The Maelstrom of Stardew
Year 1 (Summer)
Chapter 47: Wallowing in Your Weekend (Part 2)
Friday, the 12th of Summer, 2017
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"Thanks for treating us all for pizza, boss." Alonzo stated between bites.
"You're welcome." Taeko said after eating the last slice. "I figured it was around that time."
"Taeko, maybe we should get some people to act as a protection detail." Bonnibel suggested. "Just in case."
"I can get Mai and Ty Lee to do that." Taeko said, texting orders to them. "Ty Lee's got an RV, so it'll be easy for her to move herself and Mai over here."
He left to open up his personal garage to drive out in his Buffalo S. His destination? The Chai's betting shop in Forjado's Chinatown. He parked and walked right in to start the mission.
[GTAZ - Switchblade Sideshow]
Chan was a middle-aged man that despite wealth and status was a bit more concerned about his physical appearance. It was the one thing that kept him going to the gym. His dark, slicked-back hairstyle was something he prided himself on. Even though his daughter teased him that his style of suit was best left in the 1990's, he loved his soiree suits.
"I swear you spend more time primping your hair than I do." Lin snarked.
"Lin, you have it easy." Chan snarked back.
"Boss, you got a guest. Mr. Maelstrom." A Triad said as Taeko walked in.
"Chan Chai, the head of the Switchblade Triads." Chan said, shaking Taeko's hand. "I've heard many stories about you, Mr. Monster Slayer. In fact, I do need your help. One of the local Triads failed to show face at a Tong meeting, I'd like for you to go with me to investigate."
"I'm coming with." Lin said. "They got a storehouse around the block."
Taeko nodded as they left for his car.
"So what's this about trouble?" Taeko asked.
"Some Middle Eastern motherfuckers who think they can waltz into our country. Got more sand than brains." Lin snarked as Taeko pulled up at the place. "But something's wrong. It's quiet."
They got out. While father and daughter were careful, Taeko walked around a bit more casually, at least to anyone who saw him. In reality, he was sensing around the alleyway.
"I sense two lives." Taeko said as they came up to the opened gate. "And I smelled blood and smoke."
The warehouse was clearly a battlefield with dead Triad all over the place.
"The Bowie Knife Boys…all wiped out." Chan said mortified as the garage door came up.
"Dai Dai Lo! Forgive me, they ambushed me and Xiaobo." A Triad member said.
"Forgive my nervous brother, I got shot trying to protect him." Xiaobo said, holding his bleeding shoulder. "Arabs surprised us…I think we might a-"
"We got company!" Taeko said, slipping an [Ancient Fruit Popsicle] in his mouth. "Get down! [Gale Strike!]"
Using [Eclipse], he spun to unleash a swirling gale that sent the assailants who came out to shoot flying into the air. Even the enclosed space, they'd all hit the wall once or twice before falling into the ground. Switching to the [X-2 Ultimax], he had their car's engines on fire to explode to kill them all. The four Triads could only watch in stunned silence.
"Wait."
The would-be sniper had tried to crawl away only for Taeko to use an energy blast to vaporize him.
"Done. Honestly, it's kinda weird going back to fighting gangsters after going from superpowered gangsters to monsters to a private army." Taeko mused.
"Private army?" Lin asked.
He'd casually brought up dealing with Joja's private army leaving the four completely at a loss for words.
"You fought against the sectors of Joja?" Xiaobo said in disbelief.
"All of them at different points. Lived to tell my story." Taeko said as they were walking away from the disaster. "Looks like the way is clear…so here."
He gave Xiaobo a [Life Elixir] before going to get the car.
Xiaobo drank it to find his shoulder was now healed up.
"Get in!" Taeko yelled as everyone got in the car.
"Shit, this is a disaster." Chan snarled. "Those cowardly bastards think they can just do this…take us back to the betting shop. We need to plan."
He dropped them off.
"Thank you for your help. I can't help but feel useless in this…but maybe that can change with your help." Chan said.
As he went to the door, he stopped.
"And if you do find any intel, I'd be appreciative of that." Chan said as Taeko nodded.
He went inside as Taeko drove away.
[Mission Complete! +Respect + 5,000 Gold]
He went down to his Hashbury safehouse to change vehicles as his phone rang with a call from Maru.
"Hey, how's my favorite genius?" Taeko asked teasingly.
"Taking to Forjado well. The valley will always be my home, but this place is a close second." Maru remarked chipperly. "But what are you up to?"
"I'm in Forjado, working to get the garage up and running. Which it is, even bought a dealership to get the cars sold." Taeko mused.
