ahead. "It's not like we took the lien either."
"Do you even know how to drive?" Elise asked while leaning over the seats she was standing behind. "Do any of us know?"
"Yes. I do. Officer Keegan showed me. Though... we were in an empty parking lot..." She trailed off before leaning forward as she slammed her foot against the Dust pedal. "We'll be fine!"
Yelping, the dark brunet fell backwards with a thud in the back of the truck as they skidded off. Sitting in one of the three front seats, Kagami draped her arm over as she glanced back at her friend with a raised eyebrow. Seeing her shakily hold up a thumb, she softly chuckled before looking back ahead. "I guess just follow the mess they made." She motioned ahead.
"On it!" With slightly wobbly hands, the redhead nodded as she tightened her grip. The truck speeding down the street past already wrecked cars. The stops were harsh as well as the slowing down before turns. The tires of the truck were squealing every other second as the truck itself bobbed over the middle line and back. Eventually, after several minutes, the sight of the second bank truck came into view.
Plowing through traffic without a care, Dion blinked once and raised an eyebrow at his side mirror. "Wait a minute..." He trailed off, his eyes widening at the gaining truck behind. "That's not..." Noticing the bright red hair, his eyes narrowed. "Ebony!" He shouted, forcing the truck to accelerate even faster.
"Hmm?" Calming sitting in the back over the bags of lien, the Faunus was cleaning out her nails with her panther claws. "What?" She asked before jumping to her feet as the back doors flung open. Trying to catch her balance, her eyes widened at Elise who was aiming down her rifle out of the window of their second stolen truck.
"Told you I could hit the lock." The farm girl pulled back inside the vehicle and crouched down behind the seats.
"You missed your first four shots." Cheyenne eyed her with a half smile while setting her rifle to the ice Dust setting.
"That's because her driving sucks! She keeps moving around!" She quickly defended.
"She's going to start shooting!" Kris suddenly shouted while slightly swerving.
"I'm working on it!" Kagami shouted back while climbing out.
"She's going to die." Elise shook her head softly while sliding her empty clip away.
"Hopefully not." The deer fired a shot, watching her leader jump off the hood of the truck and into the back of the other soon after. "I... really hope not. This is more dangerous than our usual schemes."
"Agreed..." The farm girl took a deep breath, climbing over the seats to the front before hauling herself out of the passenger window. Getting onto the roof, she kept herself low. Kneeling on one knee, she took out a single ice Dust dart and placed it against her foot. Pushing her aura through it, it burst into a small explosion of ice that encased her foot and held it firmly onto the top of the truck. With her ponytail and bangs fluttering, she took a deep breath while taking aim.
With the front truck taking a sharp turn, both Ebony and Kagami grunted as they were thrown into the side of the vehicle. Several cards of lien flying out of the back. Groaning, the jadette pushed herself away while bringing her sword around in a reverse grip to block a pair of bladed gauntlets. Growling back, the Faunus bared her teeth as she leaned forward. Suddenly, the truck took another turn that had a larger angle than usual. The two of them both losing their balance and tumbling to the floor with the tires screeching.
"Hitting a bump!" Dion called back just as the vehicle jerked upward then fell back down and bounced a few times.
They both bounced along with it. Groaning as a heavy sack of lien struck her back, Kagami rolled slightly with her sword being knocked from her grasp. Still unbalanced, she moved herself up a bit to reach for her weapon that was sliding away only to hesitate for a moment. Seeing the dark haired Faunus sliding out, she pushed off with her back foot and lunged towards her. Her right hand grabbing hold of her bicep as they both fell out. Flashing her teeth, she held out her left hand and narrowly grasped the bumper. Her sword clattering away past her.
With wide eyes, Cheyenne pushed the passenger door open while reaching down. Snatching her leader's sword by the handle, she quickly sat up while holding it in her lap. "Let's never do this again." She muttered, holding herself steady as Kris swerved away and slowed down slightly to avoid hitting the two hanging onto the vehicle ahead.
"Oh fucking shit! Dion you idiot!" Ebony screamed. The blades of her gauntlets retracted as the back of them sparked against the road. With wide eyes, she glared up at the girl holding her. "Don't you dare let go!"