"That's great, I'll drop by and help out." Maru offered. "But I figured I've given you a bit of intel. There's this new gang crawling around. Middle Eastern gang, don't know exactly from which part but I've seen them around Garcia and Battery Point."
"I'll peep around." Taeko said. "Later, Maru. Love you."
He hung up and noticed new mission blips. He decided to go after the one in Garcia first since it was closer and it could lead to some intel on this gang. He went back inside to change outfits given what happened a while ago.
He came out in a aqua patterned tank top under his opened Vercetti hawaiian shirt, his stonewashed blue jeans, pair of white socks in a pair of cyan athletic shoes, a gold cuban chain, a pair of blue aviators, and a blue and white Cerveza Barracho branded baseball cap. Bar the fingerless gloves, he looked like your typical frat bro or tourist. Turning the hat backwards, he got to walking out. He did not want any of his vehicles in risk of them being recognized, thus he walked to the Garcia neighborhood all while observing the locals. A few falafel and shawarma street vendors were around. He broke into a bit of a jog finding the mission marker in front of a Burger Shot.
[GTAZ - I Spy Nothing But Lies]
Getting to it, he found himself walking around back and found an odd scene. A curvy Saudi girl with a tan complexion munching into a bacon cheeseburger. Her eyes were a soft shade of pink highlighted by a light lilac eyeshadow. She wore a full-body, dark-colored niqab that covered her from head to toe, leaving only her eyes visible. The outfit is fitted at the waist with a belt featuring golden circular buckles. The dark face mask was pulled down given she was eating. Then she saw him.
"I wasn't eating bacon, I-"
"Cool it, I don't work for those chucklefucks." Taeko said calmly as she relaxed.
"You don't have any idea how hard it is…I literally had to pay some beach bum to get this for me."
"Because your people hate the smell of bacon." Taeko teased.
"Among other things…my husband or his goon squad would probably have me flogged for eating this or talking to you as if we were having sex."
He recognized the voice right away as Abia Nawazi's. It had been a while since he saw a Huniepop girl, but he'd enjoy the moment.
"That has to suck." He remarked.
"It's a nightmare. My husband's a dead fish…no intimacy at all. It's like he's completely uninterested…and it's torture. I can't just divorce him either…marriage was arranged back home in Jeddah." Abia stated bitterly. "I think he's cheating on me…has to be."
"Your husband wouldn't happen to be connected to that gang of Middle Easterns in the area? And before you ask, I'm not a cop." Taeko said as Abia finished her food.
"Special agent, then?" Abia asked.
"Oh no, let's just say it's my interest…that the group is wiped out of Forjado. And it may work out in your favor. So about my question." Taeko requested.
She was not able to provide too much aside that her husband, Fareed Saad, was second-in-command of Al-Aziz.
"There's a meeting he's going to…I overheard him on the phone. Something about fast food in Angel Pine." Abia explained.
"I've got to go check that out." Taeko said.
"Wait, I want you to at least find out if he's cheating on me or not." Abia pleaded as he stopped in his tracks.
"Is there a place I can meet you?" He asked her.
Out of her niqab was a burner phone which she gave to him.
"My number's on it. He has hundreds of these…so it won't raise suspicion. Just let me leave first." Abia said before taking her leave.
Once she was gone, he was instructed to go pick up a camera which led him to the front of the restaurant where a camera pickup was. Once he took it up, he called up Ling to get some phone numbers before ultimately calling Lin.
"Who the fu-"
"It's Taeko and I need you for something important. Meet me at Hashbury…it's urgent. I'll be waiting out on the street." Taeko said before hanging up.
He dashed back to Hashbury and waited on the street before flagging Lin down. He led her to his hidden apartment to park her car.
"How the fuck did you manage to score this place? Nondescript and garage space. Must have cost a red cent." Lin said getting out of her car. "But what's with the call?"
"I got a lead on our problem, and I want you to come with…"
"To take them out!" She interrupted.
"No, Lin. We're going to spy on them, find out who's who. We need intel to know what and who were fucking with." Taeko said as Lin looked sheepish.
"Right…sorry…" Ling apologized.
"Either way, we need to go incognito. So I got some clothes for you to wear." Taeko said, opening the door to his apartment. "Come on in."
She followed him in, impressed with the decor. However, she asked why he had women's clothing. He waved it off asking if she had a preference in color that wasn't her gang's color.
"Blue, I guess…" Lin said as he returned with something.
A blue bikini, a paler blue pair of shorts, blue flip flops, a navy blue sun hat, and a pair of Broker red wraparounds.