"No!" She glared back. "I never would have thought of that! That sounds like a great idea! Thanks for telling me!" She grimaced, her left hand loosening slightly.
"What the hell's your damage!?" She shot back while reaching up to hold onto her wrist.
"Just tell your boss to stop!" Grunting, she went to pull herself up only to fall back down with a small gasp. "No one will get hurt then!"
"Speak for yourself!" She slowly began to climb over and pull herself over her.
"Wait! Wait!" Kagami closed one eye as her fingers began to slip. Struggling to hang on, she blinked a bit as she heard a soft ping followed by a cold sensation on her hand. Looking up, she exhaled in relief at the chunk of ice holding her hand still. Looking back, she smiled at the brunet on top of the truck behind.
Smiling down her sights, Elise nodded with a wink.
Letting out a heavy breath as she made it back inside the truck, Ebony took a moment to catch her breath with her hands on her knees. Growling, she snapped her head upward and glared ahead at the driver. "Thanks a lot, you asshole!"
"Not my problem." He shrugged back while turning right.
With the truck slowing just enough, the jadette pushed herself up. Flexing her forearm, the ice around her hand shattered. As the vehicle took off again, she jumped back inside with a heavy exhale. Her eyes narrowing at the dark haired Faunus looked back.
Glancing in his left side mirror, Dion let out a heavy groan as he saw Elise taking aim. Jerking his head to the side, he closed his left eye as the mirror was shot and exploded in a small burst of fire. "Please take care of her..." He let out another groan.
"Okay." Ivory said calmly. Turning her scroll off, she set it aside while reaching down by her feet. She picked up a Victorian styled spear with a trigger near the middle. The long spearhead folded away from the staff, revealing a long barrel. Sticking it out the window along with her head, she narrowed her eyes at the farm girl.
Glancing over, Elise's eyes widened as the ice encasing her foot was struck with a normal bullet. The ice shattered just as Kris turned to follow after them. "Oh come on!" She shouted, sliding across the roof. Slinging her rifle onto her shoulder, she gripped the edge of the truck. Her torso slamming into the side as she grunted. Clenching her jaw, she slowly shimmied across the ledge to the back. Kicking the back door open with her foot, she took a deep breath and swung herself inside.
Ducking underneath a swing, Kagami took a deep breath. Rubbing both her thumbs across her black rings, she very slowly exhaled as a black smoke escaped them followed by identical gauntlets forming on her arms. Using her left arm, she blocked the next strike.
"Rad trick! But it's not enough!" Ebony shouted while swiping with her other hand.
Pushing herself away, the blades of the weapon narrowly missed her jacket. They two both struck opposite walls. Bracing a little as the truck turned again, they glanced out at the gaining truck behind.
Rolling her eyes, the Faunus crossed her arms as she blocked a downwards strike from the two others. She sharply grunted, locking eyes with her. "That's enough..." She leaned inward while baring her teeth. "I'm ending this worthless chase."
"And how are you going to do that?" She raised an eyebrow, pulling back and ducking under a swing before parrying against one with her right arm.
She chuckled a bit, a grin growing. "You don't think someone like Rey would hire me if I didn't have something special to offer, do you?" She took a step forward. "While my sister struggles with her emotions, mine are overwhelming. All I have to do is focus on the negative. I'm sure you know what comes next..."
"What...?" She quietly let out with wide eyes. Glancing back at her friends, her shoulders dropped a bit. The world fell into slow motion for a moment as the ground just in front of their truck cracked. Suddenly, a Centinel burrowed up and shot through the ground. Hitting the underside of the vehicle, it flipped onto its side and skidded across the road. Sparks flying as the metal grinded against the concrete.
As Dion took another sharp turn, Ebony took her chance with the truck moving slower than usual. Quickly kicking the shocked jadette, she turned around and leaned over the seats. "Drive!" She shouted as the purple haired man floored it.
Grunting as she hit the ground, Kagami tucked and rolled as the black copied weapons shattered like glass and disappeared. Catching her breath, she slowly rolled over with a groan as the truck her friends were in came to a stop. Exhaling, she fell onto her back as warning sirens began to go off. "Great..." She quietly muttered.