"So I guess we're going as a pair of dumb tourists then. Well I'm keeping on my sneakers then." Lin said taking the clothes to another room to change.
She came out in them a few seconds later.
"I got an old Hawaiian shirt in my car." Lin said going out to get it.
He made sure to store away some unneeded items. He had no idea why he was carrying so much [Bug Meat] and [Fiber]. In his garage, he opted for his Turismo Classic and wheeled it out.
"Holy shit, talk about classics…where's you got this?" Lin asked, admiring the detail.
"Belong to a corrupt police officer who was an elf. As a noble of Yelenhelm, I cleaned house in my turf." Taeko said as she got in.
The opened Hawaiian she got out was a green one with white palm tree patterns. He drove away explaining they were heading to Angel Pine and the name of the group.
"Al-Aziz? It's Arabic?" Lin asked.
"Means 'The Mighty' or 'The Invincible'. They're a Saudi based crime group." Taeko stated.
"How did you find this out so fast? It's barely been less than 10…20 minutes since you dropped us all off." Lin said, stunned. "Damn, you really are on timing."
"I got my way."
The rest of the drive was quiet as they arrived at Angel Pine as the sun was slowly descending. Once they arrived, Taeko led Lin by to a rooftop that was across the street from the Cluckin' Bell. One by one, they'd agree with the System instructing him to take a photo of each face which gets to three photos. The three went inside as Lin had a pensive look on her face.
"I recognize the pimp…that's Ahmeed Jahaz. He runs the Double Dome under the bridge, but I figured that Saudis ain't one for pimping."
"Hypocrisy, Lin. It's all hypocrisy." Taeko said before noticing something on Fareed's car.
"Is that a pride sticker on his license plate?" He thought before tossing the camera and the keys to his car to Lin.
"What are-"
"Go back into town and get those photos processed. I need to handle something alone…so you can borrow my car. You can drop it back at my apartment…I'll be there shortly so you can get your clothes." Taeko sternly said.
Not wanting to question him for now, she took her leave as Taeko jumped down the building. He crept closer to the Infernus looking at the license plate before snapping a photo with his phone. His next objective was told to get out of the area which was easy enough given the two safehouses he had in town. He went over to the house getting his Shotaro before racing off as the sun fully set.
~MoS-SY1~
Lin bit into a cheeseburger as she sat on the hood of the car. She had collected cars, a dozen of them. However, she didn't have this one…and she could admit to him having some good taste. It dawned on her the level of efficiency Taeko had in handling the situation. She felt dumb for suggesting to go guns blazing. The rumbling of Taeko's Shotaro got her attention as Taeko rode in.
"You have a Shotaro. Oh come on! How is it you seem to have all the rides I've always wanted?" Lin said as getting off his car.
He opened the door to let Lin get her things.
"Remember, don't go after them yet. Gather intel…and you guys can meet me at the garage." Taeko said as Lin got in her car.
"Yeah, noted." Lin said before driving away.
[Mission Complete! +Respect]
Putting the vehicles away, he went inside to get to his computer looking up pride flags.
"Ok, that's not the gay or the trans ones." Taeko said before finding it. "Asexual? Damn…that's just cruel."
He used the burner phone to call her.
"What did you find out? Is he cheating?" Abia asked.
"He's not."
"Is he gay?" She asked.
"No. And before you ask, he's not trans either. He's asexual." Taeko stated before explaining how he found out.
"It makes sense now. It's why he forbade any attacks on any of those in the 'community'. I would be sympathetic...but given he's a man who could easily have told me about this…divorced me when we got out of Saudi Arabia…he can pound sand." Abia said, trying to keep a calm tone. "You said it was in your interest to wipe Al-Aziz out? How can I help?"
"You've done more than enough. I-"
"Hold on, my…husband is calling."
It took all her self-control now to yell at him. Considering his stoic front on matters of intimacy that she craved, she had every reason to lambast him. However, she kept it in just to keep face while she greeted them.
"Abia, I'm not coming home tonight. I already have my go bag and I'll be leaving the country for a few days on business. And no, you can't come with…just keep the house clean for me when I get back." Fareed said before hanging up on her before she got a word in.
"Abia?" Taeko asked. "You ok?"
"Well, my 'husband' is going straight to the airport to go on a business trip." Abia said.
It was then Taeko had an idea, a devious one. He never thought a perfect NTR scenario would fall into lap like this. He silently thanked Kyu before clearing his throat.
"Now's your chance. Listen, you'll need to snatch another burner phone. As for your main phone, leave it behind but wipe your call history with this burner. I'll be trashing this one. Pack light and meet me in the alley behind Wheel Arch Angels. I'll come get you." Taeko said before hanging up.
He immediately vaporized the phone with his ki. He went over to his car dealership to get a Uranus given it wouldn't be suspicious for him to go over to get nodded. Arriving there, he found already had a level of performance upgrades. To his relief, mods were the San Andreas prices. He got the second preset paint job with a black coloring to it, Switch rims, and nitrous. It was all along with the Alien branded bumpers, roofing, side skirts, spoiler, and exhaust. He did make sure the windows were darkly tinted. He paid them 10k to keep the change as he drove out. He wheeled around, and pulled down the window to call out to Abia. She hurried over and got in before he took off into the night with her.
"Had to get a new car…hope you can drive because this is yours." Taeko explained.
For once, she was happy Fareed let her get a license to go do the groceries. She had asked him what the plan was now.
"We're going to Angel Pine, and I'll tell you the rest when we're there." Taeko said hitting the nitrous to go faster. "We need to get you out of Forjado as quickly as possible. Is anything going to visit the house or…"
"No, his men wouldn't if they know he's out on a trip. And as far as anyone knows, I'm still in the house." Abia remarked.
The drive was quiet save the radio to which Abia was able to enjoy her country music with no complaint. Angel Pine was fairly quiet as they arrived to which he took her straight to the trailer park.
"Here we are." Taeko said as they got out.
"You own this place?" Abia said as they got out of the car.
"Just one of many business interests." Taeko said. "The high privacy fence allows for residents to enjoy privacy and be openly lewd. This park is for adults…and encourages free use."
He boldly grabbed Abia's behind. Instead of yelping, she let out a little moan.
"But we can't have you in that niqab…that's not allowed. Neither are burkas." Taeko said as he kept sneezing.
She bit her lip.
"What about hijabs?" She asked.
"Those are fine." Taeko said to her surprise. "They can be pretty hot and I got a hot Arabic girl here. Of course keep the hijab…is it cute? If so, keep it. But everything else has to go."
In a mere few seconds, Abia's niqab was on the ground revealing she was not wearing a stitch of clothing under it save her wedding ring. Dark nipples stiffened to the cold air as he could hear her heavy breathing. Her cooch was dripping and the large tuft of bush that covered it was damp trailing a bit upwards.
"My parents would be furious if I knew I was getting naked in front of you…" Abia said practically ripping off the facemask and headcovering. "But fuck them…"
Her dark hair cascaded down to her shoulders as she walked up to him.
"I need you…right now."
She hungrily kissed him. Starved of affection and attention, she was intending to feast right now…even if it was out in the open. Her hand was already down his pants and on his member which was already hardening. He had to haul her into his trailer, straight to his bedroom. She hurriedly yanked off Taeko's pants and his leopard skin briefs to get to the meat of the matter. With the rest of his clothes off, she admired his physical form seeing it was a nice addition to what she considered his best feature. She had him take her, roughly. She found herself on the bed with him slamming his shaft into her snatch while he roughly grabbed her hair. The pain of being deflowered may as well have been a part of the ecstasy for her as the pleasure overtook her.
She pleaded for more…and he delivered. Given she had done nothing but infrequently masturbating, this was a jolt to her inside which got her end up the way of a one-pump chump through squirting on him earlier than she expected.
"Sorry…" Abia wheezed.
"It's fine…I-" Taeko said before looking at his phone to see his reminders. "Well shit…"
"What?" Abia asked.
"I got business to attend to…which sucks because I didn't get to finish." Taeko said, cleaning himself up. "I'm also going to have to rush to order you a new phone, a laptop, and internet service for your trailer."
He stepped out of the room about to call Velma only to get a text from Kyu saying it's been handled free of charge. He came back in to say it was handled.
"That quickly?" Abia said as Taeko handed her some clothes.
A pink and black Harsh Souls bikini, pink shorts, and matching flip flops.
"For tomorrow. I'll walk you to your trailer." Taeko said as he got dressed.
He walked her to it which was Nora and Ren's former trailer before giving her the keys to it and the Uranus.
"Thanks…I…I didn't even ask your name."
"Taeko Maelstrom." Taeko said before walking off. "See you around, Abia."
Abia swore she heard that name before…
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(A/N: Here's Abia. It's been a while since I introduced a Huniepop girl into the mix. While you can consider what they did as NTR, it's overshadowed given Fareed's asexual (and aromantic) anyway. Despite this, Taeko did make the NTR achievement given Abia was still married at the time. We finished the day with the party!)